Four playing cards fanned out in a left-to-right spread, the classic poker hand pose. The three cards sitting behind show their suit symbols clear as anything, ace of diamonds, ace of clubs, ace of hearts, all in bold black and red. The front card is the J of clubs and instead of the standard court figure its got a full cowboy scene: a rider on a rearing horse, hat on, whip cracking upward, the horse up on its back legs mid-buck. The whole card image is done in engraving style with tight horizontal hatching on the cowboy and horse and that ivory card face giving it room to breathe.
Four colours only: white, red, grey and black. Suprised how much depth ya get out of four threads honestly. The engraving lines on the horse are satin columns running at a slightly different angle to the card background hatching, which is whats making the cowboy figure read forward. Nine sizes from 3.51 by 3.51 inches up to 7.5 by 7.51 inches. Stitch count jumps from 18,239 at the small end to 55,910 on the 7.5-inch version. Thats a dense design at full size so dont skimp on the stabiliser.
I get messages about this one pretty regularly from guys doing custom denim work and western-themed merch. One customer ordered the 6-inch size last summer for a run of poker night tee shirts, stitched on charcoal cotton and the red suit symbols just pop against the dark ground. Text me through the shop if youre working on a rush order and need to confirm the stitch sequence before you cut fabric.
Best on black, charcoal or dark navy cotton or denim. Those ivory card panels carry the whole design and they need a dark ground to read against. Skip anything lighter than mid-grey or the contrast collapses. Use a firm cutaway stabiliser underneath, at 55k stitches on the largest size a flimsy tearaway will buckle and the card corners will pucker. Hoop very tight on denim especially. Pick the 5 to 6-inch range for a jacket back yoke or chest panel, drop to 3.5 for a shirt pocket or hat patch.
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.
- Western denim jacket back panelRun the 7.5-inch on a dark denim jacket back panel for a statement western piece that looks custom-made.
- Poker night tee shirts for a groupStitch the 6-inch on charcoal cotton tees for a group poker night and the red suits read across the room.
- Custom cowboy hat embroidery patchUse the 3.5-inch to make an iron-on patch for a cowboy hat band or crown using heat-bond backing fabric.
- Men's canvas tote with western themeEmbroider on a black canvas tote for a western-themed gift for a guy who spends weekends at rodeo events.
- Rodeo event merchandise shirtPop the medium size on black cotton tees for rodeo volunteers, staff or event crew as uniform merch.
- Western-themed gift for a card playerStitch the small size on a fabric gift card holder or slim pouch for a card player who appreciates the detail.
- Trucker cap front panelCentre the 3.5-inch on a trucker cap front panel hooped flat and use a topping to keep the mesh cap clear.
- Man cave wall hoop or framed pieceMount the 6-inch in a dark wood frame and hang it in a games room, bar area or man cave above the card table.
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.51 × 3.51 in | 18,239 |
| 4.00 × 4.01 in | 21,893 |
| 4.50 × 4.51 in | 25,932 |
| 5.00 × 5.01 in | 30,189 |
| 5.50 × 5.51 in | 34,739 |
| 6.00 × 6.01 in | 39,585 |
| 6.50 × 6.51 in | 44,835 |
| 7.00 × 7.01 in | 50,191 |
| 7.50 × 7.51 in | 55,910 |
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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