Bring festive folk detail to your Halloween stitching with this ornate Day of the Dead sugar skull. The white skull is framed with flower-filled eye sockets, a rose at the forehead, curled eyebrow flourishes and teardrop shapes that give it that unmistakable sugar-skull character. Yellow, red, blue, purple and gold accents lift the black outlines beautifully, so it suits anyone who wants a Halloween design that feels decorative rather than grim.
Because it is a dense, heavily stitched six-colour design, it has a bold, filled-in finish that shows up best on sturdy fabrics. It would look especially striking on the back of a black denim jacket, the front of a sweatshirt, a tote bag, or a Halloween wall hanging where the petal, leaf and vine ornaments have room to stand out. With the neat teeth, dotted cheeks and diamond shape at the chin, it keeps its impact whether you want a small accent or a large centrepiece.
