Woman with Headphones Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Ok so this is the woman with headphones piece and shes properly serene. Profile portrait of a black woman with her locs piled up into a high bun, a white headband wrapped around the front, eyes closed, red lipstick, gold hoop in her ear, big silver headphones on. Her white blouse falls open at the neckline with a thin gold chain. Twelve colours total, the most detailed portrait in this batch.

The locs use directional satin running outward from the bun in clean strands, each loc sewn separately so the texture catches light just like real twisted hair. Skin tones layer warm brown over a darker base with a subtle peach blush on the cheek. Headphone cups stitch out in soft sage-grey satin with a darker shadow rim and a small white-silver highlight. A density of 1055 spi runs heavy and the biggest size pushes 32k stitches so its a serious sit-down stitchout.

I made this one for music-lover apparel, headphone brand collabs, podcast tote merch and culture-themed gifts. The tiny is 1.91 by 3.5 inches and the largest hits 4.1 by 7.49, so itll work on a tote panel or chest of a sweatshirt but not a small pocket. A customer ordered the 6-inch last summer for a tote bag bundle she gave at her sisters music industry brunch. She said her sister recieved compliments all afternoon. Made my whole week honestly.

Once you pick fabric, go for cream tee shirts, sage french terry, soft denim jackets, oatmeal canvas totes. Skip dark navy and black, the deep brown skin tones and dark locs will lose definition against the dark fabric. Avoid heavy minky and thick fleece, the fine facial features need a smooth weave to read crisp. Cotton, linen and twill all hold this one beautifully. White blouse needs a touch more contrast.

Use a heavyweight cutaway stabiliser, this design eats stab. Float a sheet of mesh stab underneath if youre stitching onto loose woven linen, the dense skin fill will pull lighter weaves out of shape. Slow the machine down for the colour changes through the face, twelve colours means alot of thread swaps and the tones layer in a specific order. Best to follow the colour sequence printed on the PDF. Text the shop chat if a tone reads cold and Ill rework that pass for ya.