Heart Mermaid Tail Ocean Love Embroidery Design, Instant Download

This is the mermaid tail heart, two tails arcing outward and upward so that together they form a heart silhouette. The tails themselves are filled in aqua with rows of small scalloped scale sections running up toward the fins. At the very top, where the two tails meet and dip inward, theres a small cluster of dark blue floral sprigs, kinda like sea anemone or coral blossoms sitting right at the centre point. The base has a blue ripple stroke suggesting water.

2 colours only: aqua is the dominant fill across both full tails, blue handles the water base and the small floral detail at the top. Just 1 colour change and 35 trims, so the stitch-out is cleaner and faster than you might expect for something that looks this detailed. Stitch counts go from 4,601 on the smallest to 12,277 on the largest. The tatami fill inside each scale section gives it that woven texture, its not flat satin, youll see a bit of directionality in the surface.

5 sizes available, smallest is 2.51 inches wide by 2.30 inches tall, largest goes to 6.51 by 5.95 inches. Pop firm tearaway behind the hoop to keep the wide aqua fill sections from pulling at the base fabric, especially on anything with any give in the weave. On a beach towel or terry cloth, Tape clear topping across the design area so the scale detail doesnt disappear. Pair it with a 75/11 needle on fine cotton or the woven scale sections can push the weave sideways on lighter weight fabric.

Beach-shop owners keep ordering this for mermaid-theme bedroom cushions and nursery wall hoops, which makes alot of sense because the heart shape works even when youre just glancing at it from across the room. I get messages about it from coastal gift shop sellers pretty regularly. Someone last week put it on a baby shower gift tote and it turned out gorgeous. Text me if youve got questions about hoop size or placement for a specific item, Im happy to help.