Floral Ballet Pointe Shoes Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Two ballet pointe shoes facing each other, ribbon laces trailing up from each. Around and between them theres a loose mix of flowers growing out from the base, a proper open rose on the right side, a couple of daisy heads at the top, tulip buds on the left, and small fern-like leaf sprigs filling the gaps. The shoes themselves are solid black satin fill so they read immediately as the main subject. The flower detail around them is all open line-art, more like a botanical sketch than a solid silhouette, and thats the contrast that gives this design its character.

Im always suprised how much personality this one has given its technically a single colour. The weight difference between the solid shoes and those outline blooms gives it a bit of depth, it doesnt look flat the way you might expect a mono design to. Last spring a customer ordered the 5-inch for a dance school recital tote for the kids and said every parent asked where she got it, which was nice to hear.

Stitch on white, cream, blush or pale lilac and all the open petal line work gets full room to breathe. Dark backgrounds also work, the solid shoe shapes stay strong even when the open interior petal whites disappear. Use soft cotton, canvas, a cotton-linen blend or jersey knit with a stabiliser, all of those are fine. Skip very loosely woven fabric because the ribbon lace lines can pull slightly on an unstable weave.

Light or medium tearaway stabiliser handles most woven fabrics here. Hoop drum-tight and the ribbon satin lines wont have any wobble. Run a 75/11 sharp needle at normal speed, the stitch count is medium range so its not a long sit at the machine either way.