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  • White embroidered open book with detailed lacy swirls on black, shown as a digitally downloadable machine embroidery design. White embroidered open book with intricate lace-like swirls on a solid black background; digitally downloadable design.

    Book of Shadows

    $3.99
  • A purple and gold embroidered bookmark with fairy tale motifs rests on a closed navy book, embroidery stitches visible. Machine embroidery in-the-hoop bookmark with 'FAIRY TALES' text on an open book

    Classic Fairy Tale Bookmark (In-the-Hoop)

    $4.99
  • Purple embroidered cats, open books, and swirling lines arranged in an edge-to-edge pattern on a pink background. Blue line embroidery design of cats and books on white background, in a digitally downloadable machine embroidery design.

    Cottagecore - Paws & Pages (Edge-to-Edge Quilting)

    $2.99
  • Close-up of a Lace Dragon embroidery with intricate stitched details, shown on fabric as a digitally downloadable design.

    Lace Dragon Bookmark

    $6.99
  • Green vine embroidery with detailed stitching is displayed on a sword-shaped fabric bookmark resting on an open book. A digitally downloadable machine embroidery design featuring vine patterns, stars, and a green dragon along a sword shape.

    Lace Sword Bookmark

    $6.99
  • Blue and gold sun, moon, and star embroidery in a lace design featured as a digitally downloadable machine embroidery design. A digitally downloadable machine embroidery design features celestial lace details displayed on a bookmark.

    Celestial Lace Bookmark

    $5.99
  • Three embroidered dice pouches with visible fantasy motifs and crystals, six small pattern previews shown below each pouch. Purple dragon and Roll for Initiative embroidered on black fabric, part of a digitally downloadable embroidery design.

    Read, Roll, Repeat Design Pack

    $25.96 $51.92
  • Embroidered dragons curl around stacked books with the text Read, Roll, Repeat - Just One More Chapter above and below. Black embroidery design with floral motifs, an open book, crescent moon, and stars; digitally downloadable machine file.

    Read, Roll, Repeat - Just One More Chapter

    $6.99
  • Embroidered teacup rests on stacked books above stitched text reading “There is no such thing as too many books.”. Embroidered stack of books with stars and a steaming cup; digitally downloadable machine embroidery design.

    Read, Roll, Repeat - Too Many Books

    $6.99
  • Black line embroidery design shows a stack of books with flowers and a banner reading BOOKTROVERT; digital download. Digitally downloadable machine embroidery design with floral book stack and a banner reading Booktrovert.

    Read, Roll, Repeat - Booktrovert

    $6.99
  • Black and white machine embroidery design featuring a dragon entwined with books, shown as a digitally downloadable design. Embroidered design shows colorful dragons, an open book, and the text Read, Roll, Repeat - Books and Dragons.

    Read, Roll, Repeat - Books and Dragons

    $6.99
  • Digitally downloadable machine embroidery design of an owl with detailed stitching and in-the-hoop construction visible. An embroidered owl bookmark with freestanding edges is shown on a dark red surface, design details clearly visible.

    Freestanding Owl Bookmark (In-the-Hoop)

    $3.99
  • Embroidered text reads I Read Past My Bedtime with moon and star motifs, shown as a digitally downloadable design. Embroidered purple and gray text reads I Read Past My Bedtime with blankets, an open book, moon, and stars motifs.

    I Read Past My Bedtime

    $3.99
  • Embroidered blue and purple open books with the phrase “I like big books and I cannot lie” in stitched text. Embroidered text reading I Like Big Books displayed on fabric; shown as a digitally downloadable machine embroidery design.

    I Like Big Books

    $3.99
  • Digitally downloadable machine embroidery Design Pack featuring stitched books, pumpkins, magic motifs, and a gift box. Black tote bag featuring sheer stitching and metallic thread embroidery. Mug and eyeglasses are placed next to the bag.

    Glowing and Wondrous Design Pack

    $10.00 $62.90
  • Digitally downloadable machine embroidery Design Pack with cats, skulls, and leaves stitched in lines on a white background. Detailed embroidery of a dragon eye with purple scales, part of a digitally downloadable machine embroidery design.

    A Crafty Quilters (Edge-to-Edge Quilting) Design Pack

    $10.47 $20.93
  • Embroidered ocean wave design on fabric, finished as a bookmark, displayed beside an open book on a dark surface. Machine embroidery design featuring a stylized ocean wave, stitched in shades of blue for the Catch a Wave Bookmark.

