Castle
Castle is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 96.0 × 78.3 mm with 3,621 stitches in 4 thread colors. Expect roughly 6 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
- 4
- Stitches
- 3,621
- Design Size
- 96 × 78.3 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 4" × 4" (100 × 100 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~6 min
- Color Changes
- 3
- Trims
- 8
- 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 | 29 · White | 1,446 |
| 2 | 61 · Fresh Green | 1,250 |
| 3 | 53 · Light Blue | 640 |
| 4 | 18 · Cream Brown | 261 |
About This Design
This fairytale castle design stitches out at 96.0 × 78.3 mm (3.8 × 3.1 in) and uses 4 thread colors across 3 color changes. Total count is 3,621 stitches at a density of about 48.2 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~6 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 3, automatic trims: 8
- 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 48.2 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 96.0 × 78.3 mm reach for a 5×7 in hoop.
Thread Colors in This Design
The file carries 4 thread colors — these are the DMC references programmed into it:
- 29 White
- 61 Fresh Green
- 53 Light Blue
- 18 Cream Brown
Stitching Notes
With 4 colors and 3 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
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.
