Holly Branch Embroidery Design, Instant Download

So this isnt a wreath, its just the branch -- one stem cutting diagonally across the hoop with three big holly leaves coming off it and a berry cluster sitting right where they meet the main stem. The leaves have that proper holly spike shape, not rounded like bay leaves, the tips actually come to a point. The berries are fat and round, about 12 of them gathered in a loose cluster, and the black outline thread is doing alot of heavy lifting here -- it goes around every leaf edge and every berry which is what separates them visually from each other.

Wilcom EmbroideryStudio output the leaf satin at a density of 593 with each column following the midrib, so the thread sheen shifts as the light catches different angles. 3 colours (Red, Dark Green, Black), 2 colour changes, 5 sizes from 3.5 to 7.5 inches wide, stitch range 10,723 to 29,625. That top end stitch count is pretty dense for a branch design but the thick outline treatment is what drives it up. Density is 593 per square inch. Use cutaway stabiliser on linen, tear-away wont hold the weight of the outline satin properly.

One customer ordered this last november for a set of linen napkins she was making as table gifts. She stitched the 3.5-inch in forest green and cherry red on natural kraft linen and said it came out looking alot like a hand-embroidered piece rather than machine work. Thats the thing with a single branch -- its small enough to look intentional and not overdone.

Best on linen, canvas, denim, or a thick cotton twill. Pop it in the corner of a napkin or the lower edge of a tea towel for a simple seasonal accent. Use it on a gift tag panel stitched onto cardstock-backed felt. Avoid thin poly fabric since the dense outline will cause puckering without a proper cutaway base. Run the black colour last in the sequence as your outline so it sits clean on top of the fill areas.