Dawn
@dawngilldesigns.bsky.social
Geeky-girly-swot-silversmith-of-a-certain-age, either jewellery making, reading, baking, hooking or occasionally allotmenting
Commissions & current stock here:
http://linktr.ee/dawngilldesigns
Commissions & current stock here:
http://linktr.ee/dawngilldesigns
We've got some fantastic nature news to brighten your day 🎉
Wicken Fen has become the first UK nature reserve to record an incredible 10,000 species. A moth that imitates a wasp was the 10,000th species to be recorded. This work is possible thanks to a major grant from The Nature Recovery Project.
Wicken Fen has become the first UK nature reserve to record an incredible 10,000 species. A moth that imitates a wasp was the 10,000th species to be recorded. This work is possible thanks to a major grant from The Nature Recovery Project.
October 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Turns out multicursal is *not* the adjective to use when describing a challenging, yet eventually achievable task (eg setting those teeny square gems, in a handmade 3x3mm bezel was a multicursal task)
As always, a brilliant piece of #flashFiction from @chronicleflask.katday.com
Turns out multicursal is *not* the adjective to use when describing a challenging, yet eventually achievable task (eg setting those teeny square gems, in a handmade 3x3mm bezel was a multicursal task)
As always, a brilliant piece of #flashFiction from @chronicleflask.katday.com
A Multicursal Puzzle
Patricia turned a corner in the maze she’d been working her way through for the last two hours and stopped. In front of her were two heavy wooden doors, and standing in front of these, two guards. …
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September 28, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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Turns out multicursal is *not* the adjective to use when describing a challenging, yet eventually achievable task (eg setting those teeny square gems, in a handmade 3x3mm bezel was a multicursal task)
As always, a brilliant piece of #flashFiction from @chronicleflask.katday.com
Turns out multicursal is *not* the adjective to use when describing a challenging, yet eventually achievable task (eg setting those teeny square gems, in a handmade 3x3mm bezel was a multicursal task)
As always, a brilliant piece of #flashFiction from @chronicleflask.katday.com
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Shipping overseas – September 2025
Hurrah! Royal Mail have come up with a fabulous solution to posting to the USA, and I've been able to bodge something on my website to enable me to calculate and collect the customs due. I've just set up an email to previous customers clarifying the situation,…
Hurrah! Royal Mail have come up with a fabulous solution to posting to the USA, and I've been able to bodge something on my website to enable me to calculate and collect the customs due. I've just set up an email to previous customers clarifying the situation,…
Shipping overseas – September 2025
Hurrah! Royal Mail have come up with a fabulous solution to posting to the USA, and I've been able to bodge something on my website to enable me to calculate and collect the customs due. I've just set up an email to previous customers clarifying the situation, and I'm hopeful that I'll be able to implement the collection of duty at purchase rather than at delivery.
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September 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Shipping overseas – September 2025
Hurrah! Royal Mail have come up with a fabulous solution to posting to the USA, and I've been able to bodge something on my website to enable me to calculate and collect the customs due. I've just set up an email to previous customers clarifying the situation,…
Hurrah! Royal Mail have come up with a fabulous solution to posting to the USA, and I've been able to bodge something on my website to enable me to calculate and collect the customs due. I've just set up an email to previous customers clarifying the situation,…
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Flat out making lots of new friends for you to meet.
Come and see us! ! Stand B23 Victoria Baths Manchester. 16-19th October
Tickets are available to buy now!
Let me know if you’re coming and we’ll bring choklit, though can’t promise the weasels won’t scoff it en route!
#gnccf
Come and see us! ! Stand B23 Victoria Baths Manchester. 16-19th October
Tickets are available to buy now!
Let me know if you’re coming and we’ll bring choklit, though can’t promise the weasels won’t scoff it en route!
#gnccf
September 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Flat out making lots of new friends for you to meet.
Come and see us! ! Stand B23 Victoria Baths Manchester. 16-19th October
Tickets are available to buy now!
Let me know if you’re coming and we’ll bring choklit, though can’t promise the weasels won’t scoff it en route!
#gnccf
Come and see us! ! Stand B23 Victoria Baths Manchester. 16-19th October
Tickets are available to buy now!
Let me know if you’re coming and we’ll bring choklit, though can’t promise the weasels won’t scoff it en route!
