Roses
Roses is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 46.1 × 26.4 mm with 3,189 stitches in 4 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.
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Stitching Color Sequence
Thread order as programmed in the file — follow along at your machine.
| # | Thread | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 509 · 37 | 317 |
| 2 | 808 · 44 | 337 |
| 3 | 339 · 36 | 1,426 |
| 4 | 800 · 5 | 1,101 |
About This Design
This pair of red roses design stitches out at 46.1 × 26.4 mm (1.8 × 1.0 in) and uses 4 thread colors across 3 color changes. Total count is 3,189 stitches at a density of about 262.0 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~5 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 3
- 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 262.0 stitches/cm² this is a dense fill that pulls hard on the fabric. Back it with firm cut-away, add a water-soluble topping on towelling or fleece, and pick a stable woven over anything stretchy. At 46.1 × 26.4 mm a 4×4 in hoop is plenty.
Thread Colors in This Design
The file carries 4 thread colors — these are the DMC references programmed into it:
- 509 37
- 808 44
- 339 36
- 800 5
Stitching Notes
With 4 colors and 3 changes you can pre-wind the whole set before you start and never leave the machine. Being a PES file, the thread assignments come embedded, so most machines will display the color list for you.
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.