5TH Avenue - Eye Denim Jacket in Anchor - Downloadable PDF

5TH Avenue Eye Denim Jacket Embroidery Pattern by Anchor – Free Downloadable PDF

This free downloadable PDF embroidery pattern from Anchor (design number 0022174-00000-09) guides you through creating a striking, fashion-forward eye motif embroidered directly onto a denim jacket. Branded under the 5TH Avenue collection and described as radically fashionable, this design transforms a plain denim jacket into a wearable piece of textile art. The finished embroidered design measures 23.1 cm x 24.5 cm, making it a bold, statement-sized piece positioned on the back or front of the jacket. The pattern is rated advanced/intermediate in difficulty, making it best suited to embroiderers who already have a solid foundation in surface embroidery techniques.

What Is Being Made

The project produces a hand-embroidered denim jacket featuring a detailed eye design surrounded by decorative flowers and leaves. The eye motif includes a rendered eyeball, eyelid, and lash lines, all brought to life through a combination of classic hand embroidery stitches. The surrounding botanical elements — flowers and leaves — frame the eye to create a surreal, artistic composition that sits at the intersection of fashion and craft. The pattern is sized for direct tracing onto the garment, meaning no resizing is required.

Techniques Used

This pattern draws on several core freestyle embroidery techniques, each serving a specific purpose within the design:

• Split stitch – Used to outline the flowers, leaves, eyelid, and eyeball, creating clean, precise contour lines that define each element of the composition.
• Satin stitch – Used to fill the flowers, leaves, eyelid, and eye, producing a smooth, densely packed surface with a subtle sheen that catches the light beautifully against the denim background.
• Chain stitch – Used for all remaining embroidered lines within the design, including the bottom eye line worked in shade 152, adding texture and dimension to the linework.
• Pattern transfer – The PDF includes a correctly sized pattern for direct tracing. The recommended method is to use dressmakers carbon paper to transfer the design accurately onto the denim fabric before stitching begins.

Stitches Used

• Split stitch – an outlining stitch where each new stitch splits the thread of the previous one, creating a rope-like line ideal for curved shapes
• Satin stitch – parallel straight stitches placed closely together to fill a shape solidly, giving a smooth, almost painted appearance
• Chain stitch – a looped stitch forming a chain-like line, widely used in surface embroidery for expressive linework and decorative detail

Materials Required

The pattern is designed to be worked with Anchor Pearl Cotton, Art. Nr. 4591008, requiring 1 x Anchor Pearl Cotton size 8 in each of the shades listed within the pattern. Pearl cotton is a twisted, non-divisible thread with a natural lustre, making it particularly well-suited to satin stitch and chain stitch work on heavier fabrics like denim. All Anchor threads are produced in accordance with Oeko-Tex standards, with tested pH values and adherence to global colour fastness standards.

The recommended needle is a Milward embroidery needle size 9, and the use of an embroidery hoop is strongly advised wherever possible to keep the denim taut and prevent puckering during stitching. The pattern notes that the denim jacket itself can be substituted with any garment of your choice, though fabrics such as sheer, satin, silk, open weave, or open knit are not recommended for freestyle embroidery projects of this type.

Care and Washing Guidance

Because this project involves embroidering onto a garment, Anchor recommends washing the finished piece at the hottest temperature suitable for the fabric, using a large amount of water to minimise any potential bleeding of excess dye — particularly relevant when working with darker thread shades. The use of decolorating sheets is also suggested as a precautionary measure to protect both the embroidery and the surrounding fabric during laundering.