Sailors with Flags
Sailors with Flags is a free machine embroidery design digitized at 95.2 × 44.4 mm with 2,391 stitches in 5 thread colors. Expect roughly 4 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
- 5
- Stitches
- 2,391
- Design Size
- 95.2 × 44.4 mm
- Recommended Hoop
- 4" × 4" (100 × 100 mm)
- Est. Stitch-Out Time
- ~4 min
- Color Changes
- 4
- Trims
- 21
- 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 | 42 · Flesh Pink | 199 |
| 2 | 2 · Blue | 1,319 |
| 3 | 5 · Red | 231 |
| 4 | 29 · White | 444 |
| 5 | 26 · Light Brown | 146 |
About This Design
This sailors doing semaphore design stitches out at 95.2 × 44.4 mm (3.7 × 1.7 in) and uses 5 thread colors across 4 color changes. Total count is 2,391 stitches at a density of about 56.6 stitches/cm².
At The Machine
- Estimated stitch-out time: ~4 minutes at 600 spm
- Color changes: 4, automatic trims: 21
- 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 56.6 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 95.2 × 44.4 mm reach for a 5×7 in hoop.
Thread Colors in This Design
The file carries 5 thread colors — these are the DMC references programmed into it:
- 42 Flesh Pink
- 2 Blue
- 5 Red
- 29 White
- 26 Light Brown
Stitching Notes
With 5 colors and 4 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.
