Holly Christmas Gnome Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Both arms up, like this lil fella just got some good news. The striped red and white hat leans forward slightly with the white pompom hanging off the tip, and the body is that deep red with faint snowflake texture fills scattered through it. The beard is long and white and its got a proper holly garland woven right through it. Actual holly leaves in bright green with round red berries sitting in clusters framing the whole face. Thats what sets this gnome apart from every plain red design in the catalog.

The holly leaves are satin-filled in Wilcom with directional stitching so the leaf shape reads clearly even at the 3.51-inch small size. Its honestly one of the trickier elements to digitise at small scale because the leaf veins want to collapse. Ive run it down to the smallest size and it holds. Seven colours in the file: two whites for hat trim and beard base, orange for the nose, red for body and hat fills, green for the holly, sand for skin tone, black outline throughout. At 7.51-inch youre at 51,338 stitches, the beard and garland section account for the bulk of that density.

I get messages from wreath and holly farm seasonal sellers about this gnome, mostly in october and november. One customer who supplies decorated wreaths at a farm shop told me she stitches it on fabric gift bags she includes with every wreath sale. She uses the 4.51-inch on natural cotton muslin with red thread for the outline. Looks proper on it, like its meant to be there.

Use on white or cream fabric mainly, the holly green reads best on a pale ground. Avoid dark or busy prints. For the raised-arms composition youll need a bit of horizontal space, so dont try cramming this on a narrow collar or cuff placement. Pop it on cushion panels, tote bag fronts, or apron bibs where you have the room. Message me if you want a size suggestion for a specific placement and Ill point you to the right one.