Sea Lion on Rocks Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Sea lion on rocks is the calmest piece in the marine wildlife range and frankly its made for low-density fabrics. Adult sea lion sits upright on a small pile of charcoal grey ocean rocks, head tilted left, whiskers fanned wide. Front flippers tuck tight against the chest, hind flippers drape over the rock edge, tail curving down. Tiny pale aqua water ripples lap at the base of the rocks. Caramel and golden brown fur catches a hint of cream sheen along the back, theres a soft glow on the saddle.

Up close the directional fur work is gorgeous, very low density. Each section uses short satin runs that follow the curve of the body. Belly carries soft cream sheen, back rolls into a deeper caramel saddle. Whiskers are 1-pass running stitches in black, fine and not chunky. Rocks are line-drawn first then filled with pale grey shading at low density so the cloth still breathes through. Density on this whole file is 676 stitches per square inch, lowest of my marine range. 12 thread changes total but it sews fast.

I drew this last spring for a friend who runs a marine wildlife rescue centre on the californian coast. She wanted it on a row of cream cotton volunteer polos, low density bc the polos are thin and shed seen heavier files pucker. People have been ordering it for ocean-conservation tee runs, beach lifeguard polo chests, sea-otter rescue tote bags, and grandads coastal cabin cushion gifts. One customer ordered 6 last summer for her dads beach house guest room.

Stitch on smooth lightweight wovens because the file runs airy and shes made to breathe. Pop it on cream linen, oatmeal cotton, sage chambray, soft pale jersey, or a white poly polo and the caramel fur reads warm and unforced. Avoid heavy denim or fleece bc the low-density fill is fab on light cloth but disappears into thick weave. Pale grey shirt is gorgeous if youre after a moodier dock-side coast feel.

9 sizes from 3.5 inches up to 7.5 wide. Stitch count goes from a tiny 11k up to 28.6k so even the biggest version sews quick on a domestic machine. Tearaway stabiliser works on woven shirts bc the design is light enough not to need cutaway. Hoop tight, watch the rock outline order bc the line drawing stitches first as a guide. Send a chat if a colour reads off and Ill rework the punch fast by morning.