Butterfly Divider
Butterfly Divider is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 250.3 × 101.3 mm with 6,901 stitches in 8 thread colors. Expect roughly 12 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
- 8
- Stitches
- 6,901
- Design Size
- 250.3 × 101.3 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 6" × 10" (160 × 260 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~12 min
- Color Changes
- 7
- Trims
- 13
- 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 | 899 · Medium Rose | 1,094 |
| 2 | 704 · Bright Chartreuse | 590 |
| 3 | 820 · Very Dark Royal Blue | 1,118 |
| 4 | 738 · Very Light Tan | 572 |
| 5 | 776 · Medium Pink | 1,126 |
| 6 | 702 · Kelly Green | 593 |
| 7 | 931 · Medium Antique Blue | 1,107 |
| 8 | 645 · Very Dark Beaver Gray | 612 |
About This Design
This butterfly divider design stitches out at 250.3 × 101.3 mm (9.9 × 4.0 in) and uses 8 thread colors across 7 color changes. Total count is 6,901 stitches at a density of about 27.2 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~12 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 7, automatic trims: 13
- 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 27.2 stitches/cm² this is an open, low-density fill, so it sits happily on quilting cotton, linen or lightweight shirting with a single layer of tear-away behind it. At 250.3 × 101.3 mm plan on 6×10 in or larger, and mark your centre lines before hooping.
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:
- 899 Medium Rose
- 704 Bright Chartreuse
- 820 Very Dark Royal Blue
- 738 Very Light Tan
- 776 Medium Pink
- 702 Kelly Green
- 931 Medium Antique Blue
- 645 Very Dark Beaver Gray
Stitching Notes
8 colors across 7 changes makes this a real thread-management job: lay the spools out in sequence order first and keep the color chart to hand. 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
A border repeats well along table runners, pillowcase edges, curtain hems and quilt sashing. Stitch one repeat on scrap and measure it, then work out how many repeats your piece needs before you hoop the real fabric.
Categories
Thread Palette
8 colors — DMC floss
This file format doesn't store thread colors — the colors shown are a suggested palette. Swap in any threads you like.
- 899Medium Rose
- 704Bright Chartreuse
- 820Very Dark Royal Blue
- 738Very Light Tan
- 776Medium Pink
- 702Kelly Green
- 931Medium Antique Blue
- 645Very Dark Beaver Gray
