{"product_id":"sunflower-bee","title":"Sunflower with Bee Embroidery Design, Detailed Line Art Garden Pattern, Instant Download","description":"\u003cp\u003eWorked up this sunflower and bee piece for the customers who want a botanical design with actual detail in it, not just a flower outline with a blobby bee dropped on top. The sunflower head is seen from slightly above, round petals fanning out to form the whole outer circle, and sitting perched right at the centre top is the bee with its wings spread open. The seed head has a cross-hatch dot texture that reads as the real seed pattern, and the bee body has those characteristic spotted dots with overlapping fine lines on the wings creating a transparent wing effect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSingle black thread, 1 colour, zero colour changes, but dont let that fool you into thinking its a quick design. Stitch count goes from 13,335 on the 3 inch version to 29,708 on the 6 inch, and thats with a density of 860 which is substantial. Four sizes total, ranging from 3 by 2.9 inches up to 6 by 5.75 inches. It took a bunch of refinement to get the bee wings right at the smaller sizes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI sell quite a bit of this one to small shop owners making botanical-style products, tote bags, linen pouches, canvas zipper cases. One customer who runs a garden apothecary stall told me last summer she ran the 5 inch across natural linen totes and they sold out every weekend at her market. She said people are suprised to learn its embroidered and not printed because the line detail looks so fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack woven linen or cotton with tearaway. The stitch density is high enough that you want a quality stabiliser underneath, dont skimp or the flower centre can pucker. Use a 75\/11 or 80\/12 needle on linen, and keep your thread tension consistent through the long run.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLooks its best on natural linen, cream, sage green, oatmeal and white. Avoid textured or loose weave fabrics as the fine line detail needs a smooth base to register clearly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Re Embroidery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46222140276886,"sku":null,"price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0699\/6262\/9270\/files\/SunflowerwithBeeEmbroideryDesign.png?v=1770022772","url":"https:\/\/reembroidery.com\/products\/sunflower-bee","provider":"Re Embroidery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}