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LooseThreadStitchery
@loosethreadstitch.bsky.social
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Multi-crafter and blackwork/cross stitch designer. Loves rainbows. 🇨🇦 🌈 She/her Patterns for my designs are available at www.loosethreadstitchery.com https://loosethreadstitchery.etsy.com
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LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 3d
Fantastic work!
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Pin and Stitch @pinandstitch.bsky.social · 3d
Have had a bit of a hiatus with my needlework for health reasons and it's been months since I felt well enough to pick up a project.

But today, I finally finished my #blackwork from @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social
Photograph of a blackwork embroidery depicting a stem of pink and white orchids, with green buds at the top of the stem. The blackwork is stitched on deep green Aida fabric.
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LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 5d
Thank you!
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LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 5d
Thank you!
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LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 5d
Thank you so much, and happy stitching!
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LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 5d
#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
A photo of a blackwork embroidery sampler on white Aida cloth. The sampler consists of 49 small squares arranged in 7 rows, each filled with a different abstract geometric motif. They are stitched in coloured thread, with the colours forming a diagonal double rainbow from red at the top left and bottom right corners, to a line of purple running from bottom left to top right. Each motif is outlined in black thread.
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LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 6d
#WIPWednesday filling in the background before I scroll to do the second half. #CrossStitch and #blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida.

#CraftSky #StitchSky
A photo of an incomplete piece of embroidery on white Aida cloth. The piece shows roughly half of a cross-stitched mandala in dark turquoise and gold thread. Around the cross stitches a small repetitive blackwork motif is beginning to form a background in a gradient that runs from green to blue.
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LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 6d
Looking great!
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Gwen Shamblin’s stylist @vultureenthusiast.bsky.social · 6d
WIP Wednesday!

Obsession with blackwork continues. This is from @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social Shoutout to them because I am bad at outlines but the pattern made it easy and I’m pleased with how they’re shaping up.

#crossstitch
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Blackwork cross stitch work in progress. The end result will be some number of stacked hearts, each in a different color and with a different fill pattern. So far, the top heart is red with a fill that is nearly floral. The second heart is orange and the fill is more “large hollow x” based. The third heart, not at all complete, is yellow. The fill feels a bit like an echo of a plus sign.
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LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 8d
Thank you!
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LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 9d
Sunday stitches. #CrossStitch on 14-count Aida cloth.

#CraftSky #StitchSky
A photo of an unfinished piece of cross stitch on white Aida cloth. The piece is an abstract mandala of dark turquoise and gold swirls.
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LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 10d
I love that colour palette!
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LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 12d
Thanks! They work up pretty quickly, so enjoy if you do decide to do some!
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LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 12d
#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
A photo of three small blackwork ornaments stitched on white Aida cloth. The ornaments are shaped like small pillows, and are decorated with abstract motifs in red and green thread. Each has a border of green thread. They are sitting on dark green velvet-like cloth in front of a lit white jar candle and a small red gift box.
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LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 13d
Happy October and happy #WIPWednesday, StitchSky friends!
A photo of an incomplete piece of cross stitch on white Aida cloth. It consists of abstract swirls in gold and dark turquoise thread.
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LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 15d
Swatchin’ 2: The Sequel
Two pieces of blackwork embroidery on white cloth. One is on evenweave, one is Aida cloth. Both show variations of the same repetitive pattern, which looks like twisted ribbons. The variations range from a single-stranded version of the basic motif, to double- and triple-stranded versions with extra stitches to increase the density and darkness of the motif’s appearance.
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LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 16d
Thank you!
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LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 17d
Thank you!
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LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 17d
Thank you, and enjoy blackwork when you do give it a go!
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LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 17d
Thank you, and enjoy blackwork if you do give it a go!
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LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 17d
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...

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A photo of a blackwork embroidery sampler on black cloth. It consists of 12 inner sections shaped like thin diamonds, and 12 outer sections in larger diamond shapes, arranged to form a circular starburst. Each section is filled with a repetitive geometric motif stitched in white and coloured thread. The threads in each section overlap to form a gradient between white at the inner point of the diamond and a colour at the outer point. The colours are arranged to form a colour wheel. Each section is outlined in white thread. A close-up photo of a blackwork embroidery sampler on black Aida cloth. It consists of 12 inner sections shaped like thin diamonds, and 12 outer sections in larger diamond shapes, arranged to form a circular starburst. Each section is filled with a repetitive geometric motif stitched in white and coloured thread. The threads in each section overlap to form a gradient between white at the inner point of the diamond and a colour at the outer point. The colours are arranged to form a colour wheel. Each section is outlined in white thread. The camera is held near the green sections; yellow, orange, and red sections are visible in the background. A close-up photo of a blackwork embroidery sampler on black Aida cloth. It consists of 12 inner sections shaped like thin diamonds, and 12 outer sections in larger diamond shapes, arranged to form a circular starburst. Each section is filled with a repetitive geometric motif stitched in white and coloured thread. The threads in each section overlap to form a gradient between white at the inner point of the diamond and a colour at the outer point. The colours are arranged to form a colour wheel. Each section is outlined in white thread. The camera is held near the fuchsia, purple, and blue sections.
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LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 19d
You too, huh?

I keep seeing art made for very specific preferences that I really, really do not share. Nothing illegal, just stuff I'm not into, but no matter how much I mute and click "show less like this" I keep seeing more like that.
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LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 19d
Swatchin’.
A photo of blackwork embroidery worked in black thread on white evenweave cloth. Three columns of stitching show variations on a repeated motif that looks like twisted ribbon. It varies from a simple, open version stitched with a single strand of thread, to a dense, dark version stitched with double thread and with extra filling stitches. The darkest, most dense section is at the far left and is incomplete. A threaded needle is stuck into the fabric. The cloth is held in a small bamboo embroidery hoop.
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LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 19d
How pretty - that turned out so well!
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LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 20d
These are so cute, and very seasonal!
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LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 20d
Thank you!
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LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 20d
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
A photo of a blackwork embroidery sampler on black Aida cloth. In the centre is a square section filled with a geometric motif in white thread. It is surrounded by twelve irregular polygonal sections, each filled with a different repetitive motif in pastel-coloured threads, with the colours arranged to form a colour wheel. Set inside the larger sections are small squares filled with motifs in jewel-toned threads, also forming a colour wheel. Each section is outlined in white thread. A close-up photo of a blackwork embroidery sampler on black Aida cloth. In the centre is a square section filled with a geometric motif in white thread. It is surrounded by twelve irregular polygonal sections, each filled with a different repetitive motif in pastel-coloured threads, with the colours arranged to form a colour wheel. Set inside the larger sections are small squares filled with motifs in jewel-toned threads, also forming a colour wheel. Each section is outlined in white thread. The camera is held near the green-blue sections.
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