Merry Christmas Holly Wreath Embroidery Design, Instant Download

The thing that stands out on this one is the holly leaves. They're not outline holly, they're fully filled with dark green satin going in one direction, then a second layer of black directional lines running across that give the leaves actual visual depth, like light hitting real holly on a wreath. The wreath ring sits full and heavy, with red berry clusters tucked in between the leaves and red snowflake accents scattered outside the ring. A wide red bow at the top ties it together and 'Merry Christmas' script floats in the open center, red fill with black outline edges.

Five sizes from just under 3.5 inches to 7.44 x 7.50 inches. At the largest, this is 52,746 stitches, so its a longer run, budget 45-60 minutes at a good machine speed. That density is what gives the leaves their rich look though, dont cut corners on slow speed for the dense satin sections. Pop firm cutaway underneath and run a thin solvy layer over fleece or terry so the directional lines on the holly stay sharp and dont sink into the pile.

One customer this past december stitched the 5-inch size onto a deep red wool felt christmas stocking and sent me a photo. The green on red was bolder than I expected, the holly really popped against that dark background. Id suggested white or cream but she knew better. Works on sweatshirt fronts, linen pillowcases, canvas totes, basically anything where a traditional circular wreath shape fits the project.

Stitch it on natural linen and the design feels almost Victorian, like a proper vintage christmas card translated to thread. Dm me if you need advice on stabiliser weight for a specific base fabric and Ill sort it out for you.