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Crocheted Snail Shell Hat, designed by Sarah Baumgartner on Ravelry. Find the free YouTube tutorial here!

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Bark Backpack Pattern // Whymsi Row

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Neon noods by grey-duck

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Here is my latest project, "Kermit Singing Rainbow Connection"! It was so so fun to stitch this singing Kermit the Frog. If you want to try it out yourself, you can find the pattern in DoctorBeatman's store on Etsy!

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"Dulcinea Septimus"

- The Duchess of Rhodes....right? -

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Me cutting a section of floss, seperating a strand and pulling; only for it to all bunch up and form a knot at the end: I try to be a good person. I don't deserve this.

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THE IMMORTAL

about 9 months & 38,340 stitches later, i have finished this screenshot of a 1990 sega genesis game lmfao

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After several months hiatus from cross stitching (my finger hurt), I am back and have finished Athena

First finished piece of 2025!

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current project, self patterned. there will be words before it and words after, and at some point i need to come up with stuff to put around the words.

one of these 'E's is not like the others...

anyway. this is a Locked Tomb project. if the concept of Revenge Barbie intrigues you, consider looking into the Locked Tomb.

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If i had 50 colors I would do it tbh but I'm not shelling out for that many colors tbh :b

like. I'll do what it takes. eventually. but my perfect patterns always end up being relatively subtle and am I realistically gonna buy 10 shades of green? for just this?

yeah. no. sad

Do you ever design a pattern an it's so beautiful, so perfect? Then sigh and start knocking the colors down because aint no way you're using 50 colors?

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Cross-stitch really does make you reconsider whether or not you understand basic maths. Like yeah, I know the difference between 4 and 5, definitely. Ignore me as I undo several stitches.

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There is a lot of information out there about weaving, crocheting and knitting, but relatively little about spinning.

Which is a shame, since spinning is really where the "resource provided by the earth" tangibly becomes "object with a use."

Aspects of spinning, such as the amount of twist and the length of the fibers, are impactful upon the thread or yarn created, but lots of fiber crafters don't get to directly play with those variables...

It is so strange how textile production is so utterly dominated by very few fibers, when so many are possible. Industry keeps coming up with new ways to transform bamboo or something into fibers, which is all well and good, but we have yet to run out of easily usable natural fibers that have worked for thousands of years.

Dogbane—Apocyonum cannabinum—was called "Indian hemp" because it was used by Native Americans for ropes, cords and textiles. It's incredibly strong, soft, and easy to collect large amounts of it. But hardly anybody uses it.

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Friendly reminder to listen VERY VERY CRITICALLY if someone tries to convince you not to register for federal disaster assistance following a declared disaster. Helene is still moving north and I see the usual rants picking up steam already.

That person trying to win social commentary points online is not your friend. That person can’t give you funds for house repair or to restock on food and meds. And if they say they can - that is a scammer and not someone you can trust.

Scammers and developers trying to take advantage after a disaster intentionally spread rumors/misinformation to convince survivors not to apply for federal disaster assistance. Many well meaning people pick this misinformation up and spread it further without understanding how the assistance process works. It’s happened more and more over the years and it will happen with Helene.

If you do not apply for assistance, you lose the chance to receive federal funds. APPLY APPLY APPLY. This doesn’t guarantee you will meet eligibility requirements, but you definitely can’t meet them if you don’t apply. The application process isn’t perfect but it continues to be updated - and was updated in 2024!! - to try and make it easier for survivors. If you have damages or lost power for an extended time, APPLY.

You can check on FEMA.gov or with local news to see when disaster recovery centers will open, how long the application period will last, and what information you’ll need when applying.

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Some cross stitch patterns I finished recently- DM me if you want the link to the patterns!

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Crochet Flower Patterns // Tanitka Lace

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i realised recently i never posted this guy finished. his name is Edward (effervescent) and i once edited him from discord emojis . he's been done for like a year