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Karen Turner
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UK textile & mixed media artist, intuitive daily stitching.
Find my online courses here: https://karen-turner-stitching-life.teachable.com
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@stitchinglife
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Karen Turner @karenjturner.bsky.social · Jan 22
Hello. I'm a mixed media and textile artist stitching by hand in the UK. You can read about my work on my blog, stitchinglife.uk and you can buy my hand-dyed threads in my online shop: stitchinglife.bigcartel.com/products
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Taking a break, will be back for new year
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Wintering
I’m taking a break now for a week or two, to enjoy some rest and quiet reflective time. daily stitching in progress My shop is now closed for tangible items (thread and fabric scraps) but rem…
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December 17, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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17th December, daily stitching marking the passage of time. I'm taking a break now but will be back around new year with the completed stitching. Thank you for following its progress; wishing you all the joy and peace of the season.
#intuitivedailystitching #textileart #embroidery #stitchjournal
December 17, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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16th December, daily stitching marking the passage of time
#intuitivedailystitching #textileart #embroidery #stitchjournal
detached chain stitch leaves on threaded running stitch branches in copper/grey hand dyed silk thread
December 16, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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15th December, daily stitching marking the passage of time
#intuitivedailystitching #textileart #embroidery #stitchjournal
rows of cross stitch, running stitch, straight stitch and fly stitch in fine green cotton thread
December 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Love the concept of marking time passing..
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14th December, daily stitching marking the passage of time
#intuitivedailystitching #textileart #embroidery #stitchjournal
Rows of slanting straight stitches with running stitch between in hand-dyed blue cotton thread
December 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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14th December, daily stitching marking the passage of time
#intuitivedailystitching #textileart #embroidery #stitchjournal
Rows of slanting straight stitches with running stitch between in hand-dyed blue cotton thread
December 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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I’m imagining the comfort this memory/time tracking will bring ! ❤️😁
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13th December, daily stitching marking the passage of time
#intuitivedailystitching #textileart #embroidery #stitchjournal
Scattered detached fly stitch and straight stitch in hand-dyed green threads
December 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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13th December, daily stitching marking the passage of time
#intuitivedailystitching #textileart #embroidery #stitchjournal
Scattered detached fly stitch and straight stitch in hand-dyed green threads
December 13, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Winter nights are for knitting, right?
December 12, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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12th December, daily stitching marking the passage of time
#intuitivedailystitching #textileart #embroidery #stitchjournal
Banks of vertical running stitch in purple cotton perle 12 thread with cotton perle 8 threaded horizontally between
December 12, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Triangle No.39 🤠👍
Nearly there with this series of handstitched Triangles for my Quilt. 40 Triangles in 40 days!

I have mixed emotions, I do feel satisfied that I achieved my target, as a body of work I think they will add impact & interest to the overall piece.

#embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶 #art
A hand embroidered face within a triangle with tears on her face
December 11, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Today’s daily stitching done in real time on my YouTube channel here:

youtu.be/pBASgJeC3MM?...
11 December 2025 intuitive daily stitching real time hand embroidery
YouTube video by Karen Turner Textile and Mixed Media Art
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December 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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11th December, daily stitching marking the passage of time
#intuitivedailystitching #textileart #embroidery #stitchjournal
Self-couched silk perle 12 thread grid with detached cross stitch at intersections
December 11, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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10th December, daily stitching marking the passage of time
#intuitivedailystitching #textileart #embroidery #stitchjournal
Couched triangle beside straight stitch triangle in hand-dyed terracotta cotton thread
December 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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Last date for posting (UK only) before Christmas is 16th December. More on the blog today:
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Shop news
Just to say last orders for hand-dyed threads and fabric before Christmas is Tuesday 16th December, and that’s for UK orders only now as it’s unlikely that overseas orders will reach you before the…
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December 9, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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9th December, daily stitching marking the passage of time
#intuitivedailystitching #textileart #embroidery #stitchjournal
Curving part-circles in running stitch with hand-dyed grey perle 12 silk thread
December 9, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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8th December, daily stitching marking the passage of time
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Tally-counting straight stitches in hand-dyed purple cotton perle 8 thread
December 8, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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7th December, daily stitching marking the passage of time
#intuitivedailystitching #textileart #embroidery #stitchjournal
Semi circular split back stitch with radiating straight stitch and detached chain stitch in hand-dyed jade silk perle 12 thread
December 7, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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6th December, daily stitching marking the passage of time
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Alternating rows of whipped back stitch and straight stitch in hand-dyed blue cotton thread
December 6, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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my kinda journaling 🧶🪡 🩵
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4th December, daily stitching marking the passage of time
#intuitivedailystitching #textileart #embroidery #stitchjournal
Rows of blanket stitch with columns of couched silk thread between
December 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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5th December, daily stitching marking the passage of time
#intuitivedailystitching #textileart #embroidery #stitchjournal
Variation on coral stitch in red/brown perle 12 silk thread
December 5, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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4th December, daily stitching marking the passage of time
#intuitivedailystitching #textileart #embroidery #stitchjournal
Rows of blanket stitch with columns of couched silk thread between
December 4, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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3rd December, daily stitching marking the passage of time
#intuitivedailystitching #textileart #embroidery #stitchjournal
Rows of fly stitch zig zags in pale blue cotton thread
December 3, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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2nd December, daily stitching marking the passage of time
#intuitivedailystitching #textileart #embroidery #stitchjournal
Detached scroll stitch in red/brown silk perle 12 thread
December 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Reposted by Karen Turner
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Little paddocks of time, carefully cultivated.
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30th November, daily stitching marking the passage of time
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L-shaped rows of chain stitch in hand-dyed red/blue perle 12 silk thread
November 30, 2025 at 9:33 PM