Circus Scene
Circus Scene is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 89.4 × 76.1 mm with 8,997 stitches in 17 thread colors. Expect roughly 15 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
- 17
- Stitches
- 8,997
- Design Size
- 89.4 × 76.1 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 4" × 4" (100 × 100 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~15 min
- Color Changes
- 16
- Trims
- 7
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
Download Files
Free for personal use. Need another format (DST, JEF, EXP…)? More formats are on the way.
Stitching Color Sequence
Thread order as programmed in the file — follow along at your machine.
| # | Thread | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 · Cream Brown | 425 |
| 2 | 51 · Dark Fuchsia | 943 |
| 3 | 4 · Cornflower Blue | 172 |
| 4 | 20 · Black | 857 |
| 5 | 4 · Cornflower Blue | 1,475 |
| 6 | 43 · Pink | 145 |
| 7 | 20 · Black | 869 |
| 8 | 18 · Cream Brown | 492 |
| 9 | 4 · Cornflower Blue | 331 |
| 10 | 51 · Dark Fuchsia | 391 |
About This Design
This circus clowns and jack-in-box design stitches out at 89.4 × 76.1 mm (3.5 × 3.0 in) and uses 17 thread colors across 16 color changes. Total count is 8,997 stitches at a density of about 132.2 stitches/cm².
Hooping & Stabilizer
The design fits a 4" x 4" (100 x 100 mm) hoop. Use a medium-weight cutaway stabilizer for knits and stretchy fabrics, or tear-away for stable wovens. Hoop the fabric drum-tight without stretching it.
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~15 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 16, automatic trims: 7
- Follow the color sequence table above — thread numbers refer to the chart programmed in the file; match them to your brand by color.
Project Ideas
Designs like this circus clowns and jack-in-box work beautifully on kids' clothing, towels, tote bags, quilt blocks and nursery decor. Stitch a test on scrap fabric first to dial in tension and stabilizer.