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LooseThreadStitchery

@loosethreadstitch.bsky.social

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 · 2d ago

Isn't every day International Cat Day really? #Blackwork #embroidery on 28-count.

A close-up photograph of a piece of blackwork embroidery on white cloth. The piece shows the silhouette of a cat, filled in with a motif worked in rainbow colours and outlined in black thread. The cat is surrounded by a background motif worked in black thread, darkest at the edges of the piece and fading towards the cat.

LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 4d ago

#TBT to August 2025. Four motifs repeat vertically; four repeat horizontally, giving 16 individual combinations. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/varia...

A photo of a blackwork embroidery sampler on black Aida cloth. The sampler consists of 16 abstract geometric motifs stitched in shades of blue and green thread, surrounded by repetitive motifs stitched in white thread.

LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 4d ago

#WIPWednesday. This sky is large and densely-stitched with slight variations in each repetition of the motifs; it's taking a minute. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida.

A photo of an incomplete piece of blackwork embroidery on white Aida cloth, held in a bamboo hoop. The piece shows an orange sun setting behind water, which is stitched in various motifs in shades of blue and turquoise thread, with orange stitches mixed in to show the reflection of the sun. Behind the sun, the unfinished sky is stitched with a motif in yellow thread changing to orange. There are blank spaces in the sky in cloud-like shapes.

LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · last wk.

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

LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 2w ago

#TBT to July 2022. Loosely based on the Sutton Hoo Helmet. I called this design Heregríma, meaning roughly "war-mask", a term found in Beowulf for a face-covering helmet. I also thought it looked cool half-completed. #Blackwork #embroidery on 28-count. Pattern here: bit.ly/42mCtj5

A photo of a piece of blackwork embroidery on ecru-coloured evenweave cloth. The piece shows a mask loosely based on the Sutton Hoo Helmet, its sections filled with various motifs in shades of grey and gold thread. Each section is outlined in metallic gold thread. The helmet is surrounded by a repetitive motif in light brown thread, which is darker at the edges and fades out as it approaches the helmet.

An unfinished piece of blackwork embroidery on ecru-coloured evenweave cloth. It shows a partial mask, loosely based on the Sutton Hoo Helmet. The forehead, eyebrows, nose, mouth, and one cheek with eyehole are complete; the rest of the cloth is blank.

LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 2w ago

Working my way up the sky this #WIPWednesday. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida.

A photo of an unfinished piece of blackwork embroidery on white Aida cloth. The piece shows an orange sun setting behind water, with an unfinished yellow sky fading out in the background. The water is stitched in various motifs in shades of blue and turquoise thread, with orange stitches mixed in to show the reflection of the sun.

LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 3w ago

A watery #WIPWednesday. I'll probably end up redoing the sun in orange to better match its reflection on the waves. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida.

A photo of an incomplete piece of blackwork embroidery on white Aida cloth. The piece shows a semicircular sun in pale yellow thread sitting atop flowing water. The water is represented by many lozenge-shaped sections filled with different motifs in shades of blue and turquoise thread. Some of these sections also contain orange stitches where the sun is reflecting on the water.

LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 3w ago

Cross stitchers who work with metallic thread, do you have any brand recommendations? I have part of a design that would really benefit from some sparkle, but I'm not sure I can face the prospect of trying to do blackwork with DMC metallics. Is Sulky any better?

LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 3w ago

Having fun with these tiny motifs. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida.

A photo of an incomplete piece of blackwork embroidery on white Aida cloth. The piece shows a rough semicircle filled with a geometric motif in pale yellow thread, above a number of lozenge-shaped sections of smaller motifs in shades of blue and dark turquoise. The cloth is held in a bamboo hoop.

LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 4w ago

#TBT to some pastel gradients from July 2023. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/apert...

A photo of a piece of blackwork embroidery on black cloth. Eight interlocking sections form an eight-pointed star. Each is filled with a repetitive geometric motif in two pastel thread colours; the colours are arranged to form a colour wheel.

A close-up photo of a piece of blackwork embroidery on black cloth. Eight interlocking sections form an eight-pointed star. Each is filled with a repetitive geometric motif in two pastel thread colours; the colours are arranged to form a colour wheel.

LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 4w ago

Sometimes big bold colourful pieces begin with squinting at DMC 727 on white cloth. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. #WIPWednesday

A photo of an unfinished piece of blackwork embroidery on white Aida cloth. A rough semicircle is filled with a geometric motif in pale yellow thread.

LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · last mo.

#TBT to July 2024. I'm still pleased by how the gradient fill of this one turned out. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/rainb...

A photo of a piece of embroidery on white Aida cloth. Cross stitches in black thread form a scalloped outline around a simple mandala-like design. The shape is filled with a blackwork embroidery motif in coloured thread, arranged to form a colour wheel gradient.

A close-up photo of a piece of embroidery on white Aida cloth. Cross stitches in black thread form a scalloped outline around a simple mandala-like design. The shape is filled with a blackwork embroidery motif in coloured thread, arranged to form a colour wheel gradient. The camera is held near the pink/orange/yellow area.

LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · last mo.

This #WIPWednesday I'm making progress on this year's ornament sets. #Blackwork #embroidery on 18-count Aida.

A photo of several small square ornaments decorated with blackwork embroidery. Two ornaments are complete, each pillow-shaped. One has a repetitive motif in two shades of blue thread; the other in two shades of green. A third square of Aida cloth decorated with green thread is beside them.

LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · last mo.

#TBT to July 2023 and a slight 3D illusion effect on this colour wheel. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/baker...

A photo of a piece of blackwork embroidery on black Aida cloth. A central square filled with a geometric motif in white thread is surrounded by 12 triangles and rectangles, each filled with a motif in coloured thread; the colours are arranged to form a colour wheel. Each section is outlined in white thread.

A close-up photo of a piece of blackwork embroidery on black Aida cloth. A central square filled with a geometric motif in white thread is surrounded by 12 triangles and rectangles, each filled with a motif in coloured thread; the colours are arranged to form a colour wheel. Each section is outlined in white thread. The camera is held near the yellow-orange sections.

LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 2mo ago

#TBT to June 2023. At 210x210 stitches, this was the largest sampler I'd made at the time, and it's still well up there. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/gradi...

A photo of a piece of blackwork embroidery on white cloth. The piece is a large sampler composed of a central diamond surrounded by L-shaped ribbons with their corners together. The central diamond is filled with a motif worked in red thread. Each ribbon is blue at the corner, becoming burgundy or mauve at the ends, with the threads overlapping to form a gradient.

A close-up photo of a piece of blackwork embroidery on white cloth. The piece is a large sampler composed of a central diamond surrounded by L-shaped ribbons with their corners together. The central diamond is filled with a motif worked in red thread. Each ribbon is blue at the corner, becoming burgundy or mauve at the ends, with the threads overlapping to form a gradient.

LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 2mo ago

First #WIPWednesday post in a long while! I've moved into my new apartment, still dealing with insurance, replacing furniture and housewares, but it's nice to be settled in my own space again. Also still rebuilding my stitching and photo set-ups, as you can see.

A photo of 10 small pieces of blackwork embroidery arranged on a white background. Each piece is abstract and geometric, each worked in two shades of blue or green thread.

LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Beautiful work! I love the effect of the variegated colours! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Bethanne Wills@bethannewills.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Finished the Tiny Hearts for Pride! Love is love and I stand with and for everyone. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Rainbow blackwork embroidery made up of tiny hearts and geometric designs.

LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Thank you to everyone who reached out following my last post about the fire at my apartment. I’m still displaced and dealing with insurance while also preparing for what will now be a very different cross-country move than I’d planned. Again, I may be a bit slow replying to messages, but will get back to you as soon as possible. All my files were backed up in cloud storage, so nothing essential to LooseThreadStitchery was lost.

My hand is healing, and I’ve been able to make use of the little squares of Aida I always keep in my purse. As these are the only stitching supplies I have left, I’m getting an especially early start on this year’s ornament sets.

Most of all, I’m very grateful that no one else was hurt, and that my own injury was minor.

A photo of a small square of blackwork embroidery on white Aida cloth. A repeated geometric motif is stitched in two shades of blue thread, which form a light-to-dark gradent running diagonally from top left to bottom right. A needle is stuck in the cloth above the stitches.

LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Hi friends,

This is a difficult post. I’ve had a fire at my apartment. A battery exploded in my hand as I was taking it off the charger.

The most important thing is that all people and animals who live in the building are safe. A burn on my hand is the worst of it. I’m grateful for that. I had renter’s insurance and am in touch with the Canadian Red Cross, so there’s nothing I need right now, and I’m grateful for that too.

