Description

Celebrate the rugged elegance of traditional heritage with this exquisite Mini FSL Scottish Thistle Design. Beautifully digitized as a 100% Freestanding Lace (FSL) piece, this intricate lace medallion features the classic emblem of Scotland—the iconic thistle—nestled safely within a mesmerizing border of structural scrolls and dainty lace loops.

Because this project is engineered entirely as a freestanding lace design, it stitches out directly onto water-soluble stabilizer with zero structural backing fabric. Once the stabilizer is rinsed away, you are left with a sturdy, intricately woven all-thread medallion that holds its shape flawlessly. Optimized cleanly for standard 4×4 hoops, it is an effortless choice for creating timeless jewelry or heirloom gifts. Add a chain or ribbon to turn it into a statement necklace pendant, a classic Christmas tree ornament, a bookmark embellishment, or an elegant window suncatcher.

Design Highlights

• Premium FSL Engineering: Meticulously digitized with interlocking stitch sequences to ensure the dense lace grid remains perfectly secure and warp-resistant after washing.

• Intricate Botanical Motif: Captures the signature spiky fine textures of the thistle bloom and its sharply textured, stylized leaves.

• Baroque Openwork Frame: Surrounded by a glorious framework of openwork lace arches and pickets that yield an authentic Victorian heirloom finish.

• Built-In Eyelet Loop: Includes a tiny, reinforced thread ring right at the top peak, allowing you to instantly pass through jump rings, cords, or hanging ribbons.

Technical Specifications

This single-size release is configured to fully maximize small hoop dimensions:

• Design Name: Mini FSL Scottish Thistle (Single Size)

• Hoop Size: 4″ x 4″ (100 x 100 mm)

• Design Dimensions: Approx. 3.98 x 3.98″ (99 x 99 mm)

• Stitch Count: Approx. 28,091 stitches

Stitching Recommendations

• Stabilizer: Use 2 layers of high-quality water-soluble stabilizer (WSS) tautly hooped.

• Thread Note: Always use the exact same thread color in your bobbin as your upper needle thread to guarantee that both sides of the freestanding lace look identical and completely seamless.

• Available Formats: DST, EXP, HUS, JEF, PEC, PES, VP3.

Usage & License

Refund Policy

Because we provide instant digital downloads, we cannot offer refunds, returns, exchanges, or cancellations. Nevertheless, your satisfaction remains our top priority. Therefore, please contact me immediately if you encounter any issues with your order so that I can assist you.

Commercial & Personal Use

• Purpose: First, this license covers both personal use and small business production.
• Sales: Furthermore, you are welcome to sell finished physical items in your own shop, at local markets, or through online platforms.
• Limits: However, commercial use is strictly limited to 20 physical pieces per design.
• Extensions: Consequently, if you require a larger commercial license, please contact me directly for further details.

Copyright & Restrictions

• Ownership: Please remember that all designs remain the intellectual property of the author.
• Distribution: In addition, we strictly prohibit the reselling, sharing, trading, or redistributing of digital files in any format.
• Alterations: Finally, you may not edit, convert, or alter these files for the purpose of resale or giveaways.

Thank you for respecting the designer’s hard work and supporting original creators!

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