St. Patrick's Day embroidery ideas

Popular St. Patrick's Day embroidery projects are a shamrock T-shirt, kids' tees, tea towels, pub and bar merch, and tote bags. A three-leaf shamrock or a lucky horseshoe at 3 to 4 inches suits most of them, and kelly green thread on white or gray fabric reads best.

Shamrock embroidery design, stitched
Rainbow embroidery design, stitched
Lucky horseshoe embroidery design, stitched
  1. Shamrock T-shirt: Shamrock embroidery design1

    Shamrock T-shirt

    A shamrock on the chest of a green or white tee.

    Left chest: about 3.5 × 2.25 in

    Get the free shamrock design
  2. Lucky tea towel: Lucky horseshoe embroidery design2

    Lucky tea towel

    A horseshoe near the hem of a tea towel.

    Hand towel: about 5 × 1.75 in

    Get the free lucky horseshoe design
  3. Kids' St. Paddy's tee: Shamrock embroidery design3

    Kids' St. Paddy's tee

    A bigger shamrock centered on a kids' tee.

    Center chest: about 6 × 4 in

    Get the free shamrock design
  4. Pub merch: Shamrock embroidery design4

    Pub merch

    A shamrock with the pub name on staff polos.

    Left chest: about 3.5 × 2.25 in

    Get the free shamrock design
  5. End-of-the-rainbow tote: Rainbow embroidery design5

    End-of-the-rainbow tote

    A rainbow on a canvas tote for the parade.

    Tote bag: about 8 × 6 in

    Get the free rainbow design

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  • Kelly green thread stands out on white, gray and natural fabric.
  • Use cut-away on T-shirts and a ballpoint needle.
  • Stitch a test: greens look different in thread than on screen.

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What can I embroider for St. Patrick's Day?

Popular St. Patrick's Day embroidery projects are a shamrock T-shirt, kids' tees, tea towels, pub and bar merch, and tote bags. A three-leaf shamrock or a lucky horseshoe at 3 to 4 inches suits most of them, and kelly green thread on white or gray fabric reads best.

Where can I get the designs?

Every design on this page is in the free design library, ready in DST, PES, JEF and other formats with a free account. To use your own artwork or a logo, upload it to the digitizer.

How do I add a name to a design?

Make the name with the text to embroidery tool in a style that suits the design, at the size the lettering size calculator suggests, and stitch it under or beside the design.

What size should the design be?

Each idea lists the usual size. The embroidery size chart has the details for every placement, and the hoop pages show the largest design each hoop sews.

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