Zigzag Floral Border
Zigzag Floral Border is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 212.0 × 113.6 mm with 7,354 stitches in 7 thread colors. Expect roughly 12 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
- 7,354
- Design Size
- 212 × 113.6 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 6" × 10" (160 × 260 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~12 min
- Color Changes
- 7
- Trims
- 17
- 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 | 702 · Kelly Green | 415 |
| 2 | 3013 · Light Khaki Green | 466 |
| 3 | 996 · Medium Electric Blue | 3,191 |
| 4 | 931 · Medium Antique Blue | 1,860 |
| 5 | 550 · Very Dark Violet | 481 |
| 6 | 780 · Ultra Very Dark Topaz | 348 |
| 7 | 645 · Very Dark Beaver Gray | 261 |
About This Design
This zigzag floral design stitches out at 212.0 × 113.6 mm (8.3 × 4.5 in) and uses 7 thread colors across 7 color changes. Total count is 7,354 stitches at a density of about 30.5 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~12 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 7, automatic trims: 17
- 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 30.5 stitches/cm² this is an open, low-density fill, so it sits happily on quilting cotton, linen or lightweight shirting with a single layer of tear-away behind it. At 212.0 × 113.6 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:
- 702 Kelly Green
- 3013 Light Khaki Green
- 996 Medium Electric Blue
- 931 Medium Antique Blue
- 550 Very Dark Violet
- 780 Ultra Very Dark Topaz
- 645 Very Dark Beaver Gray
Stitching Notes
7 colors across 7 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 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.
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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.
- 702Kelly Green
- 3013Light Khaki Green
- 996Medium Electric Blue
- 931Medium Antique Blue
- 550Very Dark Violet
- 780Ultra Very Dark Topaz
- 645Very Dark Beaver Gray
