Holding Hands Line Art Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Suprised me how much detail Wilcom pulled out of this one. Its two hands, one clearly adult and one clearly a small childs, fingers laced together and the grip is tight. Ya can see the knuckle ridges on the larger hand and the tiny rounded finger joints on the childs hand. The arms trail off upward out of the composition, just the wrists and forearms in the upper portion. Its just line art, no fills anywhere, but the directional run-stitching follows the contour of each finger so it actually reads as three-dimensional.

Two colour stops in the file, both black thread but different needle assignments so Wilcom could separate the two hand regions and stitch them in the right sequence without jump stitch chaos. On the 4-inch size its 8,325 stitches and on the 6-inch version it tops out at 15,072. The density sits at 348, which for line art is actually on the heavier side, meaning the outline weight is solid and confident rather than wispy.

E most people buying this are parents. One customer wrote me last december after she stitched the 5-inch size on a cream linen cushion cover and gave it to her mum as a christmas gift. She said her mum cried. I get messages like that for this design more than any other in the shop. Its not the most technical piece I sell but something about it lands differently.

Stitch on cream linen, natural cotton canvas or soft white fleece. Avoid patterned fabrics, the line art needs a plain ground or the detail gets lost. Use a cutaway stabiliser underneath, the 39 trims in the file need the fabric held firmly throughout. Pair it with a simple text line underneath, a name or a date, and ya have a complete keepsake piece that takes about 45 minutes to stitch out at the 5-inch size.