Football Player
Football Player is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 64.6 × 74.3 mm with 7,788 stitches in 8 thread colors. Expect roughly 13 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
- 7,788
- Design Size
- 64.6 × 74.3 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 4" × 4" (100 × 100 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~13 min
- Color Changes
- 7
- Trims
- 10
- 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 | 550 · Very Dark Violet | 1,465 |
| 2 | 900 · Dark Burnt Orange | 429 |
| 3 | 931 · Medium Antique Blue | 767 |
| 4 | 899 · Medium Rose | 1,010 |
| 5 | 996 · Medium Electric Blue | 1,058 |
| 6 | 321 · Red | 794 |
| 7 | 3013 · Light Khaki Green | 452 |
| 8 | 415 · Pearl Gray | 1,742 |
About This Design
This football player design stitches out at 64.6 × 74.3 mm (2.5 × 2.9 in) and uses 8 thread colors across 7 color changes. Total count is 7,788 stitches at a density of about 162.3 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~13 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 7, automatic trims: 10
- 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 162.3 stitches/cm² this is a dense fill that pulls hard on the fabric. Back it with firm cut-away, add a water-soluble topping on towelling or fleece, and pick a stable woven over anything stretchy. At 64.6 × 74.3 mm a 4×4 in hoop is plenty.
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:
- 550 Very Dark Violet
- 900 Dark Burnt Orange
- 931 Medium Antique Blue
- 899 Medium Rose
- 996 Medium Electric Blue
- 321 Red
- 3013 Light Khaki Green
- 415 Pearl Gray
Stitching Notes
8 colors across 7 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
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.
- 550Very Dark Violet
- 900Dark Burnt Orange
- 931Medium Antique Blue
- 899Medium Rose
- 996Medium Electric Blue
- 321Red
- 3013Light Khaki Green
- 415Pearl Gray
