LooseThreadStitchery

@loosethreadstitch

Multi-crafter and blackwork/cross stitch designer. Loves rainbows. 🇨🇦 🌈 She/her Patterns for my designs are available at www.loosethreadstitchery.com

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LooseThreadStitchery@loosethreadstitch· 12d

#TBT to July 2022. Loosely based on the Sutton Hoo Helmet. I called this design Heregríma, meaning roughly "war-mask", a term found in Beowulf for a face-covering helmet. I also thought it looked cool half-completed. #Blackwork #embroidery on 28-count. Pattern here: bit.ly/42mCtj5

A photo of a piece of blackwork embroidery on ecru-coloured evenweave cloth. The piece shows a mask loosely based on the Sutton Hoo Helmet, its sections filled with various motifs in shades of grey and gold thread. Each section is outlined in metallic gold thread. The helmet is surrounded by a repetitive motif in light brown thread, which is darker at the edges and fades out as it approaches the helmet.

An unfinished piece of blackwork embroidery on ecru-coloured evenweave cloth. It shows a partial mask, loosely based on the Sutton Hoo Helmet. The forehead, eyebrows, nose, mouth, and one cheek with eyehole are complete; the rest of the cloth is blank.

LooseThreadStitchery@loosethreadstitch· 13d

Working my way up the sky this #WIPWednesday. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida.

A photo of an unfinished piece of blackwork embroidery on white Aida cloth. The piece shows an orange sun setting behind water, with an unfinished yellow sky fading out in the background. The water is stitched in various motifs in shades of blue and turquoise thread, with orange stitches mixed in to show the reflection of the sun.

LooseThreadStitchery@loosethreadstitch· 20d

A watery #WIPWednesday. I'll probably end up redoing the sun in orange to better match its reflection on the waves. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida.

A photo of an incomplete piece of blackwork embroidery on white Aida cloth. The piece shows a semicircular sun in pale yellow thread sitting atop flowing water. The water is represented by many lozenge-shaped sections filled with different motifs in shades of blue and turquoise thread. Some of these sections also contain orange stitches where the sun is reflecting on the water.

LooseThreadStitchery@loosethreadstitch· 25d

Having fun with these tiny motifs. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida.

A photo of an incomplete piece of blackwork embroidery on white Aida cloth. The piece shows a rough semicircle filled with a geometric motif in pale yellow thread, above a number of lozenge-shaped sections of smaller motifs in shades of blue and dark turquoise. The cloth is held in a bamboo hoop.

LooseThreadStitchery@loosethreadstitch· 26d

#TBT to some pastel gradients from July 2023. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/apert...

A photo of a piece of blackwork embroidery on black cloth. Eight interlocking sections form an eight-pointed star. Each is filled with a repetitive geometric motif in two pastel thread colours; the colours are arranged to form a colour wheel.

A close-up photo of a piece of blackwork embroidery on black cloth. Eight interlocking sections form an eight-pointed star. Each is filled with a repetitive geometric motif in two pastel thread colours; the colours are arranged to form a colour wheel.

LooseThreadStitchery@loosethreadstitch· 27d

Sometimes big bold colourful pieces begin with squinting at DMC 727 on white cloth. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. #WIPWednesday

A photo of an unfinished piece of blackwork embroidery on white Aida cloth. A rough semicircle is filled with a geometric motif in pale yellow thread.

LooseThreadStitchery@loosethreadstitch· Jul 9

#TBT to July 2024. I'm still pleased by how the gradient fill of this one turned out. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/rainb...

A photo of a piece of embroidery on white Aida cloth. Cross stitches in black thread form a scalloped outline around a simple mandala-like design. The shape is filled with a blackwork embroidery motif in coloured thread, arranged to form a colour wheel gradient.

A close-up photo of a piece of embroidery on white Aida cloth. Cross stitches in black thread form a scalloped outline around a simple mandala-like design. The shape is filled with a blackwork embroidery motif in coloured thread, arranged to form a colour wheel gradient. The camera is held near the pink/orange/yellow area.

