Lipstick
Lipstick is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 46.0 × 44.8 mm with 2,879 stitches in 8 thread colors. Expect roughly 5 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
- 8
- Stitches
- 2,879
- Design Size
- 46 × 44.8 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 4" × 4" (100 × 100 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~5 min
- Color Changes
- 7
- Trims
- 6
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
Download Files
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Stitching Color Sequence
Thread order as programmed in the file — follow along at your machine.
| # | Thread | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 017 · 53 | 267 |
| 2 | 085 · 43 | 297 |
| 3 | 612 · 9 | 358 |
| 4 | 086 · 25 | 373 |
| 5 | 205 · 13 | 592 |
| 6 | 001 · 29 | 313 |
| 7 | 214 · 11 | 149 |
| 8 | 070 · 4 | 502 |
About This Design
This lipstick tube design stitches out at 46.0 × 44.8 mm (1.8 × 1.8 in) and uses 8 thread colors across 7 color changes. Total count is 2,879 stitches at a density of about 139.7 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~5 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 7, automatic trims: 6
- 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 139.7 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 46.0 × 44.8 mm a 4×4 in hoop is plenty.
Thread Colors in This Design
The file carries 8 thread colors — these are the DMC references programmed into it:
- 017 53
- 085 43
- 612 9
- 086 25
- 205 13
- 001 29
- 214 11
- 070 4
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. 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 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.
