Snake & Butterfly Fusion Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Tattoo style fusion piece, half butterfly and half snake. The right side reads as a classic swallowtail butterfly silhouette, heavy black fill, the wing patterned with the recognisable swallowtail panels and a teardrop tail descending. The left side replaces the second wing entirely with a coiled serpent body that loops back on itself, mouth open at the top, fine moon phase details scattered along the snakes back. Where the butterfly body meets the coil theres a small lily bouquet stitched in fine line work as a contrast moment, its kinda lovely.

Single colour design, just black thread, no swaps. Done. 4 sizes ranging 2.54 inch wide at the smallest up to 5.92 inch wide. Stitch counts go from 7,477 at the smallest to 20,355 at the largest size. Densitys on the heavier side at 490 since the wing and snake body are both filled rather than outlined. Im running a firm cutaway behind any tee fabric or sweatshirt fleece, the dense black fills will pucker without proper support.

One customer ordered the 5 inch back in october for a halloween market booth shed booked at her local craft fair. She stitched a dozen black cotton tote bags in white thread for proper graphic contrast against black canvas. They sold out the first day she said, ten of em anyway, the last couple she kept for the next event.

Hoop tight, use medium tearaway for cotton wovens and firm cutaway under knits or fleece. Pop water soluble topping on if youre going onto velvet, terry cloth or anything textured. Stitch the 3 inch on a hat front or tee pocket. Embroider the 4 inch on a denim jacket sleeve. Drop the 5 inch onto the back yoke of a black hoodie. Skip cotton with loose weave because the dense filled snake body needs a tight ground. Hoop black or charcoal for tattoo style impact, or cream for high contrast. The lily bouquet detail reads clearer on lighter grounds though, just suprised me how much.