Elegant African Woman Profile Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Side profile of an elegant african woman holds the centre and shes serene. Side view, chin lifted just slightly, eyes closed in that quiet runway pose. Her hair is sculpted into a high textured updo bun with a couple of loose curls falling at the temple, and a string of cream pearl beads wraps diagonally across the bun like a headband. Skin sits in warm tan with a soft brown contour running along the jaw, the cheek and the forehead.

Lips are a clean ruby red, eyebrow shaped sharp and dark, and theres a small hooped earring at the lobe with a tiny pearl drop. The profile outline is one continuous satin column from the forehead down past the chin and into the neckline, the linework reads clean even at the smaller sizes. Pieced this design together this past september after my friend who runs a black-owned salon asked for artwork to embroider on her shop aprons, she wanted something feminine and fashion-forward that wasnt a cliche style.

Stitch this on bone linen blend, oatmeal canvas or a warm beige cotton apron and the skin tones read true, the warm tan and soft brown shading sing on warm-neutral fabric. Pop a smaller version on a salon towel corner or a tote pocket. Skip black and pure white aswell, on black ya skin shading vanishes, on stark white the contour outline goes harsh and the soft modelling gets lost.

Densest sections are the textured hair updo and the long satin column on the facial outline. Lock the hoop tight and back it with weighty cutaway, use a polyester topping over the hair so the directional fill doesnt sink. The embroidery software-digitised file holds clean curves on the jaw so dont rush the speed there. But avoid jersey on the largest 4.96-inch height because the satin profile pulls the stretch and the chin contour bows. Best on stable woven fabric.