After I finished all my holiday embroidery, I started a new quilt project, but I put that project on hold because I apparently was not finished embroidering this year.

I cleaned/checked my floss collection and then simply seemingly raced through this little gem. :crossstitch_grl:

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I have sent or handed out this year's holiday cards, so I can finally share the poem I had printed on the front of these folded cards.

A beautifully poignant poem by Margaret Atwoord:

We hear nothing these days
from the ones in power

Why talk when you are a shoulder
or a vault

Why talk when you are
helmeted with numbers

Fists have many forms;
a fist knows what it can do

without the nuisance of speaking:
it grabs and smashes.

From the inside or under
words gush like toothpaste.

Language, the fist
proclaims by squeezing,
is for the weak only.

https://vitaulium.nl/blog/2024/2024-12-19-holiday-cards/

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Some of this year's holiday cards will show a part of this beautiful tatreez tree (Shajara / شجرة) ornament from Hebron.

Tirazain is an amazing archive & library of tatreez patterns.

Have a look, follow a pattern and keep tatreez alive 🇵🇸

https://tirazain.com/archive/p/lily-f5j49-2ydlp-jkdr3-s6aez?rq=tree

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Eleven christmas balls and ten little birds left to embroider, and I'm finally happy to have found the patterns I'll use most this year :crossstitch_grl:

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Working on this year's holiday card embroidery: I am still undecided on which design I'll choose, or I might go for mix of these.

In recent years I have also added a poem to the cards, which is an excellent excuse to purchase Margaret Atwood's latest poetry collection :neocat_book: :crossstitch_grl:

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Started in March and I finally finished the welsh terrier cross stitch project (designed by Awesome Pattern Studio). This one took longer than others from the same range, because I think I'm done making these patterns.

I still love the designs, but after doing about 6-10 of these (I've lost count ...), the sheer number of different colors and the fact it's still a 120x120 stitches project makes it less fun.

I'm happy to have finished this doggie, though I think I promised my sister I would make her one, so if she's found a design she likes, that will be the last from this range I will make for a long time :crossstitch_by:

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Still worked my way through this little fellow 🐶

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I made good progress last night :crossstitch_by:

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Back to my regularly scheduled hobby :crossstitch_by:

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Almost done, just about 2500 stitches of DMC B5200 left!

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It's a work in progress, but already recognizable 🦉

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In between building an awesome Lego Colosseum, I have also started working my way through a new Awesome Pattern Studio pattern. Another secret project, assuming the recipient is not (yet) active in de fediverse :embroid_viki:

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Getting ready to start a new (large-ish) project, colors all sorted*

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* I need to check if I have enough B5200 or 310, though

Almost done! Only a small last patch of black to fill in this seemingly endless project.

It's a design inspired by the work of Jordan Nassar and I think I will turn it into a pillowcase.

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