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Behind the Print: Embroidered Unicorn
A friend for our beloved Unicorn's Garden print, our new embroidered design is replete with holiday hues trailing through each unicorn’s mane and tail. We’re pleased to introduce you to our newest pattern, Embroidered Unicorn, and share the story behind this design.
Printfresh Staff
September 2021
Behind the Print: Embroidered Unicorn
In addition to being the name of a horse with a single horn coming out of its head, the unicorn can also mean something that is highly desirable but difficult to find or obtain. We’re drawn to both definitions of the term and are excited to bring you Embroidered Unicorn, a new pattern that allows you to channel those feelings of power, majesty and distinctiveness.
Unicorn pajamas
Embroidered Unicorn: How Our Unicorn Embroidery Design Came to Be
This is not the first time we have created a design with a unicorn. Unicorn’s Garden is a staff and customer favorite, but this time around, we wanted to use a more minimalistic approach. Embroidery is beautiful because we can use a number of colors and create texture without the design getting too bold. If you love our Daughters of Triton and Houseplants embroidery, you will also love the sparse layout of the beloved unicorn (this is about as minimalistic as we get)!
If you look closely, you will see that our unicorn’s mane is made of pops of pink and green, which gives a nod to the holiday season without being overtly Christmas-y. We design our pajamas to last across many seasons, and this pattern is no exception.
Hand drawn unicorns
Amy has always loved medieval artwork and there are a lot of beautiful illustrations of horses in this style of art. She was also inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry for this particular design — it’s an embroidered cloth which features a long length of embroidered horses in battle. Many embroidery artists have created their own interpretations of this famous artwork, including Erica Wilson. For more information on the history of unicorns in art, read our post on Unicorn’s Garden Inspiration & History.
Embroidered Unicorn: Shopping Our Unicorn Pajamas Collection
If you’re looking for a set of magical and mythical animal print pajamas, Embroidered Unicorn will keep you cozy while you embark on the sweetest of dreams. Made with 100% organic cotton poplin, it’s soft and breathable for an enchanting night of sleep.
With the Embroidered Unicorn Short Sleep Set, you can enjoy lightweight, comfortable PJs. Ideal for those balmy summer nights, it comes with a short-sleeved shirt and yes, matching short unicorn pajama pants.
If you purchase a printed pajamas set from this collection, we’d love to see how you wear them. Tag us in your photos on Instagram!
Embroidered Unicorn Companion Pieces
Looking for the perfect companion to these pajamas for a gift? You can’t quite curl up with a unicorn as you would with a cat or a dog, but you can channel unicorn magic if you know where to find it. Embroidered Unicorn is in good company. Here are a few other unicorns that we just couldn’t resist sharing with you!
- Add some whimsy to your book stack by adding in a brass unicorn bookend
- A copy of The Last Unicorn novel or animated film
- A beautiful and quirky Unicorn screen printed artwork by Mark Sabin
However you like to show your unicorn love, you’re in for a majestic time. When you curl up in bed, let the wondrous Embroidered Unicorn collection guide you towards a cozy night’s sleep.
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