Realistic Spider Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Heres a tarantula style spider drawn from straight overhead with eight hairy legs splayed wide. Slight knee bend on each leg, dark navy blue body, a bright orange teardrop spot up on the abdomen and rust red bands wrapping around each knee joint. A soft warm grey shadow halos the whole body, gives the illusion the insect is sitting on a surface and isnt floating in space.

The leg work is where this design takes its time, fine directional stitching runs the length of each leg in tight tapered passes that mimic actual leg hairs, denser at the body joint and thinning out toward the tips. The abdomen uses a cross hatch fill that adds a slight metallic sheen, suggesting an iridescent tarantula skin rather than a flat black. 6 colours total, four colour changes, around 12k to 30k stitches across the size range so it stitches out at a sensible pace for the visual punch you get.

I digitised this last halloween for a customer who runs a goth fashion brand, she wanted realistic insect art that wasnt cliche silhouette stuff. Last october alone three customers ordered ten of these stitched on black hoodies for a small horror film crew. People have been buying this for halloween costumes, goth tee chest patches, arachnid keeper merch and pet tarantula owner gifts.

Stitch on heavyweight black cotton, charcoal twill, midnight navy fleece or even a dark canvas, the navy body really sings on darker fabric. Skip light pastel fabric, the orange teardrop becomes too much without the dark backing pulling the eye to the body first. Use a heavy cutaway stabiliser to support the radiating leg passes, the long thin stitching wants firm fabric backing or it will pucker. Hoop tight and slow the machine through the densest abdomen pass.

9 sizes from 3.23 inches up to 6.93 inches wide. The largest hits 7.51 inches tall, fits a back jacket panel or large pillow front nicely, smallest fits a chest pocket or tote front detail. All 8 formats included.