LooseThreadStitchery@loosethreadstitch· Jul 8

This #WIPWednesday I'm making progress on this year's ornament sets. #Blackwork #embroidery on 18-count Aida.

A photo of several small square ornaments decorated with blackwork embroidery. Two ornaments are complete, each pillow-shaped. One has a repetitive motif in two shades of blue thread; the other in two shades of green. A third square of Aida cloth decorated with green thread is beside them.

LooseThreadStitchery@loosethreadstitch· Jul 2

#TBT to July 2023 and a slight 3D illusion effect on this colour wheel. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/baker...

A photo of a piece of blackwork embroidery on black Aida cloth. A central square filled with a geometric motif in white thread is surrounded by 12 triangles and rectangles, each filled with a motif in coloured thread; the colours are arranged to form a colour wheel. Each section is outlined in white thread.

A close-up photo of a piece of blackwork embroidery on black Aida cloth. A central square filled with a geometric motif in white thread is surrounded by 12 triangles and rectangles, each filled with a motif in coloured thread; the colours are arranged to form a colour wheel. Each section is outlined in white thread. The camera is held near the yellow-orange sections.

LooseThreadStitchery@loosethreadstitch· Jun 25

#TBT to June 2023. At 210x210 stitches, this was the largest sampler I'd made at the time, and it's still well up there. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/gradi...

A photo of a piece of blackwork embroidery on white cloth. The piece is a large sampler composed of a central diamond surrounded by L-shaped ribbons with their corners together. The central diamond is filled with a motif worked in red thread. Each ribbon is blue at the corner, becoming burgundy or mauve at the ends, with the threads overlapping to form a gradient.

A close-up photo of a piece of blackwork embroidery on white cloth. The piece is a large sampler composed of a central diamond surrounded by L-shaped ribbons with their corners together. The central diamond is filled with a motif worked in red thread. Each ribbon is blue at the corner, becoming burgundy or mauve at the ends, with the threads overlapping to form a gradient.

LooseThreadStitchery@loosethreadstitch· Jun 24

First #WIPWednesday post in a long while! I've moved into my new apartment, still dealing with insurance, replacing furniture and housewares, but it's nice to be settled in my own space again. Also still rebuilding my stitching and photo set-ups, as you can see.

A photo of 10 small pieces of blackwork embroidery arranged on a white background. Each piece is abstract and geometric, each worked in two shades of blue or green thread.

LooseThreadStitchery@loosethreadstitch· May 16

Thank you to everyone who reached out following my last post about the fire at my apartment. I’m still displaced and dealing with insurance while also preparing for what will now be a very different cross-country move than I’d planned. Again, I may be a bit slow replying to messages, but will get back to you as soon as possible. All my files were backed up in cloud storage, so nothing essential to LooseThreadStitchery was lost.

My hand is healing, and I’ve been able to make use of the little squares of Aida I always keep in my purse. As these are the only stitching supplies I have left, I’m getting an especially early start on this year’s ornament sets.

Most of all, I’m very grateful that no one else was hurt, and that my own injury was minor.

A photo of a small square of blackwork embroidery on white Aida cloth. A repeated geometric motif is stitched in two shades of blue thread, which form a light-to-dark gradent running diagonally from top left to bottom right. A needle is stuck in the cloth above the stitches.

LooseThreadStitchery@loosethreadstitch· May 6

Hi friends,

This is a difficult post. I’ve had a fire at my apartment. A battery exploded in my hand as I was taking it off the charger.

The most important thing is that all people and animals who live in the building are safe. A burn on my hand is the worst of it. I’m grateful for that. I had renter’s insurance and am in touch with the Canadian Red Cross, so there’s nothing I need right now, and I’m grateful for that too.

I don’t know what condition my apartment is in or what I’ll be able to salvage, and that includes my computer with all my files. I have my phone and can access some things from here. If you have questions about a pattern you’ve purchased and are working on, I may be slow to answer messages for the next little while, but I’ll get back to you as soon as I can. I appreciate your patience as I get back on my feet.

