Dressed Bears Fashion Row

About This Design

This row of dressed bears with text design stitches out at 208.8 × 128.5 mm (8.2 × 5.1 in) and uses 12 thread colors across 12 color changes. Total count is 14,346 stitches at a density of about 53.5 stitches/cm².

At The Machine

• Estimated stitch-out time: ~24 minutes at 600 spm
• Color changes: 12, automatic trims: 53
• 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 53.5 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 208.8 × 128.5 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:

• 958 Dark Sea Green
• 798 Dark Delft Blue
• 3746 Dark Blue Violet
• 3607 Light Plum
• 434 Light Brown
• 415 Pearl Gray
• 321 Red
• 899 Medium Rose
• 900 Dark Burnt Orange
• 743 Medium Yellow
• 704 Bright Chartreuse
• 561 Very Dark Jade

Stitching Notes

12 colors across 12 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.