Wood Duck Head
Wood Duck Head is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 126.3 × 98.8 mm with 12,169 stitches in 7 thread colors. Expect roughly 20 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
- 7
- Stitches
- 12,169
- Design Size
- 126.3 × 98.8 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 5" × 7" (130 × 180 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~20 min
- Color Changes
- 6
- Trims
- 5
- 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. This file format doesn't store thread colors — the colors shown are a suggested palette. Swap in any threads you like.
| # | Thread | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 958 · Dark Sea Green | 2,244 |
| 2 | 3746 · Dark Blue Violet | 1,252 |
| 3 | 434 · Light Brown | 3,222 |
| 4 | 321 · Red | 456 |
| 5 | 900 · Dark Burnt Orange | 363 |
| 6 | 704 · Bright Chartreuse | 138 |
| 7 | 807 · Peacock Blue | 4,454 |
About This Design
This duck design stitches out at 126.3 × 98.8 mm (5.0 × 3.9 in) and uses 7 thread colors across 6 color changes. Total count is 12,169 stitches at a density of about 97.5 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~20 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 6, automatic trims: 5
- 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 97.5 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 126.3 × 98.8 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:
- 958 Dark Sea Green
- 3746 Dark Blue Violet
- 434 Light Brown
- 321 Red
- 900 Dark Burnt Orange
- 704 Bright Chartreuse
- 807 Peacock Blue
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. 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 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.
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Thread Palette
7 colors — DMC floss
This file format doesn't store thread colors — the colors shown are a suggested palette. Swap in any threads you like.
- 958Dark Sea Green
- 3746Dark Blue Violet
- 434Light Brown
- 321Red
- 900Dark Burnt Orange
- 704Bright Chartreuse
- 807Peacock Blue
