The word Juneteenth arches across the top in chunky yellow satin letters, and below it in the middle zone theres a white script word that reads Breaking in flowing cursive, kinda soft and airy against the bold type above and below it. Then the bottom half of the composition hits hard with Every Chain in massive block letters, each letter rotating through red, yellow and green so the whole phrase reads like a Pan-African flag laid flat across the chest. At the very bottom, a row of green chain links runs side to side with Since 1865 in red satin sitting smack in the centre of that chain.
Four colours total, white goes down first for the cursive script and the letter bases, then yellow for the arched header, green for the chain links and the N in Chain, red for Every and the anchor text below. I been watching this design go out to customers at juneteenth markets and it photographs well because the chain link row at the bottom gives the design a real finished border that you dont always get with text-only compositions.
One customer ordered the 7-inch size on black hoodies for a freedom walk event this past june. She said the design stitched out in under 20 minutes per garment on a commercial six-head machine. That alot of output for a community event where she needed 40 pieces before the walk started. Density sits at 578 on the PDF, decent weight but not heavy.
Stitch this on black fabric for max contrast. All 4 colours sing on black. White fabric is a different read, the yellow dominates and the green goes a bit soft, so Im not as keen on light fabric for this one. Skip busy textures like waffle knit or chunky fleece, the Since 1865 text at the base is small enough that heavy nap will close the letters. Use a cutaway stabiliser for jersey and a tearaway on stable woven cotton.
What people are using this design for
A starting point. The design works for plenty more than just this list, this is what folks have stitched it onto most.
- Juneteenth freedom walk event hoodiesRun the 7-inch on black hoodies for a juneteenth freedom walk and hoop batches of 5 to get 40 done before midday.
- Community organisation fundraiser teesStitch the 5-inch on black tees as fundraiser merch for a community organisation and sell at their june event table.
- Black-owned business vendor merch stallPop the 6-inch on charcoal sweatshirts for a black-owned business vendor stall at a juneteenth outdoor market.
- Church family reunion matching shirtsEmbroider the 5-inch on matching black tees for a church family reunion held around june 19 and date the backs.
- Civil rights museum volunteer staff shirtsUse the 4-inch on olive or black cotton polos for civil rights museum volunteer staff during a june open day.
- Juneteenth parade banner-inspired tote bagsStitch the 5-inch on black canvas totes as giveaway bags at a juneteenth parade community table.
- Youth group awareness campaign sweatshirtsRun the 6-inch on black hoodies for a youth group leadership programme and present em at the june graduation.
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 2.21 × 3.01 in | 7,972 |
| 2.95 × 4.01 in | 10,842 |
| 3.68 × 5.01 in | 13,920 |
| 4.42 × 6.01 in | 17,268 |
| 5.16 × 7.01 in | 20,904 |
Files & Formats
Eight machine formats included in one zip. Whichever your machine reads, its in the pack.








Plus a color chart for thread matching. See full format guide.
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