LooseThreadStitchery

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A photo of an unfinished piece of cross stitch on white Aida cloth. The piece is an abstract mandala of dark turquoise and gold swirls.

Sunday stitches. #CrossStitch on 14-count Aida cloth.

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I love that colour palette!

Thanks! They work up pretty quickly, so enjoy if you do decide to do some!

A photo of three small blackwork ornaments stitched on white Aida cloth. The ornaments are shaped like small pillows, and are decorated with abstract motifs in red and green thread. Each has a border of green thread. They are sitting on dark green velvet-like cloth in front of a lit white jar candle and a small red gift box.

#TBT to a set of little ornaments, finished right around this time last year. #Blackwork #embroidery on 18-count Aida cloth.

Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/black...

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A photo of an incomplete piece of cross stitch on white Aida cloth. It consists of abstract swirls in gold and dark turquoise thread.

Happy October and happy #WIPWednesday, StitchSky friends!

Two pieces of blackwork embroidery on white cloth. One is on evenweave, one is Aida cloth. Both show variations of the same repetitive pattern, which looks like twisted ribbons. The variations range from a single-stranded version of the basic motif, to double- and triple-stranded versions with extra stitches to increase the density and darkness of the motif’s appearance.

Swatchin’ 2: The Sequel

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Thank you!

Thank you, and enjoy blackwork when you do give it a go!

Thank you, and enjoy blackwork if you do give it a go!

A photo of a blackwork embroidery sampler on black cloth. It consists of 12 inner sections shaped like thin diamonds, and 12 outer sections in larger diamond shapes, arranged to form a circular starburst. Each section is filled with a repetitive geometric motif stitched in white and coloured thread. The threads in each section overlap to form a gradient between white at the inner point of the diamond and a colour at the outer point. The colours are arranged to form a colour wheel. Each section is outlined in white thread.

A close-up photo of a blackwork embroidery sampler on black Aida cloth. It consists of 12 inner sections shaped like thin diamonds, and 12 outer sections in larger diamond shapes, arranged to form a circular starburst. Each section is filled with a repetitive geometric motif stitched in white and coloured thread. The threads in each section overlap to form a gradient between white at the inner point of the diamond and a colour at the outer point. The colours are arranged to form a colour wheel. Each section is outlined in white thread. The camera is held near the green sections; yellow, orange, and red sections are visible in the background.

A close-up photo of a blackwork embroidery sampler on black Aida cloth. It consists of 12 inner sections shaped like thin diamonds, and 12 outer sections in larger diamond shapes, arranged to form a circular starburst. Each section is filled with a repetitive geometric motif stitched in white and coloured thread. The threads in each section overlap to form a gradient between white at the inner point of the diamond and a colour at the outer point. The colours are arranged to form a colour wheel. Each section is outlined in white thread. The camera is held near the fuchsia, purple, and blue sections.

My favourite design to date, the Shades of Light sampler, finished on this day in 2023. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida.

Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/shade...

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You too, huh?

I keep seeing art made for very specific preferences that I really, really do not share. Nothing illegal, just stuff I'm not into, but no matter how much I mute and click "show less like this" I keep seeing more like that.

A photo of blackwork embroidery worked in black thread on white evenweave cloth. Three columns of stitching show variations on a repeated motif that looks like twisted ribbon. It varies from a simple, open version stitched with a single strand of thread, to a dense, dark version stitched with double thread and with extra filling stitches. The darkest, most dense section is at the far left and is incomplete. A threaded needle is stuck into the fabric. The cloth is held in a small bamboo embroidery hoop.

Swatchin’.

How pretty - that turned out so well!

These are so cute, and very seasonal!

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A photo of a blackwork embroidery sampler on black Aida cloth. In the centre is a square section filled with a geometric motif in white thread. It is surrounded by twelve irregular polygonal sections, each filled with a different repetitive motif in pastel-coloured threads, with the colours arranged to form a colour wheel. Set inside the larger sections are small squares filled with motifs in jewel-toned threads, also forming a colour wheel. Each section is outlined in white thread.

A close-up photo of a blackwork embroidery sampler on black Aida cloth. In the centre is a square section filled with a geometric motif in white thread. It is surrounded by twelve irregular polygonal sections, each filled with a different repetitive motif in pastel-coloured threads, with the colours arranged to form a colour wheel. Set inside the larger sections are small squares filled with motifs in jewel-toned threads, also forming a colour wheel. Each section is outlined in white thread. The camera is held near the green-blue sections.

I haven't stitched a colour wheel in a minute; it's always time for a new one. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida.

Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/carni...

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I'm wondering if I should bother putting the trash out this evening, or is the world going to end before pickup time tomorrow...?

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Thank you!

A photo of a blackwork embroidery sampler on black cloth. The sampler is composed of eight rectangles overlaid on and cutting into each other. Each rectangle is filled with a repetitive geometric motif in threads that form a colour gradient. The whole is a rough colour wheel in pastel threads.

A close-up photo of a blackwork embroidery sampler on black Aida cloth. The photo shows eight angled sections overlaid on one another, each filled with a repetitive geometric motif in two contrasting pastel thread colours. The sections are outlined in white thread and surround an octagonal blank space.

#BlueSkyArtShow #Angles One of my first patterns using a gradient between contrasting colours, from 2023. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida.

Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/apert...

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A photo of a blackwork embroidery sampler on black cloth. Twenty-five small geometric motifs in white thread are arranged in five rows. Between them are lines and Xes in coloured thread, arranged in a rainbow from red at the top to purple at the bottom. The whole sampler is outlined in white thread.

#TBT to 2022. There's something about white and bright colours on black...
#Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida.

Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/spect...

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Beautiful!

Thank you!

A photo of an incomplete blackwork embroidery sampler on black Aida cloth. A small square-shaped central motif is stitched in white thread. It is surrounded by blocky geometric sections filled with geometric motifs in pastel-coloured threads. Small squares of darker colours sit in the middle of larger sections. The colours are arranged like a rainbow or colour wheel, but the purple shades have not yet been added.

It's #WIPWednesday once again! #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida.

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Thanks, that's a helpful setting!

A photo of three ornaments made of Aida cloth and decorated with blackwork embroidery in dark blue thread. The patterns are abstract. Each ornament is shaped like a small pillow. They sit on a green velvet-like backdrop in front of a lit jar candle and a small dark red gift box.

OTD in 2024: Three small #blackwork ornaments on 18-count Aida cloth.

Patterns here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/black...

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(Repost because I forgot to add alt text; it's there now!)

Oh my goodness, that's adorable!