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Sarah @Thistleflat Crafts @thistleflat

Subversive cross stitch hoops & patterns for menopausal rebels who’d fight the patriarchy, but possibly need a nap first. And maybe a biscuit if you've got one?

Joined October 2020
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Here's our first Free Pattern Friday, a cathartic cross stitch to get you through June 😂 This pattern is shown mostly in black, but honestly, use whatever colours make your feral little heart happy. It's perfect for using up those leftover threads you've got lying around! 1/2
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You've got things to do. People to ignore. Boundaries to enforce. 😉 Finished hoop. Ready to hang, Available now. 😊 thistleflatcrafts.etsy.com/l…
4 inch embroidery hoop in multicoloured letters saying 'Seriously, stop wasting my time!'

ALT 4 inch embroidery hoop in multicoloured letters saying 'Seriously, stop wasting my time!'
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Your villain era awaits... 😈😉 thistleflatcrafts.etsy.com/l…...
Completed cross stitch in 9 inch hoop saying 'Today I choose joy (with joy scribbled out)...vengeance' Come in a flower and vine border and is in blues, pinks and oranges

ALT Completed cross stitch in 9 inch hoop saying 'Today I choose joy (with joy scribbled out)...vengeance' Come in a flower and vine border and is in blues, pinks and oranges
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When you've been adulting so hard while the world is going to hell in a handbasket - you need a handmade hoop that says 'B is for... burn it all down' Consider it a reward for not actually burning anything down. Yet. thistleflatcrafts.etsy.com/l…
Completed cross stitch saying 'B is for...burn it all down' decorated with flames

ALT Completed cross stitch saying 'B is for...burn it all down' decorated with flames
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Made of caffeine, stubbornness and an almost constant confusion. They are not ready for me... 🤣
Mini cross stitch in dark blue thread saying 'Show those fuckers what you're made of' with a border of tint colourful flowers

ALT Mini cross stitch in dark blue thread saying 'Show those fuckers what you're made of' with a border of tint colourful flowers
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Highly recommended for anything that has turned up uninvited - opinions of others, disagreeable obligations and any other general nonsense you can't be bothered with...😂 Daily cross stitch #5. I think...
Mini cross stitch wip in multiple colourful threads saying 'Chuck it in the fuck it bucket'

ALT Mini cross stitch wip in multiple colourful threads saying 'Chuck it in the fuck it bucket'
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Today's mini cross stitch is for those of us who have reached the age where rebellion requires a comfy chair, sensible footwear and most likely a little lie down afterwards...
Mini colourful cross stitch saying 'I do what I want...just much slower now'

ALT Mini colourful cross stitch saying 'I do what I want...just much slower now'
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Today's daily cross stitch is appropriate for today. And yesterday. And pretty much all the days really...
Small multicoloured cross stitch saying 'What the fuck is going on?!'

ALT Small multicoloured cross stitch saying 'What the fuck is going on?!'
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Today's daily cross stitch. For the middle aged woman who's just tired of everybody's nonsense...😊
Small 3 inch cross stitch that says 'Fear me in purple and dark red stitching with a blackwork flower border

ALT Small 3 inch cross stitch that says 'Fear me in purple and dark red stitching with a blackwork flower border
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I've decided to make a mini stitched quote every day. Let's see how long that lasts eh? 🤣 Here's one for the overthinkers and catastrophisers among us...🤦🏻‍♀️
Small 2 x 2" piece of aida with the quote back stitched in bright pink and turquoise 'Calm down brain. We're making shit up again'

ALT Small 2 x 2" piece of aida with the quote back stitched in bright pink and turquoise 'Calm down brain. We're making shit up again'
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Finished my threads stash busting experiment and it worked out better than I thought it would 😄Although I was questioning my life choices about 4 colours in🤣 The free pattern is available for a limited time, so head to the ko-fi shop and download it now, while you still can!😊
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Approval is optional, but caffeine is not...😂🍵
Funny cross stitch in wooden hoop reading 'I'm not everyone's cup of tea. But I drink coffee so fuck them' featuring cute but grumpy cup of tea, styled with and plant and a mug on a rustic wooden background – handmade sarcastic embroidery wall art

ALT Funny cross stitch in wooden hoop reading 'I'm not everyone's cup of tea. But I drink coffee so fuck them' featuring cute but grumpy cup of tea, styled with and plant and a mug on a rustic wooden background – handmade sarcastic embroidery wall art
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Here's our first Free Pattern Friday, a cathartic cross stitch to get you through June 😂 This pattern is shown mostly in black, but honestly, use whatever colours make your feral little heart happy. It's perfect for using up those leftover threads you've got lying around! 1/2
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Here's our first Free Pattern Friday, a cathartic cross stitch to get you through June 😂 This pattern is shown mostly in black, but honestly, use whatever colours make your feral little heart happy. It's perfect for using up those leftover threads you've got lying around! 1/2
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I’d absolutely love to see your finished versions, so feel free to tag me if you stitch it. 😊 Follow the page at Ko-fi.com/thistleflat, so you'll get notification for each new free pattern 2/2

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I'm thinking of doing a regular free cross stitch pattern giveaway on the last Friday of the month, for people whose life comprises of stitching, spite & questionable coping mechanisms🤣 And that would be tomorrow, so naturally I’ve left myself loads of time to organise it🤦🏻‍♀️😂
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For when patience is thin, tolerance is gone and being the bigger person sounds quite frankly exhausting... Get you decorative warning signs here! There's also a pattern if you'd like to make this yourself 😊
Completed 9 inch embroidery hoop saying 'Today I choose joy (which is then scribbled out with the word 'vengeance' added. Has a pretty flower and vine border

ALT Completed 9 inch embroidery hoop saying 'Today I choose joy (which is then scribbled out with the word 'vengeance' added. Has a pretty flower and vine border

Back of an embroidery hoop backed with pink and white gingham fabric

ALT Back of an embroidery hoop backed with pink and white gingham fabric
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Some cross stitches radiate peace and calm. This is not one of them however. Hand stitched, framed and fuelled by an eternally reluctant participation in society 😂
Completed cross stitch with the text 'Do I have to?' in blue thread with small red and green flowers in a light blue frame.

ALT Completed cross stitch with the text 'Do I have to?' in blue thread with small red and green flowers in a light blue frame.
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Running on caffeine and low expectations. 'C is for caffeinated', a small framed tribute to the only thing keeping things vaguely on track right now...
Funny cross stitch in wooden hoop reading 'C is for caffeinated' featuring cute pink smiling coffee cup, styled with a plant on rustic wooden background – handmade snarky embroidery wall art

ALT Funny cross stitch in wooden hoop reading 'C is for caffeinated' featuring cute pink smiling coffee cup, styled with a plant on rustic wooden background – handmade snarky embroidery wall art

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Knitting (and cross stitch) is cheaper than therapy and requires less eye contact. The pattern is back. My social battery...not so much
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