The frame is made entirely out of school supplies arranged border-style around a central open space. Pencils along the top, ruler along the side, scissors in the corners, an apple or two tucked in, and books stacked along the bottom. its one of the ones where you keep noticing new details the longer you look at it.
17 colours sounds like alot, and it is, but they all sit in their own zones so the colour changes are manageable. Red apple, yellow pencil, blue ruler, orange scissors, sage green books. Each icon is satin-stitched and separated by a dark grey outline run. Density is about 506 which is light-to-moderate, so even at the top size of 16,004 stitches it wont take forever on the machine. Email me if you run into any colour-matching issues with your thread brand and Ill help you sub in equivalents.
Teachers love this one and I get steady orders for it around back-to-school season in August and september. Its also popular for teacher appreciation week in May. Someone last year ordered 30 of these on canvas tote bags for the whole staff at an elementary school. The compact portrait format, narrowest at 1.97 inches wide, means it fits a shirt pocket perfectly as a badge-style patch.
Stitch on white, cream, light grey, or soft denim fabric for the cleanest colour read. The 17 colours really pop on a plain neutral background. Pop it on a canvas tote for a teacher gift, or use the small sizes on a shirt pocket for a daily classroom look thats fun without being too much.
Use cutaway stabiliser on knit teacher polos and tear-away on woven canvas or cotton twill tote bags. Hoop carefully in portrait orientation since the design is taller than wide at all 9 sizes, and make sure the stabiliser extends past the hoop edge on the long sides.
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.
- Teacher appreciation week giftsStitch on a plain canvas tote and pair it with a coffee gift card for a teacher appreciation gift that took minutes to make
- Back-to-school staff tote bag setsEmbroider a batch of 20 totes for a whole school staff and they actually look like a coordinated set
- Classroom supply bag labelsUse on a small cotton drawstring bag to label art supplies or stationery in a classroom storage area
- School fundraiser personalised pouchesWorks on muslin pouches for school fundraiser gift sets, quick to stitch in batches
- Teacher polo shirt pocket badgeThe narrow 1.97-inch small size sits perfectly on a shirt breast pocket for a daily teacher look
- New teacher welcome gift setPair with a personalised name patch for a welcome gift when a new teacher joins the school
- School librarian apron frontCentre on a canvas half-apron front for a school librarian or craft teacher uniform
- Kids personalised pencil case patchesStitch on a stiff felt patch and sew onto a pencil case or backpack for a back-to-school kid gift
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 1.97 × 3.50 in | 6,395 |
| 2.25 × 4.00 in | 7,394 |
| 2.53 × 4.50 in | 8,448 |
| 2.81 × 5.00 in | 9,528 |
| 3.10 × 5.50 in | 10,703 |
| 3.38 × 6.00 in | 12,013 |
| 3.66 × 6.50 in | 13,367 |
| 3.94 × 7.00 in | 14,578 |
| 4.22 × 7.50 in | 16,004 |
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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