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  • Embroidery design of a colon: two white dots on a black circle with a tan border, evoking typewriter key style. Embroidered patch featuring a black typewriter colon key with two holes and a beige border, shown on a white background.

    Typewriter Punctuation - Colon

    $1.00
  • Embroidered circle patch with a black center and beige stitched border, styled like a typewriter key period design. Black embroidered circle with a beige stitched border, inspired by retro typewriter key, on a white background.

    Typewriter Punctuation - Period

    $1.00
  • A white exclamation mark in a black circle with a beige stitched border, shown as a digitally downloadable embroidery design. Embroidered black circle patch with a white exclamation mark and a beige border on white fabric background.

    Typewriter Punctuation - Exclamation Point

    $1.00
  • Black embroidered circle with a white symbol in the center and a beige stitched border, retro typewriter key style. White embroidered symbol on a black circle with a beige stitched border, displayed on a white background.

    Typewriter Punctuation - At Sign

    $1.00
  • Black embroidered number sign on a black patch with a tan outline and white stitching, shown as a machine embroidery design. Embroidered patch showing a white number sign on black, with a tan border, in a style resembling a typewriter key.

    Typewriter Punctuation - Number Sign

    $1.00
  • Embroidered patch with a white dollar sign on black fabric, bordered in light tan; shown as a digital embroidery design. Embroidered patch design with a black background, beige border, and white dollar sign in retro typewriter key style.

    Typewriter Punctuation - Dollar Sign

    $1.00
  • Embroidered circular patch with a retro black ampersand centered on a tan border; machine embroidery design shown. Embroidered classic ampersand on white fabric, shown as a digitally downloadable machine embroidery design.

    Typewriter Punctuation - Ampersand

    $1.00
  • Black embroidered circle with a beige question mark in the center, outlined in white; resembles a typewriter key. Circular black patch with a white embroidered question mark and a tan border, shown as a machine embroidery design.

    Typewriter Punctuation - Question Mark

    $1.00
  • Round black patch with beige border and white bar; downloadable machine embroidery design. Black circle with beige border and white dash, shown as a digitally downloadable machine embroidery design.

    Typewriter Punctuation - Dash

    $1.00
  • Black circle with white right quotation mark, beige outline, on white; digitally downloadable machine embroidery design. White embroidered right quotation marks on black with a tan stitched border, shown as a machine embroidery design.

    Typewriter Punctuation - Quotation Mark Right

    $1.00
  • Digitally downloadable machine embroidery design of a black circle with tan border and white asterisk stitched in the center. Embroidered patch with black circle, white asterisk at center, and tan border on white; machine embroidery design.

    Typewriter Punctuation - Asterisk

    $1.00
  • Embroidered black patch with a white semicolon at the center, outlined by a beige ring; digital embroidery design. Embroidered patch with a black center, tan border, and white semicolon; digitally downloadable machine embroidery design.

    Typewriter Punctuation - Semicolon

    $1.00
  • A digitally downloadable machine embroidery design of a black circle with a beige border and a white slash in the center. Black patch: white slash, tan border, typewriter key style. Digitally downloadable design.

    Typewriter Punctuation - Slash

    $1.00
  • Embroidered black circle patch with a beige border and a central white apostrophe, typewriter key style design. A round, black embroidered patch with a stitched border and a white apostrophe in the center; machine embroidery design.

    Typewriter Punctuation - Apostrophe

    $1.00
  • Black circular embroidered patch with a white comma at the center and a beige border, retro typewriter key style. Black patch embroidered with a white comma and tan border, displayed on a white background as a machine embroidery design.

    Typewriter Punctuation - Comma

    $1.00
  • Black embroidered circle with a beige border and white quotation marks on white fabric, digitally downloadable design. Black circle with beige embroidered border and two white quotation marks, digitized as a machine embroidery design.

    Typewriter Punctuation - Quotation Mark Left

    $1.00
  • Embroidered wall hanging featuring playing cards, teapot, cat smile, swirling ribbon, and teacup; digital embroidery design. Alice in Wonderland-inspired embroidery design featuring split-frame, whimsical sketch lines and stitched decorative details.

    Candlelight Tales - Alice in Wonderland (Split)

    $4.99
  • Digitally downloadable machine embroidery design showing a raven on a bust with banners reading, Quoth the raven Nevermore. Edgar Allan Poe embroidery design with a raven, classical bust, and stylized quote in a downloadable machine embroidery file.

    Candlelight Tales - The Raven (Split)

    $4.99
  • Embroidered angel and dragon motif with Eternal I shall endure, digitally downloadable machine embroidery design. Embroidery design shows an angel and a dragon, each holding a banner, outlined in dark thread on a tan background.

    Candlelight Tales - Divine Comedy (Split)

    $4.99
  • Digitally downloadable machine embroidery design featuring a ship with a banner displaying It is not down on any map. Tattoo-inspired embroidery design of a ship and map elements, referencing Moby-Dick. Digital machine embroidery design.

