Rocking Horse Motif
Rocking Horse Motif is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 89.7 × 108.0 mm with 9,331 stitches in 12 thread colors. Expect roughly 16 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
- 12
- Stitches
- 9,331
- Design Size
- 89.7 × 108 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 5" × 7" (130 × 180 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~16 min
- Color Changes
- 11
- Trims
- 5
- 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 | 958 · Dark Sea Green | 90 |
| 2 | 815 · Medium Garnet | 92 |
| 3 | 798 · Dark Delft Blue | 902 |
| 4 | 776 · Medium Pink | 178 |
| 5 | 3746 · Dark Blue Violet | 1,955 |
| 6 | 721 · Medium Orange Spice | 1,657 |
| 7 | 3607 · Light Plum | 2,349 |
| 8 | 444 · Dark Lemon | 127 |
| 9 | 434 · Light Brown | 124 |
| 10 | 702 · Kelly Green | 142 |
About This Design
This rocking horse design stitches out at 89.7 × 108.0 mm (3.5 × 4.3 in) and uses 12 thread colors across 11 color changes. Total count is 9,331 stitches at a density of about 96.3 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~16 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 11, automatic trims: 5
- 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 96.3 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 89.7 × 108.0 mm reach for a 5×7 in hoop.
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:
- 958 Dark Sea Green
- 815 Medium Garnet
- 798 Dark Delft Blue
- 776 Medium Pink
- 3746 Dark Blue Violet
- 721 Medium Orange Spice
- 3607 Light Plum
- 444 Dark Lemon
- 434 Light Brown
- 702 Kelly Green
- 415 Pearl Gray
- 3013 Light Khaki Green
Stitching Notes
12 colors across 11 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
12 colors — DMC floss
This file format doesn't store thread colors — the colors shown are a suggested palette. Swap in any threads you like.
- 958Dark Sea Green
- 815Medium Garnet
- 798Dark Delft Blue
- 776Medium Pink
- 3746Dark Blue Violet
- 721Medium Orange Spice
- 3607Light Plum
- 444Dark Lemon
