{"product_id":"sea-turtle-2","title":"Sea Turtle Embroidery Design, Marine Life Machine Embroidery Pattern, Instant Download","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe shell on this turtle is what makes the digitising interesting. Real sea turtle shells have that irregular geometric plate structure and to render it in thread at density 162 you need each scute to be its own fill zone with its own underlay direction. Otherwise the plates blur together and it just looks like a solid green oval. I spent a fair bit of time in my professional tool on the scute boundaries making sure the outline satin sits cleanly between adjacent plates without overcrowding at the intersection points. This version has nine colours which is the most of any design Ive done in the marine series so far, the teal highlight on the wet shell surface is what gives it that underwater glow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNine sizes, 3.5 inches wide to 7.5 inches. Stitch range from 1,039 up to 58,969 at the biggest size. At density 162 and 9 colours the full 7.5-inch is a substantial stitch-out, budget around 45-60 minutes depending on your machine speed. Use cutaway stabiliser on any fabric with any give. On tightly woven canvas a medium tearaway works but I still lean toward cutaway here because the density is high. Pair it with a topping sheet on anything with a nap or weave texture so the shell plate outlines stay crisp and readable. The flippers use directional satin that sweeps back from the leading edge, so check your topping sheet is pressed flat against the fabric before those passes begin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA customer wrote me earlier this year saying shed stitched the mid 5-inch on a canvas beach bag and got so many compliments she ended up making a dozen of them for a beach market. Canvas at that density works really nicely, no topping needed on smooth canvas and the nine colours come up vivid. Place the turtle centred on the bag front, giving the flippers room to breathe. If you're working on a dark navy or teal fabric the whole palette shifts warmer and the shell reads almost bronzed, which is a really nice effect. Pick a machine needle appropriate for the canvas weight before you start.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis design holds up well to washing, the high density locks the threads down and those scute plates stay defined through repeated laundry cycles on cotton canvas items.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Re Embroidery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46352416506006,"sku":null,"price":4.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0699\/6262\/9270\/files\/BeautifulSeaTurtleEmbroideryDesign.png?v=1776663966","url":"https:\/\/reembroidery.com\/products\/sea-turtle-2","provider":"Re Embroidery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}