Big tiger face, straight-on portrait, bold black stripes on white fur. And sitting on that very serious face: a pair of oversized round red glasses with chunky frames, and up on top a red polka-dot bow tied just between the ears. Its the contrast of fierce tiger markings plus librarian glasses plus giant bow thats makes people smile when they see it. Three colours only: black, white and a solid red. Surprisingly hard to get that clean red satin on the glasses frames without bleeding but industry tools sorted it.
The fur stitching is proper directional work, satin columns following the cheekbone and jaw lines, fine whisker lines radiating out from the muzzle. Black stripes cut across that pale tiger coat in the classic pattern. Eyes looking straight forward, wide and alert. Polka dots on the bow are small satin circles stitched individually on top of the red fill. At the biggest 7.23-inch size its 61k stitches, smallest 3.38-inch is 25k. 9 sizes total. And those 3 colours keep the thread changes to a minimum which is genuinely nice when youre running a batch.
I get pings about this one from people doing kids back-to-school gear, teacher totes, library reading bags. One customer stitched it on a grey canvas backpack for her daughter last september and the school apparently asked where she got it. Its the glasses that do it, wild animal wearing reading glasses will never not be funny.
Works on white, cream, pale grey, light blue fabric. Black tees dont work here because the pale fur foundation needs a light base to show properly. Pop the 3.51-inch on a small pencil case or canvas pouch. The big 7.23-inch is perfect for a backpack front panel or tote face. Use cutaway stabiliser on woven canvas, medium tearaway on stable cotton. Watch the tension especially on the red bow satin to stop the polka dots sinking into the fill underneath.
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.
- Kids back-to-school canvas backpacksGrey canvas backpack front at 7.23 inches for a school bag instantly recognisable in any hallway.
- Teacher appreciation tote bagsTeacher end-of-year gift across a canvas tote panel with a personalised ribbon, the glasses are the detail that makes it work.
- Library reading bag frontsCanvas library bag with the childs name in chain stitch below the tiger, simple combination but people love it.
- Pencil case and school pouch embroideryCotton pencil case or zip pouch at 3.38 inches, a school accessory that looks genuinely handmade rather than mass-produced.
- Girls birthday party outfit teesBook club tote bags where everyone gets matching tiger reader bags, one of those orders that makes the customer come back.
- Book club tote bags for adultsPale grey tee for a girls birthday party outfit at the mid-size, wild and cute coexist perfectly here.
- Kids bedroom wall hoop artKids bedroom wall pegboard art in a round frame, light enough to sit alongside other prints without taking over.
Dimensions
9 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 3.38 × 3.51 in | 25,463 |
| 3.86 × 4.01 in | 29,597 |
| 4.34 × 4.51 in | 33,855 |
| 4.82 × 5.01 in | 38,080 |
| 5.30 × 5.51 in | 42,606 |
| 5.78 × 6.01 in | 47,178 |
| 6.27 × 6.51 in | 51,818 |
| 6.75 × 7.01 in | 56,598 |
| 7.23 × 7.51 in | 61,867 |
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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