I don’t know what condition my apartment is in or what I’ll be able to salvage, and that includes my computer with all my files. I have my phone and can access some things from here. If you have questions about a pattern you’ve purchased and are working on, I may be slow to answer messages for the next little while, but I’ll get back to you as soon as I can. I appreciate your patience as I get back on my feet.

-Nora @ LooseThreadStitchery

LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Dropping a little pastel rainbow before I go back to packing for my upcoming move. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. Free pattern here: bit.ly/48pT7kC

A close-up photo of a blackwork embroidery sampler on black Aida cloth. A repetitive background in white thread creates miniature heart-shaped spaces. These are filled with different motifs in coloured thread. The colours are arranged in a rainbow from pink at the centre to purple at the outer edges. The camera is held near one edge.

A mock-up of a blackwork embroidery sampler to be stitched on black Aida cloth. A repetitive background in white thread creates miniature heart-shaped spaces. These are filled with different motifs in coloured thread. The colours are arranged in a rainbow from pink at the centre to purple at the outer edges.

LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 4mo ago

#TBT to April 2021 and one of my early sampler designs. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/black...

A close-up photo of a blackwork embroidery sampler on white Aida cloth in a bamboo hoop. The sampler consists of squares filled with abstract geometric motifs stitched in shades of teal thread.

A photo of a blackwork embroidery sampler on white Aida cloth. The sampler consists of sixteen squares filled with abstract geometric motifs stitched in shades of teal thread.

LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 4mo ago

A little firefly this #WIPWednesday. I'm using DMC E940 for the abdomen, the glow, and the outlines, and it turns out the tricky part isn't stitching with glow-in-the-dark floss; it's photographing it! #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida.

A photo of an incomplete piece of blackwork embroidery on black Aida cloth. The piece shows a firefly, its forewings partly open. A glow, represented in a fading blackwork motif, emanates from its abdomen. The firefly is only partly outlined.

Heretic Designs @hereticdesigns.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Happy Trans Day of Visibility!

LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 4mo ago

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

A close-up photo of an incomplete piece of blackwork embroidery on black Aida cloth. The piece consists of a repetitive geometric background in white thread which creates miniature heart-shaped spaces. Some of these spaces are filled with motifs in purple, blue, green, and yellow thread; others are not yet filled in.

LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Once again today, posting this for everyone who cannot bear to be frightened at the will of others.

A photo of a piece of cross stitch on white Aida cloth. It reads "My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me. - Jane Austen". The word "courage" is rainbow-coloured; the rest of the quote is in black thread. A blackwork frame in black and rainbow thread surrounds the quote.

LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 5mo ago

#TBT to the Fire Flower sampler, from March 2024. #blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/fire-... #craftsky #stitchsky

A photo of a blackwork embroidery sampler on black Aida cloth. A central square filled with a red motif is surrounded by irregular octagons in which orange and yellow thread form a gradient. The sections are arranged in a very stylized geometric flower shape, with each petal topped with a square motif in pale yellow.

A close-up photo of a blackwork embroidery sampler on black Aida cloth. A central square filled with a red motif is surrounded by irregular octagons in which orange and yellow thread form a gradient. The sections are arranged in a very stylized geometric flower shape, with each petal topped with a square motif in pale yellow.

LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Sunday stitches. Nearly finished the background before I move on to the more varied motifs! #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida.

A close-up photo of an incomplete piece of blackwork embroidery on black Aida cloth. A repetitive heart-lattice pattern is worked in white thread. A rectangular area remains unstitched.

LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 5mo ago

#TBT to March 2022. Where does the time go? #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/fiveb...

A close-up photo of a blackwork embroidery sampler on white Aida cloth. It consists of multiple squares, each filled with an abstract geometric motif in shades of orange-red thread. A bamboo embroidery hoop is visible in the lower left corner.

LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Sunday stitches. Not much to see so far, but the background of this one will take awhile. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida.

A close-up photo of blackwork embroidery on black Aida cloth. A repetitive heart-lattice pattern is worked in white thread.

ClickStitch @clickstitch.app · 5mo ago

Looking for a new #crossstitch pattern? (that are not AI or pattern milled!) All patterns at clickstitch.app/patterns are created by cross-stitch designers or fellow stitchers! Here's an example of some wonderful patterns designed by @buzybobbins.bsky.social 😊