Shamrock Stethoscope Heart Embroidery Design, Instant Download

The stethoscope chest piece sits at the bottom and the tubing curves up and around, both ends meeting at the top to form a heart shape. Right where the two tubes come together theres a small 3-leaf shamrock tucked in, like its sitting at the top of the heart. Clean, simple design, it reads as both a medical instrument and a heart at the same time without feeling forced.

Two colours, its clean. Kelly green does all the work on the tubing and shamrock. The outline stitching follows the curve of the tube so the line stays smooth all the way around. At the small 3.51-inch size the stitch count is around 7.5k, at the 7.51-inch top size its closer to 17.8k. Digitised in my main digitising tool with the satin column on the curved sections set to hold its shape even on stretchy fabric, which matters alot on scrub material.

Nurses and medical students absolutely love the shamrock-stethoscope pairing around st. patricks day, it just clicks for the healthcare crowd. A customer wrote me in march last year who was making scrub caps for her whole floor at a hospital and ordered the 4-inch version to centre on each cap. Said they were a hit and her coworkers wanted to know where she got them made. the chest-3.5 also fits nicely on a badge reel holder or a small tote pocket.

Stitch on white cotton, pale mint or light grey fabric, the green detail needs a neutral background. Skip anything dark or busy patterned. Lay firm cutaway scrub fabric because it stretches when worn and the backing needs to be firm to keep the stethoscope curves from distorting. Hoop tight and centre carefully because the heart symmetry is obvious if it sits off-axis.

Tear-away works fine on stiff woven cotton and rigid canvas for the smaller sizes. On jersey or any knit, dont skip the cutaway. If the file doesnt load right, send me message and Ill figure out whats wrong.