This is a tribal dragon done in flat bold black with red fire curling through it. The whole body is coiled tight, head pulled back like its about to snap forward. Theres a real aggressive energy to it and the design stays readable through every reduction, which suprised me when I first stitched it out on a 3-inch hoop.
2 colours only: Black is the main body, all satin directional fills, and the Red comes in for the flame shapes weaving between the scales. Just 1 colour change. Tribal pathwork came together in digitising tools on first pass and the density is set at 1030 so it sits dense and flat without getting stiff on the fabric.
5 sizes available, running from 2.89 inches wide up to 6.17 inches wide. Stitch counts go from 20,483 up to 47,643. Pop a firm cutaway stabiliser behind it and youre good. The red sections especially need that stabiliser since they sit inside the black outline and any shifting shows fast on something this sharp.
And its not just for biker stuff either. Ive had people order this for gym bags, band merch jackets, and one customer last month put it on the back of a dark red corduroy shirt which looked better than I expected. Works on black, dark navy, charcoal, and deep red fabrics best. Light backgrounds wash out the contrast between the black fill and the white topping flash. Got a tricky fabric or need a size tweak? Holler and Ill sort 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.
- Back panel on a black leather biker jacketThe 6.17-inch size fills a jacket back panel without needing to scale up past the digitised range.
- Left chest on a dark navy gym hoodieDark navy fleece hoodies let the black and red pop without needing contrast topping.
- Full front design on a heavyweight black teeBand merch runs heavy on tribal graphics and this one holds up after repeated washing.
- Patch base on denim for iron-on backingCutaway stabiliser keeps the patch flat when hooped for iron-on backing application.
- Side panel on a gym bag or duffleCanvas bags take dense satin fills well and the firm cutaway stops pull on the handles.
- Left sleeve on a sports performance jacketThe 2.89-inch smallest size fits a cap visor panel when rotated slightly diagonal.
- Hat brim or structured cap crown panelPolyester performance fabric needs a water-soluble topping layer to keep the red satin crisp.
Dimensions
5 sizes included. Stitch counts shown for the largest colorway.
| Size (in) | Stitches |
|---|---|
| 2.89 × 3.50 in | 20,483 |
| 3.71 × 4.50 in | 26,561 |
| 4.53 × 5.50 in | 33,159 |
| 5.35 × 6.50 in | 40,139 |
| 6.17 × 7.50 in | 47,643 |
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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Reyazul Masud Riham, hand-drawing every design on this site
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