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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.

If you are a fan of dakota embroidery designs, you would not want to miss these Dakota Collectibles I came across on Amazon. The collections are categorised into various topics like the ones listed below:

• Dakota 970003 Embroidery Design CD- Collectibles: Wildlife
• Dakota 970006 Embroidery Design CD: Collectibles: Garden
• Dakota 970008 Embroidery Design CD- Collectibles: Golf
• Dakota 970036 Embroidery CD: Collectibles: Holiday Happenings

The Dakota 970011 Embroidery Design Childrens CD cover is the one you see next to this post. There is another unique collectible called Dakota 970025 Embroidery Design CD Collectibles: The Gambler. This is a great CD for those interested in embroidering playing cards!

All designs come in CD-ROM format downloadable through your sewing machine software. They can be used in the following formats: art, csd, dst, exp, hus, jef, ofm, pcs, pes, sew. Various details on machine embroidery would come in handy here.