This seahorse is having the time of its life. The whole pose is mid-wiggle, tail curled under, little fin flapping, mouth wide open like its mid-laugh. The body is a warm orange with cream segmented rings running down the belly, and a row of teal spiky mane pieces sticking up from the top of the head like a lil crown. Water splash drops fly off to the sides and the bottom has a puddle splash underfoot like it just landed somewhere fast.
16 colours and the black outline work is doing a lot. The thick outlines hold the cartoon body shapes together and the cross-hatch shading on the ring segments gives it that hand-drawn comic feel even though its digitised. my embroidery software used satin columns on the mane spikes and the outline edges, tatami fill on the main body. Running from 33k stitches at the smallest 2.98 by 3.51-inch size up to 72k on the big 6.37 by 7.51-inch, so this is a medium-to-dense design. Email me if your machine struggles with that fullest size and I can pull a lighter version for ya.
I see orders for this from parents doing beach-themed kids rooms and mums sewing for seaside summer camps. One customer grabbed the 5-inch version last july for a set of 4 kids beach towels and it ended up being their whole summer camp merch that year. Suprised me how well the orange reads on white terry cloth honestly.
Stitch on oatmeal weave cotton, white canvas totes, pale blue jersey or white terry towel. Skip dark backgrounds because the teal mane spikes need contrast to read clearly. Avoid thin or stretchy fabrics when youre doing the bigger sizes, 72k is alot to ask of lightweight knit. Back it with no-show mesh on on jersey and towel, medium tearaway on cotton and canvas. Hoop snug, lots of directional fill changes in the body rings. Email a note if the download hits any snags and Ill resend it.
What people are using this design for
A starting point. The design works for plenty more than just this list, this is what folks have stitched it onto most.
- Kids beach towel embroideryKids beach towel at 5 inches in white terry, topping needed over the loop pile but the orange and teal hold colour well after drying.
- Ocean-theme nursery wall hoopPale blue canvas tote at the mid size for a summer camp bag, the goofy grin reads from across a changing room.
- Summer camp cotton toteOcean nursery hoop wall art large size in an 8-inch frame, the comic pose gives the room energy not just decoration.
- Boys beach shirt chest panelMuslin swaddle corner at the 3.5 mark for an ocean baby shower gift that photographs well against the open weave.
- Kids bathroom towel setPlayroom cushion at 5 inches on cream canvas, the 16-colour design holds up to actual use better than it should.
- Seaside cushion cover featureBoys beach shirt left chest at 4 inches for a seaside holiday, warm orange reads especially well on white cotton.
- Beach bag canvas panelBaby gift tote with the seahorse on the front panel at the mid size alongside a matching ocean name tag.
- Baby shower ocean-theme giftKids bathroom towel at 5 inches on white terry with topping, the thick outlines hold through steam and repeated hot washes.
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.51 × 2.98 in | 33,180 |
| 4.01 × 3.40 in | 37,744 |
| 4.51 × 3.82 in | 42,466 |
| 5.01 × 4.25 in | 47,239 |
| 5.51 × 4.67 in | 52,151 |
| 6.01 × 5.10 in | 57,174 |
| 6.51 × 5.52 in | 62,183 |
| 7.01 × 5.94 in | 67,354 |
| 7.51 × 6.37 in | 72,558 |
Files & Formats
Eight machine formats included in one zip. Whichever your machine reads, its in the pack.
Plus a color chart for thread matching. See full format guide.
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Reyazul Masud Riham, hand-drawing every design on this site
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