Honeybee and Clover (Apis mellifera)

From our Field Guide line: a honeybee with its wings spread over a sprig of white clover, drawn like a plate in an old natural-history book and carved in bold, clean lines that stitch well even small. Ochre and charcoal stripes, clear wings left as fabric, and a clover flower below. The Latin name, Apis mellifera, sits under it in spaced serif capitals. The white parts are the fabric itself, so the design stays light on the garment. The 4 × 4 size is the specimen alone, without the name.

• 3 sizes included: 145 × 193 mm (6 × 10 in hoop), 122 × 162 mm (5 × 7 in hoop) and 74 × 93 mm (4 × 4 in hoop). Each size is digitized at its own size, not scaled.
• 3 thread colours, with Madeira Polyneon codes and the colour order on each size's production sheet.
• Light fabric: made for cream, natural, white and pastel sweatshirts, tote bags and tea towels. The white parts are the fabric itself, so skip black and dark colours.

Best on sweatshirts, canvas tote bags and tea towels. The 6 × 10 size fills a tote or a sweatshirt front, the 5 × 7 sits on a chest or a pocket, and the 4 × 4 suits kids' clothes, napkins and small gifts. Use a cut-away stabilizer on knits and a firm tear-away on canvas.