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Original specimen by Strongkeng Old

Ornate spiral-looped calligraphy script (PUA encoded)

Embroidery

Embroidery (by Strongkeng Old) is an airy, high-contrast calligraphy script accented with coiled spiral loops inside 'm', 'd', and 'y' (PUA encoded).

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At-a-glance maker compatibility

Cutting, print & workflow scorecard.

Weld or Unite overlapping script joins into one continuous vector path before sending to the blade.

Plotter & output verdictWeld Joins Before Cutting
Recommended minimum scale1.10 in+ x-height on vinyl
Character set & structureUppercase, Lowercase & Numerals
OpenType & PUA accessPUA Encoded · Swashes/Tails
Best surfaces & mediaWedding Suites · Foil Envelopes · Boutique Logos
Compatible design toolsCricut Design Space · Silhouette Studio · Canva Pro · Illustrator

Visual anatomy & craft review

Letterform structure
of Embroidery.

Embroidery is an airy high-contrast calligraphy script with a grand curled E, shaded upright downstrokes and small inward-coiled spirals inside the m, d and y, supplied with PUA alternates. The coils are delicate, so the face needs roughly 20 mm before they read as spirals rather than blots, and the upright stance keeps a long name inside a narrow column. It is a hoop, card and label face, best in one dark ink on a soft ground, and it pairs naturally with craft and textile subjects.

Coiled-calligraphy · Hoop-art · Delicate

Two-font hierarchy recipes

Suggested font
pairings.

Tested contrast partners — pairing Embroidery with grounded secondary typography.

Clean Subline & Body SansSans serif
Original Bareum preview by Letterayu

Embroidery + Bareum

Keeps small-scale dates, URLs, nutrition facts and care instructions crisp and legible below script titles.

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Practical applications

Project & layout
blueprints.

Concrete hierarchy, scale and production guidance tailored to Embroidery’s stroke geometry.

Wedding

Invitation names, vow-book cover and favour tag

Coiled spirals give a wedding suite a handmade register without a rustic font, and the upright stance keeps long names inside a narrow card. Contrast holds at 20 mm.

Hierarchy & layout recipe

Invitation 120 x 180 mm, names 26 mm, details 9/13 pt, 15 mm margins. Vow book 110 x 160 mm, cover 22 mm. Tag 45 x 80 mm, names 8 mm, hole 5 mm clear.

Pre-production check

A 45 mm favour tag cannot hold a coil at 8 mm and the spiral closes into a dot. Use the plain alternate on tags, and keep the coiled forms for the invitation and vow book.

Brand & packaging

Craft-studio label, hoop kit box and workshop card

Spiral coils read as embroidered detail drawn into the lettering, which suits a textile studio. The face holds a short brand name at 12 mm on a kit box.

Hierarchy & layout recipe

Label 70 x 50 mm, word 12 mm, 4 mm die margin. Box 200 x 150 x 80 mm, word 34 mm on the lid with 25 mm margins. Card 105 x 148 mm, heading 16 mm, details 7/10 pt, 12 mm margins.

Pre-production check

Kit boxes are printed on kraft board and a high-contrast script at 34 mm fills its hairlines. Request a proof on the actual board, and increase the word size rather than the weight if the contrast collapses.

Spring

Hoop sign, seed-packet label and market card

Coiled lettering reads as a hand-lettered hoop backing, which is what a spring craft market sells. The face holds at 16 mm on a card where a heavier script would look industrial.

Hierarchy & layout recipe

Hoop 200 mm diameter, word 45 mm, 25 mm clear of the inner ring. Label 60 x 40 mm, word 8 mm, 4 mm die margin. Card 105 x 148 mm, heading 16 mm, list 7/10 pt.

Pre-production check

Hoop lettering is often stitched, and a coil under 0.8 mm converts to a single thread run that breaks. If the design is stitched, redraw coils at 1 mm minimum and run a test sew-out on scrap linen.

Technical & licence verification

File & listing specifications.

File & glyph specifications

Style classification
Script · Ornate spiral-looped calligraphy script (PUA encoded)
Foundry / creator
Strongkeng Old
Glyph encoding
PUA encoded — swashes & alternates open in Character Map (Windows) and Font Book (Mac)
Glyph encoding
PUA encoded for character-map access
Alternates & swashes
Stylistic alternates or swashes mentioned
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