Cute Highland Cow Embroidery Design, Farm Animal Machine Embroidery Pattern, Instant Download

The shaggy fringe is the whole point of this design, at density 199 the fur layering is the most technically demanding part of the file. Nine colours, nine sizes from 3.5 scaling to 7.5 inches, stitch count from 1,040 up to 72,375 at the largest. Thats a big stitch count. Id plan atleast 45 minutes for the 7.5-inch at normal machine speed, so dont start it five minutes before you need to leave the house.

Digitised in Wilcom with multiple layered passes on the amber fringe, the underlay runs flat, then a mid-density directional pass for texture, then the top satin layer in colour-matched threads. The eye detail uses a very tight satin with a black topping layer so the eyelashes sit proud of the face without merging into the surrounding fur. Use cutaway on everything, at 199 density tearaway will not hold the pull without tearing through. Ive run it on fleece, denim, cotton canvas, and quilting cotton and it performs best on firm structured fabrics. Stitch on a scrap piece of your base fabric first and check that the fringe satin isnt pulling the weave before committing to the full project.

I get messages about the design all the time from the cottagecore and farmhouse-aesthetic crowd. One customer wrote me last november about a batch of sweatshirts she was making as christmas gifts, she used the 5-inch size on cream French terry and said the shaggy golden fringe looked even better than she expected against the warm fabric. Colour is the thing people ask about most. The sequence is logical: background first, nose and muzzle second, face fill third, fringe layers last. Keep your iron temperature low when pressing the finished piece so the eyelash satin doesnt flatten out.