Thirteen colours and only 5307 stitches, thats the thing about this design that suprised me when I finished it. The density is 103, which is low on purpose, it keeps the white body light and airy-looking rather than thick and stiff. At 3.5 inches wide by 2.28 tall its compact enough for left-chest placement on kids tops, bags, costume pieces, you name it. I digitised it in Wilcom in september last year after my daughter kept pointing at ghost designs at craft stores and saying none of them were cute enough.
The tricky part with a white ghost on a white or light fabric is contrast, dont skip the underlay even though the design is low density. A crisp charcoal outline around the ghost body is the thing that makes it readable against a light ground. Add topping on anything fluffy or textured so the outlines dont get buried in the pile. Pair tearaway with the kids jersey tops and sweatshirts, they stretch and at low stitch density any give in the fabric will distort the shape. Tearaway works fine on woven cotton or canvas.
Use 75/11 sharp needle on dense fabrics and a ballpoint on jersey. Run at 800 spm, low density means it stitches fast without quality loss. Skip placing this on grey fabric unless you increase the outline weight first, the figure can fade right into a mid-grey ground. Pick a black, orange, purple or white ground and all thirteen colours pop properly.
Wash in cool water, gentle cycle, dont tumble dry, the low density makes this one of the easier designs to maintain over repeated washing.
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 kids sweatshirt chestKids halloween sweatshirt chest where my daughter said none of the designs she found were cute enough, this was the response.
- Trick-or-treat bag front panelTrick-or-treat bag front on orange or black canvas, 13 colours look intentional against a bold halloween ground.
- Costume t-shirt left chestKids backpack zipper patch stitched on canvas and attached with heat bond adhesive.
- Halloween pillow cover centerHalloween party banner panel in cotton, the wide expression reads at a distance in a party or classroom setting.
- Kids backpack zipper patchOctober pillow cover in orange cotton, the ghost and BOO text combination suits kids bedrooms through the whole month.
- Party banner cotton panelLinen tea towel halloween accent for a kitchen that does seasonal decor but keeps it low-key.
- Linen tea towel halloween accentFelt iron-on costume patch cut close to the design edge, low density 103 means a thin backing that doesnt bulk up costumes.
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.50 × 2.28ches in | 5,307 |
| 4.00 × 2.61ches in | 6,362 |
| 4.50 × 2.93ches in | 7,453 |
| 4.99 × 3.26ches in | 8,766 |
| 5.50 × 3.59ches in | 10,025 |
| 6.00 × 3.91ches in | 11,447 |
| 6.49 × 4.24ches in | 12,911 |
| 7.00 × 4.57ches in | 14,409 |
| 7.50 × 4.90ches in | 16,114 |
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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Reyazul Masud Riham, hand-drawing every design on this site
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