Green Leaf Branch Embroidery Design, Instant Download

A feather-shaped branch with narrow pointed leaflets running symmetrically off a central stem. Not a broad leaf with a midrib, more like a fern or an ash tree branch where each individual leaflet is its own separate piece. The whole thing fans out into a rough oval silhouette. Its bright green, like almost lime-green, not the dark forest green you see on most botanical designs, which is what makes it stand out on white or natural linen fabric immediately.

One colour. 8 sizes, 2.5 inches wide up to 6.5 inches wide, stitches from 2,995 at the smallest up to 9,378 at the largest. Each leaflet gets its own satin-fill run with directional stitches following the leaf axis, so the texture varies slightly across the branch in a way that reads as natural. Density at 252, Wilcom EmbroideryStudio digitising. The thin central stem is a running-stitch path, not satin, which keeps it from looking chunky against the leaflets.

Ive sold quite a few of these to the botanical wedding stationery crowd, people who need a quick embroidered motif on favour bags and table runners without having to mess with thread changes. Last october a customer used the 4-inch version on raw-edge linen napkins for a wedding table setting. Ran 60 napkins in one colour and the single thread meant no restarts between pieces.

Best on white, cream, tan, or terracotta fabric where the bright green really pops. Use light tear-away on woven cotton and a medium cutaway on knit polos or sweatshirts. Skip dark green or olive fabric because the bright lime green thread blends into it more than youd expect. Hoop the fabric flat and run your machine at a steady medium speed so the satin leaflet fills stay even.