Its a big set of lips, full and wide, and the whole thing is divided into three flat colour bands top to bottom. The top section is crimson red, the centre band where the two lips meet is a warm amber gold, and the lower body is dark green. No black outline at the outer edges, the three colours define the shape on their own which gives it a clean poster-print look in thread. Across the red section theres a row of white satin highlight slashes, four of em, which is what stops the red from looking flat and gives the mouth that classic glossy feel even in embroidery.
Three colours total, only 2 colour changes which makes this suprisingly fast to stitch out. Gold goes down first, then green, then red. At the small 3-inch size the stitch count is 8,092 and the machine handles it in under 8 minutes. At seven inches its 25,049 stitches with density at 811, thats a proper dense fill that needs a good stabiliser underneath. my main software digitised the colour splits as hard edges so the band boundaries stay crisp and dont blend into each other at the seam.
I sold this to a vendor at a reggae festival in march and she popped it on black canvas tote bags to sell at her stall. She bought the 4-inch file and the bags moved fast, she messaged me by Saturday afternoon asking if I had anything else in the same colour palette. Reggae culture markets, Caribbean food festivals, summer beach vendor stalls, all great spots for this one.
Black fabric is the obvious choice and its right, the red, gold and green all hit their full intensity on black. But Ive also stitched this on white canvas just to test it and the green and red both pop fine, the gold goes a bit pale but still readable. Skip dark navy, the green lower zone disappears into it. Drop firm cutaway the bigger sizes because the density is high enough that a tearaway can let the fill shift if the hoop gets bumped mid-run. Slow the machine on the red fill to keep those white highlight slashes from getting buried in the satin column density.
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.
- Reggae festival vendor tote bags and teesStitch the 4-inch on black canvas totes for a reggae festival vendor stall and they will sell faster than ya expect.
- Caribbean food festival staff shirtsPop the 5-inch on black crew-neck tees for Caribbean food festival staff so the crew is easy to spot in the crowd.
- Jamaica-themed beach bar uniform topsEmbroider the 4-inch on black cotton polos for a Jamaica-themed beach bar and keep the rest of the shirt plain.
- Afro-Caribbean culture market merchandiseRun the 6-inch on black hoodies for an Afro-Caribbean culture market vendor and pair with gold text below it.
- Summer music festival iron-on patchesUse the 3-inch on a canvas patch and iron it onto a denim jacket or bag for a DIY summer festival look.
- Urban streetwear denim jacket chest logoStitch the 5-inch on a black denim jacket chest panel as a streetwear logo for a reggae-inspired fashion line.
- Pan-African hair salon apron or uniformEmbroider the 4-inch on a black cotton apron for a Pan-African hair salon or braiding studio uniform.
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 1.89 × 3.00 in | 8,092 |
| 2.52 × 4.00 in | 11,660 |
| 3.15 × 5.00 in | 15,560 |
| 3.78 × 6.00 in | 20,018 |
| 4.41 × 7.00 in | 25,049 |
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
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