Graduation Cap Diploma Embroidery Design, Machine Embroidery Pattern, Instant Download

Dark charcoal mortarboard sitting upper-left, two silver-grey highlight curves sweeping across the flat top to give that cap its shape, and an orange tassel dropping off the right corner with that little knot button at the top. Below and diagonal sits the diploma scroll, olive-green satin fill the whole length of it, a red ribbon wrapped tight around the middle with loose bow tails coming off the left side, and the right end is curled open so you can actually see the rolled-up edge. Five colours. Strong contrast.

The cap body uses directional tatami fill and the colour change at that silver outline gives it proper dimension even at 3.50 x 2.97 inches. Im genuinely suprised how well that scarlet bow reads at this scale, its only a small section but it anchors the whole composition. Cutaway stabiliser under jersey or any stretch fabric, tearaway is fine on canvas, denim, or woven cotton twill. Hoop firm and check bobbin tension before the orange tassel section because thats the thinnest element in the design, tension shows up there fast. 8,733 stitches total and the underlay on the charcoal cap fill is solid, most woven fabrics wont need topping.

A teacher I know stitched a batch of these last spring onto cream canvas zip pouches as end-of-year gifts for her department. She said the contrast between the charcoal and orange read clearly from across a table. Try the 3.50 inch on the chest pocket of a denim shirt, it fits without spilling over edges. Use cutaway backing rather than tearaway if youre digitising onto fleece or jersey, the underlay needs something stable to grip. Avoid dark navy base cloth if youre keeping the charcoal thread, the edge definition gets lost and the cap disappears. Stitch a test piece on your target fabric first, the narrow satin ribbon section can pull differently on knits versus wovens.

Get in touch if the stitch order needs reworking.