Children Holding Hands
Children Holding Hands is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 94.4 × 31.1 mm with 4,314 stitches in 10 thread colors. Expect roughly 7 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
- 10
- Stitches
- 4,314
- Design Size
- 94.4 × 31.1 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 4" × 4" (100 × 100 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~7 min
- Color Changes
- 9
- Trims
- 23
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
Download Files
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Stitching Color Sequence
Thread order as programmed in the file — follow along at your machine.
| # | Thread | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 · Dark Brown | 1,172 |
| 2 | 29 · White | 451 |
| 3 | 42 · Flesh Pink | 358 |
| 4 | 5 · Red | 575 |
| 5 | 13 · Yellow | 356 |
| 6 | 2 · Blue | 446 |
| 7 | 42 · Flesh Pink | 374 |
| 8 | 24 · Dark Brown | 214 |
| 9 | 5 · Red | 256 |
| 10 | 29 · White | 46 |
About This Design
This row of children holding hands design stitches out at 94.4 × 31.1 mm (3.7 × 1.2 in) and uses 10 thread colors across 9 color changes. Total count is 4,314 stitches at a density of about 146.9 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~7 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 9, automatic trims: 23
- 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 146.9 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 94.4 × 31.1 mm reach for a 5×7 in hoop.
Thread Colors in This Design
The file carries 10 thread colors — these are the DMC references programmed into it:
- 24 Dark Brown
- 29 White
- 42 Flesh Pink
- 5 Red
- 13 Yellow
- 2 Blue
- 42 Flesh Pink
- 24 Dark Brown
- 5 Red
- 29 White
Stitching Notes
10 colors across 9 changes makes this a real thread-management job: lay the spools out in sequence order first and keep the color chart to hand. Being a PES file, the thread assignments come embedded, so most machines will display the color list for you.
What to Make With It
A picture-style design wants a flat, stable surface where it can be seen whole: a framed hoop piece, a quilt centre, a cushion front or the back of a jacket. Avoid stretchy garments, which distort the shape.
