stitchsmith.bsky.social
@stitchsmith.bsky.social
Just some 40-something who likes to make weird things. Also, I have a LOT of cats.
Will be starting some charity bookmarks soon, but I wanted to do a little more on this first. Felt the need to do a lot of color changes.

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November 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Thank you much. The pattern is my own design. It’s called Forest with Bats Silhouette, because I’m bad at names.
November 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Was hoping to have this done by now, but I guess I’ll share it for #wipwednesday. While not complicated, this is a lot of stitching.

Never worked on red before, and am trying to think up other stuff that would look good on it. Have a few ideas.

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November 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
For today’s #wipwednesday I’ve got one more #halloween project. It probably wont be done by Friday, but oh well.

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October 29, 2025 at 4:31 PM
With the bookmarks I cheat. I searched “cross stitch bookmark fabric” on Amazon and these pre-edged ones popped up. Then I use a tiny 70x75 mm Nurge hoop because I have nothing else to hold something that small.
Fraying is the worst.
October 29, 2025 at 2:37 PM
You never really grow up. Your toys just get more expensive.
October 27, 2025 at 7:29 PM
What? It’s #wipwednesday already?

It’s been a heck of a week and it’s only half over. But my third #halloween bookmark is about half done.

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October 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Ugg. Not just frogging, but bad frogging. Had to do that with my jellyfish tentacles last month. “Fun.”

Anyhoo, here’s more #halloween stitching for #wipwednesday. Hopefully I centered it properly this time.

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October 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Finished the design for my first of three Halloween bookmarks for this #wipwednesday. Might not be much now, but it’ll make more sense once the rest of the bits are stitched.

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October 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Designing some stuff for spooky month, but they’re not ready yet. So here’s more books and dragon parts. It’s might not look like a lot of progress, but that tail section has ten colors, three of which are blended floss.

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October 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
New project for #wipwednesday. This isn’t my design, it’s one I bought off Etsy several years ago. This will be my second time making it - it’s big, complicated, and incredibly fun.

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September 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
You’re preaching to the choir. I spend a long time agonizing over symbol choice. If they’re next to each other, they need to be very different. If I choose a circle for something, whatever symbol is next to it should not be a circle. And stay away from the complicated symbols entirely.
September 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
One more #wipwednesday update on my bookmark. All I have left to do is the backstitch, which is my favorite part.

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September 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Remembering it’s #wipwednesday again, so here’s an update on my silly little bookmark. Why a jellyfish? I don’t know.

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September 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM