Running Horse Embroidery Design, Instant Download

I drew this running horse pose after a customer asked me for something with a bunch more action than the standing portraits Ive been selling. Shes mid-leap, all four hooves off the ground, mane swept up and tail streaming out behind. Body is buckskin tan with cream-grey highlights along the belly, dark chocolate brown filling the flowing mane plus the tail, and a deep black outline holding the whole pose together. Six colours total, kinda minimal compared to a full painterly digitisation.

Stitch counts climb from 17,135 on the 2.56 x 3.5 inch hoop up through 44,630 on the largest 5.47 x 7.5 version, bobbin draw landing between 53 and 81 feet. Black does the heavy lifting here, totalling between 6,754 and 9,273 stitches across the nine sizes, with a soft buckskin fill underneath at around 6,127 to 8,191. Mane and tail use directional satin chasing the wind direction so the brushstroke effect reads clean off the hoop. A light underlay sits under the tan body to keep the grey-cream highlights from sinking on stretchy ground.

Pop this on a denim jacket between the shoulders, on a flannel shirts chest pocket, on an equestrian saddle pad blanket, on a barn tote, or on a fleece cooler sheet for show season. Stitch on cotton, on denim, on light canvas, on polyester fleece, or on pique knit. Run a medium cutaway behind tees and a tearaway behind woven items. Avoid terry towels at smaller sizes, the loops eat the leg outline. I get messages weekly about saddle pad placement and ya, centre it on the cantle area not under the seat.

A customer placed an order for the 5 inch hit last month for her daughters showmanship jacket, then sent a photo at the county fair afterwards. Came out clean on a navy wool blazer with a poly mesh topping. Run a 75/11 sharp with 40-weight rayon for the brown so the mane catches light. Keep the trim queue tight, theres 43 to 46 trim points across all sizes so leave room on the multi-needle queue. Best at five inches and up if ya want every brushstroke to land. Two colours can sub in for the cream highlights if you havent got that exact buckskin grey.