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I've just made a simple cross stitch pattern version of my Oversight poem objects. It's available for free over on my ko-fi shop ko-fi.com/pardalote/shop. It's proper free - you can do what you like with the pattern, and anything you make with it. Go forth and stitch, print, mashup, whatever!

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Plugging away on this little project, about 1/3rd the way done. Having fun making the components! #embroidery #textileart #handembroidery #beadwork #crossstitch

Ten decorative cross-stitched patches are arranged on a gray background. Each patch has a different shape, beaded edge, and stitched text, including “Wash your hands,” “Wipe your feet,” “Wait your turn,” “Check your messages,” “Do your homework,” “Do your hair,” “State your goals,” “Track your steps,” “Cross your legs,” “Pay your bills,” and “Mind your manners.”

womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A new series is underway #embroidery #crossstitch

Cross stitch piece reading ‘track your steps’ in block letters, with a beaded border.

Inuk artist Kenojuak Ashevak, Birds from the Sea (1960) #WomensArt

Print with images of birds in blue with abstract bodies against a white background

fold once when damp #embroidery #textileart #beadwork #crochet

I got a lot of questions about my Oversight series, including whether folks can reuse my words and/or make their own versions. So I wrote a short blog post about my process and potential reuse here: www.pardalotemakes.com/process/over... But TLDR: reuse is fine, go for it.

A stack of embroidered squares sitting on a grey surface. The top square reads ‘they hide your post’ in a stitched pixel font.

Finished stitching my Oversight series. 12 small stitched poem-objects in wool, linen, cotton, silk, stitched on canvaswork mesh and edged in glass beads. #embroidery #textileart #handembroidery #beadwork #canvaswork #needlepoint #fourwordgridpoem #poetry

Twelve squares of embroidery on a grey background. Each square is stitched with four four-letter words in a grid, such as 'they know your name', 'they sold your data' and 'they read your file'. Each square is stitched in the same grid font, but the colours vary from square to square, mainly blues, greys beige.

Acorns. Autumn. Bright. #australia

Photograph of clusters of small round acorns on a branch, with brown /green oak leaves and a path heading off in the background.

pardalote @pardalotemakes.com · 4mo ago

Excited to announce that three of my small stitched poem-objects have been selected for the Petite Miniatures Textiles Exhibition 2026

Eight small stitched objects laying flat on a white background. The objects are all square, but vary in colour. All have a beaded edge. Each square has four words embroidered, eg: safe when held open or fold once when damp

New series of work in progress. #handembroidery #poetry #fourwordgridpoem

New series in the making. This will be a series of 12 stitched poem objects, here are the first four, ready to be cut from the fabric and finished. I already have the whole set of small poems written, so it's just busy stitching time now. #embroidery #handembroidery #textileart #poetry

Four embroidered words in a grid: "they know your name". The stitched background is tan. The words are stitched in dark blue. The square is bordered in blue and tan braided stitches.

Four embroidered words in a grid: "they time your call". The stitched background is blue. The words are stitched in dark blue. The square is bordered in blue braided stitches.

Four embroidered words in a grid: "they scan your face". The stitched background is beige. The words are stitched in dark brown. The square is bordered in beige and tan braided stitches.

Four embroidered words in a grid: "they sold your data". The stitched background is navy blue. The words are stitched in pale grey. The square is bordered in navy and grey braided stitches.

Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · 5mo ago

I made a little post over on ko-fi (ko-fi.com/pardalote) about the evolution of my stitched poem-objects. No paywalls, just me thinking out loud and some photos. Feel free to leave me questions or comments over there. (Or here <3) #textileart #embroidery #poetry #fourwordgridpoem

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"Deep in Admiration" was a talk given at the conference Anthropocene: Arts of Living on a Dangerous Planet at UC Santa Cruz in May 2014. The text appears as the foreword to the collection Late in the Day: Poems 2010-2014 (published by PM Press).

"Science describes accurately from outside, poetry describes accurately from inside. Science explicates, poetry implicates. Both celebrate what they describe. We need the languages of both science and poetry to save us from merely stockpiling endless ‘information’ that fails to inform our ignorance or our irresponsibility."

from "Deep in Admiration" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Brandt Eisner @brandteisner.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Another stitched poem-object: tell your wife that. #fourwordgridpoem #embroidery #handembroidery #textileart

Four embroidered words in a grid: "tell your wife that" in dark blue stitches, on a pale pink background. The stitches are in smyrna stitch on a grid. The square of embroidery is bordered with white beaded triangles.