    Candlelight Tales - Moby-Dick (Split)

    $4.99
  • Embroidered bat, castle, rose, and banner elements in a Dracula theme; digitally downloadable machine embroidery design. Embroidered bat, castle, and rose with Children of the night in purple on a wall hanging; downloadable embroidery design.

    Candlelight Tales - Dracula (Split)

    $4.99
  • Two embroidered skulls with daggers are shown, part of a digitally downloadable machine embroidery design. Digitally downloadable machine embroidery design featuring two skull and cauldron motifs with a quote on brown fabric.

    Candlelight Tales - Macbeth (Split)

    $5.99
  • Tan panels with embroidered skulls, swords, and banners from Hamlet; digitally downloadable machine embroidery design. Embroidered design of mirrored daggers, skulls, hands, and banners; digitally downloadable machine embroidery design.

    Candlelight Tales - Hamlet (Split)

    $4.99
  • Embroidery design of Sherlock Holmes with violin, surrounded by banners; four unique digital arrangements displayed. An embroidered split design displays “Candlelight Tales - Sherlock Holmes” in four distinct digitally downloadable styles.

    Candlelight Tales - Sherlock Holmes (Split)

    $4.99
  • Digitally downloadable machine embroidery designs of tattoos: roses, hearts, a sword, and banners with intricate details. Digitally downloadable machine embroidery designs: rose, heart, banner, and dagger motifs with stitched outlines.

    Candlelight Tales - Romeo and Juliet (Split)

    $4.99
  • Digitally downloadable machine embroidery design of a stack of books, flowers, butterflies, and text reading "I HAVE NO SHELF CONTROL" on a tote bag. Black embroidered design of stacked and leaning books with butterflies and flowers, along with the text "I HAVE NO SHELF CONTROL," on white fabric. Digitally downloadable machine embroidery design.
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    Read, Roll, Repeat Again - No Shelf Control

    $5.99
  • Digitally downloadable machine embroidery Design Pack featuring six designs: books, dice, and fantasy-themed phrases on fabric items. Red drawstring bag with golden embroidery of an open treasure chest, coins, and the words "Live Laugh Loot" in decorative font, digitally downloadable machine embroidery design.
    New

    Read, Roll, Repeat Again Design Pack

    $18.47 $36.94
  • Digitally downloadable machine embroidery design of a dragon wrapped in a ribbon with "You Had Me at Dragons" text above stacked books and decorative stars and leaves. Black and white digitally downloadable machine embroidery design of a dragon with wings folded, perched on two stacked books, surrounded by a ribbon banner reading "You had me at dragons" with decorative stars and leaves.
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    Read, Roll, Repeat Again - Had Me at Dragons

    $6.99
  • Black embroidery design on white fabric featuring an open book with a sword through it, surrounded by butterflies, leaves, and text. Black embroidered design on white fabric featuring an open book with a sword through its center, surrounded by butterflies, leaves, stars, and the text "A Book A Day Keeps The Reality Away." This is a digitally downloadable machine embroidery design.
    New

    Read, Roll, Repeat Again - A Book a Day

    $5.99
  • Digitally downloadable machine embroidery design of a microscope, books, crystals, dragonflies, butterfly, and hourglass in a framed display with moss and stones. Embroidery design showing a microscope, crystals, two books, an hourglass, and four butterflies on a black background.
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    Build a Bookshelf Scene - Scientific Exploration

    $2.50 $5.99
  • Embroidered kitchen utensils, bowls, and a cookbook on black fabric; digitally downloadable machine embroidery design. Embroidered recipe book cover with kitchen tools, a flower, and “Family Recipes”; digitally downloadable embroidery design.
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    Build a Bookshelf Scene - Baking

    $5.99
  • A black fabric card holder with golden embroidery featuring a stylized dragon with wings surrounded by floral and vine patterns. Black fabric card holder with gold embroidered dragon silhouette in center, surrounded by floral and vine frame embroidery details.
    New

    Dragon Book Gift Card Holder (In-the-Hoop)

    $5.99
  • Build a Bookshelf Scene - Fishbowl
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    Build a Bookshelf Scene - Fishbowl

    $2.50
  • A digitally downloadable machine embroidery design pack featuring embroidered Christmas-themed books with poinsettias and holly on a navy tote bag. Digitally downloadable machine embroidery design featuring a row of colorful spines of books with holly, poinsettias, stars, and decorative swirls on two navy blue tote bags.
    PDF Included
    New

    Gilded Christmas Books & Blooms (Applique)

    $23.96 $47.92
  • A green book titled "A Christmas Carol" with gold embroidery of a lit candle and holly leaves is placed on a red surface surrounded by gold and copper holiday decorations. Gold embroidery on black fabric shows a lit candle in a holder surrounded by holly leaves and berries framed by geometric borders above the words "A Christmas Carol.
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    A Christmas Carol Book Cover

    $2.80 $6.99

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.