Iguana Head Embroidery Design, Reptile Machine Embroidery Pattern, Instant Download

The iguana head fills most of the circle, looking to the left with a large dark eye centered in the composition. What makes this one stand out is the scale texture, each individual plate on the face and jaw mapped out with directional fill stitches that stack up in layers across the whole surface. At 6 or 7 inches you can actually read individual scale plates separately. The detail level here is unusually high.

Nine thread colors and theyre almost all greens. Bright lime on the raised dorsal spines fanning out to the right, mid-green across the main head, deep forest green on the shadowed lower jaw, ivory-cream teeth detail along the jaw line, and a dark green arc framing the bottom of the circular border. Its a lot of green but each value is distinct enough that the design doesnt flatten out. White outlines separate the scale zones across the jowl area.

Five sizes from 3.5 to 7.5 inches tall. Stitch counts go from 27,615 at the smallest up to 67,334 at full size, so wind plenty of bobbins before you start. Eight color changes. Hoop this on a firm cutaway stabiliser and dont rush through the face, the directional fill needs tension consistency to come out clean. People order this one mostly for the reptile keeper community, and a customer emailed last month to say it came out better than expected on dark green canvas. Pop it on olive or hunter green fabric if you want the lime spines to really stand out against the background. If you have any trouble with the download just email me and Ill get it sorted.