Jumping Dolphin Embroidery Design V2, Instant Download

This dolphin is going for it. Mouth wide open, whole body tilted at about 45 degrees, launching clean out of a breaking wave. The body is big cerulean blue on top with a lighter sky-blue sheen across the midback, and the belly runs salmon-peach fading into an orange-tan near the jaw. It reads warmer and more dramatic than the typical grey dolphin you see on most ocean designs.

The wave below is built in 3 layers, dark navy at the base, mid blue through the swell, and pale lavender-white foam at the crest where it shatters outward. Water droplets scatter to both sides and a few loose directional stitch lines trace the motion through the curl. Nine colours in the sequence, 8 thread changes, and 163 trims on the mid sizes which sounds alot but the Wilcom stitch pathing is clean so the machine doesnt labour through it. Stitch counts run from 21,146 on the 3.5-inch up to 54,558 on the 7-in top.

I been digitising ocean designs for 3 years and this one has the most realistic wave motion of any I've done. One customer emailed me last week saying she stitched the 6-inch on a charcoal denim jacket and it looked like a tattoo design. Thats exactly the energy I was going for with the bold satin columns and the tight directional work on the dorsal fin.

Try charcoal or dark navy for maximum contrast, the blue body and pale foam really jump on dark ground. White or cream cotton also works well if you want the aqua tones to stay true. Avoid mid-tone blue fabrics because the body blends right in. Use a cutaway stabiliser underneath, the density is 1,067 and the dense wave sections need solid backing. Iron a topping over textured fabrics before hooping.

Nine sizes go from 3.5 x 3.18 inches up to 7.5 x 6.82 inches. Text me if the file format isnt loading in your machine software and Ill sort out a replacement fast. Email me a chat message if the punch needs work and Ill fix it.