Elephant with Bowtie
Elephant with Bowtie is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 69.1 × 92.5 mm with 7,210 stitches in 11 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
- 11
- Stitches
- 7,210
- Design Size
- 69.1 × 92.5 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 4" × 4" (100 × 100 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~12 min
- Color Changes
- 10
- Trims
- 24
- 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 | 472 · Ultra Light Avocado | 152 |
| 2 | 909 · Very Dark Emerald | 267 |
| 3 | 958 · Dark Sea Green | 136 |
| 4 | 798 · Dark Delft Blue | 792 |
| 5 | 3746 · Dark Blue Violet | 44 |
| 6 | 3607 · Light Plum | 386 |
| 7 | 434 · Light Brown | 397 |
| 8 | 415 · Pearl Gray | 408 |
| 9 | 321 · Red | 40 |
| 10 | 899 · Medium Rose | 930 |
About This Design
This elephant with bowtie design stitches out at 69.1 × 92.5 mm (2.7 × 3.6 in) and uses 11 thread colors across 10 color changes. Total count is 7,210 stitches at a density of about 112.8 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~12 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 10, automatic trims: 24
- 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 112.8 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 69.1 × 92.5 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:
- 472 Ultra Light Avocado
- 909 Very Dark Emerald
- 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
Stitching Notes
11 colors across 10 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
11 colors — DMC floss
This file format doesn't store thread colors — the colors shown are a suggested palette. Swap in any threads you like.
- 472Ultra Light Avocado
- 909Very Dark Emerald
- 958Dark Sea Green
- 798Dark Delft Blue
- 3746Dark Blue Violet
- 3607Light Plum
- 434Light Brown
- 415Pearl Gray
