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Details
- Size
- 66 × 69 mm
- Stitches
- 10,616
- Colours
- 6
- Stitching time
- ≈ 19 min (700 stitches/min)
- Recommended hoop
- 10 × 10 cm
- Formats
- PES · JEF · VP3 · DST · EXP · HUS
- Category
- Cute animals
Threads to prepare
- Beige #efc38b
- Cream #fcf1b6
- Cream #fefcdc
- Salmon #b4826b
- Brown #956459
- Burgundy #753a39
About this design
Lion cub shows a small seated lion in profile, head turned towards you, eyes closed and muzzle smiling. His beige mane, drawn with wide rounded locks, frames a plain cream body, and the long tail curves up to a little tuft. The deep red outline gives the whole thing the look of a picture-book drawing, soft and easy to read.
At 66 × 69 mm, it suits a bib, the pocket of a bodysuit or a small snack bag. On jersey, use a cut-away stabiliser and a water-soluble film on top so the mane stays crisp. A natural or pale blue background shows this machine embroidery off nicely.
How to stitch it
- Prepare 6 threads: beige, cream, cream, salmon, brown, burgundy. 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: beige → cream → cream → salmon → brown → burgundy → cream. The machine stops at each thread change (6 changes, 20 trims).
- Allow about 19 minutes at 700 stitches per minute, 10,616 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 2026-09-01.