Tag: blog
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patty & selma

long time, no see! I’m very sorry for my radio silence… turns out it’s really hard to be consistent with… well, everything. but I’m back (for now anyway!) and I wanted to show you the last couple of hoops I did before my early on-set retirement. of course I had to stitch springfield’s hottest babes:…
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flesh eating bacteria

okay, first things first, let’s address the elephant in the room. where have I been? well, you see, I have this problem where I get hyperfixated on hobbies and activities, and the embroidery hyperfixation went on a small… hiatus, while I got hyperfixated on running and the sims 4 instead. but enough of that –…
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nothin’ at all

I did it! I dragged myself, kicking and screaming, out of my creative slump, and I finally finished my stupid sexy flanders embroidery hoop. in case you have no idea what I’m talking about (if you don’t, you need to start watching the simpsons immediately), here’s some context: and here’s my embroidery hoop: if you’d…
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creative slump

this is hard for me to admit but… I’m in a creative slump. my head is full of ideas – for embroidery hoops and designs, for social media posts, for blogs… but when it actually comes to doing them… no thanks. I can’t quite work out what it is. is it because I’m tired from…
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air max 90

last week I gave away one of my oldest and favouritest hoops: the air max 90. don’t get me wrong – I’m not a nike fan-girl. I’m waaay more loyal to vans and asics, but I can appreciate a good trainer when I see one. which is exactly why a couple of years ago, I…
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mr sparkle

as you may know, I’m a big fat fan of stitching simpsons characters, and mr sparkle has been on my “to stitch” list for a while now. in case you don’t know, mr sparkle (ミスタースパーコル misutā supākoru) is a japanese dishwashing detergent mascot who bears a strong resemblance to homer. watch this: and here’s my embroidery…
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chippy tea

there’s nothing better than a friday night chippy tea. whether you go for a battered sausage and curry sauce, or chips with gravy – it’s a quintessential british tradition (and delicacy tbh!). which is why, comedy-folk band the lancashire hotpots decided to write an absolute banger about it, and why I decided to make an…
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someone you really love

I asked chatgpt to write a little something about blur’s song, “girls and boys” and here’s what it came up with: “blur’s “girls and boys” was released in 1994, and it’s still a great song to listen to today. it’s catchy, it’s danceable, and it’s got a great message about gender roles and sexuality. the…
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hello world
hello world, it’s me, ni.cul. 🧡 I’ve had this domain for over 3 years and thought it was about time I actually did something with it… so here we go. so, what’s been going on? I’ve just listed a load of new hoops on my etsy shop. it would mean the world to me if…