    Catch a Wave Bookmark (In-the-Hoop)

    $5.99
  • Embroidered bookmark design in purple, yellow, and pink on fabric, shown in a hand over the pages of an open book. Embroidery design features black stitched outlines filled with bright organza panels, forming a stained glass-style pattern.

    Stained Glass Window Bookmark

    $5.99
  • Digitally downloadable machine embroidery design showing a peony flower blooming through a stacked set of books on white. Close-up of blooming peony embroidery and purple floral accents on a white sweatshirt, shown as a machine embroidery design.

    Peony in Book Stack

    $5.99
  • Machine-embroidered dragon sitting atop stacked books, reading by an open book; all stitched on a purple fabric background. Embroidery design showing a dragon sitting on stacked books against a purple background, digitally downloadable file.

    Reading Dragon Bookmark

    $4.99
  • Embroidery design of a glowing castle emerging from an open book, with shimmering details on a dark background. Embroidered design of an open book with a metallic purple castle next to a teal book, offered as a machine embroidery design.

    Glowing Castle of Wonder

    $4.99
  • Embroidered gardening tote, gloves, tools, books, and seed packets arranged on a wooden surface; embroidery design shown. Embroidered design of gardening tools, gloves, books, and a potted plant on a dark fabric background. Digitally downloadable.
    New

    Build A Bookshelf Scene - Gardening

    $5.99
  • White embroidered text Tea and a Book on gray fabric, shown as a digitally downloadable machine embroidery design. Tea and a Book—the recipe for happiness embroidered with decorative banners on dark fabric; digitally downloadable design.

    Tea and a Book

    $2.99
  • White embroidered words: The recipe for happiness is coffee a good book on gray, showing the embroidery design. White embroidered text says: The recipe for happiness is a cup of coffee a really good book on gray fabric background.

    Coffee and a Book

    $2.99
  • Sword piercing stacked books, accented by embroidered pink roses, green leaves, and gold sparkles on white fabric. Close-up of denim skirt featuring a sword and rose embroidery, shown as a digitally downloadable machine embroidery design.

    Mightier Than the Sword Book Feature

    $5.99
  • A hand displays a Fairytale Bookmark, a digitally downloadable machine embroidery design, held above an open book. Embroidered bookmark with gold borders, butterflies, and floral motifs; digitally downloadable machine embroidery design.

    Fairytale Bookmark (In-the-Hoop)

    $5.99
  • Digitally downloadable machine embroidery design featuring colorful butterflies and sheer stitched details on fabric. Vibrant embroidered butterflies appear to fly out from the open pages of a book in this digitally downloadable design.

    Fantastical Butterfly Book Feature

    $5.99
  • A black embroidered cat design appears on a bookmark resting on an open book, shown against a light purple background. Three embroidered green-eyed cats stacked vertically, shown as a digitally downloadable machine embroidery design.

    Peeking Cats Bookmark (In-the-Hoop)

    $5.99
  • Two hand-drawn book embroidery designs featuring open books and floral accents, shown as a digitally downloadable design. An embroidered book with magical motifs and fantasy details, shown as a digitally downloadable machine embroidery design.

    Literary Magic (Design Pack)

    $16.47 $32.94
  • An embroidery design shows an open book, skull, haunted house, ghosts, and crow in swirling pink smoke. Embroidered black skull, open book, crow, and ghosts with swirling pink and black smoke; horror-themed digital design.

    Literary Magic - Horror

    $4.99
  • Embroidered crown, swords, laurels, and open book appear with vivid red-orange flames in this digital embroidery design. Digitally downloadable machine embroidery design of an open book with swords, a crown, and laurel branches.

    Literary Magic - History

    $5.99
  • Digitally downloadable machine embroidery design shows an open book with a green dragon, a castle, and a fairy. Embroidered dragon, fairy, castle, and vines shown on fabric; digitally downloadable machine embroidery design.

    Literary Magic - Fantasy

    $5.99
  • Embroidered detective hat, pistol, and pipe emerge from an open book in a digitally downloadable machine embroidery design. Embroidered open book with blue smoke forming a hat, magnifying glass, pipe, and revolver; digitally downloadable design.

    Literary Magic - Mystery

    $4.99
  • An open book with a skull, chalice, and rose above it, surrounded by swirling vines on a pink background embroidery design. Black and pink embroidered skull, rose, and goblet digitally downloadable machine embroidery design.

    Literary Magic - Shakespeare

    $5.99
  • Robot holding a pen and book, rendered in teal with sci-fi stitch detail; digitally downloadable machine embroidery design. Embroidered rocket-shaped robot lifts from an open book, surrounded by teal thread swirls and soft, dreamy shading.

