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Laura McGarrity
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Spreading joy through art 🧶❤️
Embroidery and fiber artist 🪡🧵
In the Pacific Northwest (Bothell, WA) 🌧️

Find embroidery patterns (no finished pieces, sorry!) in my shop 📦
www.etsy.com/shop/LauraMbroidery
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Laura McGarrity @a-warm-garlic-yurt.bsky.social · Feb 21
Posting my embroidery so people can find me... 🐯 #embroidery #handembroidery
Hand embroidery of a tiger swimming amongst green weeds represented with French knots
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Caria chrysame psittacus butterfly (say that 3 times fast!)
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This is the 2nd butterfly I've made in as many weeks. I'll probably move on to something else for a while, but it never lasts too long. I love making moths and butterflies! 🦋

#embroidery #handembroidery #wildlifeart #butterfly #sciart
Hand embroidery of a butterfly with metallic green and gray wings, stitched in 3d on gray fabric in an oval wooden hoop
May 29, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Sapho longing butterfly 🦋

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Hand embroidery of a longwing butterfly with black, white, and blue wings, stitched on gray fabric in an oval wooden hoop
May 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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May the best vision you have for yourself come true 🐸👑

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May 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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I usually post finished pieces, but this one is still a work in frogress 🐸

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Hand embroidery of a green frog with black eyes sitting on a lily pad
May 10, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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I thought I had posted my virgin tiger moth already but apparently I haven't. It's amazing how many beautiful species of moths there are!

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#embroidery #handembroidery #blueskyart #invertefest #sciart
Hand embroidery of a virgin tiger moth with brown and white forewings and orange and pink hindwings, stitched on brown fabric in a round wooden hoop
April 26, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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I love stitching insects and displaying them on my walls (faux taxidermy style). Nature is my vibe and I'm slowly making my craft space looks as much like a forest as I can 😁

I'm trying to think of the next insect to stitch. What would you pick?

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Hand embroidery of a salt marsh moth, with white forewings with black speckles and bright yellow hindwings. The moth is stitched with a 3d stumpwork effect, giving it the appearance of coming of the surface of the fabric. It is mounted in a round wooden frame.
April 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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This is my latest finish, a red panda whose palette is inspired by the cherry blossoms of spring 🌸🩷
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Hand embroidery of a red panda with closed eyes under a branch of cherry blossoms. The petals of the blossoms are 3d, standing off the fabric. Stitched in pinks and purples on reddish pink fabric in a round wooden frame
April 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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I like capturing motion in thread. This is one of my favorites ❤️
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Hand embroidery of a cheetah cub running with only one paw on the ground, stitched in reds, purples, and yellows, on pink fabric in a wooden hoop
April 4, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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I hope this sheep puts a spring in your step! 🐑
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Hand embroidery of a leaping sheep, stitched with French knots, on sky blue fabric in a round wooden hoop
April 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Fiona the hippo 🦛

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Hand embroidery of a baby hippo swimming underwater, stitched in blue-green shades on blue-green fabric
March 28, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Here he is with his party hat 🐿️🎈

(I made this as a birthday gift for my sister, hence the theme 😊)

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Hand embroidery of a chipmunk wearing a polka dot party hat, blowing up a purple balloon
March 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Chippie chappie 🐿️
(wait for it 😉)
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March 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Happy first day of spring!

(This piece was inspired by the colors and art of Mary Blair, who worked as a concept artist for Disney, including for Alice in Wonderland, which was the inspiration for this piece)
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Hand embroidery of flowers in the style of Mary Blair, stitched with bright saturated colors in blue, pink, yellow, orange and purple on a deep blue fabric in a wooden hoop
March 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Quokka says 'hi' 😃
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Hand embroidery of a smiling quokka stitched in gold, orange, and purple tones on yellow fabric in a wooden hoop against a yellow background
March 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Someone's trying to say hello 😊
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March 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Wait for it ⚓

This little guy is a pied billed grebe, in case you were wondering 😊
#embroidery #handembroidery #blueskyart #birdart
March 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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A more humorous take on my last post 😂
(This is what happens when I can't silence the 5 year old in my head 😊)
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March 14, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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How I feel in 2025 so far
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Hand embroidery of a fennec fox, stitched in light neutral tones, walking in a strong wind
March 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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One of my cleverer ideas 😜
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A southern tamandua
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March 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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At followers' requests, I have added a pattern for my gila monster to my Etsy shop (link in my profile) 😊
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Hand embroidery of a stumpwork gila monster, stitched in 3d relief with salmon and black thread on salmon fabric in a wooden hoop
March 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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I hope your day is as happy as this Giraffe's 🦒💛🩷💜
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Hand embroidery of a giraffe's face looking straight into the camera, stitched in orange, purple, and pink on peach fabric in an oval wooden hoop
March 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Hunky gila monster
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Hand embroidery of a gila monster, stitched with thousands of French knots in salmon and black on salmon fabric, framed in a wooden hoop. The stitching is raised on the fabric giving it a 3D effect
March 4, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Taking some artistic liberties with a secretary bird. But those lashes are on point!
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Hand embroidery of a secretary bird with colorful plumage, stitched on dark gray fabric in an oval wooden hoop
March 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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A not really red panda 😊
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Hand embroidery of a red panda stitched in fuchsia, blue and purple on pink fabric in a wooden hoop, surrounded by embroidery floss and scissors
March 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Say 'Cheetah!' 😸
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February 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM