Santa's sleigh with the inscription Machine Embroidery Design - 2 sizes

By knowing the speed of your embroidery machine, you can find out how long it will take to embroider a design.
To use the embroidery calculator, click on the number of stitches in the product description.

Size: 122.9x178.6 mm (4.84x7.03 "), Stitches: 17590
Size: 136.7x198.6 mm (5.38x7.82 "), Stitches: 19937
Formats: .dst, .jef, .pec, .vip, .hus, .pes, .exp, .sew, .dat, xxx, vp3

What is “floating”?

It’s a method of “avoiding” regular hooping when a fabric is bonded (with the help of various techniques: pins, sticky tape, basting, temporary spray adhesive, etc.) to a hooped stabilizer. Floating with self-adhesive stabilizers is recommended for items that can’t be hooped and also can’t be bonded otherwise.

Example: machine embroidery of a silk blouse. Silk is a really delicate fabric. It doesn’t like being hooped as its fibers might get damaged. Also, excessive needle punching isn’t advised because holes from the needles just won’t close. So, the machine embroidery of a silk blouse will have you floating the garment on a self-adhesive type of stabilizer.

Note: With silk, you might want to stay away from temporary spray adhesives as they could leave stains on the delicate fabric.

Go on reading our blog Choosing fabric for machine embroidery. Part 1

This design has been tested and reviewed to ensure top quality. Test stitch the design, or portions of it, before stitching it onto your final item, as results may vary depending on fabric and stabilizer combination.

Please don't sell or trade the embroidery file.