Stained Glass Santa with Berries Mega Machine Embroidery Design in 4 sizes

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Stained Glass Santa with Berries Mega Machine Embroidery Design is a large, detailed Christmas embroidery file for bold holiday projects. The design features Santa in a stained-glass style with red berries, green leaves, golden accents and rich festive colors. Use it for pillows, wall hangings, textile panels, table linens, napkins, towels and handmade Christmas decor. Includes 4 sizes.

Size: 174.4x178.0 mm (6.87x7.01 "), Stitches: 86759
Size: 194.6x198.6 mm (7.66x7.82 "), Stitches: 101020
Size: 223.0x218.6 mm (8.78x8.61 "), Stitches: 119222
Size: 243.4x238.6 mm (9.58x9.39 "), Stitches: 136355

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Large stained glass Santa embroidery design for Christmas decor

Stained Glass Santa with Berries Mega Machine Embroidery Design is made for projects where the embroidery should become the main visual element. This is not a small accent motif. It is a large Christmas Santa portrait with stained-glass inspired outlines, red berries, green leaves, golden details and rich holiday colors.

The design works best on projects with enough space: decorative pillows, wall hangings, textile panels, table runners, large napkins, towels, placemats and handmade Christmas gifts. The stained-glass effect gives the design a classic, decorative and slightly old-world Christmas look.

Best projects for this mega Santa design

• Christmas pillows: use the design as a central statement embroidery on a cushion cover.
• Wall hangings: stitch it as a textile panel and frame it with fabric borders.
• Table runners: place the Santa portrait at one end of a runner for a strong holiday accent.
• Large napkins: use the smaller size for dramatic folded napkins or display pieces.
• Towels: stitch on smooth decorative towels, not tiny everyday towels.
• Gift panels: create a keepsake textile gift for Christmas home decor.

Why this design needs space

This is a mega-size embroidery design with a high stitch count. The Santa face, berries, leaves and stained-glass outlines need enough fabric area to stay readable and balanced. It will look much better on a pillow, panel or runner than on a small project where the design feels cramped.

The black and dark outline areas help create the stained-glass effect. The red berries and green leaves add contrast, while the golden details make the design feel festive and rich without needing extra decoration around it.

Fabric and stabilizer tips

Because this is a dense and detailed design, choose stable fabric. Good options include cotton, linen, cotton-linen blends, canvas, decorative pillow fabric and firm table textile fabric.

For large stitched areas, use strong cut-away stabilizer or a stabilizer combination suitable for your fabric. Hoop the fabric evenly and do not stretch it. A design with this many stitches can distort weak or loosely woven fabric if the stabilization is not strong enough.

For velvet, velour, terry towels or textured fabric, use water-soluble topping on top. It helps the berries, leaves, Santa details and stained-glass outlines stay clean instead of sinking into the surface.

Color ideas

The design is strongest in classic Christmas colors: deep red, berry red, pine green, warm gold, ivory and dark outlines. For a more vintage look, use muted red, antique gold, olive green and cream fabric. For a brighter holiday style, keep the reds and greens rich and saturated.

Project idea

Make a Christmas textile panel: stitch the largest Santa design on natural linen or white cotton, add a fabric border around it, and use it as a wall hanging or pillow front. This turns the embroidery into a finished holiday centerpiece instead of just a motif placed on fabric.

Matching Christmas designs

For a coordinated stained-glass Christmas set, pair this design with Santa Big Stained Glass Machine Embroidery Design. You can also browse more Santa Claus machine embroidery designs and Christmas machine embroidery designs.

Digital machine embroidery file

• This is a digital machine embroidery design, not a physical item.
• No finished pillow, towel, wall hanging, table runner, napkin, patch or fabric item is shipped.
• You need an embroidery machine to use this file.
• The design is supplied in a ZIP archive.
• Please unzip the archive before transferring the embroidery file to your machine.
• Check the design size and hoop size before purchase.

FAQ

Is this design suitable for small hoops?

No. This is a large mega-size Santa embroidery design. Please check the exact dimensions and make sure your embroidery hoop is large enough before purchase.

Can I use this design on pillows?

Yes. This stained glass Santa design is an excellent choice for Christmas pillows because the large size and detailed portrait can become the central decoration of the pillow front.

Can I embroider it on towels?

Yes, but choose smooth decorative towels or stable towel fabric. For terry towels or textured fabric, use water-soluble topping on top so the Santa face, berries and stained-glass outlines stay sharp.

What stabilizer should I use?

For this dense Christmas Santa design, strong stabilization is important. Use cut-away stabilizer or a stabilizer combination suitable for your fabric, and test stitch before the final project.

Can I sell finished items made with this design?

Yes. You may sell finished physical items embroidered with this Stained Glass Santa with Berries design, such as pillows, wall panels, towels, runners and holiday decor. The digital embroidery file itself may not be shared, copied, resold or redistributed.