Bring quiet coffeehouse wit to your stitching with this modern sketch-style design of a takeaway cup, rising steam and the gloriously blunt message: “READ BOOKS, DRINK COFFEE and AVOID SOCIAL INTERACTION”. In black and cream with just two thread colours, it has a clean, graphic look that suits readers, coffee people and anyone whose ideal day involves a book and being left alone. The hand-lettered quote gives it personality without fuss, so it feels more like a favourite saying than a novelty slogan.
It works especially well on book bags, café aprons, reading cushions, sweatshirt fronts and the pocket area of a relaxed tote. Because the design is dense and heavily stitched, it has real presence on sturdier fabrics such as denim, canvas, twill and stable cotton rather than anything very fine or drapey. With six size options from 3" to 10", you can keep it small and dryly understated or let the lettering and cup become a bold centrepiece.
