Minimalist Woman Face Embroidery Design, Instant Download

One continuous flowing line that traces a womans face and the suggestion of her shoulders. The style comes from that whole one-line drawing movement that took off on instagram a few years back -- where the pen never leaves the paper, the face emerges from a single unbroken path. Thats this design, but in thread.

Two colors: black for everything, and a small hit of deep red at the lips. That red accent is actually quite precise -- it pulls the eye to the face immediately before you take in the rest of the line. Stitched in R240 G84 B89 thread, just 95 stitches at 3.5 inches, small but it does all the work. The black outline runs the rest, about 1,790 stitches at the small end and 2,071 at the next size up.

Stitch count is low because theres no fill at all, just running and outline stitches. The 3.5-inch version is under 2,000 stitches total, largest tops out around 3,100. Stitches out very quickly. One color change in the middle for the red -- thats it, its not complicated. Pop it in a 4-inch hoop for the smallest size, use a 6-inch for the larger ones. Back it with a light tear-away stabiliser -- no cutaway needed at this stitch density.

Last month I stitched this for my sister on a white linen tote and she genuinely thought it was a print at first. People who do both painting and embroidery tend to love this one. Try it on cream cotton canvas or a light grey knit -- both work well.