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Details
- Size
- 66 × 70 mm
- Stitches
- 11,521
- Colours
- 7
- Stitching time
- ≈ 22 min (700 stitches/min)
- Recommended hoop
- 10 × 10 cm
- Formats
- PES · JEF · VP3 · DST · EXP · HUS
- Category
- Cute animals
Threads to prepare
- Salmon #d96f5d
- White #fffefd
- Pale pink #f9cbca
- Light grey #bfac9b
- Black #29282c
- Salmon #e89a6b
- Salmon #c05b4c
About this design
The Highland cow shows a russet cow's head seen from three quarters, with a long shaggy fringe falling over the eyes, two large curved white horns and a light grey muzzle. A small pale pink flower sits near the ear. The strong black outlines and drawn strands give an illustrated look, gentle and easy to read even at a small size.
At 66 × 70 mm, it suits a bib, a pouch, a tote bag or the pocket of a sweatshirt. On stretchy knit, use a cut-away stabiliser, and choose a light background, ecru or beige, so the reddish coat stands out in your machine embroidery.
How to stitch it
- Prepare 7 threads: salmon, white, pale pink, light grey, black, salmon, salmon. 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: salmon → white → pale pink → light grey → black → salmon → black → salmon → salmon → light grey. The machine stops at each thread change (9 changes, 42 trims).
- Allow about 22 minutes at 700 stitches per minute, 11,521 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 2026-10-18.