6 designs · instant download
Sleeve embroidery designs
Long, narrow designs that run down a sweatshirt sleeve, from the shoulder toward the cuff, in our bold vintage Christmas style. New sleeve designs every week.
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$0.99Gingerbread Man Sleeve Embroidery Design: A Chain of Gingerbread Men
Embroidery file · 61×245 mmHeirloom 
$0.99Snowflake Sleeve Embroidery Design: Falling Gold Snowflakes
Embroidery file · 42×245 mmHeirloom 
$0.99Christmas Garland Sleeve Embroidery Design: Pine, Bow and Gold Baubles
Embroidery file · 52×245 mmHeirloom 
$0.99Christmas Lights Sleeve Embroidery Design: Vintage Bulbs
Embroidery file · 37×245 mmHeirloom 
$0.99Holly Vine Sleeve Embroidery Design: Christmas Holly and Berries
Embroidery file · 44×245 mm
How big is a sleeve design?
Each design comes in two sizes, each digitized at its own size, not scaled: a 6 × 10 about 9.5 in long for adult sleeves, and a 5 × 7 about 6.75 in long for shorter sleeves and kids' sizes. They're about 1 to 2.5 in wide, so they sit on the outer line of the sleeve and stay clear of the seams.
Where it goes and how to hoop it
Lay the sleeve flat with the underarm seam underneath: the top fold is the outer line of the sleeve, and the design runs down it, starting a few inches below the shoulder seam. Only one layer may go under the needle. On a multi-needle machine, slide the sleeve over the tubular arm. On a flatbed machine, float the sleeve on a sticky stabilizer with the rest rolled clear of the stitch field, or open the underarm seam far enough to lay the area flat and sew it closed again afterwards. The steps are in how to machine embroider a sweatshirt.
Make it a set
A sleeve design pairs with a chest design: see the Christmas machine embroidery designs, our Christmas dogs and cats, and designs for sweatshirts. Same four threads (charcoal, Christmas red, holly green and antique gold), so the set matches.
$0.99 a sleeve
Our sleeve designs are $0.99 each, in every format with the production sheet. No subscription. Our free designs cost just your email.