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Nathania Johnson
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Embroiderer. Raleigh, NC. She/her.
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I got to see the embroidery of Mary Queen of Scots at the V&A in London last summer. It’s incredibly well preserved.
Embroideries of Mary Queen of Scots (and other women who collaborated with her) on display at the V&A in London.
December 2, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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The next step in my silk shading module for the Royal School of Needlework certificate was to buy embroidery floss. I took a color photograph of my flower to the craft shop, instructed to buy more colors than I think I needed.

I thought I overdid it, but I later learned this was not enough, lol.
A photo of a dusty pink Lenten rose, with petals still closed and bright green leaves and a stem. The photo is on the left side of teal fabric. Placed across the fabric are many skeins of embroidery floss in various hues of pinks, greens and browns.
November 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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It would be fixed by fixing gerrymandering, though.

Trump won here in 2016, 2020, and 2024 because certain people vote for Trump and agriculture secretary and not other races.
A chart by Carolina Forward showing that voters cast more votes for Democrat state legislators in both the house and the senate but because of gerrymandering, Republicans won more votes in 2024.
November 16, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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It’s cloudy, but phone cameras can pick up the aurora from our backyard in Raleigh, North Carolina.
A purple and pink night sky, with stars and wispy clouds. Evergreen pine trees, line the bottom of the photo.
November 12, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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I gathered color options and then used a photo editing tool to turn the background to various colors. This collage is a sampling of that effort. I actually did 2-3 times more!

Thankfully, when I presented the color options to my tutor, her top choice matched my top choice.
Pink Lenten Rose with green leaves and stem on a turquoise background.
November 12, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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The next step in the Silk Shading module was to choose a fabric. And color was a big part of the decision process.

The brief allows us to choose from tightly woven linen, cotton or silk. I chose linen. (Cont’d)
A collage of 12 images. A pink Lenten Rose with its green leaves and stem are the subject of every image. Each image has a different color background. The colors are orange, forest green, dark grey, taupe, turquoise, lilac, cream, dark purple, red, blue, tan, and yellow.
November 12, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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So the GOP does something, 8 Democrats go along with it and we’re only supposed to blame the GOP?

Using your murder analogy if a doctor comes in at the end of an attack and finishes off the guy then yeah I’m gonna blame him too.

On and they’re all in on it.
“Screenshot of a political wire report on Kane’s appearance on CNBC where he admitted that many other Democrat senators secretly wanted to vote yes on the shut down and that they’re happy that the ones who voted yes did.”
November 11, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Kaine went on CNBC and said that there were more senators who wanted this. The fact that none of the yes voted are up for reelection or are retiring *is* the strategy that they all agreed to. They knew we would be angry and they’re trying to pretend that the party is still fighting. It’s ridiculous.
Screenshot of a little blip in political wire talking about how Senator Kaine went on CNBC and said “there were a lot more than eight that were really happy that the eight of us voted the way we did”
November 11, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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We did show up. The gerrymander is strong.
Chart of 2024 NC state legislative results. More democrat votes were cast for both state senate and house but because of gerrymandering, Republicans won more seats.
November 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Prep work for the silk shading module of the Royal School of Needlework certificate. An order of work, two tonal drawings, and stitch direction.

This helps us look very closely at our reference image and develop a plan for stitching.

#embroidery
Outline drawing of a Lenten Rose that has bloomed but is still closed up, two leaves, and a stem. There are numbers in each section to indicate which section to stitch in what order. Black and white shaded drawing of a Lenten Rose whose petals are closed up. It looks like a tulip in this state, but the leaves are very different from tulip leaves. A color tonal shaded drawing of a closed Lenten Rose. It is mostly soft pink with some dark pink shadow areas. Plus two green leaves and a stem. An outline drawing of the closed Lenten Rose with extra lines drawn on to show which direction the thread should be embroidered on.
November 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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The tropical hibiscus are still blooming, and confidently so. Even though we’re past first frost.

#gardening #bloomscrolling
3 bright pink hibiscus with yellow stamen. On the same bush.
November 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Yes, why would I stop now?

#WorldSeries
Streaming service asking me if I’m still watching Game 3 of the world series
October 28, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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The hibiscus plants are enjoying the warm October.

Raleigh, NC

#bloomscrolling #hibiscus #garden
A hibiscus plant in a terra cotta planter. This plant is showing off with 5 blooms. Normally it’s 1-2 blooms at a time. The flowers on this plant are red. 2 pink and 2 red hibiscus flowers in a planter with 3 hibiscus plants. The other plant isn’t blooming at the moment but when it does bloom it’s a very pale cream pink.
October 24, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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Pollinator patch was *busy* today.

