Designer Spotlight: Scared Thread Design

Sacred Thread Design is an Etsy seller based in Canada who offers lots of whimsical, watercolor-style designs, as well as sweary, snarky designs.

Sometimes it’s easier to write about a designer when they just do one kind of thing, but I’m going to try to cover as much ground here as I can.

There are letters in all sorts of styles, which would be so cute for a baby’s room or initials as a wedding present. A bunch of adorable animals, including what may be the cutest tarantula I’ve ever seen (not sharing the picture here for anyone who doesn’t like that kind of thing, but click on over if you want to see what I see).

You’ll find all sorts of flowers, cacti and mushrooms. My daughter would love this mushroom cross stitch pattern. There’s even cute food, signs of the zodiac (constellations, not their symbols) and tiny pixelated versions of famous works of art.

On of the biggest categories on their page is called quotes, but they’re mostly snarky commentary like “I was normal two kids ago” or “an apple a day keeps everyone away if you throw it hard enough” (note some of these are sweary).

Even all that doesn’t feel like it scratches the surface of all the goodies you will find in their shop. You can also purchase pattern bundles from them, including one that is all current and future patterns, if you happen to head over there and find a lot of things you like (I know I did!).

But I did have to choose one pattern to share a photo of, so I went with this tree cross-stitch pattern. I love the use of color — it has 35 colors in total — and just the feel of it is really nice to me. It measures 130 by 130 stitches, or 9.3 inches/23.6 cm on 14 count fabric.

If you check out their designs and see something you like, I’d love to here about it!

[Photo: Sacred Thread Design]

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I’ve long had a soft spot for puffins, so of course when I found an Etsy shop called Murder Puffin I had to share it.

And I’m so glad I found it because they’ve got some weird stuff that I hope you’re going to like as much as I do.

There are cryptids and true crime, nautical themed designs, holiday wanted posters and an entire section called memento mori. So if that sounds like something you’d be into, read on.

The biggest section on the site, though, is Altoid tin cross stitch patterns. If you can’t quite imagine what an Altoid tin cross stitch pattern would be like, this mummy cross stitch tin is a pretty representative example.

Most of them have a character (in this case, the mummy, but it could be anything from an alien to a racoon to a gnome) or more than one, who is made into a tiny stuffed doll. There’s a design for the top and bottom inside of the tin; here it’s a pyramid and an anhk design. There’s also a small design for the top of the box. And finally, a kind of blanket and a pillow so you can tuck your little character into the box.

Each one is a cute little set that would be so fun to display (and play with!) on your desk or bookshelf. And there’s a great range of options to choose from.

In addition to those, you’ll find a lot of other fun stuff for the strange and unusual on your gift list. There are some delightfully creepy (and mostly cryptid-inspired) tarot cards. A whole set of dark samplers called Gothic murder family. And a section called potted cross stitch, with little designs like mushrooms, plants and pumpkins you can stitch up and “plant” in tiny pots.

There’s so much fun stuff you really just need to stop reading this and go visit Murder Puffin on Etsy. I hope you find it as delightful as I do!

[Photo: Murder Puffin]

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