Swordfish & Fishing Boat Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Heres the swordfish and fishing boat scene and its got real motion. Swordfish leaps mid-air, body arched, bill pointing forward and pectoral fin flared. Below him a sport fishing boat sits in the swell with its tower and outriggers visible. Three seagulls circle in the background and waves crash on either side of the hull. Typical billboard fishing-club artwork, just translated into thread.

Colour count is eight. Cobalt blue and sky blue carry the swordfish body, the waves and the sky tone behind the boat. Ink black handles outlines and the silhouette of the boat itself. A thin mustard yellow stripe runs along the swordfishs flank, and off-white fills the wave caps and the boat hull.

So the technique here matters because of those long fins. Pec and dorsal fins use directional satin so the stitches follow the fin shape, not just a flat fill. Body underlay is dense and the surface is tatami running diagonal, gives the swordfish that solid muscular look. But the seagull silhouettes are tiny so trim those tight or theyll connect with random jumps.

I get messages alot from charter captains and fishing-club managers about this one. A charter boat captain bought reprints for his entire summer crew uniform last june. Sent photos two weeks later, the cobalt read brilliant on a heather grey tee and atleast six crew got matching shirts.

Stitch on grey, navy, white or sand colour fabric. Twill polos, cotton tees and canvas tote bags all handle the density well. Pop a smaller size on the chest of a charter shirt or scale up for a back patch. Skip stretch knits, the long fin satins will pull and distort. Density runs around 42196 stitches on the biggest size so use a heavyweight cutaway stabiliser, dont compromise. Catch me through the help inbox if the stitch path skips a row.