{"product_id":"merry-christmas-african-queen","title":"Merry Christmas African Queen Embroidery Design, Instant Download","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Merry Christmas portrait where the afro is the first thing you see -- its massive, fills most of the upper half, stitched in black with a satin-style density that gives it a smooth rounded look. The Santa hat sits tilted on top with a classic pompom and a sand trim band. Below the portrait the script reads Merry Christmas in a big swooping dark red cursive with an orange underline that curls off at both ends. I first ran it on a black tee last December and genuinely had people asking where the finished shirt was from. Thats the reaction you want.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNine thread colours and 9 changes makes the run-sequence complex, but its worth it. The face shading uses 3 skin tone threads -- medium brown, warm taupe, and a lighter sand-beige -- layered to build depth in the cheek and forehead areas. Density is around 872 stitches per square inch on the portrait sections which is quite heavy. Use a stable woven fabric like canvas, quilting cotton or firm jersey -- if you put it on a very stretchy knit without proper stabilising you will get puckering around the fill. Pop a firm cutaway on the back before hooping. Slow your machine speed down to around 600-700 stitches per minute on the dense afro sections for the cleanest result. Skip fabric with any surface texture -- loopy fleece or terrycloth will fight the fine face shading lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristmas tees and sweatshirts are the most popular use by a long way. I get messages about tote bags and canvas panels too. The script adds height so at 7.5 inches tall plan your garment placement carefully before hooping, youll need the full chest area on a sweatshirt or the back panel on a jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Re Embroidery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46247599079574,"sku":null,"price":4.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0699\/6262\/9270\/files\/MerryChristmasAfricanQueenEmbroideryDesign.png?v=1771232864","url":"https:\/\/reembroidery.com\/products\/merry-christmas-african-queen","provider":"Re Embroidery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}