Festive Unicorn Candle Christmas Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Heres a christmas ornament motif done in the unicorn-style layout, a tall twisted red candle horn rises up the centre, flanked by curling black unicorn ears, and below sits a cluster of holly leaves with red berries, theres a candy cane on the left and a peppermint swirl on the right. Small red and green stars hang off ribbon tails at the base. Reads as a single composed christmas ornament not a loose collection of items.

Four colours only: white, dark green, red, black. Three colour changes and 38 trims on the medium size. Stitch count starts at 9,350 on the smallest 2.51-inch width up to 29,754 stitches at the largest 6.51-inch. Density runs 729 which keeps the red candle and the green holly leaves filled solid without gaps, the black outline rides on top to lock the shapes. I digitised it in wilcom embroiderystudio with running stitch on the candle highlights and a tight satin fill on the holly, the red berries pop against the dark leaves on cream linen.

I sell alot of these into small christmas decor shops and craft fair sellers, the design works great on stockings and gift bags, one customer ordered the 5-inch version on cream felt for her etsy stocking shop last christmas. She told me the holly fill registered cleaner on felt than on linen and asked if I could send a slightly heavier underlay for cotton, I emailed back with the tweak. Use cutaway under any stretch knit because the dense red candle will tunnel.

Stitch on cream, oatmeal, deep green or red felt for max contrast on the holly leaves and candle, the satin foliage really sings on a cream ground. Avoid red or dark green fabric, the candle and holly will disappear into the ground. Pop the smallest 2.51-inch on a christmas card panel. Hoop tight, the outline registers cleanly when the fabric doesnt drift mid-stitch. Pair with hand-lettered christmas quote designs for a holiday merch capsule, the ornament motif carries the visual weight on its own.