Dakota means “friend” and is the name of a native American people of the Northern Mississippi Valley (USA). The people of Dakota have had a passion for embroidery over generations. Dakota embroidery designs is the name coined by embroiderers giving strength to the popularity of this special style of embroidering appliques which you can view in these resources.

Check out this Dakota collectibles resource at GoNuts. A really cute set of dakota embroidery designs. All the patterns are perfect for kids wear. The picture you see next to this post is the Turtle applique. This has been stitched using 5 colors – tackdown, white, dark charcoal, lime and green. The size is 4.64 inches wide by 5.13 inches height. The total stitch count is 16721.