Rainbow Zebra Head Embroidery Design, Colorful Wildlife Machine Embroidery, Instant Download

Twelve colours on a zebra is one of those ideas that sounds maybe too busy on paper, but it genuinely works because the natural stripe structure is so ordered that the rainbow colours just slot right in. Each band shifts through the spectrum from red down through to violet, all sitting on a cream base coat. I made this one for the kids room and nursery market but honestly valentines day and halloween are not the only seasons it sells, it moves year-round because the colourway is just fun and people put it on alot of things.

Six sizes from 2.76 to 5.91 inches wide, 10,684 to 23,730 stitches. Density at 83 means its manageable on medium-weight fabrics without going stiff. The mane area uses a longer directional stitch to suggest the hair is blowing, which gives the head some energy rather than looking flat. Underlay beneath the white base coat is important here, send me message if you need guidance on that for your specific machine setup. Ive run it on cotton jersey with a cutaway stabiliser and the stripe lines stayed crisp even at the smaller 2.76 inch size.

Pop this on a kids backpack, a canvas pencil case, a bright tote for a teacher. Best results on smooth wovens or light cotton knit with a proper hooped cutaway. Skip anything too fluffy for the smaller sizes because the stripe detail gets lost in pile fabric.

Email me if the colour sequence in the file doesnt load correctly in your embroidery software and Ill walk you through the thread chart for any customer having that issue.