Sleeping Cat Embroidery Design V2, Instant Download

Its just a sleeping cat lying flat, head down on its paws, eyes fully shut, whiskers fanned out to each side. A long feather rests beside the sleeping cat like the last thing it was doing before it gave up and went to sleep mid-play. The tail curves loosely around the body. Ear tips relaxed. This is a tabby cat that is completely done with the day and has no plans to get up.

Single colour, one thread, black only, zero colour changes. What makes it complex is the drawing style. Its done in a fine ink-engraving manner with short dense directional strokes across the tabby fur, crosshatching in the shadowed sections under the chin and along the belly, longer running lines following the body contour. the software I use digitised it without underlay fills, just the sketch lines themselves, which is why the density stays low at 453 even though the detail is high. Nine sizes from 3.89 inches across spanning 7.34 inches, heights up to 8.5 inches. Range from 16,546 stitches to 28,235 stitches.

Ive sold this one to people doing cat memorial pieces more than anything else. The sketch style feels a bit like an old-fashioned nature illustration, which is probably why it lands differently to cartoonish cat designs. My mum asked me to stitch it on a pillowcase after her cat passed in november, which I did, and she still uses it every single night.

Stitch on white, cream, pale grey, or natural linen for cleanest result. Pair tearaway plus topping wovens since density is only 453. Pick any black thread, I ran Madeira 8 Black in the original file but any standard black works fine. Skip dark or textured fabric since the fine sketch lines need a plain pale ground to show properly. Avoid fleece on the bigger sizes since the loops catch the running stitch details.