Bread
Bread is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 27.2 × 44.8 mm with 2,332 stitches in 3 thread colors. Expect roughly 4 minutes of stitch-out time on a home machine. Download it below in PES format, ready to transfer to your machine.
Pattern Details
- Craft
- Machine Embroidery
- Colors
- 3
- Stitches
- 2,332
- Design Size
- 27.2 × 44.8 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 4" × 4" (100 × 100 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~4 min
- Color Changes
- 2
- Trims
- 0
- Difficulty
- Beginner
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.
| # | Thread | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 · Cream Brown | 610 |
| 2 | 11 · Deep Gold | 870 |
| 3 | 24 · Dark Brown | 846 |
About This Design
This bread loaves in basket design stitches out at 27.2 × 44.8 mm (1.1 × 1.8 in) and uses 3 thread colors across 2 color changes. Total count is 2,332 stitches at a density of about 191.4 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~4 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 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 191.4 stitches/cm² this is a dense fill that pulls hard on the fabric. Back it with firm cut-away, add a water-soluble topping on towelling or fleece, and pick a stable woven over anything stretchy. At 27.2 × 44.8 mm a 4×4 in hoop is plenty.
Thread Colors in This Design
The file carries 3 thread colors — these are the DMC references programmed into it:
- 18 Cream Brown
- 11 Deep Gold
- 24 Dark Brown
Stitching Notes
With 3 colors and 2 changes you can pre-wind the whole set before you start and never leave the machine. Being a PES file, the thread assignments come embedded, so most machines will display the color list for you.
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.
