Decorated Animal Face
Decorated Animal Face is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 76.7 × 92.1 mm with 3,446 stitches in 8 thread colors. Expect roughly 6 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
- 3,446
- Design Size
- 76.7 × 92.1 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 4" × 4" (100 × 100 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~6 min
- Color Changes
- 8
- Trims
- 8
- 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 | 721 · Medium Orange Spice | 75 |
| 2 | 3746 · Dark Blue Violet | 529 |
| 3 | 776 · Medium Pink | 209 |
| 4 | 798 · Dark Delft Blue | 127 |
| 5 | 815 · Medium Garnet | 464 |
| 6 | 958 · Dark Sea Green | 41 |
| 7 | 317 · Pewter Gray | 1,479 |
| 8 | 909 · Very Dark Emerald | 412 |
About This Design
This animal face design stitches out at 76.7 × 92.1 mm (3.0 × 3.6 in) and uses 8 thread colors across 8 color changes. Total count is 3,446 stitches at a density of about 48.8 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~6 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 8, automatic trims: 8
- 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 48.8 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 76.7 × 92.1 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:
- 721 Medium Orange Spice
- 3746 Dark Blue Violet
- 776 Medium Pink
- 798 Dark Delft Blue
- 815 Medium Garnet
- 958 Dark Sea Green
- 317 Pewter Gray
- 909 Very Dark Emerald
Stitching Notes
8 colors across 8 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 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.
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.
- 721Medium Orange Spice
- 3746Dark Blue Violet
- 776Medium Pink
- 798Dark Delft Blue
- 815Medium Garnet
- 958Dark Sea Green
- 317Pewter Gray
- 909Very Dark Emerald
