Raven Skull Embroidery Design, Gothic Halloween Side Profile Pattern, Instant Download

Sketched this raven skull one rainy autumn afternoon when I was deep in halloween orders and wanted somethin literary rather than the usual horror movie stuff. Drew the human skull in side profile with a black raven perched right on the skull cap, tail feathers droopin down past the back of the cranium. The whole composition looks like a chapter title page from an old poe collection.

Heavy black line shading does most of the work, fine pen detail crosshatches inside the eye socket and along the cheekbone, soft dove grey base shadow plus bone white highlights on the brow ridge. Just four thread colours total, the ravens deep black plumage carries the visual weight and a tiny white star sparkle inside the empty eye socket gives the design its only spark of light.

Vertical orientation here, real tall narrow design that fits a sleeve or a chest panel beautifully. Five sizes from 1.61 inches wide for a chest piece up to 3.46 wide and 7.5 tall for a full sleeve length piece, stitch counts run from 6.7k to 19k which keeps it speedy through the machine. Stitchin time on the largest size is around twenty minutes which is fast for somethin this detailed, honestly its one of my quicker spooky pieces. Its got just enough detail to feel proper gothic without takin half the day at the machine.

Stitches best on cotton, linen, denim, and twill. Cream, oatmeal, sage, charcoal, or black grounds all hold the grey skull work well. Last halloween I sewed the medium size on a charcoal grey scarf hem for a customer who runs a goth book club. She came back the following week with three more orders cause her book club members all wanted the same scarf.

Skip soft silky fabrics that move under the foot, the black raven outline wants a stable woven ground. Pair tearaway with medium cutaway on knit fabrics so the long raven feather line work stays crisp through the run.