-Nora @ LooseThreadStitchery

LooseThreadStitchery@loosethreadstitch· Apr 27

Dropping a little pastel rainbow before I go back to packing for my upcoming move. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. Free pattern here: bit.ly/48pT7kC

A close-up photo of a blackwork embroidery sampler on black Aida cloth. A repetitive background in white thread creates miniature heart-shaped spaces. These are filled with different motifs in coloured thread. The colours are arranged in a rainbow from pink at the centre to purple at the outer edges. The camera is held near one edge.

A mock-up of a blackwork embroidery sampler to be stitched on black Aida cloth. A repetitive background in white thread creates miniature heart-shaped spaces. These are filled with different motifs in coloured thread. The colours are arranged in a rainbow from pink at the centre to purple at the outer edges.

LooseThreadStitchery@loosethreadstitch· Apr 9

#TBT to April 2021 and one of my early sampler designs. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/black...

A close-up photo of a blackwork embroidery sampler on white Aida cloth in a bamboo hoop. The sampler consists of squares filled with abstract geometric motifs stitched in shades of teal thread.

A photo of a blackwork embroidery sampler on white Aida cloth. The sampler consists of sixteen squares filled with abstract geometric motifs stitched in shades of teal thread.

LooseThreadStitchery@loosethreadstitch· Apr 8

A little firefly this #WIPWednesday. I'm using DMC E940 for the abdomen, the glow, and the outlines, and it turns out the tricky part isn't stitching with glow-in-the-dark floss; it's photographing it! #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida.

A photo of an incomplete piece of blackwork embroidery on black Aida cloth. The piece shows a firefly, its forewings partly open. A glow, represented in a fading blackwork motif, emanates from its abdomen. The firefly is only partly outlined.

LooseThreadStitchery@loosethreadstitch· Mar 29

Sunday stitches. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida.

A close-up photo of an incomplete piece of blackwork embroidery on black Aida cloth. The piece consists of a repetitive geometric background in white thread which creates miniature heart-shaped spaces. Some of these spaces are filled with motifs in purple, blue, green, and yellow thread; others are not yet filled in.

LooseThreadStitchery@loosethreadstitch· Mar 28

Once again today, posting this for everyone who cannot bear to be frightened at the will of others.

A photo of a piece of cross stitch on white Aida cloth. It reads "My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me. - Jane Austen". The word "courage" is rainbow-coloured; the rest of the quote is in black thread. A blackwork frame in black and rainbow thread surrounds the quote.

LooseThreadStitchery@loosethreadstitch· Mar 19

#TBT to the Fire Flower sampler, from March 2024. #blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/fire-... #craftsky #stitchsky

A photo of a blackwork embroidery sampler on black Aida cloth. A central square filled with a red motif is surrounded by irregular octagons in which orange and yellow thread form a gradient. The sections are arranged in a very stylized geometric flower shape, with each petal topped with a square motif in pale yellow.

A close-up photo of a blackwork embroidery sampler on black Aida cloth. A central square filled with a red motif is surrounded by irregular octagons in which orange and yellow thread form a gradient. The sections are arranged in a very stylized geometric flower shape, with each petal topped with a square motif in pale yellow.

LooseThreadStitchery@loosethreadstitch· Mar 15

Sunday stitches. Nearly finished the background before I move on to the more varied motifs! #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida.

A close-up photo of an incomplete piece of blackwork embroidery on black Aida cloth. A repetitive heart-lattice pattern is worked in white thread. A rectangular area remains unstitched.

LooseThreadStitchery@loosethreadstitch· Mar 12

#TBT to March 2022. Where does the time go? #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/fiveb...

A close-up photo of a blackwork embroidery sampler on white Aida cloth. It consists of multiple squares, each filled with an abstract geometric motif in shades of orange-red thread. A bamboo embroidery hoop is visible in the lower left corner.

