{"product_id":"heart-blossom-tree-branch","title":"Heart Blossom Tree Branch Embroidery Design, Instant Download","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe branch itself is the main event. It runs mostly horizontal, thicker at the centre, then splits into maybe a dozen thinner offshoots going up and down. And at every single twig end theres a little red heart. The hearts near the thick base are a bit bigger, maybe 8-10mm, and they get gradually smaller as the twigs get finer toward the outer edges. Its that tapering that makes it look natural rather than forced. The black branch has alot of texture in the satin stitch, a slight roughness to the column edges that looks intentional, it reads as bark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePunched through Wilcom to keep control over the branch column widths, which taper from about 4mm at the thick centre down to under 1mm at the outer twigs. That kind of variable-width satin is fiddly to get right because the underlay has to shift with it. The density sits at 365, a midpoint, so the thread has enough body to give the black depth without making the branch stiff. Use cutaway stabiliser, not tearaway, the branch runs across alot of the hoop and small hearts at the twig ends will pull on tearaway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo colours only: black and red, they dont get more classic than that for a valentine theme. The red hearts are fully saturated satin fill, quite short stitch lengths on the smaller ones so they come out dense and not sparse. A customer asked me if the tiny hearts at the outer tips stitch cleanly at the small 3.5 size, they do, though I recommend a 65\/9 needle for the finest twigs on woven cotton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts a landscape orientation design so it sits well along a hem, a towel edge, or centred on a pillowcase. Hoop snug and use a smooth tight-weave stabiliser backing, a loose one lets the long branch column wander. Stitch it on natural linen or cream cotton and that black satin column work takes on a real japanese woodblock print quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSkip polyester thread for this one if you can, cotton or rayon thread keeps the sheen softer on those branch columns. Add a tack stitch around the outer hoop perimeter if your fabric is lightweight so nothing shifts mid-run.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Re Embroidery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46273886453910,"sku":null,"price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0699\/6262\/9270\/files\/HeartBlossomTreeBranchEmbroideryDesign.png?v=1772618243","url":"https:\/\/reembroidery.com\/products\/heart-blossom-tree-branch","provider":"Re Embroidery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}