Gonna be honest, I wasnt sure a stingray design would sell but I digitised this one last summer after my kids kept asking me to make ocean creatures, and its been one of my steadier sellers since. Kawaii style, ten colours, and that top-down gliding pose just works, people are using it on everything from kids beach cover-ups to adult ocean-themed tote bags. Seven sizes from 3.5 to 6.5 inches wide, stitch counts running from 7,618 on the smallest up to 16,849 on the largest.
Ten colours is kinda alot for a cartoon design but each one is doing real work, the body has gradient-like patterning across the dorsal surface that would look flat and boring with only 2 colours. Density sits at 769 so its light enough to stitch cleanly on cotton jersey without the fabric distorting. Ive used my professional tool for digitising and all seven sizes have been tested. The smaller 3.5-inch size has the most colour changes packed in close together so go slowly and check your thread order before you start stitching.
Run tearaway under woven cotton or canvas and a cutaway on any stretch fabric like jersey or fleece. Stitch this on light colours, cream, white, sand or mint, so those ten colours read properly. Skip dark navy or black base fabric, the lighter belly tones will kinda just disappear. Pair it with a small bubble or wave motif alongside if you want a full ocean scene on a garment. One customer ordered this for a marine biology summer camp t-shirt run and came back for the shark design too.
Reach out if you need the file in a different format or have questions about colour substitutions.
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.
- Kids beach cover-up chest designUse a 4-inch piece on a kids cotton beach cover-up chest, hoop on tearaway stabiliser and use a topping on textured fabric.
- Ocean-themed cotton tote bag frontThe 5-inch size centres well on a canvas tote front panel, pair with teal or navy thread for ocean-themed colour scheme.
- Marine biology camp event shirtsStitch the 5-in chest for a white cotton tee for camp merch, tearaway stabiliser works well on pre-shrunk jersey.
- Coastal nursery cushion centreThe 4-inch run on a cream cotton cushion cover looks fresh, use cutaway backing and topping film for clean detail.
- Swimming club kit bag embroideryUse the small 3.5 on a canvas kit bag panel, tearaway stabiliser on the woven fabric is sufficient for this size.
- Beach towel corner accent designCentre the chest 3.5 on a corner of a white terry beach towel, use a topping sheet to keep stitches from sinking.
- Aquarium gift shop merchandise patchThe 4 or 5-in chest for a canvas patch works well for gift shop applications, finish edges with serging before attaching.
Dimensions
7 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.50 × 1.81 in | 7,618 |
| 4.00 × 2.07 in | 8,884 |
| 4.50 × 2.33 in | 10,396 |
| 5.00 × 2.59 in | 11,820 |
| 5.50 × 2.85 in | 13,886 |
| 6.00 × 3.10 in | 15,126 |
| 6.50 × 3.37 in | 16,849 |
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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About the artist
Reyazul Masud Riham, hand-drawing every design on this site
Every design on Re Embroidery is hand-digitized by one person. Each file gets sketched, color-matched, and stitch-tested on real fabric before it earns a place in the shop. No team. No auto-conversion from images. Just slow, deliberate work, sometimes three or four days per design.
That's the joy I work for.
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