Reindeer Stocking SVG

About this design

One of Santa’s reindeer is flying across this stocking. It is a classic stocking with a wide cuff and a long leg, and near the heel, a small leaping reindeer is cut right out, with antlers raised and legs stretched as it jumps. In the layered version, the reindeer shows the cream backing, like a little winter scene woven into the fabric.

The stocking is one connected piece with a single cut-out, the reindeer. With bold, simple shapes, it passes our cut checks from just 2 inches tall.

Color layers

• Backing in cream, which becomes the reindeer
• Design in red, the stocking

Projects

• Name labels for real stockings.
• Kids’ shirts and pajamas.
• Gift tags.
• Felt ornaments.
• Holiday cards.
• Advent calendar pockets.

Size and cutting tips

It cuts cleanly from about 2 inches tall. The reindeer’s antlers are the finest part, so for felt choose 4 inches or more. For a shirt, 7 to 9 inches tall shows the reindeer clearly.

Step by step: gold reindeer stocking tag

1. Set the stocking to 4 inches tall and download the color SVG.
2. Cut the red layer from red cardstock.
3. Cut the backing from gold foil cardstock, so the reindeer shines.
4. Glue the red layer onto the gold backing.
5. Write a name across the cuff with a white paint pen and tie it to a real stocking.

Color ideas

• Red with a cream reindeer, the classic
• Red with a gold reindeer
• Green with a white reindeer
• Navy with a silver reindeer for a night flight

Design notes

The reindeer leaps across the heel, which is the widest part of the stocking, so it has room to stretch out. The cuff above is left plain, ready for a name, which makes this one of the best stockings for personalized tags.

Good to know

Because the reindeer is the only cut-out, it takes on whatever color you put behind it. Gold looks festive, brown looks natural and white looks like a reindeer in the snow. For a felt version, a gold glitter felt backing makes it sparkle on the tree.

Variations to try

• Mirror it in the editor to point the toe the other way.
• Add a name across the cuff in your software.

Pairs well with

The Reindeer SVG collection has the reindeer on its own, and the Snowman Stocking has another cut-out friend.