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Original — without text
The original ribbon design, preserved after a successful sew-out.
80.1 × 92.1 mm
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MATHEMATICS
Navier–Stokes
Amber and blue ribbons curl through a study of swirling motion.
Inspiration
Final design
01 / THE IDEA
Backstory & inspiration
Navier–Stokes began with a swirling reference image. The saved redraw turns that movement into intertwined ribbons in amber, blue, aqua, navy and teal, prepared for a single 100 × 100 mm hoop on the Brother Skitch PP1.
The original annotated reference image is no longer retained. The artwork below is the simplified redraw saved during digitizing. After sewing the original PES successfully, Mara chose to preserve that machine file exactly as it was.
02 / THE PATTERN
Files & variations
- Machine
- Brother Skitch PP1
- Design size
- 80.1 × 92.1 mm
- Hoop
- 100 × 100 mm / 4 × 4 in
- Format
- PES v1
- Sewing points
- 9,147
- Thread loads
- 6
The ZIP contains the preserved original PES, editable SVG, software preview, original production worksheet, current instructions and a machine-command readback.
Machine file and instructions
Use the PES on the Skitch PP1. Read the exact thread-loading order before sewing.
Editable source
Geometry for future changes. A new export needs its own stitch checks.
Original production worksheet
The saved design-stage thread plan and counts.
Export readback
Counts and entry checks from the preserved PES.
Design variations
One version is currently shared: the design without text. Additional versions, including lettering variations, will appear here when shared.
03 / ON FABRIC
Physical embroidery
Mara reported successfully sewing the original file and supplied this photograph of the finished embroidery on light woven fabric. The downloadable PES is preserved byte for byte.
The precise fabric, stabilizer and thread setup were not recorded. The thread colors in the photograph differ from the illustrative palette in the software preview.
04 / FROM THE WORKTABLE
Troubleshooting & lessons learned
Troubleshooting
The machine’s color labels look different
Use the numbered sequence in the instructions and the original worksheet to plan the threads. There are six loads using five intended colors: aqua is loaded again at the end. Brother spool numbers were not verified for this original design.
The stitch and trim counts disagree
The original worksheet reports 8,875 design stitches and 28 trims. Reading the exported PES gives 9,147 sewing points and 74 trim commands. The export includes additional anchor and travel commands; the file overview uses its readback counts.
A start bunches on a new fabric or setup
This original contains tightly repeated anchors and cut-marked entry travel. Those commands remain because Mara successfully sewed the file and requested its preservation. Test on stabilized scrap before a new setup. Any proposed repair should be a separate, clearly named version.
An edit changes how the design sews
Keep the preserved original available. A new export from the SVG needs checks of its initial start, every color entry and trimmed restarts, plus a new preview and appropriately named test files.
What changed along the way
Inspect the exported file
The production worksheet and the final PES describe different stages of the process. Reading back the machine file revealed the extra anchor and travel commands and established the counts used in the collection.
Keep a successfully sewn original
The entry review identified repeated drops and cut-marked travel. Mara’s successful sew-out and request to preserve the file meant those commands were documented and retained, rather than silently changed.
Separate references, previews and results
The saved redraw, software preview and physical photograph record three different stages. Keeping them separately labeled makes the changes in detail, texture and thread color visible.