Halloween embroidery ideas
Good Halloween embroidery projects are trick-or-treat bags with a name, kids' T-shirts, costume capes, tea towels, pillow covers and party napkins. Simple shapes such as a ghost, a bat over the moon, a jack-o'-lantern or a witch's hat sew quickly and read from across a room.
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Trick-or-treat bags
A jack-o'-lantern and the child's name on a canvas bag they can reuse every year.
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Kids' T-shirts
A friendly ghost on a tee; soft cut-away keeps the knit comfortable.
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3Costume capes
A witch's hat on the back of a cape, stitched before the cape is hemmed.
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Tea towels
A bat over the moon on a woven tea towel for the kitchen.
Size: 4 in
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Pillow covers
A large pumpkin in the middle of a cushion cover for seasonal decor.
Size: 5–7 in
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Party napkins
Tiny ghosts in napkin corners for a Halloween table.
Size: 2–3 in
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Before you stitch
- The ghost has a navy outline, so it shows on white and orange fabric.
- Bold, simple shapes work best on bags that get handled a lot.
- Add names with the text to embroidery tool so bags don't get mixed up.
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Add a name in one of 12 lettering styles, a monogram, or turn your own drawing, logo or photo into a ready-to-sew file.
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What can I embroider for Halloween?
Good Halloween embroidery projects are trick-or-treat bags with a name, kids' T-shirts, costume capes, tea towels, pillow covers and party napkins. Simple shapes such as a ghost, a bat over the moon, a jack-o'-lantern or a witch's hat sew quickly and read from across a room.
Where can I get the designs?
Every design on this page is in the free design library, ready in DST, PES, JEF and other formats with a free account. To use your own artwork or a logo, upload it to the digitizer.
How do I add a name to a design?
Make the name with the text to embroidery tool in a style that suits the design, at the size the lettering size calculator suggests, and stitch it under or beside the design.
What size should the design be?
Each idea lists the usual size. The embroidery size chart has the details for every placement, and the hoop pages show the largest design each hoop sews.
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