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Details
- Size
- 70 × 66 mm
- Stitches
- 10,884
- Colours
- 5
- Stitching time
- ≈ 21 min (700 stitches/min)
- Recommended hoop
- 10 × 10 cm
- Formats
- PES · JEF · VP3 · DST · EXP · HUS
- Category
- Shapes and frames
Threads to prepare
- White #fefefb
- Turquoise #6d9c9b
- Beige #dfbf86
- Sage green #accec6
- Black #282520
About this design
Waves and Scrolls Border shows a row of stylised waves curling into spirals, in white, turquoise and sage green, resting on a striped beige band that rises diagonally. A black outline frames every shape, giving it a graphic feel close to Japanese prints.
This border sits nicely along the bottom of a tote bag, on a kitchen towel, down the side of a pouch or in the corner of a bath towel. On a medium cotton canvas, a cut-away stabiliser is enough; on terry cloth, add a water-soluble film on top so the black outlines stay crisp. An ecru or navy background makes the scrolls stand out in machine embroidery.
How to stitch it
- Prepare 5 threads: white, turquoise, beige, sage green, black. 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 → turquoise → beige → sage green → black → white → beige → sage green → turquoise. The machine stops at each thread change (8 changes, 53 trims).
- Allow about 21 minutes at 700 stitches per minute, 10,884 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.