Incorporated into this IHS cross is the fleur de lis, a stylized lily design, an ancient symbol that, in Christian symbolism, represents purity, and therefore the Virgin Mary; and the Trinity because of its shape.
This design is from the
Embroidery Pattern Catalogue, a publication offering iron-on embroidery transfers published in the mid to late 1800s by the Thomas Brown & Sons company of Manchester, England. Many of those traditional Christian patterns were hand drawn reproductions of designs from the 13
th and 14
th centuries, a period when ecclesiastical art, especially the stunning English needlework, was in its glory.
When digitizing for machine embroidery we attempted to stay as true to the original design as possible.
Use this beautiful vintage design on fine vestments or any church linens.
Click here for information about embroidery design selection and placement on communion linens.
- This design is available for the 4" x 4", 5" x 7", 6.25" x 10.25" and 7.75" x 11.75" hoops.
- The sewn out size for the 4" x 4" hoop is 2.98" W x 2.93" H with 8,020 stitches.
- The sewn out size for the 5" x 7" hoop is 4.80" W x 4.72" H with 16,153 stitches.
- The sewn out size for the 6.25" x 10.25" hoop is 6.17" W x 6.08" H with 26,623 stitches.
- The sewn out size for the 7.75" x 11.75" hoop is 7.72" W x 7.61" H with 39,562 stitches.
- This design has 6 thread colors.
You must have an embroidery machine to utilize our machine embroidery designs. We sell machine embroidery designs as electronic media (software) only. We do not sell embroidered "patches" or hard copy patterns.
