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LooseThreadStitchery
@loosethreadstitch.bsky.social
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Multi-crafter and blackwork/cross stitch designer. Loves rainbows. 🇨🇦 🌈
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Patterns for my designs are available at
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https://loosethreadstitchery.etsy.com
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LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · Nov 24
If there are LooseThreadStitchery patterns you've had your eye on, this is a good time to pick them up! Sale runs through January 6 2026 at www.loosethreadstitchery.com and loosethreadstitchery.etsy.com
Three text boxes reading "LooseThreadStitchery Holiday Sale" "https://loosethreadstitchery.etsy.com 20% off your order when you buy 2 or more items" "https://www.loosethreadstitchery.com Use code HOLIDAY2025 at checkout for 20% off your order". All three are overlaid on a close-up photo of a piece of blackwork embroidery in red, brown, and green thread.
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An evening WIP photo. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida.

#CraftSky #StitchSky
A photo of an incomplete piece of blackwork embroidery on black Aida cloth. The piece is composed of squares of various sizes, at odd angles to each other. Each is filled with a blackwork motif in two thread colours that form a gradient. A bamboo embroidery hoop is visible around the edges of the image.
December 28, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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If you're celebrating today, friends, may it be merry - very!
A photo of three ornaments decorated with blackwork embroidery in red and green thread. Each has a central motif surrounded by a border of holly and ivy leaves. Each ornament is shaped like a small, square pillow with red thread around the edges. The three sit on a backdrop of velvet-like fabric surrounded by a lit white jar candle, a small red gift box, and several small pinecones.
December 25, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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#TBT to this colour wheel, finished two years ago yesterday. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida.

Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/penro...

#CraftSky #StitchSky
A photo of a piece of blackwork embroidery on black Aida cloth. A central hexagon is left blank, with each side of it forming part of a crescent-shaped section. These are arranged in a spiral pattern to form an irregular dodecagon. Each section is filled with a different blackwork motif in three different pastel thread colours, which blend into each other. The colours are arranged in a colour wheel. A close-up photo of a piece of blackwork embroidery on black Aida cloth. A central hexagon is left blank, with each side of it forming part of a crescent-shaped section. These are arranged in a spiral pattern to form an irregular dodecagon. Each section is filled with a different blackwork motif in three different pastel thread colours, which blend into each other. The colours are arranged in a colour wheel. The camera is held near the blue and purple areas. A close-up photo of a piece of blackwork embroidery on black Aida cloth. A central hexagon is left blank, with each side of it forming part of a crescent-shaped section. These are arranged in a spiral pattern to form an irregular dodecagon. Each section is filled with a different blackwork motif in three different pastel thread colours, which blend into each other. The colours are arranged in a colour wheel. The camera is held near the pink and orange areas.
December 18, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Slow progress this #WIPWednesday. I’m visiting family for the holidays and my sister’s pups think hands are better used for scritching rather than stitching (and I agree, TBH!)
A photo of a black, white, and tan dog lying on a sofa. In the foreground, out of focus, is a bamboo embroidery hoop containing an incomplete piece of blackwork embroidery on black Aida cloth. In the background the bottom of a Christmas tree and tree skirt are visible.
December 17, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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Sunday stitches. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida.

#CraftSky #StitchSky
A photo of an incomplete piece of blackwork embroidery on black Aida cloth. Eight small squares are arranged in a rough circle. Each is filled with a geometric pattern in white and pastel-coloured thread.
December 14, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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A very early design from 2021, inspired by a patchwork quilt block. The colours remind me of a pair of quilts my sister and I had on our beds as kids. #blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida.

Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/laven...

#CraftSky #StitchSky
A close-up photo of a blackwork embroidery sampler on white Aida cloth, shown in a bamboo embroidery hoop. The sampler is composed of squares and triangles outlined in dark blue thread, each one filled with an abstract pattern in purple, light pink, and light and dark blue threads.
December 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Yesterday's finish. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. Yes, I am running out of titles for pinwheel-style sampler designs.

Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/rainb...

