Drew up a phoenix in pure line art and Im glad I left it open. Theres no fill anywhere in this design, its all running stitch lines and theyre following the direction that feathers actually grow. So the wings read as feathered and theyre not just solid shapes. Its got wings fully spread, tips angling up, and each feather groups stitched as a fan of parallel lines flowing outward. The tails streaming down in long ribbon feathers that curl at the ends. Theres a small decorative crest on the head. The whole things looking like someone sketched it in ink on cloth except its thread and its permanent.
Four colours and theyre all warm. Coral red, salmon pink, golden yellow, soft orange. Each section of the birds shifting between them so its running cooler in pink toward the wing tips and its warmer in orange near the body. The whole design lands under 5 thousand stitches at the largest size and thats intentional, its not a mistake. Its digitised at 97 stitches per square inch in Wilcom EmbroideryStudio so its not gonna stiffen any fabric and it wont add weight. Youre looking at 10 to 15 minutes stitch out and it wont pull the grain on fine fabrics because theres nothing heavy enough to do it.
Ive got 5 sizes from 3.19 by 3.5 up to 6.84 by 7.5 inches. Because its all outline, the fabric texture shows through and becomes part of the look. Ive had people tell me theyd normally go for a filled bird design but once theyve stitched this one they dont want the filled version anymore. One customer sent a photo of hers on a cream silk blouse just a few weeks back and its looking like a watercolour print, its its whole thing and its unlike anything else Ive got.
Use medium cutaway or tearaway on most wovens. Dont use a warm orange or red background or youll lose the coral line contrast. Pick white, black, cream, deep navy or sage green. Hoop firmly and each of those backgrounds will let it show at its best.
What people are using this design for
A starting point. The design works for plenty more than just this list, this is what folks have stitched it onto most.
- Cream or ivory silk blouse or shirt chest pocketTry the large size on a cream silk blouse chest, the open line art lets the fabric texture show through so it looks almost like a watercolour print
- Yoga or meditation bag for a mythology fanA yoga instructor customer told me she stitched it onto her canvas mat bag because a phoenix felt like the right energy for a practice space
- Linen cushion for a boho or eclectic living roomPlace the mid size on a natural linen cushion cover, the warm line colours sit beautifully against unbleached linen without competing
- Wall hoop art piece in a bedroom or studyFrame the large size in a hoop and hang it as wall art, open line designs look striking displayed this way and show the stitch paths clearly
- Fantasy fan tote or book bagStitch the mid size on a canvas tote for someone who reads fantasy novels, its subtle enough for daily use but means something to people who know the myth
- Journal cover or fabric notebook embellishmentUse the small size on a linen journal cover or a fabric-bound sketchbook for an artsy gift that costs under $5 in materials
- Gift for someone into rebirth or new beginnings symbolismPeople who just came through something hard, divorce, illness, job loss, often seek out phoenix symbolism and this reads as personal and thoughtful
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.19 × 3.50 in | 3,101 |
| 4.11 × 4.50 in | 3,561 |
| 5.02 × 5.50 in | 4,048 |
| 5.93 × 6.50 in | 4,513 |
| 6.84 × 7.50 in | 4,960 |
Files & Formats
Eight machine formats included in one zip. Whichever your machine reads, its in the pack.
Plus a color chart for thread matching. See full format guide.
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Reyazul Masud Riham, hand-drawing every design on this site
Every design on Re Embroidery is hand-digitized by one person. Each file gets sketched, color-matched, and stitch-tested on real fabric before it earns a place in the shop. No team. No auto-conversion from images. Just slow, deliberate work, sometimes three or four days per design.
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