#gnccf
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Well here it is at long last, my latest embroidery is finally finished. Sorry to keep you all waiting, I’ll leave you to dream and explore…😊🪡🌿🌺
*Completely freehand stitched without patterns or paint, just lots of threads & plenty of patience. #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird
*Completely freehand stitched without patterns or paint, just lots of threads & plenty of patience. #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird
September 4, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Well here it is at long last, my latest embroidery is finally finished. Sorry to keep you all waiting, I’ll leave you to dream and explore…😊🪡🌿🌺
*Completely freehand stitched without patterns or paint, just lots of threads & plenty of patience. #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird
*Completely freehand stitched without patterns or paint, just lots of threads & plenty of patience. #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird
September 4, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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A treat to start September! My Women's Prize-shortlisted novel about the Trojan War, A Thousand Ships, is just £3.99 on Audible. Read by the author...
🌊 This was never the story of one woman, or two. It was the story of them all...
👉 www.audible.co.uk/pd/A-Thousan...
🌊 This was never the story of one woman, or two. It was the story of them all...
👉 www.audible.co.uk/pd/A-Thousan...
September 1, 2025 at 9:14 AM
A treat to start September! My Women's Prize-shortlisted novel about the Trojan War, A Thousand Ships, is just £3.99 on Audible. Read by the author...
🌊 This was never the story of one woman, or two. It was the story of them all...
👉 www.audible.co.uk/pd/A-Thousan...
🌊 This was never the story of one woman, or two. It was the story of them all...
👉 www.audible.co.uk/pd/A-Thousan...
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I've finally got all my mini-skeins available at bluebellyarns.co.uk/product-category/mini-skeins!
Two bases each of 4ply & DK in a range of colours, all British wool, non-superwash and synthetic fibre free.
#IndieDyedYarn #HandDyedYarn #Wool #Yarn #MiniSkeins
Two bases each of 4ply & DK in a range of colours, all British wool, non-superwash and synthetic fibre free.
#IndieDyedYarn #HandDyedYarn #Wool #Yarn #MiniSkeins
August 31, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I've finally got all my mini-skeins available at bluebellyarns.co.uk/product-category/mini-skeins!
Two bases each of 4ply & DK in a range of colours, all British wool, non-superwash and synthetic fibre free.
#IndieDyedYarn #HandDyedYarn #Wool #Yarn #MiniSkeins
Two bases each of 4ply & DK in a range of colours, all British wool, non-superwash and synthetic fibre free.
#IndieDyedYarn #HandDyedYarn #Wool #Yarn #MiniSkeins
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I recorded the audio version of my book this week, kids. This, along with the hard copy will be released in October but I’ve been informed you can preorder if you so desire. Have a lovely weekend! ♥️📚😘
August 23, 2025 at 7:54 AM
I recorded the audio version of my book this week, kids. This, along with the hard copy will be released in October but I’ve been informed you can preorder if you so desire. Have a lovely weekend! ♥️📚😘
What a fabulous #CheeryUppy gift to send to someone who needs a lift
These👇🏼180-125 yo Victorian ink bottles are still available as posy-making kits in my Etsy shop. Each kit is designed to improve mental health & includes a booklet about the neuroscience with how-tos,a dried flowers posy (see photo),stationery extras & a hand-printed box:
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
August 24, 2025 at 6:52 AM
What a fabulous #CheeryUppy gift to send to someone who needs a lift
This week's newsletter from @courtneymilan.com is heartfelt (and breakingly) thought provoking and beautiful
I look forward to it dropping into my inbox.
Thank you, Courtney. 💜
I look forward to it dropping into my inbox.
Thank you, Courtney. 💜
August 20, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This week's newsletter from @courtneymilan.com is heartfelt (and breakingly) thought provoking and beautiful
I look forward to it dropping into my inbox.
Thank you, Courtney. 💜
I look forward to it dropping into my inbox.
Thank you, Courtney. 💜
ScrapHappy August 2025
Another jewellery reworking this month. I'm always surprised by how people manage to find me - I don't do any advertising, other than a big banner if I'm at an event, and stuffing business cards into every order, but a surprising number of people seem to find me from an…
Another jewellery reworking this month. I'm always surprised by how people manage to find me - I don't do any advertising, other than a big banner if I'm at an event, and stuffing business cards into every order, but a surprising number of people seem to find me from an…
ScrapHappy August 2025
Another jewellery reworking this month. I'm always surprised by how people manage to find me - I don't do any advertising, other than a big banner if I'm at an event, and stuffing business cards into every order, but a surprising number of people seem to find me from an internet search. It's not much of an advertisement! This reworking was one of those.