#pollinators #butterflies #bloomscrolling #monarchbutterfly
October 22, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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I have a few goth plants in the garden to spook up the place.

#garden #bloomscrolling
Ornamental kale. Green with purple veins. Dark purple pansy with a yellow center Black and bloom sage (tallish sage with black and deep purple trumpet like flowers) Amaranth - a magenta flower that’s basically like a drooping tube with little branches coming off the bottom. There are also lime green leaves.
October 15, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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Everything that can be gerrymandered here is. Heavily.
An info graphic by Carolina Forward. The top half shows the result of the NC house election 2024. 51% of votes statewide came from Democrats and 48% came from Republicans. But only 41% of seats went to Democrats, while 59% went to Republicans. The bottom half of the infographic shows the NC Senate results. 50% vote statewide were from Democrats while 48% were from Republicans. But only 40% of the seats went to Democrats while 60% went to Republicans.
October 13, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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I went there earlier this year and it was fantastic.
White spiky glass art on a black background Red-orange swirly glass art objects planted among flowers and in front of an airstream trailer Red, yellow and orange glass floral sculptures hanging in a large glass room. Large glass balls, invariant colors many are in a wooden boat is set on a black glass platform, which reflects everything.
October 13, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Blooms 44-47 on this one sunflower plant.

#bloomscrolling
A two image collage of two branches on a large sunflower plant. In the top image are 4 small sunflowers, labeled 38, 39, 44, and 45. Below a branch with 4 more sunflowers. Two medium sunflowers are older and the petals are dried and drooping. They are labeled 18 and 19. Two new small sunflowers have bloomed, labeled 46 and 47. The sunflower petals have an orange to yellow gradient. There are also large green leaves.
October 12, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Blooms 38-43 on this one sunflower plant.

#bloomscrolling
Two sunflowers labeled 38 and 39. They are surrounded by large green leaves. There’s a small bud between the two that will bloom soon. the petals have an orange to yellow gradient. The middle is brown. Four sunflowers on the same branch. The top two are fadinf and labeled 20 and 29. The bottom two are freshly bloomed and labeled 38 and 39. There are also a few green leaves. the petals have an orange to yellow gradient. The middle is brown.
October 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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37th bloom on this one sunflower plant

#bloomscrolling
Four sunflower blooms on one branch plus really big green leaves. The petals of the sunflower have a orange yellow gradient. The center is brown the top two flowers. Their petals are drooping and fading. The flowers are numbered. The top two are 17 to 21. The third one is 36 and the bottom flower is number 37.
October 9, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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Now up to 36 blooms on this one sunflower plant this year.

#sunflowers #bloomscrolling
A collage of two photos of sunflowers. The petals have an orange-yellow gradient. The middles are brown. In the top image, 4 blooms on the same branch, labeled 31, 33, 34, and 35. In the bottom image, 3 sunflowers on the same branch. 2 are facing away and are labeled 17 and 21. The third is labeled 36.
October 6, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Blooms #30-32 on this one sunflower plant.

#sunflower #bloomscrolling
Two pictures stacked one above the other. The top has 1 sunflower, which is labeled 30. The bottom has 2 sunflowers, labeled 31 and 32. All have petals that are a gradient orange to yellow color. And middles that are brown. The top one’s petals on the right side are tiny and not opening. Both images also have giant leaves on the same plant.
October 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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More photos of the monarch butterfly.
A monarch butterfly on a bright pink zinnia A monarch butterfly on a bubblegum pink zinnia.
October 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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My pollinator patch is a rest stop on the monarch butterfly highway! Look how beautiful.

#pollinators #butterflies
October 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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My next module for the Royal School of Needlework certificate is silk shading. I’ll be using the photo on the left as my reference. It looks like a tulip but it’s actually a Lenten Rose, that is on its way to opening up.

#rose #lentenrose #bloomscrolling
A lenten rose with its petals still mostly in a closed position. As a result, it looks like a tulip. However, the shorter but wider leaves close to the bloom give away that it’s not a tulip. The rose is angled to the right and has muted pink and mauve colors with darker hues on the underside and paler areas on the outer part of the top petal. The leaves are a bright green, with some almost lime green hues for the highlights and darker hues for the shadows. Part of a Lenten rose bush, with open and closed blooms.
October 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM