Tree Roots Mandala Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Sketched this one out as a radial root system, not a decorative mandala with petals and symmetry points. The whole structure branches like a real tree does underground, 8 thick root trunks pushing out from the centre, each one forking repeatedly until the outer ring is basically a cloud of tiny fine-tipped tips. From a metre away it reads as a clean circular medallion. Up close its almost organic, every branch at a slightly different angle from the last.

One colour. Black. Zero colour changes, 1 stop, 40 trims in the 4-in version. Dont let that fool you on run time though, at 21,661 stitches for the 4-inch its a real stitch-out, and the 8-inch version hits 35,719 with 272 feet of total thread. Density is 560 with a max stitch of 7mm, so the running stitch lines forming the branches stay tight. Use a firm cutaway stabiliser regardless of fabric weight, the radial tension pulls in every direction simultaneously and a light backing wont hold it flat.

my embroidery software set the satin and I traced each branch family as a continuous path to keep jump trims minimal despite the branching complexity. Stitch the 6-in build across natural linen and the result looks more like a botanical woodcut print than machine embroidery. Run the 4-in piece on a plain canvas pouch for a quick project. Add a water-soluble topping on linen if you want the finest outer branch tips to stay crisp.

Five sizes: 3.99 x 4.00, 4.99 x 5.00, 5.99 x 6.00, 6.99 x 7.00, and 7.98 x 8.00 inches. A customer stitched the 6-in run onto a linen tote last week and recieved so many questions about whether it was screen printed that she had to explain it was sewn. Thats the effect.