I wanted some small approachable embroidery projects, so off to Etsy I went. The designer of this one had a few more creatures in bubbles but this one really caught my eye. The little manta ray is so like what you see when you walk through one of those aquarium tunnels in the zoo.
Since it was so pastel in its colours, it needed a dark base to pop. However, that also meant that I couldn’t really put a 10×10 grid on it, like I normally do. And with so many ‘free floating’ bits, this meant a lot more counting. I liked the outcome, but I didn’t enjoy working on black all that much because it is so much harder without the grid handhold. Still, lovely addition to the embroidery wall!
| Project | Bubble Manta Ray |
| Author | TizaThreadArt |
| Type | Pattern only |
| Search words | bubble; manta ray |
| Location | Drive |
| #stitches | 675 |
| Purchased | 09-01-2026 |
| Date started | 18-01-2026 |
| Date finished | 19-01-2026 |