Folk Dancers
Folk Dancers is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 71.3 × 62.1 mm with 5,954 stitches in 7 thread colors. Expect roughly 10 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
- 7
- Stitches
- 5,954
- Design Size
- 71.3 × 62.1 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 4" × 4" (100 × 100 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~10 min
- Color Changes
- 6
- Trims
- 17
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
Download Files
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Stitching Color Sequence
Thread order as programmed in the file — follow along at your machine.
| # | Thread | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 · Flesh Pink | 1,118 |
| 2 | 24 · Dark Brown | 474 |
| 3 | 23 · Dark Gray | 561 |
| 4 | 3 · Teal Green | 1,640 |
| 5 | 23 · Dark Gray | 1,061 |
| 6 | 5 · Red | 679 |
| 7 | 13 · Yellow | 373 |
About This Design
This two folk costume dancers design stitches out at 71.3 × 62.1 mm (2.8 × 2.4 in) and uses 7 thread colors across 6 color changes. Total count is 5,954 stitches at a density of about 134.5 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~10 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 6, automatic trims: 17
- 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 134.5 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 71.3 × 62.1 mm a 4×4 in hoop is plenty.
Thread Colors in This Design
The file carries 7 thread colors — these are the DMC references programmed into it:
- 42 Flesh Pink
- 24 Dark Brown
- 23 Dark Gray
- 3 Teal Green
- 23 Dark Gray
- 5 Red
- 13 Yellow
Stitching Notes
7 colors across 6 changes makes this a real thread-management job: lay the spools out in sequence order first and keep the color chart to hand. 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.
