Mallard Duck Embroidery Design, Instant Download

This is a mallard head portrait and its properly done. Not a cartoon duck, not a simplified silhouette, but the real thing rendered in directional stitching. The teal-green head is deep and rich, built up with layered thread passes that catch the light like iridescent plumage. White neck ring sits clean between the head and the chest. The chest feathers fan out in warm browns and tans with each individual feather drawn in thread direction changes that Wilcom pulled from the actual bird reference.

17 colours and alot of them are close neighbours, browns that shift from orange-tan to deep chocolate, which is exactly what you need for realistic feather shading. The beak is orange with a small dark tip and the eye is amber with a black pupil. Theres even a tiny white eye-ring detail. 9 sizes running from a compact 3.15 by 3.49-inch that fits on a shirt pocket up to a 6.78 by 7.49-inch that can hold a jacket back panel. Its a real range.

I get asks for this one from hunting apparel shops, fly fishing gear customisers and wildlife art collectors who stitch on canvas for framing. One shop owner told me last month they used the full 6.78-inch on charcoal canvas bags as gifts for duck hunting trip members. Honestly that sounds like it would look class.

Stitch on charcoal, navy, olive, tan or cream fabric. Dark or mid-tone grounds let the teal head glow and the orange beak pops. Skip white if you want the pale tan feathers to have depth against the ground. Back it with soft cutaway behind under any woven fabric for the bigger sizes, 62k stitches needs solid backing. Tearaway is fine for the smaller ones on stable cotton twill or canvas. And dont skimp on bobbin tension because the feather detail sections are dense and tight.