Floral Mandala Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Sketched this one out starting from the centre bloom and worked my way outwards layer by layer. At the middle theres a small 5-petal flower surrounded by a ring of leaves, then the design fans out into alternating black and bright green sections all the way to the outer edge. The outermost ring has these teardrop-tipped petals pointing outward and between each of em there are small curl details that curl back inward. The whole thing reads as very dense botanically without any single element hogging the attention.

Its 2 colours, a fresh lime-ish green and a deep charcoal black. They alternate so every layer flips between the two, which gives it that layered inlaid feeling without needing any extra thread changes. Stitch count is high, sitting between 34,000 and 51,500 stitches across the 4 sizes. The smallest starts at 5.5 inches square, the largest goes to 8.5 inches. This isnt a quick stitch, the density here is 713 and the satin sections in the outer petals need the machine going at a steady pace.

Hoop with a firm cutaway stabiliser, dont try tearaway on this one, theres too much density and the underlay wont hold. Linen and denim are great surfaces for the largest size. Cotton twill works well at the middle sizes. Pop it on a cream or white base fabric and those greens come alive, ive seen it stitched on oatmeal linen and it looks like something from a specialist boutique.

My niece asked me last christmas for a cushion with a floral mandala pattern and I used this exact design at the 8.5 inch size on a cream linen cover, turned out really well. People keep ordering it for home decor projects and framed hoops, its become one of the more popular botanical pieces in the shop. Drop me a message if you run into any file issues and ill get back to you same day.