Welcome Vertical Christmas Lights Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Stitched this layout out because I kept seeing people ask for a welcome design with a bit more going on than just the word on its own. The string-lights framing is what makes it, two black cords that run the full length with red bulbs and green leaf shapes spaced along them, flanking every single letter in the stack.

The W-E-L-C-O-M-E letters are a chunky red serif fill, not too heavy, not too light. Each one is roughly square-ish in its own space so the whole column reads as a clean rectangle rather than an uneven jumble. The cords themselves have a slight natural wave to them in the digitising, its not rigid, looks more like a wire that someone actually hung rather than a drawn line. That lil detail is what I get messages about most, people notice it when they see it stitched up.

3 colours and 2 changes per the my workhorse software file. Density is around 481 so its on the medium side, wont be stiff on most fabrics. Email me your fabric type if youre unsure what stabiliser to use and Ill give you a straight answer. Smallest hoop at 3.51 x 1.19 in runs 4,020 stitches, largest at 7.51 x 2.54 in runs 9,166 stitches. Use cutaway stabiliser throughout and a light topping on any textured weave to keep the red satin crisp.

Works year-round as a welcome sign on a fabric panel by the door, not just for December. A customer ran the 6.51-inch version on a burlap panel with a wood dowel hanger and it looked like something youd pay alot for at a Christmas market stall.