{"product_id":"elegant-african-woman-portrait","title":"African Woman Portrait Embroidery Design, Instant Download","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe portraits a woman in three-quarter view, eyes soft and looking off-frame, with this big voluminous curly updo and white wispy highlights threading through the black curls. Hairs the heaviest stitch block on the whole design, thats 15,725 stitches in the smallest 5.5-inch size alone. Three butterflies float near her hair, one in deep orange monarch colouring, two smaller ones in pink and aqua.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt her collarbone, a packed bouquet of flowers spills downward. Orange daisies, pink magnolia blooms, pale yellow petals, and one deep coral peony, threaded together with aqua leaves. Ten colour stops total. Skin tones warm sienna, lips popping red, hoop earring catching light in grey thread. Density is heavy on the curly section so use proper stabiliser, no skipping that bit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI get messages about this one alot from folks running tee shops, mostly asking about the hair coverage. Honest answer, ya gotta hoop on medium cutaway plus water-soluble topping over them curls, especially on the 7.5 cap with 41,880 stitches in the bobbin. Without topping the highlights drag and the wisps look fuzzy. With it, the textures flat and the lighter thread reads clean against the dark base. Im not exaggerating about how much it matters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA customer wrote me back in march about her launch run of canvas tote bags for a small boutique, she did the 7.5-inch dead-centre on natural canvas with permanent cutaway. Said its been her top-seller all spring. Portraits like this read well on white, cream, soft mauve, dusty rose, deep navy, terracotta, or warm khaki. Skip black or charcoal because the dark outline disappears into the fabric. Best on woven cotton, mid-weight canvas, or linen for any of the floral and butterfly detail to read. Avoid thin jersey unless youre using cutaway plus topping, the colour transitions on the face area need stable ground for the bold fashion-print look.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStitch this with a sharp 75\/11 embroidery needle, the 1,119 density wears a ballpoint out fast. Drop me a note before stitching the largest size on a delicate fabric if youre unsure about the underlay setup, easy thing to sort out in advance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Re Embroidery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46053053202582,"sku":null,"price":4.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0699\/6262\/9270\/files\/ElegantAfricanWomanPortraitEmbroideryDesign.png?v=1766817422","url":"https:\/\/reembroidery.com\/products\/elegant-african-woman-portrait","provider":"Re Embroidery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}