Cactus
Cactus is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 31.2 × 46.4 mm with 1,314 stitches in 2 thread colors. Expect roughly 2 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
- 2
- Stitches
- 1,314
- Design Size
- 31.2 × 46.4 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 4" × 4" (100 × 100 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~2 min
- Color Changes
- 1
- Trims
- 2
- Difficulty
- Beginner
Download Files
Free for personal stitching. Need another format (DST, JEF, EXP…)? More formats are on the way. Design License →
Stitching Color Sequence
Thread order as programmed in the file — follow along at your machine.
| # | Thread | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 515 · 56 | 897 |
| 2 | 900 · 20 | 409 |
About This Design
This potted cactus design stitches out at 31.2 × 46.4 mm (1.2 × 1.8 in) and uses 2 thread colors across 1 color change. Total count is 1,314 stitches at a density of about 90.8 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~2 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 1, automatic trims: 2
- 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 90.8 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 31.2 × 46.4 mm a 4×4 in hoop is plenty.
Thread Colors in This Design
The file carries 2 thread colors — these are the DMC references programmed into it:
- 515 56
- 900 20
Stitching Notes
With 2 colors and 1 changes you can pre-wind the whole set before you start and never leave the machine. Being a PES file, the thread assignments come embedded, so most machines will display the color list for you.
What to Make With It
Motifs like this scatter well — single placements on pockets and yokes, or repeated across a quilt block, a set of napkins or a child's blanket. It reads the same at any orientation, so placement is forgiving.
