{"product_id":"elegant-coiled-snake","title":"Elegant Coiled Snake Embroidery Design, Botanical Snake Machine Embroidery Pattern, Instant Download","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe coiled snake wraps itself around a botanical branch, the kind of composition you see tattooed on forearms a lot lately. Head raised at the top, tongue out, body curling down and around the stem in 3 or 4 full loops before the tail trails off. The leaves on the branch are simple and pointed, kinda olive or bay leaf shaped, light grey fills that sit behind the snake without competing. Its a very lean composition, lots of breathing room around it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe scales are genuinely what makes this one. Each coil has individually drawn scale rows running across it, fine satin stitching that gives the body actual texture and not just a flat grey fill. And thats quite a thing to pull off at nine sizes, from 4.5 inches wide up to 8.5 inches at the largest. Stitch count goes from 16,098 at the small end to 37,149 at 8.5 inches. So it runs denser than you might expect from something this monochrome, because the scale detail requires alot of short stitch passes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo snake people really do buy this. And I dont mean that as a joke, I mean actual reptile keepers, snake handlers and enthusiasts who want embroidery that represents their hobby without cartoon vibes. I get messages from people in that world pretty regularly, one this last month was building merch for a herpetology society, another doing personalised gifts for a friend who keeps corn snakes. But its also huge with tattoo-adjacent apparel brands who want fine-line animal motifs without going full skull-and-crossbones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRun this on black, charcoal, navy, forest green or natural white. The monochrome palette is flexible on both dark and light grounds because the contrast shifts but still reads. Black fabric makes the grey scale fills glow. White linen makes it look like a botanical print come to life. Both work, its kinda unusually versatile that way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirm cutaway stabiliser underneath and drop your machine speed for the scale rows. The satin columns on the snake body are tight and directional so they need consistent tension. Best results on woven cotton, canvas or denim than jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Re Embroidery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46380610781334,"sku":null,"price":4.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0699\/6262\/9270\/files\/ElegantCoiledSnakeEmbroideryDesign.png?v=1778479516","url":"https:\/\/reembroidery.com\/products\/elegant-coiled-snake","provider":"Re Embroidery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}