Paisley Drop Border
Paisley Drop Border is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 46.9 × 355.5 mm with 10,795 stitches in 11 thread colors. Expect roughly 18 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
- 11
- Stitches
- 10,795
- Design Size
- 46.9 × 355.5 mm
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~18 min
- Color Changes
- 10
- Trims
- 30
- 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 | 909 · Very Dark Emerald | 1,312 |
| 2 | 815 · Medium Garnet | 852 |
| 3 | 3746 · Dark Blue Violet | 2,599 |
| 4 | 444 · Dark Lemon | 1,225 |
| 5 | 415 · Pearl Gray | 1,317 |
| 6 | 996 · Medium Electric Blue | 327 |
| 7 | 900 · Dark Burnt Orange | 818 |
| 8 | 780 · Ultra Very Dark Topaz | 364 |
| 9 | 561 · Very Dark Jade | 791 |
| 10 | 3705 · Dark Melon | 436 |
About This Design
This paisley border design stitches out at 46.9 × 355.5 mm (1.8 × 14.0 in) and uses 11 thread colors across 10 color changes. Total count is 10,795 stitches at a density of about 64.7 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~18 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 10, automatic trims: 30
- 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 64.7 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 46.9 × 355.5 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:
- 909 Very Dark Emerald
- 815 Medium Garnet
- 3746 Dark Blue Violet
- 444 Dark Lemon
- 415 Pearl Gray
- 996 Medium Electric Blue
- 900 Dark Burnt Orange
- 780 Ultra Very Dark Topaz
- 561 Very Dark Jade
- 3705 Dark Melon
- 208 Very Dark Lavender
Stitching Notes
11 colors across 10 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
11 colors — DMC floss
This file format doesn't store thread colors — the colors shown are a suggested palette. Swap in any threads you like.
- 909Very Dark Emerald
- 815Medium Garnet
- 3746Dark Blue Violet
- 444Dark Lemon
- 415Pearl Gray
- 996Medium Electric Blue
- 900Dark Burnt Orange
- 780Ultra Very Dark Topaz
