A real fashion-illustration feel to this profile portrait. The silhouette is clean and confident, the afro is a big rounded cloud of near-black thread with just enough wisp detail at the edges that it doesnt look flat, and then the blue headband and yellow hoop earring pop against it nicely. Stitch it on a black tee or a dark canvas tote and the gold earring pops even more than it does on white fabric. Simple 4-color palette but it all hangs together really well.
The face is just a side view, nose and lips and jaw in that warm peachy-orange skin fill. Thats it. No fussy detail trying to stitch eyes or eyelashes. Sometimes the restraint is what makes a design work, and this one realises that. I get messages about this one more than almost any portrait design I sell. One customer stitched it onto a linen tote as a birthday gift last spring and told me the recipient cried. So I think its landing how it should.
Pop it on a tearaway stabiliser for tee shirts and woven fabrics. The satin sections in the hair boundary need clean tension, dont rush those passes. 9 sizes in the file, roughly 3.5 by 3.25 inches up to about 7.5 by 7 inches. Stitch count goes from 8,603 smallest 3.5 inch scaling to 31,400 at the largest. Reach out if you need fabric or stabiliser advice before you run it.
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.
- Tote bags and canvas shoppers with a fashion edgeThe flat graphic style looks sharp on natural canvas or black cotton totes.
- Denim jacket back or breast pocket placementCentered on the the back of a denim coat it reads like a proper fashion patch from across the room.
- Celebration and Juneteenth themed gift itemsThis profile portrait gets used frequently for Juneteenth, black history, and empowerment-themed gifts.
- Pouches and cosmetic bags as giftsThe compact portrait shape fits a makeup pouch or zipper bag front panel really cleanly.
- hoop wall design for a bedroom or dressing roomMounted in a 6-inch hoop on linen, it works as wall art above a vanity or dressing table.
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.49 × 3.24 in | 8,603 |
| 3.99 × 3.70 in | 10,628 |
| 4.50 × 4.17 in | 12,947 |
| 5.00 × 4.63 in | 15,492 |
| 5.50 × 5.09 in | 18,219 |
| 6.00 × 5.55 in | 21,169 |
| 6.50 × 6.02 in | 24,394 |
| 6.99 × 6.48 in | 27,835 |
| 7.49 × 6.94 in | 31,400 |
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
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