    Literary Magic - Science Fiction

    $4.99
  • Machine embroidery design of a shark wearing a Santa hat, featuring visible stitched details and festive colors. Santa Jaws embroidered ornament featuring a shark in a Santa hat, displayed on red knit fabric.

    Santa Jaws Ornament (In-the-Hoop)

    $4.99
  • Lost in Wonderland Scene

    Lost in Wonderland Scene

    $2.00 $4.99
  • Green lace-edged bookmark with floral embroidery, shown as a digitally downloadable machine embroidery design. Embroidered lace edge bookmark featuring mossy detailing and stitched red, white, and purple flowers on fabric.

    Mossy & Magical Lace Edge Bookmark (In-the-Hoop)

    $5.99
  • Three pink vintage books stacked with detailed embroidered flowers and greenery sprouting from the spines and covers. Three pink books with floral embroidery and sheer stitching, offered as a digital machine embroidery design.

    Books & Wildflowers

    $6.99
  • Grimms Fairy Tales cover with embroidered castle, floral motifs; digital machine embroidery design download. Gold machine embroidery of roses and a castle in an ornate frame, inspired by Grimms Fairy Tales book cover design.
    New

    Grimm's Fairy Tales Book Cover

    $6.99
  • Embroidered patch of a green, red, and white quetzal bird on purple; digitally downloadable machine embroidery design. Embroidered quetzal bird with vivid long tail feathers on a white background, digitally downloadable embroidery design.

    Quetzal (Freestanding)

    $3.99
  • A fairy and a dragon sit reading atop a mushroom, detailed in an etching style on this machine embroidery design. Get Lost in Reading Dragon & Fairy Feature

    Get Lost in Reading Dragon & Fairy Feature

    $3.99
  • Embroidered dragon bookmark featuring intricate detailing, shown resting on an open book. Blue and gold embroidered dragon with outstretched wings in intricate threadwork, shown as a standalone patch design.

    Magic & Mythos Dragon (Freestanding)

    $6.99
  • Layered embroidery design with a girl and grinning cat, organza stitching, four sketch panels shown below. Digitally downloadable machine embroidery design featuring a silhouette of a girl and cat above four black-and-white frames.

    Wonderland Scene (Layered)

    $5.99
  • Embroidered bookshelf with fairy motifs, stacked books, and whimsical details; shown as a digitally downloadable design. Embroidery design with Book a Day Keeps Reality Away in purple and green over a stylized bookshelf motif.

    Book a Day Keeps Reality Away Bookshelf

    $4.99
  • Digitally downloadable machine embroidery designs of a castle-shaped R, dragon-like E, volcano A, and round door D. Digitally downloadable machine embroidery Design Pack with ornate READ letters, purple border, castles, and dragons.

    A Read & Explore Letter Scenes Design Pack

    $8.49 $16.96
  • Embroidered R-shaped castle with detailed towers, bridges, and stitched waterfall running down the right side. Etching-style embroidery design of the letter R as a castle with towers, a waterfall, and trees; digitally downloadable.

    Read & Explore - Letter R Castle Scene

    $3.99
  • A digitally downloadable machine embroidery design of an etched dragon atop an E-shaped column with ruins beneath. Etching-style dragon wraps around a stone-textured letter E with castle ruins, for digitally downloadable embroidery design.

    Read & Explore - Letter E Dragon Scene

    $3.99
  • Volcano, dinosaur, and plants are stitched to create the letter A in this digitally downloadable machine embroidery design. Read & Explore - Letter A Dinosaur Scene

    Read & Explore - Letter A Dinosaur Scene

    $3.99
  • Digitally downloadable machine embroidery design featuring a round wooden door in a stone wall with grass and flowers. Digitally downloadable machine embroidery design of a round wood door with stone frame, grass roof, and floral accents.

    Read & Explore - Letter D Whimsical Door Scene

    $4.99

Celebrate your love of books and storytelling with Urban Threads’ reading and literary machine embroidery designs. This imaginative collection brings favorite bookish themes to life — from enchanted libraries and stacks of well-loved novels to whimsical quotes and cozy reading nooks.

Each design is crafted with the signature Urban Threads flair — bold lines, modern details, and a touch of magic — perfect for stitching on tote bags, bookmarks, sweatshirts, or book-lover gifts. Whether you’re decorating your reading corner or creating something special for a fellow bibliophile, these embroidery patterns make every project a new chapter in creativity.