#CraftSky #StitchSky
A close-up photo of a blackwork embroidery sampler on black Aida cloth. A central octagon is filled with a geometric motif in red thread. Around it are triangles filled with motifs in orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple thread working outwards in a rainbow. Each section is outlined in white thread. A photo of a blackwork embroidery sampler on black Aida cloth. A central octagon is filled with a geometric motif in red thread. Around it are triangles filled with motifs in orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple thread working outwards in a rainbow. Each section is outlined in white thread.
December 9, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Sunday stitches. Outlines in progress. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida.

#CraftSky #StitchSky
A photo of an incomplete piece of blackwork embroidery on black Aida cloth. A central octagon is filled with a geometric motif in red thread. Around it are triangles filled with motifs in orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple thread working outwards in a rainbow. The outer ring of blue and purple triangles is partly hidden under a bamboo hoop. Some of the inner sections have been outlined in white thread.
December 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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#TBT to a little set of ornaments from 2023. #Blackwork #embroidery on 18-count Aida.

Patterns here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/black...

#CraftSky #StitchSky
A photo of three small square ornaments decorated with blackwork embroidery. One has a pattern of evergreen trees and baubles, one has flowers, leaves, and vines, and one has stylized wreaths and bows. The patterns are stitched in red and green thread. The ornaments sit on green velvet-like fabric in front of a lit white jar candle and a small blue gift box.
December 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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#WIPWednesday making slow progress. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida.
A photo of an incomplete piece of blackwork embroidery on black Aida cloth. A central octagon is filled with a geometric motif in red thread. Around it are triangles filled with motifs in orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple thread working outwards in a rainbow. The outer ring of blue and purple triangles is unfinished.
December 3, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Sunday stitches. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida.

#CraftSky #StitchSky
A photo of an incomplete piece of blackwork embroidery on black Aida cloth. A central octagon is filled with a geometric motif in red thread. Around it are triangles filled with motifs in orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple thread working outwards in a rainbow. The outer ring of blue and purple triangles is incomplete.
November 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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If there are LooseThreadStitchery patterns you've had your eye on, this is a good time to pick them up! Sale runs through January 6 2026 at www.loosethreadstitchery.com and loosethreadstitchery.etsy.com
Three text boxes reading "LooseThreadStitchery Holiday Sale" "https://loosethreadstitchery.etsy.com 20% off your order when you buy 2 or more items" "https://www.loosethreadstitchery.com Use code HOLIDAY2025 at checkout for 20% off your order". All three are overlaid on a close-up photo of a piece of blackwork embroidery in red, brown, and green thread.
November 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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#TBT to this early design from 2022. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida.

Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/holid...
A close-up photo of a blackwork embroidery sampler on white Aida cloth. The sampler is divided into geometric sections, each filled with a different motif. These include round baubles, candles, evergreen trees and pinecones, and stylized poinsettia flowers. The stitching is done in green, brown, and dark red thread. A photo of a blackwork embroidery sampler on white Aida cloth. The sampler is divided into geometric sections like a patchwork quilt square, each filled with a different motif. These include round baubles, candles, evergreen trees and pinecones, and stylized poinsettia flowers. The stitching is done in green, brown, and dark red thread.
November 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Looking great!
vultureenthusiast.bsky.social Gwen Shamblin’s stylist @vultureenthusiast.bsky.social · Nov 20
WIP
It’s slow going because I’m not a fan of working on the black Aida. The shape is starting to emerge which is fun.

#crossstitch #craftsky
#blackwork
Incomplete progress photo of mostly pink blackwork on black Aida. Current stage of the project has four pink rectangular areas of different motifs stretching in each of the cardinal directions. The center has four small blue squares at the points where the pink spaces meet. Two larger blue squares balance on the diagonal between two of the small squares and it’s clear there will be a total of four large squares in the center. The squares will leave a diagonal cross/star in the center that will be filled with purple threads in a complicated pattern. Still to do on the outside is four more larger areas of motifs that will cross the first four spaces on the diagonal. So the end result will be an 8 point star where each point has a different motif and color associated with it and where the overlapping motifs are complicated and work together.
November 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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A new-old pattern this #WIPWednesday. This was designed a few years ago, and I’m not sure why I didn’t stitch it up at the time.

#Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida.
A photo of an unfinished piece of blackwork embroidery on black Aida cloth. A central octagon is filled with an abstract geometric motif in red thread. Around it are triangles filled with motifs in orange, yellow, and green thread. The cloth sits in a bamboo embroidery hoop.
November 19, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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#TBT to this op-art inspired sampler, finished right around this time last year. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida.

Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/fract...
A photo of a blackwork embroidery sampler on white Aida cloth. It consists of a series of concentric squares, each with its own fill motif. Along random lines running from the centre, the thread used for each motif switches from black to pastel-coloured, creating an optical illusion in which there appear to be offset slices in the squares. A close-up photo of a blackwork embroidery sampler on white Aida cloth. It consists of a series of concentric squares, each with its own fill motif. Along random lines running from the centre, the thread used for each motif switches from black to pastel-coloured, creating an optical illusion in which there appear to be offset slices in the squares.
November 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Finished two years ago today. #Blackwork #embroidery on black 14-count Aida cloth.

Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/black...

#CraftSky #StitchSky
A photo of a piece of blackwork embroidery on black Aida cloth. The piece shows two orchids with pink and white petals. They are on a branch with a number of buds in various stages of opening. A close-up photo of a piece of blackwork embroidery on black Aida cloth. The camera is held close to one of two orchids with pink and white petals. In the background the rest of the branch is visible, with a number of buds in various stages of opening.
November 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Learned that the "brachio-" in "brachiosaurus" is cognate with "pretzel" and... #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. Yes, this is the use I'm making of my linguistics degree.

Free pattern here: bit.ly/47Abm76
A photo of a piece of blackwork embroidery on white Aida cloth. It shows a brachiosaurus with its neck twisted into a pretzel shape, stitched in brown and yellow-brown thread. The word "Pretzelsaurus" is stitched underneath it.
November 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Dino in progress. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida.
A photo of an incomplete piece of blackwork embroidery on white Aida cloth. A blackwork fill has been worked in the shape of the body, legs, and tail of a sauropod dinosaur. The neck and head are missing.
November 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Finished this little guy last night. #Blackwork #embroidery on grey 14-count Aida.

Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/winte...

#CraftSky #StitchSky
A photo of a blackwork embroidery sampler on grey Aida cloth. In the centre is a northern cardinal sitting on a branch surrounded by stylized snowflakes. Around the cardinal are three concentric squares made of repetitive motifs showing evergreen trees and pinecones, sprigs of holly, and an ivy vine.
November 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Beautiful work!
bethannewills.bsky.social Bethanne Wills @bethannewills.bsky.social · Nov 2
Finished the Celtic Four Seasons! Think it turned out pretty good even if I say so myself! # embroidery
November 3, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Sunday stitches. I was almost finished the ivy when I realized I’d done half of it one stitch over. Yesterday was a frogging day 😭

#Blackwork #embroidery on grey 14-count Aida.
A photo of an incomplete blackwork embroidery sampler on grey Aida cloth. In the centre of the sampler is a northern cardinal. Surrounding it are concentric squares formed by repeating motifs of evergreen trees and pinecones, holly leaves and berries, and an ivy vine. The ivy is incomplete.
November 2, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Happy Halloween to anyone celebrating today!
Three small pieces of blackwork embroidery in white thread on black Aida cloth. One shows line-drawn crows beside cauldrons emitting steam and bubbles. The second shows coffins and human skulls. The third shows bats beside a vampire holding out his arms with his cloak draped over them. The pieces are arranged on a light green-grey background decorated with orange maple leaves and small candles in black holders.
October 31, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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A wintry #WIPWednesday. #Blackwork #embroidery on grey 14-count Aida.

#CraftSky #StitchSky
A photo of an incomplete piece of blackwork embroidery on grey Aida cloth. The piece centres on a northern cardinal surrounded by stylized snowflakes. A square of small evergreen trees surrounds the cardinal, with larger pinecones at the corners. An incomplete square of bunches of holly leaves and berries runs around the square of evergreens.
October 29, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Sunday stitches. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida.
A photo of a small piece of blackwork embroidery on light grey Aida cloth. It shows a northern cardinal in several shades of red thread, with a black face and yellow beak, sitting on a wooden branch.
October 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM