Two Swans in Love Machine Embroidery Design with Heart

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Two Swans in Love Machine Embroidery Design includes one 121.4x160.0 mm (4.78x6.30 ") file with 29763 stitches for a 130x180 mm (5x7) embroidery field. The download contains the design in 11 machine formats, a seven-color Madeira Classic Rayon No. 40 palette and no physical embroidered item.

Size: 121.4x160.0 mm (4.78x6.30 "), Stitches: 29763
Formats: .dst, .pec, .vip, .hus, .pes, .exp, dat, jef, .vp3, art, .sew

Design Specifications

The technical map displays a rounded stitch total of 29800. This page retains the product-file count of 29763; a small variation can also appear when embroidery software recalculates commands for a particular format.

What the Design Depicts

A black swan and a white swan face each other with their curved necks forming a heart. A large red heart fills the background, while mirrored stitches below the birds create the appearance of a reflection on water. The contrast between dark feathers, white plumage, warm beaks and the red background makes the motif readable from a distance.

This composition is suitable for wedding and anniversary cushions, ceremonial towels, table runners, framed textile panels and personalized gifts for a couple. The motif can also be used for Valentine’s Day projects without wedding lettering.

Hoop Compatibility and Clearance

Before stitching: check the machine’s actual embroidery field, center the file and run the boundary trace. On a 130x180 mm field, the 121.4 mm side leaves only 4.3 mm per side when perfectly centered.

Madeira Classic Rayon No. 40 Color Chart

The supplied technical map uses seven Madeira colors in eleven numbered sequence entries. Three colors return later in the file so that highlights and small details stitch above earlier fills. Keep the programmed order and do not use automatic color sorting.

Programmed sequence: 1146 → 1018 → 1004 → 1009 → 1181 → 1004 → 1021 → 1258 → 1004 → 1021 → 1146.

Do not merge repeated colors. Madeira 1004, 1021 and 1146 return at later stages to place highlights and small details over previously stitched areas.

The HTML squares are approximate screen representations. Monitor settings cannot reproduce rayon thread exactly, so select thread by Madeira number rather than by the displayed square.

Retail Madeira Stabilizers for Home Embroidery

This is a relatively dense, large motif. Madeira Super Strong is the safer base for linen, towels and other projects where the finished embroidery must remain flat after washing. Madeira Cotton Soft is suitable only when the base fabric itself is stable and a test sample confirms that the heart fill does not pucker.

On terry cloth, hoop the backing, towel and Avalon Film together without stretching the towel. The film holds loops below the satin and fill stitches so the feather contours, eyes and beaks remain visible.

More technical guidance: Madeira Cotton Soft tear-away, Madeira Super Strong cut-away, Madeira Avalon water-soluble stabilizers and the stabilizer selection guide.

Needle, Speed and Stitch Registration

• use Madeira Classic Rayon No. 40 or another standard No. 40 machine embroidery thread;
• start with a new 75/11 embroidery needle on medium-weight linen or cotton; test an 80/12 sharp needle on tightly woven heavyweight linen;
• begin at approximately 600–700 stitches per minute and reduce the speed if the feather outlines shift over the filled areas;
• press and pre-shrink washable linen, cotton or towels before hooping;
• support the free portion of a towel, runner or cushion panel so its weight cannot pull against the embroidery carriage;
• run a complete test with the same fabric, backing, topping, needle and thread planned for the finished item.

Do not substitute metallic thread for all seven colors. The dense fills and repeated fine feather details are digitized for standard No. 40 embroidery thread. A metallic accent may be tested in one small block, but it can require a larger metallic needle, slower speed and tension adjustment.

Project Ideas and Placement

• center of a wedding or anniversary cushion;
• lower end of a ceremonial or personalized towel;
• center panel of a table runner;
• framed textile picture for a newlywed couple;
• guest-book cover or keepsake album cover;
• large tote or gift-bag panel;
• Valentine’s Day home decor without additional lettering.

Existing buyer reviews mention successful stitch-outs on a pillow and on a cushion made for a silver wedding anniversary. These are practical placements because the 121.4x160.0 mm motif has enough room to show the feather detail and mirrored reflection clearly.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Design author: Ludmila Konovalova, Royal Present Embroidery.