Patriotic Woman Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Right so this is the patriotic woman portrait, a stylish fashion-illustration take on the fourth of july look. Shes drawn from the chest up, with a big messy curly bun on top and one of those wide bow headbands wrapped round it in red and white stripes plus a blue stars panel. Her aviator-style sunglasses have the same flag pattern across the lenses, stripes on one side, stars on the other.

The face is done in clean black line-art, very fashion magazine. Red lipstick gives a strong colour pop, dark eyebrows and lashes peek above the sunglass frames, jawline tilted just slightly. The collar of her shirt or dress shows in red along the bottom, with fine line shading. The whole composition stays narrow and tall, theres a real portrait orientation to it.

I drew this one specifically for the fourth of july women-fashion crowd, customers customising it for ladies tees, totes and tank tops every summer. Last year a small boutique owner ordered it for her independence day capsule collection, said her mum had requested something more grown-up than the usual flag clipart, and shes been reordering since.

Sizes are 9 across, narrow format, 2.33 to 4.98 inches wide and 3.51 to 7.51 tall. Stitch counts run 25k to 65k, only 5 thread colours including the red, white, navy and black, density 1736 sti/cm2 which is on the heavier side because of the layered fashion shading. Wilcom EmbroideryStudio digitised, the face linework is the most delicate area so dont rush it.

Stitch on white cotton, cream, light grey or pale denim for the strongest read. Black thread linework needs a clean background to keep the face readable. Use a heavy cutaway stabiliser, the dense red sections want firm support to avoid puckering on jersey. Slow your machine through the face area, the line detail wont forgive a fast speed.