Floral Navigation Blackwork Embroidery Design, Compass Floral Machine Embroidery, Instant Download

The compass sits open with the lid leaning back, the face showing a full eight-point wind rose with the degree ring around it. Wildflowers grow out from the base and up the sides of the case - small daisy-type blooms with thin stems and leaves trailing outward. A large butterfly with detailed patterned wings perches to the right, wings fully spread, its own wing veins drawn in fine lines. The whole thing is one colour, all black, no fill areas at all - pure blackwork line work the whole way through.

I like this style because it ages well. Single colour thread doesnt fade unevenly the way multi-colour pieces sometimes do, and the botanical-compass combination means it crosses into the travel lover market and the floral market at the same time. Stitch count runs from 12,030 at the smallest to 24,839 at the biggest, 5 hoop options total. Width goes 4.01 to 8.01 inches and the height is 3.49 to 6.97 inches - its landscape orientation, wider than tall. Density is 445 which is on the lighter side for blackwork, meaning the line work is fine not chunky.

A customer ordered this last year for a canvas tote as a leaving gift for a colleague who was moving abroad. She embroidered the name underneath in matching black thread and said it looked like a proper custom piece. That combination - compass plus personalised text below - is something I see alot now with travel gifts.

Hoop on a tearaway stabiliser for woven fabrics - the lighter density means you dont need heavy cutaway here. Use a 70/10 needle for fine lines on tightly woven fabric so the needle holes stay small. Skip busy patterned fabric because the detail gets lost. Back with poly tearaway and trim close. Message me if any questions come up.