Butterfly with Thistle
Butterfly with Thistle is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 37.5 × 42.6 mm with 1,705 stitches in 7 thread colors. Expect roughly 3 minutes of stitch-out time on a home machine. Download it below in PES format, ready to transfer to your machine.
Pattern Details
- Craft
- Machine Embroidery
- Colors
- 7
- Stitches
- 1,705
- Design Size
- 37.5 × 42.6 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 4" × 4" (100 × 100 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~3 min
- Color Changes
- 6
- Trims
- 0
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
Download Files
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Stitching Color Sequence
Thread order as programmed in the file — follow along at your machine.
| # | Thread | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 027 · 61 | 229 |
| 2 | 515 · 56 | 152 |
| 3 | 810 · 8 | 134 |
| 4 | 107 · 51 | 191 |
| 5 | 208 · 12 | 98 |
| 6 | 010 · 18 | 414 |
| 7 | 058 · 24 | 473 |
About This Design
This butterfly with thistle design stitches out at 37.5 × 42.6 mm (1.5 × 1.7 in) and uses 7 thread colors across 6 color changes. Total count is 1,705 stitches at a density of about 106.7 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~3 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 6
- Follow the color sequence table above — thread numbers refer to the chart programmed in the file; match them to your brand by color.
Fabric & Hooping
At about 106.7 stitches/cm² the fill is moderate: one layer of medium-weight cut-away handles most wovens, while knits want a second layer or a fusible backing. At 37.5 × 42.6 mm a 4×4 in hoop is plenty.
Thread Colors in This Design
The file carries 7 thread colors — these are the DMC references programmed into it:
- 027 61
- 515 56
- 810 8
- 107 51
- 208 12
- 010 18
- 058 24
Stitching Notes
7 colors across 6 changes makes this a real thread-management job: lay the spools out in sequence order first and keep the color chart to hand. Being a PES file, the thread assignments come embedded, so most machines will display the color list for you.
What to Make With It
A picture-style design wants a flat, stable surface where it can be seen whole: a framed hoop piece, a quilt centre, a cushion front or the back of a jacket. Avoid stretchy garments, which distort the shape.
