IT'S WEDNESDAY! It's #buyastrangerabook day! The grooviest day of all. I'll give out TWO books. FOR FREE. If you'd like one, let me know. Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know. It's a thing! Look. www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi... UK only.

Was visiting family over the weekend, so slow progress on this week's pattern so far 😄

IT'S WEDNESDAY! It's #buyastrangerabook day! The grooviest day of all. I'll give out TWO books. FOR FREE. If you'd like one, let me know. Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know. It's a thing! Look. www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi... UK only.

B is for...burn it all down. And also for 'buy the pattern' if you want to stitch it yourself... 😂🧵 Now available as a PDF download on Etsy and also Ko-fi.com/thistleflat (where it's cheaper 😊)

Starting a new cross stitch pattern today. What's the betting I completely change the colours before the end of it 😂

Pattern testing done! 😊

How it started. How it's going... 😂

Me: I should make something calming. Something serene. Also me: BURN IT ALL DOWN!!!! A little reminder that sometimes the only way out is through. And sometimes through might involve, you know, flames... 🔥 🤣 thistleflatcrafts.etsy.com/listing/4463...

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Been busy today doing a new cross stitch pattern test and kinda making it up as I go along...😂🧵

It's Monday again and today I'm reading "Southerly" by Jorge Consiglio, translated by Cherilyn Elston What book(s) are you reading this week? 💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR alt text in images please

If you liked this experiment, I published a full piece today in the same vein: a text that gets 100 years older with every section, from a modern blog post to a medieval chronicle. It's a single story spanning 1000 years of English. See how far you get. www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-ba...

Don't mind me, just here channelling my feelings through cross stitch... 🔥😂

Busy doing a check for a new pattern today. Hopefully getting it into the shop on Saturday 🪡😊

How do I go from 'I'll do that next' to 'I can no longer remember what 'that' was', in approximately 10 seconds?

An update on one of the personal cross stitches. The fact that there are 4 different colours in this section so far, is probably one of the reasons I'm going a bit cross eyed 😂

Anyone else having problems with a Vodafone broadband hub, or do the deities of technology just hate me...?🤣

My contribution to Valentine's Day...🤣 Obviously presents AND housework is the dream...😉

When it's been a bit of a week... Available for those who take 'holding a grudge' to artisan levels at ThistleflatCrafts.com

Heartfelt thanks to everyone who came to the Paper Sisters online launch last night! We really enjoyed ourselves and are grateful for the support for Rachel 😍 Order your copy now, and you'll need to act fast if you want one of the first print run! share.google/70luakSaJke6...

It's launch day for Paper Sisters today and to celebrate we have an online launch event this evening! If you haven't ordered a copy yet, we'll be sharing a discount code at the event for 25% off! Please do join us if you can: share.google/FXAdGb692J1e...

IT'S WEDNESDAY! It's #buyastrangerabook day! The grooviest day of all. I'll give out TWO books. FOR FREE. If you'd like one, let me know. Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know. It's a thing! Look. www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi... UK only.

So glad to see George Cottrell being named in parliament yesterday. He was Farage’s head of fundraising when he convicted of an offence related to money laundering & is still close to & funding Farage. Crypto is an urgent democratic threat to the UK

'I have no idea what I’m doing' is, unfortunately, extremely accurate. So I stitched it. For emotional support. There’s a finished hoop and a pattern now, but mainly this is about the vibe 🪡☕

Tiny stitches. Big feelings about billionaires. 'Tax the Rich' handmade, cosy and absolutely not neutral. Finished piece and downloadable pattern now available on Etsy

It seems only fair that you alert people in advance. Give them a chance to run, you know...🤣 Pick it up in the Etsy shop if you need this in your life!

UNCLAIMED OFFER! More #buyastrangerabook day magic. @bookamatic.bsky.social will buy someone the book of their choice, up to £20. Any book at all. So, if there's something in particular you'd like, get in touch! UK only

January's reading round up. It's a bit eclectic...🤣

Good morning from my workbench. The lighthouse has now been planted. It still awaits the railings…

Adventures not turning up on your doorstep? Jane Austen has the right idea...😄

Say hello to Hannah Spencer—councillor, plumber, greyhound lover and your Green Party candidate for Gorton and Denton 💚

Are you operating at a solid 3/10? No, you don't need suggestions. Yes, you need more cake and less talking Available in the Etsy shop

For all your radical leftist scum out there, I've got a couple of free cross stitch patterns on ko-fi you might like. Instant download, because if you're anything like me, you'll forget about it if you don't do it straight away 😂🪡 ko-fi.com/thistleflat

It's only a couple of weeks until our first book of 2026 is out and we couldn't be more excited to share Paper Sisters with you! You can preorder that or have a look at what else we're up to in our shop here: share.google/PEwuvQmpc6cA...

As well as our brilliant new releases coming out this year, we also have a shop absolutely stacked with incredible northern historical fiction titles available now! All these and more available here: share.google/ydpowSHVyLGA...

IT'S WEDNESDAY! It's #buyastrangerabook day! The grooviest day of all. I'll give out TWO books. FOR FREE. If you'd like one, let me know. Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know. It's a thing! Look. www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi... UK only.

Not every day is a day for peopling... 😂 thistleflatcrafts.com/product/stay...

Feeling quite focused at the moment, so I'd better make the most of that because it'll probably only last 20 minutes...😄

Are you operating at a solid 3/10? No, you don't need suggestions. Yes, you need more cake and less talking Available in the Etsy shop

You didn't survive your forties to be told you're too much. Too loud? Too opinionated? Too bloody glorious? Hang this up and own every inch of it! thistleflatcrafts.etsy.com/listing/8916...

Your walls don't have to lie. Swap the 'Live, Laugh, Love' for decor that tells the truth 😂 Check out the range at ThistleflatCrafts.com

I just signed this @friends-earth.bsky.social petition to make 2026 the year big water polluters are finally made to clean up their act. Will you add your name too? foe.uk/eb6h3

Got bored with the black so moved onto some other colours. I am not an organised stitcher - I go where the mood takes me and hope for the best...🤣🧵

Given up on the other cross stitch pattern for now because it was doing my head in 😂As I am no friend of moderation I had bought 3 patterns, so I've moved onto the smallest one and started that one too. Might as well start all 3 - what kind of weirdo only has 1 wip on the go at a time, right?!! 🤣🤣🧵🪡

I decided to try and use up my scrap yarn stash this year, so started on this jumper. Just picking colours out the bag at random, no planning going on here 🤣

When it's been a bit of a week... Available for those who take 'holding a grudge' to artisan levels at ThistleflatCrafts.com

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IT'S WEDNESDAY! It's #buyastrangerabook day! The grooviest of all the days. I'll give out TWO books. FOR FREE. If you'd like one, let me know. Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know. It's a thing! Look. www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi... UK only.

We can’t go on like this. In just two days, the average FTSE 100 CEO has made a median workers full time annual salary. The right calls this “wealth creation”. It’s wealth extraction. Time to tax the rich. @highpaycentre.bsky.social highpaycentre.org/fat-cat-day-...

If I ruled the world, libraries would be open late with tea and coffee always available and deep, comfortable chairs where you could sit among other people - all of you reading your own books in companionable silence. A place to be alone together 🥰📚