Happy Holidays Vertical Embroidery Design, Christmas Word Art Machine Embroidery Pattern, Instant Download

Drew this column wanting both cursive warmth and a chunky block payoff, because I wanted a Happy Holidays layout that wasnt just text floating on a square hoop. The two words run side by side in a tall narrow column so the whole layout reads like a fabric pennant rather than a regular block design.

'happy' runs in a flowing cursive using dark red and red thread together, which gives it a tiny bit of depth when it catches the light. 'HOLIDAYS' next to it uses big chunky block capitals in black, heavy fill with a slight inner texture so they dont look flat. Theres a lil Santa hat perched right at the top with a proper rounded pompom, just floating above the column like it landed there. Its a small detail but it makes the column feel more festive rather than just typographic. I get messages about that pompom all the time from people who stitched it up and were suprised how much character it adds at scale.

Runs 3 colours with 2 changes per the Wilcom EmbroideryStudio file. Youre looking at 3,857 stitches at the smallest 3.51 in size up to 9,365 at 7.51 in. Density is around 540 so its a well-filled design. Pair tearaway with the woven cotton if you want a softer hand feel on the back, and add a water-soluble topping on anything with pile or texture, the satin fill will sink in without it. Skip sheer or loosely woven fabric on the first run.

Tried this last december on a velvet table runner and the pompom embossed beautifully. A customer ordered the 5.51 inch build, sits well on cotton drill for a holiday craft fair, came back saying strangers at the stall thought it was shop-bought. Drop me a message if you run into any issues with the file and Ill rework it for you.