Tom Skeleton is a playful-yet-spooky embroidery design showing a cartoon cat stripped back to skull, ribs, tail and clawed paws, caught mid-run with an axe lodged in its head. Stitched in an airy, lightly-filled style using just four thread colours (white, black, grey and brown), it delivers an old-school Halloween palette while keeping a mischievous cartoon attitude. The open stitch reads clearly on darker fabrics—black, charcoal and stone—where the pale bones really pop. Because it’s not densely stitched, this design works especially well on sweatshirts, tote bags, trick-or-treat sacks and the backs of denim jackets when you want strong graphic shape without a thick finish; it’s also a smart pick for seasonal cushions and wall hangings when you prefer bold, crisp Halloween imagery over busy detail.
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Airy, open-stitch Tom Skeleton design: a running cartoon cat reduced to skull, ribs and claws with an axe in its head. Four-color, lightweight embroidery that gives Halloween projects bold, graphic impact without a heavy finish.
Sizes · 3"–10" (approx)
Formats
Works with Baby Lock, Barudan, Bernina, Brother, Compucon, Elna, Husqvarna Viking, Janome, Melco, Pfaff, Ricoma, Singer, Tajima, Toyota. Which format do I need?
What's included
This is a digital design, not a patch. You are buying machine-embroidery files to download — nothing is posted to you. You will need an embroidery machine and a way to transfer the files to it.
Description
FAQs
This design downloads with DST, EXP, HUS, JEF, JEF+, PCS, PEC, PES, SEW, VP3 and XXX. Between them those formats cover Baby Lock, Barudan, Bernina, Brother, Compucon, Elna, Husqvarna Viking, Janome, Melco, Pfaff, Ricoma, Singer, Tajima and Toyota machines. Choose the format your machine reads and load it as you would any other design.
There are 12 sizes included, from 3"–10" (all approximate). You get every size in the download, so you can stitch the same design on a pocket or across a back.
27,385 stitches at the 7" size and 4 thread colours. There are 3 colour changes in the stitch order, so that is how many times you will swap thread.
At the largest stitched size this design uses roughly 458 ft top thread · 164 ft bobbin. Smaller sizes use proportionally less. Treat it as a guide for topping up a colour before you start, not an exact figure.
This is a light design at roughly 670 stitches per square inch. Tear-away stabiliser is the safe choice. Suits lighter wovens and quilting cottons.
No. This is a digital embroidery design — a set of machine files you download. It is not a patch, a transfer, or any physical item, and nothing is posted to you. You will need an embroidery machine and a way to transfer the files to it.
Instantly. Your download appears on the confirmation screen the moment payment clears, is emailed to you, and is saved in your account library so you can re-download it at any time.
Yes — choose the Small business or Extended commercial licence to sell finished items you stitch. The Personal licence covers gifts and items you keep.
