Her locs carry the whole portrait. They spill out from the top of the composition in thick auburn ropes, loose and falling every direction, with darker brown shading sitting in the grooves between each one. The headwrap bands across the forehead in diagonal stripes, red at the top edge, teal and gold beneath it. Oversized square sunglasses sit low on the nose, grey lens fill with a cream frame edge. Red lips, bold and glossy looking. One gold hoop earring visible on the right. The background trails off into brushstroke teal and khaki, like someone painted it and stopped mid-stroke.
10 colours and 9 thread stops on this one. Its the most complex design I digitise for the natural hair and locs category, and honestly I reckon its also the best one. My client at a locs salon in south london had it stitched onto the shop tote bags last summer, the 5.37-inch size on black cotton. Customers kept asking where the bags were from and she ended up restocking them twice in three months.
The loc texture gets proper directional stitching, each loc gets its own stitch angle so they look round and textured rather than flat. The skin shading uses geometric crosshatch fills from professional digitising tools, giving the face depth without needing photorealistic colour blending. Dense design, 58k stitches at the 7.5 wide max size, so use a sturdy cutaway stabiliser underneath and slow your machine speed on the face section where the density hits peak. Hoop firm on a cotton or canvas base, the 9 colour changes add up to alot of needle time. Pick a size that fits your hoop comfortably and dont stretch it.
Four sizes: 3.22 x 4.50 inches up to 5.37 x 7.50 inches. Stitch counts from 28,387 on the smallest to 58,001 on the full size. Best results on black, charcoal or dark navy fabric where the auburn locs and red lips really stand out. Skip pale cream or white fabric, the peach skin tones get lost and the headwrap stripes dont pop.
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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.
- Locs salon branded tote bagsStitch the 5.37-inch on black cotton canvas tote bags for a locs salon so clients carry them home and spread the brand.
- Natural hair salon waiting room wall hoopsHoop the 7.5 wide max in a 10-inch wooden frame and hang it in a natural hair salon waiting area as a permanent display piece.
- Fashion boutique staff uniform teesEmbroider the medium 4.5-inch on a dark navy tee for a fashion boutique staff uniform, the auburn and red pops off navy really well.
- Black beauty brand merchandiseUse the 5-inch on black canvas tote bags as branded merchandise for a black beauty product launch event.
- Women's cultural fashion market stallPop the full size on black jersey tee shirts for a cultural fashion market and stack them next to matching headwraps.
- Natural hair and wellness event freebiesStitch the 3.22-inch on a small pouch or makeup bag as a free gift-with-purchase at a natural hair wellness pop-up.
- Custom portrait-style gift for a loc wearerMake a personalised custom tee with the 5-inch size as a birthday gift for someone who wears locs and loves fashion illustration.
Dimensions
4 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.22 × 4.50 in | 28,387 |
| 3.91 × 5.50 in | 37,303 |
| 4.63 × 6.50 in | 47,321 |
| 5.37 × 7.50 in | 58,001 |
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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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.
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