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August 15, 2025 at 6:01 AM
ScrapHappy August 2025
Another jewellery reworking this month. I'm always surprised by how people manage to find me - I don't do any advertising, other than a big banner if I'm at an event, and stuffing business cards into every order, but a surprising number of people seem to find me from an…
Another jewellery reworking this month. I'm always surprised by how people manage to find me - I don't do any advertising, other than a big banner if I'm at an event, and stuffing business cards into every order, but a surprising number of people seem to find me from an…
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When we say Ancient Rome or Roman Empire we usually think of blokes with swords snarling at and fighting an enemy. But what about domestic life, the everyday back at home? Who washed the dishes, and how? www.alison-morton.com/2023/11/09/r...
#history #AncientRome
#history #AncientRome
July 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
When we say Ancient Rome or Roman Empire we usually think of blokes with swords snarling at and fighting an enemy. But what about domestic life, the everyday back at home? Who washed the dishes, and how? www.alison-morton.com/2023/11/09/r...
#history #AncientRome
#history #AncientRome
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NEXUS (at 99 pence/99 cents until midnight) shows us the knots that tie people. Aurelia investigates a friend's son's disappearance, but she has no idea how it will link to a hunt across Europe and a life and death decision. Here's a video taster: youtu.be/TUdDSQKv0Eo
NEXUS trailer for the second book in the #RomaNovaSeries
YouTube video by Alison Morton
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July 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
NEXUS (at 99 pence/99 cents until midnight) shows us the knots that tie people. Aurelia investigates a friend's son's disappearance, but she has no idea how it will link to a hunt across Europe and a life and death decision. Here's a video taster: youtu.be/TUdDSQKv0Eo
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Stories (plus narrations) this week from the amazing Joanne Harris, Archita Mittra, A. L. Munson and, er, me! 🦑
PseudoPod 984: Flash on the Borderlands LXXIV: Thy Shields Between Them and the Light
Featuring stories by Joanne Harris, Archita Mittra, Kat Day and A. L. Munson
And narrations by Joanne Harris, Tatiana Grey, Kat Day and Samantha Loney
Host: Alasdair Stuart
Audio Producer: Chelsea Davis
Featuring stories by Joanne Harris, Archita Mittra, Kat Day and A. L. Munson
And narrations by Joanne Harris, Tatiana Grey, Kat Day and Samantha Loney
Host: Alasdair Stuart
Audio Producer: Chelsea Davis
PseudoPod 984: Flash on the Borderlands LXXIV: Thy Shields Between Them and the Light
“The spears of the day shall not touch them, the chains of the sun shall not hale them forth.” Beneath a forest canopy of flowering trees and fruiting vines, there lived a talented beetle.
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July 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Stories (plus narrations) this week from the amazing Joanne Harris, Archita Mittra, A. L. Munson and, er, me! 🦑
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A side view of my latest embroidery for you today… I’m a little in love with this blue thread! I hope the pop of colour brightens your feed! 😊🪡💙🌿🌺🩰 #stitchedart #embroidery #thesewingsongbird
July 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
A side view of my latest embroidery for you today… I’m a little in love with this blue thread! I hope the pop of colour brightens your feed! 😊🪡💙🌿🌺🩰 #stitchedart #embroidery #thesewingsongbird
Half way there!
As you can see, I've upgraded & added a dropcloth, to keep the dusting down!!
(No shinies overnight 🤣)
Come and visit us in the Winter Pavilions WestonSuperMare tomorrow & Sunday
@stitchfestbythesea #Stitchfest
#WestonSuperMare
As you can see, I've upgraded & added a dropcloth, to keep the dusting down!!
(No shinies overnight 🤣)
Come and visit us in the Winter Pavilions WestonSuperMare tomorrow & Sunday
@stitchfestbythesea #Stitchfest
#WestonSuperMare
July 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Half way there!
As you can see, I've upgraded & added a dropcloth, to keep the dusting down!!
(No shinies overnight 🤣)
Come and visit us in the Winter Pavilions WestonSuperMare tomorrow & Sunday
@stitchfestbythesea #Stitchfest
#WestonSuperMare
As you can see, I've upgraded & added a dropcloth, to keep the dusting down!!