A new addition to my “Femme Sport” series. Repurposed basketball, repurposed needlepoint and embroidery, fabric trim. #finecraft #sportsculture #queerart #queerartist #challengethenarrative

Lia Assimakopoulos @lassimak.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Some super important personal news: during the Olympic break I picked up a needlepoint as a new hobby. I officially finished my first project — this iced coffee coaster. 🪡

Frank den Os @daily-collages.pixelfed.social.ap.brid.gy · 5mo ago

My small ritual at first light each dawn. Color leads and thoughts follow, to notice and begin again. Day 737 | 8 x 13 cm | February 23, 2026 Get a collage in your inbox daily by subscribing here https://frankdenos.substack.com/ #collageart #abstractcollage #abstractcollageart

work hard then what #embroidery #textileart #handembroidery #canvaswork #needlepoint #beadwork #fourwordgridpoem #poetry

Four embroidered words in a grid: "work hard then what". The stitched background is grey. The words are stitched in brown and red. The square is bordered in multiple ochre-toned colours with a beaded edge in bronzes.

Edge view of the stitched poem object: "work hard then what". The stitched background is grey. The words are stitched in brown and red. The square is bordered in multiple ochre-toned colours with a beaded edge in bronzes.

Four word grid poem. #embroidery #textileart #handembroidery #beadwork #canvaswork #needlepoint #fourwordgridpoem

Four embroidered words in a grid: "four word grid poem". The words are stitched in blues and yellow on blue backgrounds. The square is bordered in pink and cream zigzag stitches with a scalloped bead edge in shades of dark pink.

An edge view of the stitched "four word grid poem". This view looks along one edge of the border, showing the pink and cream zigzag stitches with a scalloped bead edge in shades of dark pink.

Back to the larger format four word grid poem idea. Finished this one and edged with beads. #embroidery #textileart #handembroidery #canvaswork #needlepoint #fourwordgridpoem #poetry

Four embroidered words in a grid: "left lane must exit". The stitched background is yellow. The words are stitched in dark blue. The square is bordered in blue and yellow stitches with a simple blue and yellow bead edge.

Final set of five teeny poems. All edged and backed, their own small poem-objects now. #embroidery #textileart #handembroidery #beadwork #canvaswork #needlepoint #fourwordgridpoem #poetry

Five stitched square poems, edged in beadwork. The poems read: void when read once, take when foil torn, onus lies with user, near miss then this, left lane must exit.

I'm a little in love with these. I'm looking forward to working on the full scale versions, but these tiny sample poems make me very happy. #embroidery #textileart #handembroidery #canvaswork #needlepoint #fourwordgridpoem #poetry

Four squares of stitching, each is a stitched four word poem: left lane must exit, near miss then this, void when read once, onus lies with user. The squares are edged in beadwork.

mr dog@firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social · 6mo ago

My partner went to school with Jonk. We are sad. He was a beautiful mind.

Here is my cartoon about Mr Jon Kudelka www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

onus lies with user poem stitch object #embroidery #textileart #handembroidery #canvaswork #needlepoint #fourwordgridpoem #poetry I'm a little obsessed, so more will be spammed.

Two squares of stitching, the frontmost one reads 'onus lies with user' in dark purple on a pale green background, the backgrounded one reads 'near miss then this' in tan stitches, with pale grey toned background stitches. The squares is edged in beadwork.

near miss then this poem stitch object #embroidery #textileart #handembroidery #canvaswork #needlepoint #fourwordgridpoem #poetry

A square of stitching that reads 'near miss then this' in tan stitches, with pale grey toned background stitches. The square is edged in beadwork: a series of triangular spikes tipped with small silver beads.

I forgot to share this one with you. #fourwordgridpoem #embroidery #handembroidery #textileart

An embroidery of the words TEL YOUR WIFE THAT in dark blue stitches, on a pale pink background. The stitches are in smyrna stitch on a grid.

Another four word grid poem. #fourwordgridpoem #embroidery #handembroidery #textileart

An embroidery of the words LAST LIFE GAME OVER in a gradient of yellow to red, on a black background. The stitches are in smyrna stitch on a grid.