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Luna Moth (Actias luna)

Field Guide No. 2: a luna moth with its wings spread and its long tails curving down, carved like an old natural-history plate, with the Latin name below.

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Free instruction sheet (PDF) · threads in stitching order, stitch counts, hoop and stabilizer. No account needed.

3 sizes included

150 × 171 mm
5.9 × 6.7 in
6 x 10 in hoop or larger
30,620 stitches · 4 colours · 4 colour changes · about 41 min at 800 SPM
118 × 136 mm
4.7 × 5.4 in
5 x 7 in hoop or larger
21,660 stitches · 4 colours · 5 colour changes · about 30 min at 800 SPM
90 × 95 mm
3.6 × 3.7 in
4 x 4 in hoop or larger
13,475 stitches · 4 colours · 3 colour changes · about 18 min at 800 SPM
.DST.PES.JEF.EXP.VP3.XXXProduction sheet PDF

From our Field Guide line: a luna moth with its wings spread and its long tails curving down, drawn like a plate in an old natural-history book and carved in bold, clean lines that stitch well even small. Moss-green wings with rust edges and ochre eye spots, symmetrical and calm. The Latin name, Actias luna, 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: 150 × 171 mm (6 × 10 in hoop), 118 × 136 mm (5 × 7 in hoop) and 90 × 95 mm (4 × 4 in hoop). Each size is digitized at its own size, not scaled.
  • 4 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.

Fabric & stabilizer

Fabric: Sweatshirts, tote bags, tea towels and medium-weight cotton or canvas in cream, natural, white or pastel colours (the white parts are the fabric itself). Pre-washed and pressed.

Stabilizer: 1 layer medium cut-away on sweatshirts and knits, a firm tear-away on canvas and tea towels; add a water-soluble topping on fleece and towels.

Which file does my machine use?
DSTTajima, Barudan, FUJA and most commercial machines
PESBrother, Baby Lock, Bernina (Deco)
JEFJanome, Elna, Kenmore
EXPMelco, Bernina
VP3Husqvarna Viking, Pfaff
XXXSinger, Compucon

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