Paisley Border Strip
Paisley Border Strip is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 341.7 × 201.1 mm with 18,543 stitches in 9 thread colors. Expect roughly 31 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
- 9
- Stitches
- 18,543
- Design Size
- 341.7 × 201.1 mm
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~31 min
- Color Changes
- 9
- Trims
- 4
- 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 | 996 · Medium Electric Blue | 1,042 |
| 2 | 900 · Dark Burnt Orange | 1,416 |
| 3 | 780 · Ultra Very Dark Topaz | 1,242 |
| 4 | 561 · Very Dark Jade | 5,233 |
| 5 | 3705 · Dark Melon | 3,124 |
| 6 | 208 · Very Dark Lavender | 1,987 |
| 7 | 472 · Ultra Light Avocado | 1,617 |
| 8 | 317 · Pewter Gray | 1,380 |
| 9 | 798 · Dark Delft Blue | 1,222 |
About This Design
This paisley border design stitches out at 341.7 × 201.1 mm (13.5 × 7.9 in) and uses 9 thread colors across 9 color changes. Total count is 18,543 stitches at a density of about 27.0 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~31 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 9, automatic trims: 4
- 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 27.0 stitches/cm² this is an open, low-density fill, so it sits happily on quilting cotton, linen or lightweight shirting with a single layer of tear-away behind it. At 341.7 × 201.1 mm this needs a large-format hoop, or splitting across several hoopings with alignment marks — check it against your machine's maximum field first.
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:
- 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
9 colors across 9 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 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.
Categories
Thread Palette
9 colors — DMC floss
This file format doesn't store thread colors — the colors shown are a suggested palette. Swap in any threads you like.
- 996Medium Electric Blue
- 900Dark Burnt Orange
- 780Ultra Very Dark Topaz
- 561Very Dark Jade
- 3705Dark Melon
- 208Very Dark Lavender
- 472Ultra Light Avocado
- 317Pewter Gray
