Free acorn embroidery design
An acorn with a crosshatched cap, a highlight on the nut and a small leaf. A woodland favorite for autumn.
- 82 × 95 mm
- 10,001 stitches
- 6 colors
- Fits a 4×4 hoop
Choose your machine's format
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Design details
- Size
- 82.2 × 94.6 mm (3.24 × 3.72 in)
- Stitches
- 10,001
- Colors
- 6 thread colors
- Sewing time
- About 18 min at 700 stitches/min
- Hoop
- 4 × 4 in (100 × 100 mm) or larger
- Formats
- PES, DST, JEF, EXP, VP3, XXX, PEC, U01, TBF
Thread colors, in sewing order
- 1Light Brown · Brother 261,804 st
- 2Clay Brown · Brother 362,939 st
- 3Leaf Green · Brother 37369 st
- 4Khaki · Brother 35416 st
- 5Light Brown · Brother 264,273 st
- 6Mint Green · Brother 10200 st
Any brand works: match the colors to the threads you have. The ZIP includes this list as a color sheet.
What to stitch the acorn on
- Kids' clothes
- Pillow covers
- Napkins
- Tote bags
The cap's crosshatch needs contrast: keep the cap color darker than the lines if you recolor it.
Recommended setup · Woven shirt (cotton, oxford)
- Backing
- Medium tear-away (2 oz)
- Topping
- Not needed
- Needle
- 75/11 sharp
- Hooping
- Hoop the shirt and backing together, fabric taut but not stretched.
Make it yours
Your own design, stitched just as cleanly
The acorn was made with the same digitizer you get with your account. Upload a logo, a drawing or a photo of your pet and get a file for your machine in seconds, with colors, size and stitch types all adjustable.
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Acorn design questions
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Is this design really free?
Yes. Create a free account and download it in any format, as often as you like. No plan or credit card is needed for the free designs.
Can I sell things I embroider with it?
Yes. You can stitch it on items for yourself, as gifts or to sell. Please don't resell, share or upload the design files themselves, or claim the design as your own.
Which file should I download?
PES for Brother and Baby Lock, JEF for Janome, EXP for Bernina, VP3 for Husqvarna Viking and Pfaff, XXX for Singer and DST for Tajima and most commercial machines. Not sure? Download the ZIP: it has every format plus a color sheet.
Will it fit my hoop?
It's 82.2 × 94.6 mm (3.24 × 3.72 in), so it fits a 4 × 4 in (100 × 100 mm) hoop and anything larger.
Can I make it bigger or smaller?
For small changes (up to about 20%), use the free design resizer. For bigger changes, press Customize: the artwork opens in the digitizer and the stitches are recalculated for any size, with new colors if you like.
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