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Laura D
@lduerr.bsky.social
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Writer, hoarder of hobbies, book gremlin, cocktail witch // Codex, Futurescapes '21 // https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheEmbroideryBard // lauraduerr.wordpress.com // she/her
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I like to stitch up my patterns before I put them on Etsy. Unfortunately since I have both crappy hands and ADHD, this pattern won't arrive until shortly before the heat death of the universe.
An unfinished cross stitch depicting a D20 that rolled a 1, a half complete wizard's staff, part of a mushroom cap, and the words "what doesn't" on a banner. Someday it will say "what doesn't kill me gets me more XP."
August 20, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Who needs to see a ridiculously tiny frog
A tiny green tree frog perched in the middle of a leaf
May 9, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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A fresh tiny stabby pattern for your delectation:

theembroiderybard.etsy.com/listing/1868...
Small cross stitch of a dumpster fire with the phrase "forged in the fire"
March 4, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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The horrors persist but so do the tiny stabbies.
A small cross stitch piece done on blue fabric, depicting a small dumpster fire with the text "forged in the fire."
February 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Tortie break
A tortie cat lounging in the sun on a window sill. Some branches of Christmas cactus in a brown pot are visible in front of her.
January 29, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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It's a good day to be a dog.
A tan brindle dog on a sunny river beach amid dormant vegetation
January 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Did you know we get to see 6 planets at once tomorrow night? I stitched 3 of them! (Okay one's a moon.)

theembroiderybard.etsy.com/listing/1721...
Close-up of an embroidered pendant resting on a blue hardcover book. The pendant features three embroidered planets on dark blue fabric set in a brass tray with a brass chain. An embroidered pendant resting on a blue hardcover book. The pendant features three embroidered planets on dark blue fabric set in a brass tray with a brass chain.
January 23, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Stitching is helping me regain my writing creativity post-2020. It's also fun and lets me stab things. So much stabbing.

I sell some of the stabbed things and also PDF patterns to create pretty stabby things yourself.

www.etsy.com/shop/TheEmbr...
January 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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I am historically not great at Finishing Things or Accomplishing Goals, so I'm pretty proud to have kept up an embroidery journal for the entire year AND to be finishing on time. Especially considering wrist problems put me ~8 weeks behind at one point.
A large embroidery hoop almost entirely filled in with small individual designs surrounding a "2024" in the middle. A Christmas tree is out of focus in the background.
December 22, 2024 at 7:46 PM
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Who needs a Caturday break, just kidding everyone does, look at this ridiculously comfortable cat
A tortie cat asleep on her back, wrapped up in a blanket, with only her back feet and tail visible. Not pictured: she is snoring.
November 23, 2024 at 11:40 PM
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Introduce yourself with
One book
One movie
One album
One TV show
The cover of "To Be Taught, If Fortunate" by Becky Chambers. A woman in a white bodysuit floats in space, facing Earth in the background. Her dark hair floats around her head and obscures most of her face. Movie poster for Mad Max Fury Road Album cover for the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra playing Joe Hisaishi's music from Ghibli movies. The cover art is a Ghibli-esque grassy hillside. Promotional image for Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, depicting her dressed in 1920s formalwear reclining on a fur bedspread and wielding a tiny fancy revolver.
November 11, 2024 at 6:25 PM
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Oh this was very satisfying.
November 8, 2024 at 3:13 PM
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no thoughts, only vibes (just woke up edition)
A sleepy and disgruntled looking tan brindle dog lying on a human bed, directly on a human's pillow. The blue pillow sham she's supposed to be lying on is behind her.
November 5, 2024 at 7:51 PM
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Hell yeah LFG
Screenshot of a state voter registration website confirming that the poster's ballot has been accepted
October 27, 2024 at 4:32 PM
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She loves playing lawn mower
A tortie cat looking focused crouched outside on a grass lawn Same tortie cat looking much more derpy with a blade of grass in her mouth
August 7, 2024 at 4:11 PM
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Tortie on her eternal quest for the shiny screen reflections
Tortoiseshell cat looking intently off screen
April 17, 2024 at 8:01 PM
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Needed to find my tortie. She did not want to be found.
A grumpy looking tortoiseshell cat lounging on some clothes under a bed
March 24, 2024 at 4:54 PM
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My very helpful and not at all in the way writing companion
A tortoiseshell cat sitting between the photographer and their keyboard and laptop
November 10, 2023 at 11:35 PM
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This book title gets increasingly hilarious (ie not funny) year after year
A vintage pulp paperback titled "Too Busy to Die."
November 7, 2023 at 12:43 AM
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Found a new pin and a new pen over the weekend.
August 22, 2023 at 4:00 PM
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For my debut post, please enjoy this photo of Robot seeking her misplaced brain cell.
A tortoiseshell cat staring blankly past the camera
August 22, 2023 at 2:54 AM