Sea Life Border Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Eleven sizes in this one which is more than most of my border files, going from 5.5 inches tall up to 10.5 inches at the widest point of the column, widths staying narrow between 1.2 and 2.28 inches. The border is a stacked parade of sea creatures: starfish, seahorse, conch shell, crab, little fish, each one compact and clear with its own flat colour fill and a clean black outline keeping it readable even on the shorter sizes.

10 colours total, stitch count runs from 9,428 at the shortest to 19,962 at the full 10.5-inch height. Density sits at 834 which is moderate for a 10-colour design, professional tools handled the colour blocking between each creature cleanly without bleeding between the teal seahorse and the adjacent coral starfish fills. Im happy with how the crab section came out especially because the red fills and the orange starfish are close in hue and getting them to not muddy each other took a couple of passes in digitising.

Border designs like this get bought for table linens, tea towels and childrens beach gear alot. Back in july one customer ordered this for a set of cotton napkins she was selling at a local craft market, she put the 7-inch size down one edge of each napkin on white cotton. Buyer shared the finished pillow on her instagram and they looked gorgeous as a set. The teal and coral combination on white just sings in that summer context.

Best on white or natural linen for the full 10-colour payoff. Tearaway works fine on most sizes given the 834 density, but go to a light cutaway on the longer 10-inch size on lighter linen weight because the column length adds up. Topping on the seahorse body stops the teal fill from sinking into any open weave. Hoop the fabric snug so the narrow column doesnt drift sideways on longer runs. Dont stitch this on a colour that competes with the starfish coral or the crab red, it muddies the whole border. White, cream, pale sage or navy are your safest bets.