ST 2005 Football Text

About This Design

This football text design stitches out at 111.6 × 83.7 mm (4.4 × 3.3 in) and uses 8 thread colors across 7 color changes. Total count is 8,989 stitches at a density of about 96.2 stitches/cm².

At The Machine

• Estimated stitch-out time: ~15 minutes at 600 spm
• Color changes: 7, automatic trims: 12
• 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 96.2 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 111.6 × 83.7 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:

• 208 Very Dark Lavender
• 3746 Dark Blue Violet
• 931 Medium Antique Blue
• 820 Very Dark Royal Blue
• 798 Dark Delft Blue
• 996 Medium Electric Blue
• 807 Peacock Blue
• 958 Dark Sea Green

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. 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

Lettering at this size suits shirt cuffs and collars, pockets, tote panels and towel borders — anywhere a name or initial needs to sit cleanly on a flat surface. Keep the backing firm so the strokes hold their shape.