{"product_id":"stylish-african-woman","title":"Stylish African Woman Embroidery Design, Instant Download","description":"\u003cp\u003eSat down with this portrait because I kinda wanted to do something that felt very intentional with the afro shape. The hair isnt just big and round, its actually digitised to follow the outline of the African continent. You see it clearly once its stitched out. The headband runs in red, yellow and green stripes sitting just above the hairline, and she's wearing a wide turquoise collar with small gold-yellow spike pendants hanging from it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen colours in total: a warm orange-brown skin base, brown hair, salmon undertone, dark red lips, turquoise collar, yellow pendants, dark green headband stripe, red stripe, solid black outlines and shadow work, and a near-black for deep shadow detail. Nine colour changes, so youre looking at a proper sequence to work through. the punch came out of my software, which kept the skin tone layering clean so the face reads naturally across all 5 sizes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmallest size is 3.51 in wide at 9,256 stitches, largest is 7.51 in at 31,901. The stitch count stays manageable even at the top size because the density is 662, a bit lower than my more textured designs, which means it sits nicely on cotton without pulling. Use heavyweight cutaway for the fill density and add a topping on any knit or terry fabric to stop the stitches sinking in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA customer ordered the 5-inch detail on natural linen tote last spring and it came out really well. The colour contrast between the turquoise collar and the warm brown skin reads beautifully on cream linen. Stitch it on a tshirt, a denim shirt, a canvas bag, whatever suits. Just make sure your bobbin tension is set right before starting on the skin tones, they show thread-pull more than the darker stops do. Avoid satin or slippery polyester without a backing sheet as the colour stops tend to shift.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSend me a quick chat if your colour sequence is off and Ill walk you through it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Re Embroidery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46326351986838,"sku":null,"price":4.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0699\/6262\/9270\/files\/StylishAfricanWomanEmbroideryDesign.png?v=1775299382","url":"https:\/\/reembroidery.com\/products\/stylish-african-woman","provider":"Re Embroidery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}