Lobster Border with Lemon Slices Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Heres a clean little kitchen border, 4 red lobsters in a row trading off with 3 yellow lemon slices in between, sized 3.5 to 7.5 inches across. Tiny green sprigs sit on the lobster tails like a parsley garnish. Reads loud and graphic from across the room, only 3 colours and so its dead simple to stitch.

The lobsters are mirrored, two facing right two facing left, so the row reads symmetric. Each lemon round shows the segment lines and a little pip dot in the middle. Bright cherry red, sunny lemon yellow and a deep grass green, thats the only threads you need on the rack.

I made up this set for new englandstyle clambake party linens last summer and people havent stopped ordering. They been buying it for surf and turf themed kitchens, lobster shack souvenir aprons, that kind of thing. The horizontal layout means it sits perfect along a hem line.

Density clocks at about 957 spi, on the heavier side for a small border, the lobster bodies pack in tight to give em that proper boiled lobster shine. Pop a midweight cutaway underneath, the heavy red fill needs that base layer or the long row will start to wave on cotton hand towels.

Stitches sweet on cotton kitchen towels and white pique aprons too. Steer clear of terry, the thin lobster antennae get lost in pile. Try a smooth weave linen instead. The yellow thread should run last, you want the lemon slices to sit on top crisp. A 75/11 embroidery needle, rayon thread at 40wt, lift off the pedal for the lobster claws because the directional fill changes there. Its a fun one.