Two rods crossed, reels down, lines out. Thats basically the whole design and thats what makes it work. Its a proper X-shaped silhouette, each rod running from bottom-center out to the corner of the frame, the reel sitting heavy at the butt end and a gentle arc of line trailing from the tip to a small hook. No background, no text, no extra stuff. Just the shape of fishing in black thread against whatever fabric you pick.
Single color, zero color changes, makes this one of the quickest runs in the whole fishing category. Stitch count is lean, 4,343 at 5 inches and 8,070 at the largest size of just over 9 inches tall, so even a slow machine gets through this without fuss. Pop heavy cutaway under denim base fabric for the bigger sizes and pop tearaway behind lighter wovens at the smaller end. The design runs taller than it is wide, so its built for vertical placement areas like jacket backs or apron chests.
I had a customer order this on a set of fishing towels last summer, just wanted something clean and recognisable, and the silhouette approach was exactly right for that. Stitch it on dark navy and the black thread still reads because of the fill density. Try it on khaki or tan for a real outdoorsy feel.
What people are using this design for
A starting point. The design works for plenty more than just this list, this is what folks have stitched it onto most.
- Fishing vests or outdoor shirts as a chest or sleeve patchAt 5 inches it sits neatly over a chest pocket on a fishing shirt without covering the pocket opening.
- Dad hats and trucker caps for fishing gift itemsThe narrow width fits a cap front panel if rotated slightly, or use the smaller size straight on.
- Tote bags or canvas cooler bags for fishing tripsBlack on a natural canvas cooler tote looks intentional and outdoorsy rather than novelty.
- Denim jackets with a back panel placementA jacket back placement at 9 inches fills the space well without needing any border or framing.
- Personalised fishing towels or hand towelsTerry cloth takes single-color black really cleanly, makes a solid personalised fishing towel.
- Kids' shirts or onesies for little anglersClean silhouette means no sharp corners or dense fill areas that would bother baby skin on a onesie.
- Embroidery hoop art for a fishing cabin or lake house wallStitch on cream or khaki linen, frame in a wide oval hoop, and it looks like it belongs in a fishing lodge.
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.42 × 5.00 in | 4,343 |
| 4.10 × 6.00 in | 5,214 |
| 4.79 × 7.00 in | 6,104 |
| 5.47 × 8.00 in | 7,037 |
| 6.15 × 9.00 in | 8,070 |
Files & Formats
Eight machine formats included in one zip. Whichever your machine reads, its in the pack.
Plus a color chart for thread matching. See full format guide.
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