Chinese Dragon Motif

About This Design

This dragon design stitches out at 471.0 × 216.6 mm (18.5 × 8.5 in) and uses 10 thread colors across 9 color changes. Total count is 57,202 stitches at a density of about 56.1 stitches/cm².

At The Machine

• Estimated stitch-out time: ~95 minutes at 600 spm
• Color changes: 9, automatic trims: 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 56.1 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 471.0 × 216.6 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:

• 3705 Dark Melon
• 444 Dark Lemon
• 807 Peacock Blue
• 3607 Light Plum
• 310 Black
• 721 Medium Orange Spice
• 561 Very Dark Jade
• 3746 Dark Blue Violet
• 645 Very Dark Beaver Gray
• 776 Medium Pink

Stitching Notes

10 colors across 9 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.