Folk Border with Sheep
Folk Border with Sheep is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 59.0 × 27.5 mm with 2,255 stitches in 6 thread colors. Expect roughly 4 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
- 6
- Stitches
- 2,255
- Design Size
- 59 × 27.5 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 4" × 4" (100 × 100 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~4 min
- Color Changes
- 5
- Trims
- 9
- 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.
| # | Thread | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 · Light Brown | 422 |
| 2 | 29 · White | 925 |
| 3 | 56 · Moss Green | 143 |
| 4 | 13 · Yellow | 284 |
| 5 | 5 · Red | 154 |
| 6 | 26 · Light Brown | 297 |
About This Design
This folk border with sheep and figure design stitches out at 59.0 × 27.5 mm (2.3 × 1.1 in) and uses 6 thread colors across 5 color changes. Total count is 2,255 stitches at a density of about 139.0 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~4 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 5, automatic trims: 9
- 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 139.0 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 59.0 × 27.5 mm a 4×4 in hoop is plenty.
Thread Colors in This Design
The file carries 6 thread colors — these are the DMC references programmed into it:
- 26 Light Brown
- 29 White
- 56 Moss Green
- 13 Yellow
- 5 Red
- 26 Light Brown
Stitching Notes
With 6 colors and 5 changes you can pre-wind the whole set before you start and never leave the machine. 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 border repeats well along table runners, pillowcase edges, curtain hems and quilt sashing. Stitch one repeat on scrap and measure it, then work out how many repeats your piece needs before you hoop the real fabric.
