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Caroline Hack
@carolinehack.bsky.social
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UK based artist making things about Moby-Dick, British Arctic Whaling, S Atlantic whaling research and other museum inspired shenanigans. Projects with museums a speciality - DM me if you’ve got an idea! Current obsession - the Continuous Plankton Recorder
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A little side project/work in progress working up ideas from my various visits to Shetland. This is Bressay Lighthouse (where I stayed from a month in 2017). The shape is inspired by the architecture of the Shetland Museum and Archive.
#WIP #HandEmbroidery
Within a sail shaped outline on undyed calico is a hand sewn embroidery outline in black of Bressay Lighthouse over an appliquéd shaggy fabric in greens and browns.
November 17, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Teeny tiny #Embroidery sample of mostly greys.
Small satin stitch samples of mostly grey threads mosaiced together on white polycotton. The sample is less than 2 x 1.5 cm
November 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Small abstract #HandEmbroidery playing with #FrenchKnots #SatinStitch and #BlanketStitch with variegated thread on green transfer dyed polycotton twill
In a 4inch hoop on a green gridded background a small abstract Hand Embroidery playing with French Knots Satin Stitch and Blanket Stitch with a rusty orange variegated thread on green transfer dyed polycotton twill
November 1, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Excellent spooky cappuccino in Ori, Milton Keynes today!

Assuming my coffee wasn’t actually haunted… 👻
Cappuccino with pretty decent image of a ghost in the froth.
October 31, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Maybe not everything…
Screenshot of a post of a copy of Henry James Turn of the screw with googly eyes on the child on the cover with the comment from Alexandria-Monroe Public Library “We'd like to remind patrons to not attach googley eyes to books. It can cause damage to the cover and in this case haunt our nightmares for all eternity. Thank you.” And they are not wrong
October 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Loving this #BlanketStitch variant with variegated thread

#HandEmbroidery #SatinStitch
Calico with pastel watercolour pattern in an embroidery hoop. Green satin stitch abstract rings and ovals with lots of net blanket stitch in variegated oranges and pale peach and cream.
October 28, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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Finally sussed how to do this net-like blanket stitch. First go, and with variegated thread to complicate matters! Pleased with the result.
Calico in school with pastel watercolour pattern. Green satin stitch abstract rings and ovals with net blanket stitch in variegated oranges and pale peach and cream.
October 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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“The lady making the whales shows much enthusiasm. She is entertaining if nothing else.”

(See avatar for the sort of whales I was making 🐳🐋🐳🐋🐳)
Any other comments section on artist in residence feedback survey says “The lady making the whales shows much enthusiasm. She is entertaining if nothing else.”
October 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Photo montage of female scientist looking down a big microscope and at high magnification spots the tiniest violin
October 22, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Mostly padded satin stitch today, on an abstract water coloured cotton calico. Felt particularly good putting the last few stitches on the ring which was particularly fiddly! Several more to do tomorrow #HandEmbroidery
On a hand painted watercolour background a nearly completed ring of green padded satin stitch two green felt padding rings and satin stitched ovoids in the background On a hand painted watercolour background a completed ring of green padded satin stitch and one green felt padding ring to sew tomorrow! On a hand painted watercolour background a completed ring of green padded satin stitch a green felt padding ring and satin stitched ovoids in the background
October 22, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only
Cartoon image of Dick Dastardly and Muttley
October 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Three inaccurate whales with the Latin quote and translation “ I do not know what it is”. From Browne’s Pseudoxia
October 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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This weekend’s #BeadWeaving with two sizes of two blues and a rather lovely pale rose colour.

