Heres the stethoscope heart outline. Red tubing curves up and around like someone bent it into a heart on purpose, the loop closing at the top with a soft pinch. Silver chestpiece sits at the bottom left, the diaphragm catching that bit of tonal grey shading so it actually reads like metal not a flat blob. Two black eartips dangle off the lower curve. Real clean medical line art.
The whole thing reads as outline more than fill. Red satin runs the length of the tubing, smooth and unbroken. So the design stitches up faster than it looks because the heart body is empty, just the red rope tracing the silhouette. Six colours total. Bright red, two greys for the metal shading, black for the eartips, a soft white highlight on the chestpiece bell, and a hairline outline holding it all together.
Shortly after launch i had a hospital chaplain reaching out to ask about the smaller 3.5 inch size for tote pockets. A customer wrote me back in march wanting matching scrub tops for her ward team, no cartoon look, just clean line work that read across a room. So Ive leaned tight on the silhouette and kept the satin economical. Loads of vet techs and student midwives ping me with the same question about lanyard pouches aswell.
Stitch on white or pale blue scrub fabric for the cleanest read. Drop the 3.5 inch onto a scrub cap brim or coat pocket. Avoid navy backgrounds, the silver chestpiece shading needs a light ground to push forward. Sit the 7 inch on a fleece back panel or atleast a canvas tote where it has room to breathe. Heavy fleece on the small sizes wont behave either, the satin tubing wants smooth woven fabric to lay clean.
And the density is friendly here. At peak size youre looking at 8697 stitches, 3327 at the smallest, abit of a breeze for any home machine. Lay down a light tearaway on cotton, swap to a mesh cutaway if youre stitching jersey scrub knit. Hoop firm to keep the heart curve from drifting. Holler at me on chat with a screenshot if anything looks off and i'll re-export the file.
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.
- Nurse scrub top embroideryStitch the 5-inch size on a pale blue scrub top right over the heart for a daily-wear nurse uniform piece.
- Doctor lab coat chest pocketEmbroider the 4-inch on a white doctors lab coat chest pocket so it reads clean against the crisp cotton.
- Vet tech tote bagPop the 6-inch on a sage canvas tote for a vet tech who carries her gear back and forth daily.
- Paediatric ward team uniformsRun the 7-inch on the back of paediatric ward fleeces and the team had matching uniforms by friday.
- Nursing graduation gift hoopHoop the 6-inch in an 8-inch round frame and gift it as a nursing school graduation present.
- Medical student lanyard pouchStitch the 3.5-inch on a small zip pouch that clips to a hospital lanyard for ID and pen storage.
- Hospital gift shop apparelEmbroider on cream apron pockets for a hospital gift shop volunteer team and the staff loved it.
Dimensions
8 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.28 × 3.51 in | 3,327 |
| 3.75 × 4.01 in | 3,851 |
| 4.22 × 4.51 in | 4,582 |
| 4.68 × 5.01 in | 5,156 |
| 5.15 × 5.51 in | 5,767 |
| 5.62 × 6.01 in | 6,412 |
| 6.09 × 6.51 in | 7,151 |
| 7.02 × 7.51 in | 8,697 |
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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