Striking Red Lips Embroidery Design, Fashion Beauty Machine Embroidery, Instant Download

Six colours to build up the classic red lip look and every one of them is necessary. The main red body, a lighter highlight red on the upper curve, a white or cream streak across the lower lip centre for the gloss effect, dark plum for the lip line, a neutral outside the lip border, and the inner corner accent. Eight sizes from 3.49 to 7.49 inches wide, heights from 2.67 to 5.7 inches. Stitch counts going from 18,666 at the smallest up to 51,424 at the 7.49 inch. Density is 187 which means the satin layers are dense and the finish is really smooth when stitched correctly.

The gloss highlight is the technically tricky bit. Its a short satin column laid at a slightly different angle to the main fill which creates the illusion of a sheen. Its occured to me that people dont notice the detail until they stitch it out at the larger sizes and hold it up to a light, then you can see the angle difference catching the light differently. One customer who bought this last october messaged me after stitching the 6 inch chest on a black denim pouch, she said the lip gloss effect looked so realistic she had to explain to her friends it was thread. Use a medium 75/11 needle for the upper thread path on cotton twill or denim to keep the highlight columns clean. Cutaway stabiliser on anything that isnt rigid, no exceptions at the 5 inch size and above.

Fashion totes, make-up pouches, black denim jackets, caps, and hair accessories are the obvious placements. Put the 4 inch on a cap front panel with a firm cutaway behind the cap fabric. Add the 7 inch to a black tote front for a bold fashion look. Avoid white or very pale fabrics unless you want the neutral outline colour to disappear, this one reads best against black, navy, dark olive, or burgundy base fabrics.