Carp and Flowers
Carp and Flowers is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 301.0 × 402.4 mm with 60,733 stitches in 9 thread colors. Expect roughly 101 minutes of stitch-out time on a home machine. Download it below in DST format, ready to transfer to your machine.
Pattern Details
- Craft
- Machine Embroidery
- Colors
- 9
- Stitches
- 60,733
- Design Size
- 301 × 402.4 mm
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~101 min
- Color Changes
- 8
- Trims
- 30
- Difficulty
- Advanced
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. This file format doesn't store thread colors — the colors shown are a suggested palette. Swap in any threads you like.
| # | Thread | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 899 · Medium Rose | 2,158 |
| 2 | 900 · Dark Burnt Orange | 1,110 |
| 3 | 743 · Medium Yellow | 3,968 |
| 4 | 704 · Bright Chartreuse | 19,438 |
| 5 | 561 · Very Dark Jade | 3,098 |
| 6 | 807 · Peacock Blue | 4,938 |
| 7 | 820 · Very Dark Royal Blue | 3,274 |
| 8 | 208 · Very Dark Lavender | 2,660 |
| 9 | 3777 · Very Dark Terra Cotta | 19,672 |
About This Design
This carp design stitches out at 301.0 × 402.4 mm (11.9 × 15.8 in) and uses 9 thread colors across 8 color changes. Total count is 60,733 stitches at a density of about 50.1 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~101 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 8, automatic trims: 30
- 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 50.1 stitches/cm² this is an open, low-density fill, so it sits happily on quilting cotton, linen or lightweight shirting with a single layer of tear-away behind it. At 301.0 × 402.4 mm this needs a large-format hoop, or splitting across several hoopings with alignment marks — check it against your machine's maximum field first.
Thread Colors in This Design
DST files store stitch data but no thread information, so the colors below are our suggested DMC match. Swap in whatever you have in a similar shade:
- 899 Medium Rose
- 900 Dark Burnt Orange
- 743 Medium Yellow
- 704 Bright Chartreuse
- 561 Very Dark Jade
- 807 Peacock Blue
- 820 Very Dark Royal Blue
- 208 Very Dark Lavender
- 3777 Very Dark Terra Cotta
Stitching Notes
9 colors across 8 changes makes this a real thread-management job: lay the spools out in sequence order first and keep the color chart to hand. DST stores stitch data only, which is why the color list is a suggestion rather than the digitizer's original choice.
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.
Categories
Thread Palette
9 colors — DMC floss
This file format doesn't store thread colors — the colors shown are a suggested palette. Swap in any threads you like.
- 899Medium Rose
- 900Dark Burnt Orange
- 743Medium Yellow
- 704Bright Chartreuse
- 561Very Dark Jade
- 807Peacock Blue
- 820Very Dark Royal Blue
- 208Very Dark Lavender
