Lil round gnome sitting on a rope swing, both hands wrapped around the ropes either side, with a tall pointed witch hat covering most of his face. Hat is striped grey and dark grey with a black buckled band around the base. His long white beard kinda just hangs straight down past his belly, and hes wearing a rust-orange tunic with grey-tan trousers underneath. Around him theres five black silhouette bats flying in loose formation and a sprinkle of small orange pumpkins dropping through the air. Reads cute, not scary at all.
Eleven colour stops total. Three greys for the striped hat, black for bats and outlines, rust orange for the tunic plus pumpkins, off-white for the beard, dusty tan for trousers, plus accent shades on the buckle and rope. Smallest size at 3.5 inch hoops at 19,002 stitches. Largest 7.5 inch lands at 42,761. Density runs at 834 which is heavy, theres alot of layered fill work and Ive built in proper directional underlay on the satin columns. Im running Wilcom EmbroideryStudio with a structured tatami base under all the tunic and hat fills.
Heavy stitch count means hoop choice matters. Avoid 4x4, this needs at least a 5x7 hoop minimum for the smallest run. A customer last fall stitched the 6-inch size on a black sweatshirt for her kindergarten classroom door panel, said the gnome and bats came up gorgeous against the dark fleece but she had to run two layers of medium cutaway plus poly mesh on top. Sweatshirt fleece is gonna pucker without that double backing on heavy designs like this one.
Best on black, charcoal grey, deep navy or burnt orange ground where the rust tunic and pumpkin accents pop. Skip white or cream cause the design loses contrast. Pop a poly mesh topping on fleece, terry or sherpa. Run the 3.5 inch size on a tote panel or apron front, and the largest 7.5 inch fits centred inside a 6x10 hoop for sweatshirts and hoodie fronts. Pick the medium 5-inch run for halloween throw pillows and table runners. Pair with smaller halloween motifs like a bat or pumpkin for a coordinated set.
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.
- black or burnt-orange sweatshirt centred chest designStitch the 6-inch on a black sweatshirt chest with two layers medium cutaway plus poly mesh topping
- hoodie front for cute halloween apparelPop the 7.5 inch size centred on a hoodie front panel, use heavyweight cutaway and topping for fleece
- classroom door banner or wall hangingRun the 6-inch size on a canvas door banner with tearaway under the duck cotton ground
- halloween throw pillow for couch decorDrop the 5-inch on a 14-inch burnt orange pillow, heavyweight cutaway under to keep fills flat
- kitchen apron with autumn gnome charmEmbroider the 5-inch run on a black duck cotton apron, light tearaway works under the heavy fabric
- canvas tote bag for trick-or-treat collectingPair the 6-inch on a black canvas trick-or-treat tote with medium cutaway for crisp colour stops
- tea towel set for fall kitchen gift bundleAdd the 4-inch size on cotton tea towels in matching set, use lightweight tearaway under the weave
- table runner centred design for halloween dinnerPick the 7.5 inch run for a long table runner centred panel, heavyweight cutaway behind the cotton
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.50 × 3.19 in | 19,002 |
| 4.50 × 4.10 in | 24,301 |
| 5.50 × 5.01 in | 30,082 |
| 6.50 × 5.92 in | 36,356 |
| 7.50 × 6.84 in | 42,761 |
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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