Heart Steam Coffee Cup Embroidery Design, Cafe Latte Machine Pattern

The steam coming off this coffee cup doesnt just curl upward in a plain wisp, it forms two overlapping heart shapes that float above the rim. The cup itself has a latte art swirl in white and amber at the top, and theres carved scrollwork pressed into the brown satin around the sides. Its one of those designs where the more you look at it the more detail you notice.

Six thread colours in total, running from a cream white for the latte foam all the way down through caramel, amber, medium brown and a very dark espresso brown for the outer cup wall, with black on the handle and outline. The satin work on the body uses directional stitching so the columns catch the light differently on different sections, gives it a shaded look that reads almost like engraving. And the hearts in the steam are done with a satin column outline rather than a fill so they feel airy and light against the more solid cup below. Digitising was in Wilcom EmbroideryStudio with proper underlay on each colour layer so the browns dont bleed into each other on medium-weight cotton or linen.

Alot of customers buy this one for kitchen towels and aprons, which makes sense. But I've also had orders for cafe curtain tiebacks, coffee-themed quilt blocks, and tote bags for barista gift sets. One customer stitched the large 8 inch version centred on a cream linen table runner last winter and it looked really cosy.

Hoop this on a medium cutaway stabiliser for best results on terry cloth and waffle-weave towels since those fabrics can shift during stitching. Use tearaway on denim or canvas. Pair with a topping on any textured surface so the satin columns stay clean. Skip hooping directly onto very stretchy knits at the larger sizes since the dense stitch count on the cup body can pull the fabric in.

Pop it on a set of kitchen towels, stitch a small version on a linen napkin, or use the largest size on a cafe-style tote bag. Run the dark espresso thread through the bobbin tension guide properly or you'll get looping on the satin sections.