Bring grim Viking drama to your stitching with this monochrome portrait of a bearded warrior face, framed by a studded horseshoe and backed by two crossed battle axes. The mohawk, painted facial streaks and sharply shaped beard give it the intense, recognisable mood fans of Viking-style TV artwork tend to look for. With its black, grey and white shading, it reads clearly from a distance while still keeping the face expressive.
This is the sort of design that suits the back of a denim jacket, the front of a hoodie, a black sweatshirt or a sturdy canvas bag. Because it is an open, lightly stitched design using just three thread colours, it gives you strong visual impact without covering the fabric in heavy fill. On dark fabrics the pale highlights stand out especially well, while mid-grey cloth keeps the whole portrait looking quieter and more worn-in.
