The ghost is fully committed to its book. Sitting cross-legged on top of a pile of novels, holding one open in its little ghost hands, those big oval eyes focused down on the page. Theres something really funny about a ghost that just wants to be left alone to read, and thats exactly the energy this design puts out.
Six colours make it more involved than it looks at small sizes. Red book covers, a pink highlight layer, dark green spine, sand-coloured pages, dark red detail and a bold outline that pulls everything together. The ghost body itself stays white, which means on white fabric you rely on that outline to define it. Works fine on white with a good underlay, but pale grey or cream fabric actually reads cleaner because the ghost shape has a bit more contrast.
Smallest size is two inches wide at 3,198 stitches, biggest runs to six inches at 11,432. One customer who wanted this on a set of halloween kitchen towels last year was a bit suprised how quick it stitched out at the 3-inch, its genuinely fast at that scale. Tear-away stabiliser is enough for medium woven cotton. Use a light cutaway if youre doing it on anything that stretches even slightly.
Best on natural, cream or pale fabrics so the ghost reads as a shape. Add topping on terry cloth or any textured weave to keep everything crisp. Drop a line if the bobbin tension looks off on the small size, sometimes the stitch density at 2 inches needs a small adjustment on older machines.
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.
- Halloween tee shirts for book loversStitch the 3-inch on a plain white tee and youve got a Halloween shirt that reads in a second from across a room
- Trick-or-treat tote bags with a nerdy twistWorks on a natural canvas trick-or-treat bag for a kid whos really into books and not into gore
- Bookish Halloween cushion coversSew the 4-inch centred on a cushion cover for a Halloween reading nook that stays up all October
- Library or classroom Halloween decorFrame the small size and hang it in a school library or classroom as a low-key Halloween decoration
- Gifts for teachers around HalloweenMakes a solid teacher gift when stitched on a tote or a little pouch with a book tucked inside
- Fall market zip pouches and small totesUse the 2-inch on a zip pouch for a quick fall market item that sells fast to the bookish crowd
- Kids Halloween costumes or accessoriesPairs well on a kids halloween bag or hoodie pocket for something cute rather than scary
- Spooky season bookmarks or fabric journalsStitch onto cotton fabric and use as a sewn-in bookmark panel for fabric journals or notebook covers
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 2.00 × 1.53 in | 3,198 |
| 3.00 × 2.30 in | 4,857 |
| 4.00 × 3.06 in | 6,769 |
| 5.00 × 3.83 in | 8,957 |
| 6.00 × 4.60 in | 11,432 |
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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