(No shinies overnight 🤣)
Come and visit us in the Winter Pavilions WestonSuperMare tomorrow & Sunday
@stitchfestbythesea #Stitchfest
#WestonSuperMare
Inspiring #CheeryUppy
I got permission to share this, and I'm extremely grateful for that.
The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one.
This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.
The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one.
This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.
July 1, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Inspiring #CheeryUppy
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Oh, this is Flamingood
#flashfiction #scifi
AltText: large, dark and dimensional tentacle complete with suckers, coiled and ready to spring
Oh, this is Flamingood
#flashfiction #scifi
AltText: large, dark and dimensional tentacle complete with suckers, coiled and ready to spring
How to Train Your Cosmic Terror
Cursing to herself, Doctor Calamity Shade scrambled up and over some more rubble. She was breathing hard and could feel her face glowing with the exertion. Calamity – Cal to the handful of people w…
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June 27, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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Oh, this is Flamingood
#flashfiction #scifi
AltText: large, dark and dimensional tentacle complete with suckers, coiled and ready to spring
Oh, this is Flamingood
#flashfiction #scifi
AltText: large, dark and dimensional tentacle complete with suckers, coiled and ready to spring
It's been full on shinies this week, ready for 29/6 @coldharbourmill #Uffculme
Pics of some specific order requests I've made to collect @stitchfestbythesea in #WestonSuperMare 7&8/7
As always, if you are planning to come to either event & there's something I make you really want to try, do message
Pics of some specific order requests I've made to collect @stitchfestbythesea in #WestonSuperMare 7&8/7
As always, if you are planning to come to either event & there's something I make you really want to try, do message
June 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
It's been full on shinies this week, ready for 29/6 @coldharbourmill #Uffculme
Pics of some specific order requests I've made to collect @stitchfestbythesea in #WestonSuperMare 7&8/7
As always, if you are planning to come to either event & there's something I make you really want to try, do message
Pics of some specific order requests I've made to collect @stitchfestbythesea in #WestonSuperMare 7&8/7
As always, if you are planning to come to either event & there's something I make you really want to try, do message
ScrapHappy June 2025 – I’m not too proud ;-)
....To work with someone else's jewellery! As you may know, I attend a few fairs, and particularly love the fibre/yarny ones. At Great British Fibre Festival* last weekend, I had the joy of being opposite Carrie of Blacklands Alpaca. Her family produce…
....To work with someone else's jewellery! As you may know, I attend a few fairs, and particularly love the fibre/yarny ones. At Great British Fibre Festival* last weekend, I had the joy of being opposite Carrie of Blacklands Alpaca. Her family produce…
ScrapHappy June 2025 – I’m not too proud ;-)
....To work with someone else's jewellery! As you may know, I attend a few fairs, and particularly love the fibre/yarny ones. At Great British Fibre Festival* last weekend, I had the joy of being opposite Carrie of Blacklands Alpaca. Her family produce all the fleece and resulting yarn from their own herd, and every time I see her, I buy a ball and a small amount to my stash.
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June 15, 2025 at 6:48 AM
ScrapHappy June 2025 – I’m not too proud ;-)
....To work with someone else's jewellery! As you may know, I attend a few fairs, and particularly love the fibre/yarny ones. At Great British Fibre Festival* last weekend, I had the joy of being opposite Carrie of Blacklands Alpaca. Her family produce…
....To work with someone else's jewellery! As you may know, I attend a few fairs, and particularly love the fibre/yarny ones. At Great British Fibre Festival* last weekend, I had the joy of being opposite Carrie of Blacklands Alpaca. Her family produce…
I've made a couple of cardies with Becca's hand dyed wool. So comfy to wear, and zero colour bleeding.
😍
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I've released this year's yarn Advent Calendars!
Hand dyed British, synthetic free, non-superwash yarn.
www.bluebellyarns.co.uk/advent
It always feels way too early to be thinking about this kind of thing, but they take a long time to make!
#YarnAdventCalendar #IndieDyedYarn
Hand dyed British, synthetic free, non-superwash yarn.
www.bluebellyarns.co.uk/advent
It always feels way too early to be thinking about this kind of thing, but they take a long time to make!
#YarnAdventCalendar #IndieDyedYarn
June 11, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I've made a couple of cardies with Becca's hand dyed wool. So comfy to wear, and zero colour bleeding.
😍
😍