Flying Bees Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Two bumblebees in flight, both viewed from above, both wings open. Smaller one sits lower-left and the bigger one is upper-right, offset like theyre actually passing each other mid-air. Each bee has amber yellow and black striped abdomen with directional satin columns following the body curve. The wings are done in a pale blue-grey that reads almost translucent against pale fabric, fine vein lines scratched across the wing surface. Legs extend outward from the thorax in thin satin columns. Its a proper naturalistic insect pair.

4 colours: amber yellow, pale grey-blue for wings, black for the body bands and leg detail, white as a highlight. Thats 3 colour changes as you stitch through each bee. At the biggest 5.6-inch size youre looking at 26,062 stitches. At the smallest 2.62-inch its 9,293. Nine sizes total, density at 620 which keeps the satin fills solid and opaque. This composition spans wider than its tall so check your hoop fits before choosing a size.

I get messages from honey sellers and market stall people about this one constantly. Somebody stitched em on natural canvas sneakers last summer and sent photos, looked brilliant. One beekeeper shop owner uses the 4-inch on their branded gift bags via a fabric label, which is kinda brilliant. And you can actually crop to just one bee if the surface is too small for the pair, mask off the smaller one on a tighter hoop setup.

Use cutaway stabiliser on all fabric types, density is high enough that tearaway leaves puckering around the wing sections on woven fabric. Hoop firm and go steady on the abdomen stripes because the colour change points are where misalignments happen. Dont rush those satin band transitions. Skip printed or patterned fabric, the pale wing detail gets lost on anything busy. Pair on cream linen or oatmeal canvas for best results.