Fire Ladder Truck
Fire Ladder Truck is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 135.8 × 116.1 mm with 18,909 stitches in 12 thread colors. Expect roughly 32 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
- 12
- Stitches
- 18,909
- Design Size
- 135.8 × 116.1 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 5" × 7" (130 × 180 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~32 min
- Color Changes
- 11
- Trims
- 30
- Difficulty
- Advanced
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 | 3746 · Dark Blue Violet | 189 |
| 2 | 444 · Dark Lemon | 380 |
| 3 | 415 · Pearl Gray | 534 |
| 4 | 996 · Medium Electric Blue | 555 |
| 5 | 900 · Dark Burnt Orange | 1,053 |
| 6 | 780 · Ultra Very Dark Topaz | 3,549 |
| 7 | 561 · Very Dark Jade | 1,522 |
| 8 | 3705 · Dark Melon | 403 |
| 9 | 208 · Very Dark Lavender | 1,272 |
| 10 | 472 · Ultra Light Avocado | 79 |
About This Design
This fire truck design stitches out at 135.8 × 116.1 mm (5.3 × 4.6 in) and uses 12 thread colors across 11 color changes. Total count is 18,909 stitches at a density of about 119.9 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~32 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 11, automatic trims: 30
- 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 119.9 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 135.8 × 116.1 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:
- 3746 Dark Blue Violet
- 444 Dark Lemon
- 415 Pearl Gray
- 996 Medium Electric Blue
- 900 Dark Burnt Orange
- 780 Ultra Very Dark Topaz
- 561 Very Dark Jade
- 3705 Dark Melon
- 208 Very Dark Lavender
- 472 Ultra Light Avocado
- 317 Pewter Gray
- 798 Dark Delft Blue
Stitching Notes
12 colors across 11 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.
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Thread Palette
12 colors — DMC floss
This file format doesn't store thread colors — the colors shown are a suggested palette. Swap in any threads you like.
- 3746Dark Blue Violet
- 444Dark Lemon
- 415Pearl Gray
- 996Medium Electric Blue
- 900Dark Burnt Orange
- 780Ultra Very Dark Topaz
- 561Very Dark Jade
- 3705Dark Melon