LooseThreadStitchery@loosethreadstitch· Mar 8

Sunday stitches. Not much to see so far, but the background of this one will take awhile. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida.

A close-up photo of blackwork embroidery on black Aida cloth. A repetitive heart-lattice pattern is worked in white thread.

LooseThreadStitchery@loosethreadstitch· Mar 5

#TBT to the blues of March 2023. #Blackwork #embroidery on 16-count Aida. Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/black...

A photo of a blackwork embroidery sampler on white Aida cloth. Irregular sections form a sixteen-pointed star shape. Each section is filled with a geometric motif in shades of blue, purple, and dark red. The fills thin out toward the points of the star so that they appear to be fading.

LooseThreadStitchery@loosethreadstitch· Mar 1

Happy March! I may still be buried in snow, but flower season is on its way. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/flowe... #CraftSky #StitchSky

A photo of a blackwork embroidery sampler on white Aida cloth. A twisted ribbon motif in dark green thread is used to outline square, rectangular, and corner-shaped sections. They are filled with floral motifs in various colours, along with small birds and insects.

LooseThreadStitchery@loosethreadstitch· Feb 26

#TBT to February 2023. #Blackwork #embroidery on 28-count evenweave. Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/circl...

A photo of a blackwork embroidery sampler on white cloth. The sampler consists of 16 circles in 4 rows, each filled with a different geometric fill. The fills are stitched in shades of pink, purple, blue, and teal thread. Each circle is outlined in black thread and small motifs in black thread separate the circles.

A close-up photo of a blackwork embroidery sampler on white cloth. The sampler consists of 16 circles in 4 rows, each filled with a different geometric fill. The fills are stitched in shades of pink, purple, blue, and teal thread. Each circle is outlined in black thread and small motifs in black thread separate the circles. The camera is held near one of the darker pink circles.

LooseThreadStitchery@loosethreadstitch· Feb 25

We just had a big nor'easter and the snow is deep, but the flowers are coming out for #WIPWednesday. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida.

A photo of an incomplete blackwork embroidery sampler on white Aida cloth. A twisted ribbon motif in dark green thread is used to outline square, rectangular, and corner-shaped sections. Some sections are filled with floral motifs in various colours, along with snails and insects.

LooseThreadStitchery@loosethreadstitch· Feb 22

Sunday stitches. A few more flowers and a few more friends added. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. #CraftSky #StitchSky

A photo of an incomplete piece of blackwork embroidery on white Aida cloth. A twisted ribbon motif in dark green thread is used to outline square, rectangular, and corner-shaped sections. Some sections are filled with floral motifs in various colours, along with a beetle, a firefly, an owl, and snails.

LooseThreadStitchery@loosethreadstitch· Feb 19

#TBT to February 2024. #CrossStitch and #blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida cloth. Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/colou...

A close-up photo of a piece of embroidery on white Aida cloth. Cross stitches in black thread are used to form a heavy outline of a small central circle, with irregular sections radiating from it. Blackwork embroidery is used to fill the sections, forming a colour wheel.

A photo of a piece of embroidery on white Aida cloth. Cross stitches in black thread are used to form a heavy outline of a small central circle, with irregular sections radiating from it. Blackwork embroidery is used to fill the sections, forming a colour wheel.

LooseThreadStitchery@loosethreadstitch· Feb 18

It's a busy couple of weeks for me, so progress is slow this #WIPWednesday, but a few little friends have appeared already. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. #CraftSky #StitchSky

A close-up photo of an incomplete piece of blackwork embroidery on white Aida cloth. A twisted ribbon pattern in dark green thread forms the outline of square and corner-shaped sections. Some sections are filled with floral and leaf motifs, along with snails and an owl. Other sections have not yet been filled in.

LooseThreadStitchery@loosethreadstitch· Feb 15

Sunday stitches. These five sections anchor the pattern; the garden gets a bit more colourful from here on out. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. #CraftSky #StitchSky