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New shape! A small plummy purply shape I finished today as a kind of colour test. I wasn't sure if it would be okay with a white edge, but I think it works. Already stitching the next one :D #embroidery #textileart #handembroidery #canvaswork #needlepoint

I've just made a simple cross stitch pattern version of my Oversight poem objects. It's available for free over on my ko-fi shop ko-fi.com/pardalote/shop. It's proper free - you can do what you like with the pattern, and anything you make with it. Go forth and stitch, print, mashup, whatever!

Plugging away on this little project, about 1/3rd the way done. Having fun making the components! #embroidery #textileart #handembroidery #beadwork #crossstitch

A new series is underway #embroidery #crossstitch

Inuk artist Kenojuak Ashevak, Birds from the Sea (1960) #WomensArt

fold once when damp #embroidery #textileart #beadwork #crochet

I got a lot of questions about my Oversight series, including whether folks can reuse my words and/or make their own versions. So I wrote a short blog post about my process and potential reuse here: www.pardalotemakes.com/process/over... But TLDR: reuse is fine, go for it.

Finished stitching my Oversight series. 12 small stitched poem-objects in wool, linen, cotton, silk, stitched on canvaswork mesh and edged in glass beads. #embroidery #textileart #handembroidery #beadwork #canvaswork #needlepoint #fourwordgridpoem #poetry

Acorns. Autumn. Bright. #australia

Excited to announce that three of my small stitched poem-objects have been selected for the Petite Miniatures Textiles Exhibition 2026

New series of work in progress. #handembroidery #poetry #fourwordgridpoem

New series in the making. This will be a series of 12 stitched poem objects, here are the first four, ready to be cut from the fabric and finished. I already have the whole set of small poems written, so it's just busy stitching time now. #embroidery #handembroidery #textileart #poetry

I made a little post over on ko-fi (ko-fi.com/pardalote) about the evolution of my stitched poem-objects. No paywalls, just me thinking out loud and some photos. Feel free to leave me questions or comments over there. (Or here <3) #textileart #embroidery #poetry #fourwordgridpoem

"Deep in Admiration" was a talk given at the conference Anthropocene: Arts of Living on a Dangerous Planet at UC Santa Cruz in May 2014. The text appears as the foreword to the collection Late in the Day: Poems 2010-2014 (published by PM Press).

Another stitched poem-object: tell your wife that. #fourwordgridpoem #embroidery #handembroidery #textileart

A new addition to my “Femme Sport” series. Repurposed basketball, repurposed needlepoint and embroidery, fabric trim. #finecraft #sportsculture #queerart #queerartist #challengethenarrative

Some super important personal news: during the Olympic break I picked up a needlepoint as a new hobby. I officially finished my first project — this iced coffee coaster. 🪡

My small ritual at first light each dawn. Color leads and thoughts follow, to notice and begin again. Day 737 | 8 x 13 cm | February 23, 2026 Get a collage in your inbox daily by subscribing here https://frankdenos.substack.com/ #collageart #abstractcollage #abstractcollageart

work hard then what #embroidery #textileart #handembroidery #canvaswork #needlepoint #beadwork #fourwordgridpoem #poetry

Four word grid poem. #embroidery #textileart #handembroidery #beadwork #canvaswork #needlepoint #fourwordgridpoem

Back to the larger format four word grid poem idea. Finished this one and edged with beads. #embroidery #textileart #handembroidery #canvaswork #needlepoint #fourwordgridpoem #poetry

Final set of five teeny poems. All edged and backed, their own small poem-objects now. #embroidery #textileart #handembroidery #beadwork #canvaswork #needlepoint #fourwordgridpoem #poetry

I'm a little in love with these. I'm looking forward to working on the full scale versions, but these tiny sample poems make me very happy. #embroidery #textileart #handembroidery #canvaswork #needlepoint #fourwordgridpoem #poetry

My partner went to school with Jonk. We are sad. He was a beautiful mind.

onus lies with user poem stitch object #embroidery #textileart #handembroidery #canvaswork #needlepoint #fourwordgridpoem #poetry I'm a little obsessed, so more will be spammed.

near miss then this poem stitch object #embroidery #textileart #handembroidery #canvaswork #needlepoint #fourwordgridpoem #poetry

I forgot to share this one with you. #fourwordgridpoem #embroidery #handembroidery #textileart

Another four word grid poem. #fourwordgridpoem #embroidery #handembroidery #textileart

Another awaiting a border.

birbfest days 13-17!! 🦉🦆🪽 #art #birbfest2026 #watercolor

These fragments of paper I’ve painted earlier start the day. It's my small ritual at first light each dawn where color leads and thoughts follow, to notice and begin again. Day 705 | 8 x 13 cm | January 22, 2026 https://www.frankdenos.com/dailycollage […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]

This will get a border, so it's not quite finished. But it makes me smile, so I wanted to share it. #textileart #handembroidery #canvaswork #needlepoint #fourwordgridpoem

Good Luck Wood Duck #embroidery #handembroidery #canvaswork #needlepoint #fourwordgridpoem

Something I've been quietly stitching in the evenings: these zokin - cloths for cleaning, made from old tea towels. I recommend The Green Wrapper on youtube if you'd like to make zokin from your old cloths. #textiles #handembroidery #zokin

When I'm working on a new piece, I often create a 'side cloth' where I can do a few quick stitches to try out a colour, stitch or thread. It really helps me make decisions and not have so much unstitching. Do you sample as you work? #embroidery #handembroidery #canvaswork #needlepoint #sampling

Some of my favourite makes from 2025 #beadwork #embroidery

Sampling for a new series maybe. A thought that's been brewing for a while. #embroidery #textiles #handembroidery #needlepoint #canvaswork #words

Some of my favourite stitches. #handembroidery #embroidery

Some roundish stitched objects

Felt like some green this morning. So playing around with arranging some of my small pieces of stitching and paper again. This makes my mind happy. #handembroidery #textileart

I finished this green shape, and it’s now edged with a thin border of crochet in white thread. #embroidery #textileart #crochet

Loving these stitch structures. #embroidery #handembroidery #textileart #canvaswork #needlepoint

The moon I embroidered for my brother a few years ago. It's based on a photo he took. It's appliquéd fabric in white, grey, metallic, that I then covered with stem stitch circles, and french knots. #mandembroidery #embroidery #textileart #moon

A few years ago I made this stitched paper piece inspired by butterfly wing scales. #embroidery #handembroidery #textileart #stitchedpaper

I finished the stitching on this a few days ago and forgot to post. Looking forward to finishing the edging. #embroidery #textilesart #handembroidery #canvaswork #needlepoint

roughly 28x28 cm / 11x11 inches

Line Drawing, Sketch Printed on Fabriano Paper

I love this!

Another green rectangle #handembroidery #textileart

Kicking off the keychain bats with a slight variation of my original Clown Bat #clownbat #keychain #handmadeplush