#TBT to this early design from 2022. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/holid...

Looking great!

A new-old pattern this #WIPWednesday. This was designed a few years ago, and I’m not sure why I didn’t stitch it up at the time. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida.

#TBT to this op-art inspired sampler, finished right around this time last year. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/fract...

Finished two years ago today. #Blackwork #embroidery on black 14-count Aida cloth. Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/black... #CraftSky #StitchSky

Learned that the "brachio-" in "brachiosaurus" is cognate with "pretzel" and... #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. Yes, this is the use I'm making of my linguistics degree. Free pattern here: bit.ly/47Abm76

Dino in progress. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida.

Finished this little guy last night. #Blackwork #embroidery on grey 14-count Aida. Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/winte... #CraftSky #StitchSky

Beautiful work!

Sunday stitches. I was almost finished the ivy when I realized I’d done half of it one stitch over. Yesterday was a frogging day 😭 #Blackwork #embroidery on grey 14-count Aida.

Happy Halloween to anyone celebrating today!

A wintry #WIPWednesday. #Blackwork #embroidery on grey 14-count Aida. #CraftSky #StitchSky

Sunday stitches. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida.

Looking good, and I love the colours you're using!

#TBT to this older sampler from back in 2022. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/jewel... #StitchSky #CraftSky

A small #WIPWednesday. #CrossStitch on 18-count Aida. #CraftSky #StitchSky

Not to be That Person who posts holiday stuff before Halloween, but handmade takes time, so I start early. This year's ornament set with a border of holly and ivy leaves. #Blackwork #embroidery on 18-count Aida. Patterns here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/black... #CraftSky #StitchSky

#TBT to this colour wheel from early 2024. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/black... #CraftSky #StitchSky

Taking a break from my big WIP to work on this year’s set of ornaments. #Blackwork #embroidery on 18-count Aida. #WIPWednesday #CraftSky #StitchSky

Fantastic work!

#TBT to a rainbow from back in 2021, one of my earliest designs. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/minim... #CraftSky #StitchSky

#WIPWednesday filling in the background before I scroll to do the second half. #CrossStitch and #blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. #CraftSky #StitchSky

Looking great!

Sunday stitches. #CrossStitch on 14-count Aida cloth. #CraftSky #StitchSky

#TBT to a set of little ornaments, finished right around this time last year. #Blackwork #embroidery on 18-count Aida cloth. Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/black... #CraftSky #StitchSky

Happy October and happy #WIPWednesday, StitchSky friends!

Swatchin’ 2: The Sequel

My favourite design to date, the Shades of Light sampler, finished on this day in 2023. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/shade... #ArtSky #CraftSky #StitchSky

Swatchin’.

I haven't stitched a colour wheel in a minute; it's always time for a new one. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/carni... #CraftSky #StitchSky

#BlueSkyArtShow #Angles One of my first patterns using a gradient between contrasting colours, from 2023. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/apert... #CraftSky #StitchSky

#TBT to 2022. There's something about white and bright colours on black... #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/spect... #CraftSky #StitchSky

It's #WIPWednesday once again! #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. #CraftSky #StitchSky

OTD in 2024: Three small #blackwork ornaments on 18-count Aida cloth. Patterns here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/black... #CraftSky #StitchSky (Repost because I forgot to add alt text; it's there now!)

I know I shared this not too long ago, but I just got to see a POTO production and cast I've wanted very much to watch, so in celebration, here it is again.

#TBT to Sixteen-Block Blues, finished right around this time in 2022. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/16blo... #CraftSky #StitchSky

A late evening #WIPWednesday. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. #CraftSky #StitchSky

Sunday stitching. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. #CraftSky #StitchSky

Today's #BlueSkyArtShow theme is #Summer, despite the cool and grey weather here. A floral sampler from 2023. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/botan... #ArtSky #CraftSky #StitchSky

#TBT to 2021 and the Gathering Leaves sampler. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/gathe... #CraftSky #StitchSky

A small beginning on #WIPWednesday.

It's a chilly, rainy day here, perfect for some spooky biscornus. #Blackwork #embroidery on Aida cloth. Patterns are here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/hallo... #CraftSky #StitchSky

An alliterative #WIPWednesday: We've got bats and bloodsuckers, coffins and crows, skulls and sarcophagi. #Blackwork #embroidery on Aida cloth. #CraftSky #StitchSky

An octet of bloodsuckers 🦇🧛🏻 #Blackwork #embroidery on Aida. Still a WIP; this is only part 1. #CraftSky #StitchSky

🎶 Ich hüll dich ein in meinen Schatten und trag dich weit 🎶 Working on something a little different this #WIPWednesday and adjusting my music choices accordingly.

After a few larger projects, this biscornu worked up quickly and was a nice little palate-cleanser. #Blackwork #embroidery on 18-count Aida. Free pattern is here: bit.ly/41NTS3s #CraftSky #StitchSky

A small stitchy Saturday. #Blackwork #embroidery on 18-count Aida. #CraftSky #StitchSky

Since I'm in a floral mood, #TBT to these orchids from 2023. #Blackwork #embroidery on black 14-count Aida. Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/black... #CraftSky #StitchSky

I was asked to design a pattern for purple calla lilies. The same design can be used for white flowers as well. #Blackwork #embroidery on black 14-count Aida cloth. Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/black... #CraftSky #StitchSky

Fractional stitches on black Aida are giving me nice smooth lines, but I can't exactly say I'm having a fun time doing them.