Tulip Border
Tulip Border is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 395.6 × 68.4 mm with 19,840 stitches in 4 thread colors. Expect roughly 33 minutes of stitch-out time on a home machine. Download it below in DST format, ready to transfer to your machine.
Pattern Details
- Craft
- Machine Embroidery
- Colors
- 4
- Stitches
- 19,840
- Design Size
- 395.6 × 68.4 mm
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~33 min
- Color Changes
- 3
- Trims
- 27
- Difficulty
- Advanced
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. This file format doesn't store thread colors — the colors shown are a suggested palette. Swap in any threads you like.
| # | Thread | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 472 · Ultra Light Avocado | 10,640 |
| 2 | 780 · Ultra Very Dark Topaz | 1,866 |
| 3 | 444 · Dark Lemon | 6,360 |
| 4 | 3777 · Very Dark Terra Cotta | 700 |
About This Design
This tulip border design stitches out at 395.6 × 68.4 mm (15.6 × 2.7 in) and uses 4 thread colors across 3 color changes. Total count is 19,840 stitches at a density of about 73.3 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~33 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 3, automatic trims: 27
- 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 73.3 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 395.6 × 68.4 mm this needs a large-format hoop, or splitting across several hoopings with alignment marks — check it against your machine's maximum field first.
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:
- 472 Ultra Light Avocado
- 780 Ultra Very Dark Topaz
- 444 Dark Lemon
- 3777 Very Dark Terra Cotta
Stitching Notes
With 4 colors and 3 changes you can pre-wind the whole set before you start and never leave the machine. 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
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.
