Ho Ho Ho and a Bottle of Merlot Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Pulled this together for the Ho Ho Ho and a Bottle of Merlot embroidery crowd, because honestly Ive gotten a surprising number of requests for christmas designs that dont take themselves too seriously. The lettering here has a kinda inflated balloon look to it, the kind thats rounded and puffy at each stroke rather than sharp or geometric. HO HO HO sits across the top in dark forest green with that bouncy quality to it, then 'and a' drops down in a smaller loopy script, then 'bottle of' fills the middle in chunky red, and MERLOT takes up the whole bottom in the biggest slab letters of the bunch. Small decorative leaf sprigs pop up in the gaps between words in the same two-colour palette. The whole layout is kinda square in proportion so it fits nicely inside most standard hoop shapes.

The file was digitised through Wilcom, and the density runs at 612 stitches per square inch across 4 sizes from 2.22 inches up to 4.87 inches wide. Two colours total: dark green and red. Just 1 colour change and 2 stops, so once ya load the bobbin you barely have to touch the machine between colours. I ran it on a scarlet cotton apron at the 4-inch size and it came out really sharp. Use cutaway stabiliser rather than tearaway, the satin columns in the chunky letters need proper support underneath or they shift during the run.

One customer who runs a small wine-themed gift shop asked me last november if theyd be able to use it on canvas bags for a christmas market stall. Ive said yes to commercial use on finished goods so they went ahead, said they sold out. Add a layer of topping on any fleece or textured fabric so the rounded letter edges stay crisp. Skip topping on smooth woven cotton, ya dont need it there. Pick the 2.22-inch file for small tote bags or mug wraps, the 4.87 for aprons or throw pillows.

Best on a red cotton apron, a wine-themed tote, a novelty kitchen towel, a hostess gift bag or a december birthday cushion. Reach me through the chat if something stitches out wrong and Ill take a look at the file for ya.