Winter Crystal Snowflake Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Six arms, all matching, each one with a narrow diamond-shaped fill running down the centre and two tiny bead tips at the end. I sold a good few of these last winter season and they come back around every November without fail. Its not a freehand sketchy snowflake, its more like the kind of crystal you'd see in a science textbook but stitched out in aqua thread. Very clean lines.

Single colour build, all aqua, no stops between sections just one thread all the way through. The satin density sits at 714 in embroidery software which is dense enough that the diamond fills have some real weight to them and dont look wiry or thin on the fabric. And the centre where all the arms meet is solid so it doesnt look hollow when you pull it off the machine. Hoop with a medium-weight cutaway stabiliser for wovens and cottons. On fleece or thick felt you can usually get away with a cutaway thats abit lighter but dont skip it entirely or those thin arm points will shift.

Four sizes to work with. Smallest is 2 inch at 6,158 stitches, 3 inch hits 9,165 stitches, there are two more larger sizes scaling up to about 5 inch at 15,633 stitches. The 2 inch runs nicely on a shirt collar or a small stocking, the bigger 5-inch version sits well on a blanket front or a winter tote. Run the larger sizes on a stable woven or a thick cotton so the arms hold their shape. But the 2-inch on fleece PJs is probably the most common thing people do with it.

So you get a snowflake thats not trying too hard. No glitter effects, no filled background ring, just the crystal shape. Stitch it once on white fabric and you wont even notice the aqua thread till the light catches it at an angle, which is a nice effect on holiday table linens or a pale grey tee.