The chicken is round and a bit goofy looking, standing straight on with that slight three-quarter tilt and big splayed feet. The body fill covers the breast and wings in cream and white with warm ochre tints coming through at the wing edges. Bright red comb with 3 distinct peaks, a matching red wattle hanging under the beak, and a short sharp yellow-orange beak that gives it the whole daft expression. The eye sits oversized and round in proper cartoon fashion, which is really what sells the funny part of the name. Eleven colors go into it and the density is 1274, which is high but the feather body sections need that count to look full and not flat.
Wilcom EmbroideryStudio handled the bird with directional fill changes across the breast, wing, and back sections. 9 sizes from 3.51 inches wide to 7.51 inches, heights 2.6 to 5.57 inches. Stitch count goes from 22,512 at the small end to 53,302 at the large, thats a lot of thread so budget your time on the bigger runs. Use a medium cutaway stabiliser on everything with this one, the dense feather fill creates pull across the whole body and tear-away wont hold it. Avoid hooping on knit or stretch fabric at the larger sizes, the tension across that wide fill pucker on anything that moves in the hoop. Run it on plain cotton drill or a firm canvas weave.
A customer messaged last month asking about the eye proportion for a specific hoop size. The standard file works great as-is and doesnt need adjusting for most projects. Farm-themed kids rooms, aprons, and country kitchen pieces are where most orders end up. Pop it on a plain white apron bib at 5 inches and its immediately recognisable from across the room. Avoid dark backgrounds if you want the cream feather layers to show properly, those ochre highlights in the feathers disappear on anything darker than navy.
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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.
- Farm kitchen apron chest placementThe 5-inch size on a white apron chest is large enough to read from a few feet away in a busy kitchen.
- Kids bedroom wall hoop art or framed fabricAt 6-7 inches stretched on natural linen in a hoop it makes a fun kids wall piece that isnt babyish.
- Country-style tote bag or market bagA cream cotton tote at 4-5 inches has the right scale for the rounded cartoon body to read clearly.
- Baby onesie or toddler t-shirt chestAt 3.5 inches on a baby onesie chest the bright comb and large eye pop well against white cotton.
- Tea towel or linen kitchen cloth cornerCorner placement at 4 inches on a linen tea towel works cleanly and survives regular machine washes.
- Cushion cover for a farmhouse or country roomA 6-inch cushion front in a country kitchen or farmhouse dining room reads well against cream or ochre fabric.
- Gift bag or drawstring pouch for farm loversThe cartoon style transfers well to a gift pouch at 3.5-4 inches, recognisable even at that scale.
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.51 × 2.60 in | 22,512 |
| 4.01 × 2.98 in | 26,179 |
| 4.51 × 3.35 in | 29,615 |
| 5.01 × 3.72 in | 33,423 |
| 5.51 × 4.09 in | 37,171 |
| 6.01 × 4.46 in | 40,998 |
| 6.51 × 4.83 in | 44,866 |
| 7.01 × 5.20 in | 48,999 |
| 7.51 × 5.57 in | 53,302 |
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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