Stars Border
Stars Border is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 93.7 × 30.5 mm with 2,834 stitches in 6 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.
Pattern Details
- Craft
- Machine Embroidery
- Colors
- 6
- Stitches
- 2,834
- Design Size
- 93.7 × 30.5 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 4" × 4" (100 × 100 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~5 min
- Color Changes
- 5
- Trims
- 10
- 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.
| # | Thread | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 017 · 53 | 449 |
| 2 | 205 · 13 | 502 |
| 3 | 085 · 43 | 720 |
| 4 | 513 · 14 | 366 |
| 5 | 086 · 25 | 103 |
| 6 | 070 · 4 | 662 |
About This Design
This row of stars design stitches out at 93.7 × 30.5 mm (3.7 × 1.2 in) and uses 6 thread colors across 5 color changes. Total count is 2,834 stitches at a density of about 99.2 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~5 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 5, automatic trims: 10
- 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 99.2 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 93.7 × 30.5 mm reach for a 5×7 in hoop.
Thread Colors in This Design
The file carries 6 thread colors — these are the DMC references programmed into it:
- 017 53
- 205 13
- 085 43
- 513 14
- 086 25
- 070 4
Stitching Notes
With 6 colors and 5 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
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.
