Festive Paw Prints Christmas Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Paw prints in a festive cluster with christmas decorations woven around them, done in 15 colours including holiday reds and greens, warm tan and pink for the actual pads, gold accents and white highlights. The density is 1177 and stitch counts run from 30,826 up to 41,490 depending on which of the 3 sizes you pick. Not a quick 10-minute run, its a full featured design and the result shows it.

I digitised it in Wilcom EmbroideryStudio with directional stitching on each pad so they read like actual fur and skin rather than flat satin patches. Hoop a firm cutaway stabiliser for every size, the stitch count is too high to trust a tearaway even on stable cotton. The paw pads especially need a solid base under them or the density will start pulling your fabric sideways. On canvas or denim thats not usually a problem, but Id avoid stretchy jersey without a proper stabiliser combo.

A customer sent me photos last christmas of these stitched onto matching stockings for her 2 dogs with their names underneath in a simple font. She ran the 3.5 inch version on cream canvas and her family assumed she bought them from a boutique pet shop. Send me yours if you do something similar, I love seeing where these end up.

Use a firm stabiliser and go slow on the colour change sections. Fifteen colour swaps means youll be babysitting this a bit, but the result is worth every minute. Stitch on cream, oatmeal or white canvas for best contrast. Avoid pale pastels where the detail gets lost. Works brilliantly on pet stockings, personalised pet bandanas, tote bags for dog mums, christmas cards. Add a name underneath and youve got a giftable keepsake in about an hour.