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Karen Turner

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UK textile & mixed media artist, intuitive daily stitching. Find my online courses here: https://karen-turner-stitching-life.teachable.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@stitchinglife

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Karen Turner @karenjturner.bsky.social · Jan 22

Hello. I'm a mixed media and textile artist stitching by hand in the UK. You can read about my work on my blog, stitchinglife.uk and you can buy my hand-dyed threads in my online shop: stitchinglife.bigcartel.com/products

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Pat, Retired Librarian @maurerlib.bsky.social · 3h

Getting ready for #nokings. I made these using buttons from my mother’s Waves jacket. Both my parents served in WWII. I can’t believe we have to do this again. #resist #iamantifa

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Karen Turner @karenjturner.bsky.social · 3h

15th October, daily stitching marking the passage of time
#intuitivedailystitching #textileart #embroidery #stitchjournal

curving rows of running stitch in hand-dyed jade/green silk perle 8 thread

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Karen Turner @karenjturner.bsky.social · 1d

ha 🙂 unintentional!

Karen Turner @karenjturner.bsky.social · 1d

Delicious* hand-dyed fabrics and embroidery threads available here stitchinglife.bigcartel.com/products
*visually delicious. Don't eat fabric or thread 😎

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Karen Turner @karenjturner.bsky.social · 1d

14th October, daily stitching marking the passage of time
#intuitivedailystitching #textileart #embroidery #stitchjournal

alternating rows of satin stitch and blanket stitch in hand-dyed dark blue silk perle 12 thread on white vintage linen

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Karen Turner @karenjturner.bsky.social · 2d

13th October, daily stitching marking the passage of time
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alternating columns of couched silk boucle yarn and chain stitch in hand-dyed green silk threads

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Theresa Kishkan @fishgottaswim.bsky.social · 3d

Same.

Freehand blue sashiko stitching on coarse indigo linen

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Karen Turner @karenjturner.bsky.social · 3d

12th October, daily stitching marking the passage of time
#intuitivedailystitching #textileart #embroidery #stitchjournal

close rows of herringbone stitch in red/brown silk perle 12 with straight stitch sunburst in fine yellow silk

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Karen Turner @karenjturner.bsky.social · 4d

11th October, daily stitching marking the passage of time
#intuitivedailystitching #textileart #embroidery #stitchjournal

detached fly stitches in blue/taupe hand-dyed silk thread

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Karen Turner @karenjturner.bsky.social · 5d

10th October, daily stitching marking the passage of time
#intuitivedailystitching #textileart #embroidery #stitchjournal

vertical and diagonal crossing couched lines in hand-dyed purple silk on white vintage linen

Karen Turner @karenjturner.bsky.social · 6d

9th October, daily stitching marking the passage of time
#intuitivedailystitching #textileart #embroidery #stitchjournal

frames in scroll stitch and whipped running stitch with central straight stitch ring in hand-dyed green thread

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Karen Turner @karenjturner.bsky.social · 7d

8th October, daily stitching marking the passage of time
#intuitivedailystitching #textileart #embroidery #stitchjournal

couched lines in fine red/brown wool thread on vintage white linen

Karen Turner @karenjturner.bsky.social · 7d

thank you 😊

Karen Turner @karenjturner.bsky.social · 8d

7th October, daily stitching marking the passage of time
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a row of straight stitch stars in hand-dyed blue cotton thread on white vintage linen

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Karen Turner @karenjturner.bsky.social · 9d

my dream home

Karen Turner @karenjturner.bsky.social · 9d

6th October, daily stitching marking the passage of time
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columns of feather stitch in space-dyed red/turquoise cotton thread on white vintage linen

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Karen Turner @karenjturner.bsky.social · 10d

5th October, daily stitching marking the passage of time
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a series of rectangular frames in straight stitch and whipped running stitch in aqua/jade hand-dyed cotton and silk threads on white vintage linen

Karen Turner @karenjturner.bsky.social · 10d

thanks so much

Karen Turner @karenjturner.bsky.social · 11d

Interesting. And actually that's about right at the moment 🫣

Karen Turner @karenjturner.bsky.social · 11d

😊 very kind, thank you

Karen Turner @karenjturner.bsky.social · 11d

4th October, daily stitching marking the passage of time
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tiny landscape with house in fine silk and cotton threads. Stitched area 1.5" square.

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Karen Turner @karenjturner.bsky.social · 12d

3rd October, daily stitching marking the passage of time
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alternating rows of straight stitch and cretan stitch in hand-dyed purple thread on white vintage linen

Karen Turner @karenjturner.bsky.social · 12d

ha yes that's true. Self couched is just laying down a thread and using the same thread to hold it down with smaller stitches

Karen Turner @karenjturner.bsky.social · 13d

it's self-couched thread, I usually put descriptions of what it is in the alt text if you're interested

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Karen Turner @karenjturner.bsky.social · 13d

2nd October, daily stitching marking the passage of time
#intuitivedailystitching #textileart #embroidery #stitchjournal

self-couched rows of hand-dyed silk perle 8 threads alternating blue/golden brown

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