Motorcycle Rider Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Drew this cafe racer scene last summer for a customer who runs a coastal motorcycle club out near the cape. Rider sits low on the bike with a red full-face helmet and a grey leather jacket, hands wrapped around the bars mid-cruise. The bike's a classic cafe racer build, lean grey tank, exposed cylinder fins, slim front cowl, fat black tyres with thick directional tread. Tiny tail light glows red on the back end.

Five seagulls swoop around the rider's head, wings stretched out wide in different angles, the lead bird almost clipping the helmet. Sketchy crosshatch wings, white bodies with black wingtip caps, yellow beaks open mid-call. Behind on the right horizon a small charcoal lighthouse silhouette stands lone against the sky. Beneath the bike runs a wide painted teal blue swathe that reads like the road blurs past at speed.

So heres the spec sheet, 7 sizes from 5.5 to 8.5 inches wide, stitch count starts at a hefty 55k on the small and tops 92k on the largest hoop. 9 colours total, density logs at 1383, this is a heavy serious stitchout. Pre-wind 5 bobbins before ya start the largest, dont wanna pause mid-jacket. One customer ordered four 8-inch versions for a clubs jacket back panel last march and emailed back saying every rider in the group wanted theyre own.

Stitch on heavyweight canvas, denim, leather-look twill, sweatshirt back panels, the density needs structure. But skip jersey aswell as thin cotton, this design'll pucker badly on lightweight fabric. Hoop with a heavy cutaway stabiliser, mesh topping if the fabric has nap, the seagull wing tips need crisp registration. And go slow on the directional tyre tread, satin column stitches at full speed will skip on the fine ridges.

Cream, sand, oatmeal, charcoal grey, navy, denim blue all work, the bike body is grey enough to read clear on most neutrals. Skip patterned fabric, theres no way the seagulls'll fight prints and win. Pick polyester thread for the red helmet, it holds tone through wash. Use rayon for the painted ocean swathe ground so the sheen reads soft on cream canvas.