Gingerbread Man
Gingerbread Man is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 40.4 × 50.7 mm with 2,668 stitches in 5 thread colors. Expect roughly 4 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
- 5
- Stitches
- 2,668
- Design Size
- 40.4 × 50.7 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 4" × 4" (100 × 100 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~4 min
- Color Changes
- 4
- Trims
- 7
- Difficulty
- Beginner
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 | 415 · Pearl Gray | 1,901 |
| 2 | 899 · Medium Rose | 52 |
| 3 | 743 · Medium Yellow | 210 |
| 4 | 561 · Very Dark Jade | 91 |
| 5 | 820 · Very Dark Royal Blue | 382 |
About This Design
This gingerbread cookie figure design stitches out at 40.4 × 50.7 mm (1.6 × 2.0 in) and uses 5 thread colors across 4 color changes. Total count is 2,668 stitches at a density of about 130.3 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~4 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 4, automatic trims: 7
- 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 130.3 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 40.4 × 50.7 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:
- 415 Pearl Gray
- 899 Medium Rose
- 743 Medium Yellow
- 561 Very Dark Jade
- 820 Very Dark Royal Blue
Stitching Notes
With 5 colors and 4 changes you can pre-wind the whole set before you start and never leave the machine. 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
Motifs like this scatter well — single placements on pockets and yokes, or repeated across a quilt block, a set of napkins or a child's blanket. It reads the same at any orientation, so placement is forgiving.
