Free Christmas Bear in Gift Box Redwork Machine Embroidery Design

Free Christmas Bear in Gift Box Redwork Machine Embroidery Design

This free Christmas Bear in Gift Box Redwork machine embroidery design shows a smiling bear in a Santa hat sitting in a tall decorated gift box with a heart on the front. Stars, candy shapes and hanging Christmas motifs complete the vertical holiday composition. The light line-art style is especially effective on white or pale cotton and linen: use it for guest towels, kitchen towels, cloth napkins, pillowcases, gift bags, small table linens and other seasonal home-textile projects. This is a digital embroidery file for a compatible embroidery machine; no physical item is shipped.

How to receive this free design: add it to your cart together with one or more paid designs totalling at least $3. Complete checkout, and every free and paid file included in that order will be available for download in your account. A cart containing only free store designs cannot be checked out.

Size: 128.4x142.2 mm (5.06x5.60 "), Stitches: 8422

Minimum hoop: 130x180 mm (5x7")

Formats: .dst, .jef, .pec, .vip, .hus, .pes, .exp, .sew, .dat, .vp3, .xxx

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For firm cotton or closely woven linen, hoop the fabric with a medium-weight tear-away stabilizer that extends beyond every side of the hoop. For loose linen, thin cotton or a fabric that shifts on the bias, use a cut-away stabilizer instead: it supports the long Redwork outlines and helps the fabric stay flat around the denser red details.

On a ready-made towel, place water-soluble topping over the pile before stitching so the narrow outlines do not sink into the loops. On a pillowcase or lined bag, hoop only the intended outer layer, secure the backing to the wrong side with temporary adhesive spray, and check that the reverse layer is out of the stitching path.

What fabric works best for this Redwork Christmas bear?
Smooth, closely woven cotton and linen show the delicate linework most clearly. A white, cream or pale neutral background keeps the red and burgundy details readable. Test first if the fabric is open-weave linen, waffle weave or a soft knit.

How can I stop the box and hat accents from puckering?
Do not stretch the fabric while hooping. Align the grain straight, hoop the stabilizer and fabric together, then make a test stitchout on the same fabric. If ripples appear around the dense red areas, increase backing support instead of tightening the upper thread.

Where should I place the design on a towel or napkin?
Use a washable marker to draw a vertical centreline before hooping. Keep the gift box and hat aligned to that line; a small rotation is very visible in this upright composition. On a towel, allow enough clear space around the image so the bear is not crowded by the hem or border.

How does the free download work?
Add this $0 design to the cart with at least $3 in paid designs, complete checkout, then download the files from the finished order in your account. The design remains free; the paid item enables store checkout.