Kawaii Highland Cow Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Kawaii highland cow, 15 colours, 25,249 stitches on the small end and 63,648 at the full 6.46 inches wide -- the fringe alone accounts for a huge chunk of that count. Its got the full highland look: a big shaggy forelock of warm ginger and caramel strands falling right over those oversized round eyes, small horns just visible above the fringe, and a soft round face with a pale pink nose. Thats what Im talking about when I say this one has real texture: the satin-stitch layering on the fringe is set up directionally so the threads run in different orientations and actually catch the light like actual fur does.

Density is 1,314 per square inch, which is dense. I built this in Wilcom and the underlay is mapped to handle that density without distorting the fabric, but you do need a thick backer under anything stretchy. Pop a medium cutaway under cotton canvas or fleece, heavy cutaway under knit jersey. A customer tried the 5-inch on a hoodie front last autumn and told me it was the best one in her collection. Add wash-away topping on any fuzzy fleece or towelling to keep the fringe fills sharp.

Fifteen thread changes means youll be at the machine for a while on the bigger sizes -- thats just the nature of a 63k-stitch build. Hoop very tight, run slow on the fringe sections, and dont skip the underlay or youll get gaps. Best on white, pale yellow, or soft sage backgrounds so the ginger fringe and caramel tones pop. Run it on sweatshirts, totes, baby blankets, or anything going to a cow-obsessed person and watch their reaction.