Woman Face Line Art Embroidery Design, Instant Download

The face is almost in profile, head tilted slightly, hands raised up near the cheekbone. The hair flows down and outward in long loose satin strokes that taper at the ends, and the only colour in the whole design is the red lip fill sitting right in the centre. Everything else is black line work, and honestly thats what makes it work.

Its the kind of design that looks expensive on fabric without being complicated. Only 2 colours and one colour change, so youre not wrestling with a stop sequence. The black satin does all the heavy lifting, directional fill on the hair strokes to give them that sense of movement, and that small red satin area on the lips really pops against the dark outlines around it. Looks a bit like a fashion magazine illustration from the 1960s, that kind of hand-drawn editorial quality, but youre stitching it yourself which is kinda the whole point.

Runs from 4,778 stitches at 4 inches to 10,634 at 8 inches. Light for the area covered, density stays low at 237. A customer who makes fashion totes reached out last month after running the 6-inch on black canvas and said it read just as strong in reverse, the white bobbin thread visible on the back looked intentional. On light fabric the black line art is the dominant element. Pair with a white or cream base for cleanest read.

Use medium-weight woven cotton or linen. Tear-away is enough at all sizes here because the stitch density is low. Hoop tight and trust the underlay on the hair sections. Skip dense knits, the flowing hair strokes need a stable base or the directional lines lose their shape on stretchy material.