Music Girl with Headphones Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Got this one designed for the music lover who takes their playlists seriously. Its a side-profile of a woman with big round sunglasses and chunky over-ear headphones, hair swept back, chin up, totally lost in the music. Around her head theres a circular music staff with notes and a treble clef floating off it, like the sound is literally wrapping around her. The whole thing is done in black only, 1 colour, but the density of the satin fill on the headphones gives it alot of dimension on fabric.

Wilcom handled the file and I ran swatches before release on cotton poplin and black twill to confirm the detail held. The directional stitching on the hair runs at an angle that catches the light differently depending on your hoop orientation. Pocket hoop runs lean, 7x7 inch pulls the heavier count at 22,211 stitches at the largest, so you want a cutaway stabiliser underneath, dont skimp on that part. I run this on medium-weight broadcloth and black cotton twill and both give clean results.

And the music notes on the outer ring are tiny so the topping on those sections matters. Use a water-soluble topping if youre stitching on any kind of textured fleece or polo knit. Skip that step on a flat cotton tee and youre fine. Hit it with a warm iron on the back after you hoop off to flatten any bobbin tension lines.

People are ordering this for band uniform patches, music teacher gift totes, personalised headphone cases, and I even had a customer last week who put the 6 inch version on the back panel of a denim jacket. Looks really good on dark fabrics where the black thread picks up sheen from the weave underneath.