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

Not sure if your council is one of our tree planting partners? Enter your postcode to find out if you are eligible to sponsor a tree on your street 👉 sponsor.treesforstreets.org/start

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 🥰📚

New Year's resolution suggestion...😉 thistleflatcrafts.etsy.com/listing/9675... It's also available as a pattern if you prefer to stab fabric repeatedly - the pattern's on Etsy but it's cheaper on ko-fi 😊

We hope you're enjoying the festive season and all the sales going on at present! A reminder about our own sale and the last chance you'll have to grab some of these amazing titles! Just add NORTHODOXMAS at checkout! share.google/QcRDUJKAunV3...

So, I went upstairs to bed last night and spent quite a long time looking for my pyjamas. I was really puzzled until I remembered that I'd had a pyjama day and was already wearing them 🤣

Also new (and limited edition!) – mystical creatures. This one is a mixture of different greens and purple and bluish tones. It is available in standard base and tweed base, DK or fingering. Grab it before it’s gone forever! hartfordyarnworks.com #Yarn #Knitting #Crochet #Tweed #LimitedEdition

Our Christmas sale is still going and all orders are 25% off with the code NORTHODOXMAS! Are you a fan of Stephen King's Mr Mercedes? Then you you need to check out Malcolm Havard's Manchester set Honey Talker series! Order book 1 here: share.google/tkmlAdhPoQ1P...

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

This is obscene. Why can't other politicians say that? The 25 richest families are collectively $358.7 billion richer than a year ago, with a combined fortune totaling $2.9 trillion.

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.

Have you had a look at Paul D Coomb's brilliant gothic thriller, The Great Orme yet? One of our runaway successes of the last couple of years, you can order your copy with 25% off witht the code NORTHODOXMAS www.northodox.co.uk/product-page...

Sometimes you just know that you're stuck in a situation that no longer serves you. This is a sign for you😊🧡 Get yourself some motivation at ThistleflatCrafts.com

Stitching your emotional unavailability into your home decor...

For all those women trying to make everyone's Christmas magical, with very little assistance from anyone else...

Just me putting my customary sunny disposition into my Christmas work...🤶😄 Check out the website for more

"..the Lord said I was hungry and you told me I could make a meal for 30p, I was a stranger and you said 'fuck off back where you came from', I was sick and you said we should replace the NHS with private health insurance..."

Fridays are for saying 'fuck this' and starting something new! This snarky cross stitch pattern downloads instantly - use up your thread stash & stitch those feelings in whichever colours say to you "I'm done"! New weekend project = sorted! 🧵 thistleflatcrafts.etsy.com/listing/1192...

Our Christmas Sale is still on and runs until 6th January! All orders are 25% off with the code NORTHODOXMAS Have you heard about A.D Bergin's HWA short-listed The Wicked of the Earth yet? Order yours now: share.google/S9qbTPoSwXgY...

Do you want politicians who will be your voice in parliament? Or politicians that don't even bother to turn up?

Life goals...

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

IT'S WEDNESDAY! It's #buyastrangerabook day. The grooviest of all the days. I'll give out THREE 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.

Investing in trees is a great way to save money in other areas. Increased tree canopy can lower costs for: 💧 Flood defences and repairs ❄️ Cooling in summer 🩺 Healthcare 💨 Air purification

Yesterday's finish. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. Yes, I am running out of titles for pinwheel-style sampler designs. Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/rainb... #CraftSky #StitchSky

Plan International demands an immediate end to drone strikes in #Sudan. Schools and kindergartens must be safe spaces, not zones of fear. plan-international.org/news/2025/12... #SafeSchools

Just finishing off a free downloadable Christmas pattern. Available athttps://ko-fi.com/thistleflat soon. Follow me here or on ko-fi to get it as soon as it's ready! 😊🎄

Who said rebellion has an age limit? Not me 😉 This sassy little number is for everyone embracing their unapologetic era - crochet blooms, stubborn spirit, and all! Now available in my Etsy shop. Perfect for birthdays, besties, or treating yourself!

Crochet top progress - might be finished by next Christmas 😂🧶

"I don't think you can solve a men's health crisis without tackling poverty" @davidfrancisgreen.bsky.social on the crisis in men's health and the long-term health impacts of austerity. CW: mental health, suicide

A new version of an old favourite - I made a darker version in celebration of the winter months and for those of us who are just you know, dark😂🖤 The downloadable pattern is available on Etsy and ko-fi - although it's for the green version of this pattern, you can use whichever colours you fancy!

It's Monday again and today I'm reading "Utterly Lazy and Inattentive: Martin Parr in Words and Pictures" by Wendy Jones and Martin Parr What book(s) are you reading this week? 💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR alt text in images please

Starting your new week with a positive mindset! thistleflatcrafts.etsy.com/listing/1030...

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...

🔴 Nigel Farage’s Reform is more reliant on super-rich backers than any major party in modern British political history 75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men Is this what democracy looks like? New on Democracy for Sale democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...

Have you listened to Michael Palin’s BBC Radio 4 Appeal for Trees for Cities yet? Head over to the BBC website to dive into the sounds of an urban orchard ⬇️ www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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

It's Wednesday again. That can only mean one thing in Big Green Books world. #buyastrangerabook day! So, let's do it.

Today’s episode of The Marvellous Miniature Workshop sees Reg and Neil visit the shop hoping for a miniature recreation of Silverwood Colliery in Rotherham. Today’s miniaturist … is me… Watch The Marvellous Miniature Workshop today at 2pm on BBC One

NEWS! ‘Never, ever trust the Tories’ says party full of Tories newsthump.com/2025/12/03/n...