Messy Bun Girl with Bandana & Sunglasses Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Did the messy bun girl portrait, kinda the type you stitch when youre going for that mum-life mood. Top of her head shows a loose top-knot bun with strands sticking out every direction, side bangs sweeping across the forehead, and longer curly tendrils trailing down past her cheek line. Wrapped around the bun youve got a beige paisley bandana, knot tied off to the right side and the two long bandana ends draping down past the hairline.

Below the hair sit the aviator sunglasses, classic teardrop shape, dark solid lenses with a thin metal bridge across the nose. Theres no eyes, no mouth, no nose drawn, just sunglasses where the face would start, which is what makes the portrait work as a universal mum-look rather than a specific person.

Hair is a sketchy series of fine running-stitch lines layered over a soft black tatami fill, no flat blob, every strand has its own direction. Looks alot like ink on paper instead of a heavy embroidered patch. Bandana fabric uses a beige base satin with the paisley pattern stitched on top in fine black running line, you can actually trace the swirls and teardrop shapes if you lean in close. Sunglass lenses are dense black satin with a tiny white highlight detail.

3 colours total but the design has alot of fine line work so density runs around 1655 spi. Biggest size hits 65k stitches which is a long run, so set your machine speed slow on the hair section. I drew this for the cricut crowd, school-run mums, and anyone running a small mum-merch shop. Ranges from 2.48 by 3.49 inches up to 5.32 by 7.49 inches. One customer ordered six of em last february for a mums night out crew, stitched the 5-inch on tan canvas tote bags. She said one of her friends nearly cried when she saw hers, said it actually looks like her on the school run.

For best results pick smooth cotton, light canvas or thin denim. White, cream, tan, blush pink or pale grey all let the black line work pop clean. Skip black or charcoal fabric, hair and sunglasses disappear into the background. Avoid heavy fleece or terry, the fine bandana paisley detail vanishes into pile. Pop a medium tearaway underneath, hoop firmly, and lay a wash-away topper if your fabric has any nap so the running-stitch hairlines stay smooth on top of the surface.