Tag: embroidery
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a pint for your wall
I stitched a guinness hoop. I don’t even like guinness. but I do like birds. especially ones that balance pints on their beaks like it’s the most normal thing in the world. this one was fun – bold colours, crisp outlines, a bit of vintage nonsense. stitched on natural calico using a mix of dmc…
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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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happy bacon day
I’m not going to lie; I LOVE stitching the simpsons. there’s just something about the colours and the illustration style that makes it so fun. in case you missed it – so far I’ve stitched king-size homer (twice actually), mr burns when he was an alien, mr burns when he’s on the phone in his…