Tulip and Blossom Cluster

About This Design

This tulip design stitches out at 110.1 × 168.8 mm (4.3 × 6.6 in) and uses 8 thread colors across 8 color changes. Total count is 19,367 stitches at a density of about 104.2 stitches/cm².

At The Machine

• Estimated stitch-out time: ~32 minutes at 600 spm
• Color changes: 8, automatic trims: 16
• 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 104.2 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 110.1 × 168.8 mm plan on 6×10 in or larger, and mark your centre lines before hooping.

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:

• 3705 Dark Melon
• 909 Very Dark Emerald
• 3607 Light Plum
• 899 Medium Rose
• 561 Very Dark Jade
• 3777 Very Dark Terra Cotta
• 776 Medium Pink
• 3013 Light Khaki Green

Stitching Notes

8 colors across 8 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

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.