Bonsai Rock Garden
Bonsai Rock Garden is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 117.6 × 79.6 mm with 8,985 stitches in 3 thread colors. Expect roughly 15 minutes of stitch-out time on a home machine. Download it below in DST format, ready to transfer to your machine.
Pattern Details
- Craft
- Machine Embroidery
- Colors
- 3
- Stitches
- 8,985
- Design Size
- 117.6 × 79.6 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 5" × 7" (130 × 180 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~15 min
- Color Changes
- 2
- Trims
- 2
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
Download Files
Free for personal stitching. Need another format (DST, JEF, EXP…)? More formats are on the way. Design License →
Stitching Color Sequence
Thread order as programmed in the file — follow along at your machine. This file format doesn't store thread colors — the colors shown are a suggested palette. Swap in any threads you like.
| # | Thread | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3705 · Dark Melon | 3,018 |
| 2 | 317 · Pewter Gray | 3,247 |
| 3 | 434 · Light Brown | 2,682 |
About This Design
This bonsai design stitches out at 117.6 × 79.6 mm (4.6 × 3.1 in) and uses 3 thread colors across 2 color changes. Total count is 8,985 stitches at a density of about 96.0 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~15 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 2, automatic trims: 2
- Follow the color sequence table above — thread numbers refer to the chart programmed in the file; match them to your brand by color.
Fabric & Hooping
At about 96.0 stitches/cm² the fill is moderate: one layer of medium-weight cut-away handles most wovens, while knits want a second layer or a fusible backing. At 117.6 × 79.6 mm reach for a 5×7 in hoop.
Thread Colors in This Design
DST files store stitch data but no thread information, so the colors below are our suggested DMC match. Swap in whatever you have in a similar shade:
- 3705 Dark Melon
- 317 Pewter Gray
- 434 Light Brown
Stitching Notes
With 3 colors and 2 changes you can pre-wind the whole set before you start and never leave the machine. DST stores stitch data only, which is why the color list is a suggestion rather than the digitizer's original choice.
What to Make With It
Motifs like this scatter well — single placements on pockets and yokes, or repeated across a quilt block, a set of napkins or a child's blanket. It reads the same at any orientation, so placement is forgiving.
