Elegant Holiday Tree Machine Embroidery Design, Instant Download

This holiday tree uses botanical shapes rather than pine needles. The triangle silhouette stays traditional, but the branches become layered floral rosettes, leaf sprigs and small blooms stacked in tiers from the base up. Four colours handle the layering, and the stitch count tops out at 17,156 on the biggest 7.51-inch wide size, which is wide but not very tall, only 5.16 inches at maximum height. Its wider than most christmas tree designs so worth checking your placement space before you hoop.

The botanical layering is whats different here. Each tier is a separate section with satin petal fills and small leaf columns, and the underlay transitions between tiers cleanly without jump stitches showing at the edges. Four colour changes separate the main foliage, accent blooms and background detail. Use a cutaway stabiliser because the multi-tier structure builds up lateral hoop pressure and tearaway wont hold flat by the end of a 17k stitch run.

I made this kinda specifically for the people who want holiday embroidery that doesnt look obviously Christmas from a distance. A friend who does home interiors styling ordered it last november and she said customers in her studio kept asking about the botanical piece on the wall before they realised it was a christmas tree. Thats exactly the response I was hoping for when I digitised this design.

Use medium-weight cutaway on woven cotton, soft cutaway on jersey or sweatshirt base. Skip bright metallic thread for the accent, the fine petal fills look better in solid rayon or polyester that holds sheen consistently. Hoop firmly and start with a fresh 75/11 needle for the rosette fills.