Two-colour calligraphy text piece, 5 sizes, and it's one of those designs that does more than it looks like it should. Teaching fills the top half in a big sweeping decorative calligraphy with looping ascenders, the t-crossbar flows into a long decorative tail and the g descends into a curl that sweeps back under the word. Two tiny red heart accents sit inside open loops in the letterforms, they look like theyre just part of the design until you notice them properly. Black thread, dense satin fills on the thick strokes, hairline running stitch on the thin entry lines.
Below that, is a in a smaller upright roman sits between two decorative flourish lines, then WORK OF in medium caps carries the weight of the middle. The last word, heart, drops in at the same scale as teaching but in a bold red flowing script with thick satin strokes and a connected-loop style. The h opens with a looped accent heart that feeds right into the letter stem and the whole word closes with a decorative tail curl underlining the final t descender.
Two colours, which is the right call for a sentiment piece. Keeps it focused and reads cleanly on almost anything. Five sizes from 2.74 by 3.01 inches up to 6.37 by 7.01 inches. Stitches run from 6,508 on the smallest to 15,876 on the largest. Low density at 356, so this stitches out faster than it looks and the thread coverage feels soft rather than stiff after washing.
A customer who makes personalised gifts for newly qualified teachers wrote to me last summer saying she'd been using the 5-inch on cream linen every graduation season for three years and it's still her top seller, beats every novelty teacher mug at her stall. Cant argue with that. Cream linen, warm white cotton or pale blush fabric suits this one best, the black and red read warmly on a light neutral.
Hoop tight, use a medium tearaway and back the fabric well because those long calligraphy strokes pull at the edges when theyre running, and theres no hiding a sag on script letterforms. Try a 4-in size on a card-style fabric gift tag stitched onto ribbon if you want a quick project that still looks like youve spent proper time on 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.
- Graduation gift cushion for a newly qualified teacherSew the 6-in on a sand linen cushion and gift it to a newly qualified teacher at their graduation ceremony, it holds up beautifully as a keepsake
- Framed embroidery hoop art for a classroom wallPop the 5-inch in a wooden embroidery hoop, add a ribbon bow at the top and hang it on a classroom wall as a piece of soft decor
- Personalised tote for teacher appreciation weekUse the medium size on a heavyweight cotton tote, pair it with a set of nice pens and present it on the last day of term
- Cotton tea towel for a teacher who loves a sentimental kitchenRun the 4-inch on a plain cotton tea towel in cream or pale grey for a teacher who appreciates a meaningful kitchen detail
- Fabric gift tag sewn onto a larger presentStitch the smallest size on a sturdy fabric scrap, trim it close and sew it onto ribbon for a reusable gift tag on a larger parcel
- Canvas pencil roll for a teacher who keeps a full desk kitEmbroider the medium version on the outer panel of a canvas roll-up pencil case, it turns a functional gift into something the teacher actually keeps
- End-of-year card panel stitched onto heavyweight card stock backingBack the design with heavy interfacing, mount onto kraft card stock and use it as a premium handmade card that doubles as art
- Handmade banner element for a school ceremony backdropRun multiple 3-inch versions on individual fabric panels and string them together as a garland behind a stage for an end-of-year school celebration
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 2.74 × 3.01 in | 6,508 |
| 3.64 × 4.01 in | 8,627 |
| 4.55 × 5.01 in | 10,820 |
| 5.46 × 6.01 in | 13,292 |
| 6.37 × 7.01 in | 15,876 |
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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