Looks great on the light box!
Looking down on blue and pale rose beads woven to make a shallow vessel. On a lightbox to highlight the translucency of the frosted glass beads. Looking obliquely on blue and pale rose beads woven to make a shallow vessel. On a lightbox to highlight the translucency of the frosted glass beads. Looking down on blue and pale rose beads woven to make a shallow vessel. On a one cm green grid.
October 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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I don’t abandon things very often but this fabric is horrible to sew so I’m leaving this walrus as it is.
A walrus based on a 1579 illustration. Hand Embroidery in black thread on two tone satin. I was going to add more detail but I hate sewing that fabric and life is too short.
October 15, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Doing some more work on this A3 textile piece today. Sorting the top right corner with the blue #TransferDye background. Padded #SatinStitch and #FrenchKnots then remembered these lovely clear coloured beads secured with Y stitches also used elsewhere in the piece. #HandEmbroidery
White twill with blue transfer dye pattern, two green/yellow yoyos, appliqué organza and some beads Close up of samples of padded satin stitch and clear flat beads secured with a selection of smaller green beads White twill with blue transfer dye pattern, a green/yellow yoyo, appliqué organza and some beads. The blue cross patterns now have padded green satin stitch White twill with blue transfer dye pattern, green/yellow yoyos, appliqué organza and some beads. The blue cross patterns with padded green satin stitch and flat clear coloured beads each secured with three stitches in a Y shape
October 13, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Current long running #WorkInProgress #HabdEmbroidery based on a #TransferDye background. I’m gradually building up the structure and composition as I go. Enjoying the process very much (at the moment anyway!)
On white twill polycotton with blue/ green transfer dye a selection of yo-yos, organza sewn appliqués, hand embroidery and beading in greens, yellows, oranges and browns.
October 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Most of my exhibition/collaboration opportunities have come directly or indirectly through social media including a research residence at this lighthouse on Shetland
A walled lighthouse complex with lighthouse and building nestles below sloping land and a rocky shore to the sea.
October 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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I’m struggling with #beadweaving some happy/sad faced beads. But I’m delighted that these two have found each other.
White beads with emoji happy and sad faces in a rainbow of colours woven in circular peyote. Two of the white beads with yellow and red smiling faces are pressed together as if in love.
October 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Deer of the day from this morning’s walk
A muntjac deer standing in leaf litter looks up A muntjac deer emerges from behind a tree trunk with its head down looking for food.
October 2, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Walking from Creswell Crags to the Harley Collection just now.
Umbellifer seed heads against the green A toadstool standing proud of the rough grass A view through the trees of receding grassland to distant hills A stream bursts out of a culvert babbling on its way.
October 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Finished my lovely #HandEmbroidered 1579 #Walrus from the illustration in the exhibition at #Aberdeen Art Gallery. Stitching the gaps between the stripes and scallops has really transformed it.
An embroidered illustration of a walrus with 4 feet a whale-like tail and upwards pointing tusks. The body is covered in embroidery and fabric paint.
September 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Forgot to post these squirrels from this mornings walk. Lots of noisy squirrels this morning.
A grey squirrel sits side on, on a large branch of an oak tree A different grey squirrel sits on a smaller branch on the green lane with houses behind.
September 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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This is a sample from a while ago that didn’t really work overall but enough time has passed for me to appreciate the bits that did. The digitally printed image is from a jar containing a jelly from @noc.ac.uk and the #HandEmbroidery is all mine!
A close up of a hand embroidered sample of digitally printed image, hand embroidery and beading on plain calico A close up of a hand embroidered sample of digitally printed image, hand embroidery and beading on plain calico A close up of a hand embroidered sample of digitally printed image, hand embroidery and beading on plain calico A hand embroidered sample of digitally printed image, hand embroidery and beading on plain calico with a red section of layered red opaque fabrics ribbons and beads and red raffia
September 28, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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Some #Embroidery progress on the,er, walrus with its upturned tusks and four feet…
Part of a hand embroidered walrus from 1579 it has bands of pale gold with darker gold scallops painted on its body. There is some black outline sewing in the body.
September 27, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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Drums fingers*
Cross stitch in a hoop that says “I heart Chapter 32
September 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM