3 designs · instant download
Japanese embroidery designs
An irezumi dragon with a katana and a tiger bursting out of the waves: Japanese-style designs digitized for bold, clean stitching on jackets and hoodies.
Factory tested
$2.99New drop 
$2.99Dragon Snake & Katana
Embroidery file · 222×265 mmFree 
FreeDragon Test Swatch (70 mm)
Embroidery file · 71×71 mm
The style
Japanese tattoo art (irezumi) uses strong black outlines, flat colour, wind bars, waves and peonies. Those translate well into thread: outlines stitch as clean borders and flat colours as smooth fills, so the designs stay sharp on a jacket back from across the room.
Try before you buy
Not sure how our files run on your machine? Download the free Dragon Test Swatch, a 70 mm window of the Dragon Snake & Katana. It stitches quickly and shows our density, underlay and trims on your own fabric. Why a test swatch saves you hours.
Sizes, fabric and threads
- Big pieces such as the Dragon Snake & Katana run up to 265 mm and need a large hoop. The tiger also comes in 6 × 10 in and 5 × 7 in sizes.
- Dark fabrics make the colours pop. For black jackets, see designing for black fabric.
- Every download has a production sheet with Madeira Polyneon codes for each colour, in stitching order.