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Details
- Size
- 69 × 66 mm
- Stitches
- 8,238
- Colours
- 5
- Stitching time
- ≈ 18 min (700 stitches/min)
- Recommended hoop
- 10 × 10 cm
- Formats
- PES · JEF · VP3 · DST · EXP · HUS
- Category
- Shapes and frames
Threads to prepare
- White #fcfcfd
- Navy #073360
- Cream #e8ddbc
- Navy #02032d
- Slate blue #2f5980
About this design
Symmetrical Central Border shows a diagonal frieze: a navy stem runs across the design, framed by scrolls, small leaves and finely drawn spirals. At the centre, a star-shaped rosette in navy, cream and blue-grey anchors this symmetrical, ornamental composition.
At 69 × 66 mm it sits nicely in the corner of a tea towel, on the flap of a pouch or at the edge of a cushion, and it can be repeated as a border along a tote bag. Choose a plain, closely woven fabric such as linen or natural cotton so the fine lines stay crisp; a tear-away stabiliser is enough. On an ecru background, this machine embroidery keeps all its contrast.
How to stitch it
- Prepare 5 threads: white, navy, cream, navy, slate blue. The names give the closest shade; pick the one you like in your thread brand.
- Hoop the fabric in a 10 × 10 cm hoop with a stabiliser: tear-away for woven fabric (cotton, linen, canvas), cut-away for stretchy fabric (T-shirt, sweatshirt, bodysuit).
- Stitch the colours in this order: white → navy → cream → navy → slate blue → navy → white → cream → navy. The machine stops at each thread change (8 changes, 53 trims).
- Allow about 18 minutes at 700 stitches per minute, 8,238 stitches in all.
- For another size, open the design in the studio rather than enlarging it on the machine: the stitches are recalculated and the density stays right.
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Updated 2026-10-17.