Swallowtail Butterfly
Swallowtail Butterfly is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 95.4 × 81.3 mm with 10,270 stitches in 7 thread colors. Expect roughly 17 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
- 7
- Stitches
- 10,270
- Design Size
- 95.4 × 81.3 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 4" × 4" (100 × 100 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~17 min
- Color Changes
- 6
- Trims
- 2
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
Download Files
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Stitching Color Sequence
Thread order as programmed in the file — follow along at your machine.
| # | Thread | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 208 · 12 | 3,589 |
| 2 | 339 · 36 | 356 |
| 3 | 405 · 2 | 350 |
| 4 | 800 · 5 | 96 |
| 5 | 900 · 20 | 5,410 |
| 6 | 339 · 36 | 143 |
| 7 | 900 · 20 | 308 |
About This Design
This yellow swallowtail butterfly design stitches out at 95.4 × 81.3 mm (3.8 × 3.2 in) and uses 7 thread colors across 6 color changes. Total count is 10,270 stitches at a density of about 132.4 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~17 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 6, automatic trims: 2
- 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 132.4 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 95.4 × 81.3 mm reach for a 5×7 in hoop.
Thread Colors in This Design
The file carries 7 thread colors — these are the DMC references programmed into it:
- 208 12
- 339 36
- 405 2
- 800 5
- 900 20
- 339 36
- 900 20
Stitching Notes
7 colors across 6 changes makes this a real thread-management job: lay the spools out in sequence order first and keep the color chart to hand. 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 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.
