Hands Holding Earth with Growing Plant Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Canvas tote bags are honestly where this one lives best. The 6 inch fits perfectly centered on a standard tote, and the radiating lines around the globe really pop on a natural canvas background without needing topping. Its a bold piece, two cupped hands cradling a blue and green earth globe, a little seedling with two dark green leaves pushing up from the top, and those black satin outlines that give it that comic-illustration look. The peach skin tones on the hands are rendered in dense tatami fill, probably the trickiest part to get right on lighter fabrics. Stitch count hits around 64,000 on the largest size so you want a good cutaway stabiliser underneath, not a tearaway.

I had a science teacher order the pencil-bag size (3 inch) last month for a set of pencil bags she was making for her class, and she was genuinely suprised by how cleanly the continents read at that scale. The directional fill on the globe switches between the ocean blue and forest green sections, which means the machine does alot of colour changes but the result is worth it. Hoop your item flat, use a firm underlay pass, and dont skip the topping on jersey or fleece or the leaves will sink into the pile and lose definition. Pop it on a denim jacket back panel and it reads from across the room.

Linen and canvas handle the density without complaint. On thinner cotton poplin Id suggest a double layer of stabiliser to keep the bobbin tension from puckering around the hands. The 5 inch is my personal favourite size for tote bags and reusable shopping bags as its big enough to carry the environmental messaging without taking over the whole front panel.

Give me a heads up if the fill looks too heavy for your cloth.