If your favourite room has a stack of books on every surface, this one will fit right in. A snowy owl perches on a stack of three vintage hardback books, her head turned three-quarter so the amber eyes hit ya straight on. Plumage uses dense barred feather work in white and charcoal, satin lines run along the wing so the bars read crisp not muddy. Suprised how readable the eye stays even at the smaller hoop.
The book stack underneath sells the literary mood big. Top book is a navy blue hardback, middle one mustard yellow, bottom one a deep red with a slim gold band runnin across each spine. Talons curl over the top spine, fine outline work on each toe. A small drift of snow at the base uses soft hatched shading with denim blue undertones, suggestin a winter reading nook setting. Black outlines pull everything together. Wont look dated next year.
11 colours total runnin through the stop sequence. Recieved the digitising back from my standard software with density at 795 stitches per inch squared, which is moderate. Stitch counts climb 32,558 on the smallest then peak at 75,259 at the biggest. 11 sizes step from 4.72 inches and finish out at 10.5 tall. Biggest is back-panel territory on a sweatshirt or a jacket.
For best results, hoop 2.5oz cutaway underneath knit grounds and use a tearaway when stitching onto woven cotton or linen. Pop a 75/11 sharp tip in your machine, the barred plumage needs fine point so each white stripe lands clean against the charcoal. Skip very dark grounds, the snow drift wont read against navy or black. Cream, sand, sage, dusty blue, or natural linen all do great. Dont overthink the ground choice.
Stitch onto book-club tote bags, library staff hoodies, reading-nook pillow covers, bibliophile birthday gifts, witchy academia merch, sweatshirt back panels for the literature graduate, journal cover patches. One customer last month asked for a 9-inch piece on a denim tote for her librarian sister whose retiring soon. She said its her go-to retirement gift now. Owl on top. Then a stack of titles under. Dm me via chat if any format wont load and Ill ship a re-export overnight.
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.
- Book-club canvas tote bagsHoop the 7-inch on a cream canvas book-club tote, the navy book and amber owl eye really sell the literary feel
- Library staff sweatshirts and hoodiesStitch the 9-inch on the back of a sage sweatshirt for library staff merch, reads big on cotton fleece
- Reading-nook throw pillow coversCentre the 6-inch on a natural linen pillow cover for a reading nook, drop it next to a wing-back chair and lamp
- Bibliophile birthday gifts on cream linenPop the 5-inch size on a cream cotton tote for a book-loving birthday gift, the colour mix suits a vintage library aesthetic
- Witchy academia apparel merch dropsUse the 8-inch hit for witchy academia hoodies, customers love the snowy owl plus the stack of old-school hardback books
- Literature graduate gift sweatshirt back panelsCentre the largest 10-inch placement on a charcoal sweatshirt back for a literature graduate gift before the cap-and-gown photo
- Journal cover patch panels for bookish stationery shopsThe 4-inch fits a denim journal cover patch panel, stationery shops sell em quick during back-to-school season
Dimensions
11 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 4.72 × 5.50 in | 32,558 |
| 5.15 × 5.99 in | 35,901 |
| 5.58 × 6.50 in | 39,831 |
| 6.01 × 6.98 in | 43,586 |
| 6.44 × 7.48 in | 47,771 |
| 6.87 × 8.00 in | 51,573 |
| 7.30 × 8.49 in | 56,411 |
| 7.73 × 9.00 in | 60,803 |
| 8.16 × 9.49 in | 65,612 |
| 8.59 × 10.00 in | 70,313 |
| 9.02 × 10.50 in | 75,259 |
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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