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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This morning’s idea made real. Using scraps from other projects to turn into a sort of #ScrapPot #MachineEmbroidery The #organza is trimmed using a soldering iron. I will sit with it for a bit before adding some embellishments.

Cylinder of layered fabrics in light and dark blue and a sandy pale beige hopefully resembling a shoreline

Flat rectangle of slightly wonky layered fabrics in light and dark blue and a sandy pale beige hopefully resembling a shoreline

The tip of a soldering burns though the blue polyester organza cutting it cleanly

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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Amazing guy. Ought to be much better known. Three snowflakes, three crowns, three whales

A textile panel with a landscape of three snowy peaks, three whales swimming underneath and three snowflakes, made of digitally printed maps, in the sky.

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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Sunday morning messing about with fabric scraps and threads with good coffee and singing along to #DeaconBlue Perfect.

A somewhat chaotic messy table filled with fabric scraps, threads and other haberdashery around a cylinder of overlayed textiles in blues and golds that will hopefully turn into a little fabric pot

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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Interrupted walk to let the muntjac deer cross, and waiting by the path her little fawn.

An adult female muntjac deer emerges from the undergrowth to cross the path

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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Still playing with the idea of Portuguese man o wars inspired by the ones I saw last month. Can you guess what I used for the buoyant bag at the top which helps it float? #Embroidery #WorkInProgress #TextileArt

A weird idea of a Portuguese man o war awith a clear top, textured middle and a variety of threads and whipped yarns dangling from the bottom

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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Artist! Quote with your art with the best shadows! Fin whale made of felt on the actual beach near Pevensey Bay where the fin whale at @zoologymuseum.bsky.social was washed up in 1865

Grey and white felt stuffed fin whale lying in shingle casting a deep shadow behind

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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Work in progress #HandEmbroidery. My drawing of the pattern from a 1825 enamelled spittoon @thebowesmuseum.bsky.social sewing and fabric marker pens using an autumnal/littoral selection of colours

Three rows of hand embroidery and fabric marker pen with light blue outlines on undyed calico in a blue square embroidery frame

Lose line drawing of the decorative motifs on the spittoon

Enamelled spitting from 1825 with a complex floral pattern in bright colours on a pale blue background

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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I’ve selected my favourite of the #watercolour sketches of Portuguese man o wars I did a few weeks ago and printed it out onto fabric (using my inkjet printer) and plan to add some #handembroidery for sparkle and movement. But I do quite like I it as it is tbh!

A loose watercolour painting in blues and purples of a Portuguese man o war printed on fabric and placed in an embroidery hoop

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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

First visit trudging up Thingvellir in the cold, pouring rain. I’ve had better weather and equally bad weather on subsequent visits.

A path leads into the distance between rocky outcrops. People in raincoats with the hoods up walk ahead. The excursion rep holds a bat with a number on by her leg. Her hood is up she is also soaking, she has to wait for the stragglers.

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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Doing an update of my website this week (it needs it) and have realised that the reason one particular draft blog makes no sesnse is because its two versions badly squished together. Sigh. I've updated the projects page though, so that's nice.

Embroidered and painted image of a walrus taken from an old engraving made by someone who has very obviously not seen a walrus. They are not that stripy in real life

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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Great Waters. Sir Alister Hardy. A window into a different world, in many ways. Wonderfully written and beautifully illustrated. And responsible for my Continuous Plankton Recorder obsession

Cover of hard back edition of Great Waters by Alister Hardy. Ex library copy, a bit beaten up.

Textile version of a continuous plankton recorder showing intricately embroidered internal gubbins.

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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Someone contacted me via my website today about my work as they’d seen me mentioned in the latest Wetherspoons Magazine! And indeed I do get a name check (right at the end).

Part of a multipage article from the Wetherspoon Magazine about the Whalebone Pub in Downham Market. There is a poor definition picture of my textile piece that they commissioned and I get a name check right at the end.

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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Finished my A3 sized #Eclipse cruise #Embroidery showing the route and some of the sights I saw. Might add some more details in the sea, but need to sit with it for a while.

A3 size embroidery in Bayeux stitch showing the route of my cruise to western France and northern Spain.

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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Some quick Portuguese man o war studies in watercolour. #Painting #Watercolour #jellies

Four watercolour sketches of the Portuguese man o war in metallic blue and purple watercolour with dark and pale blue suggesting above and below the water.

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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Eclipse voyage #Embroidery using #BayeauTapestry stitch Update! Finally finished the church from #Gijon (which was very difficult) and now I just have the #Botin Centre from #Santander to do - see paper sketch.

Embroidery of cruise to Northern Spain with embroidered illustrations for the ports visited.

Close up of embroidery of church from Gijon with fiddly details of windows and arches.

Embroidery of cruise to Northern Spain with embroidered illustrations for the ports visited a black outline sketch on paper sits in the gap on the left hand side

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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Having seen my first Portuguese man o war jelly in the wild last month it’s inspired me to make something in #textile #embroidery. This face mask has been floating about for years and the fabric looks perfect for the insides of the bell. Lovely fabric from @lintontweeds

Close up of woven textured fabric in pale pinks blues an purples

A half unpicked face-mask with the pale textured fabric uppermost

A drawing of a Portuguese ma o war behind a sewn poly pocket and organza on the shape of the bell and the pale textured fabric rolled in a useful shape.

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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

On the home stretch! This has been very little fun At last #higsawPuzzle

A 1000 piece jigsaw of a Norwegian winter scene of a bastard sky fading green and blue and bastard water mostly blue with a snow covered village which was the only enjoyable bit of this puzzle.

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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Two extremely different pieces of art you’ve made

Trade surplus corset with gorgeous embroidered imagery of British Arctic Whaling highlighting source of whalebone

Fairly well executed watercolour painting of some trees by the ditch around Avebury in the summer.

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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Working up some ideas from recent #shoreline visits in #textile. Thinking about #mussels on rocks at high tide. Was going to sew into the painted seashells but might not. 5 x 4 inches, blue organza, machine #embroidery, fabric paint on light brown heavyweight cotton (from ikea)

5 x 4 inches, blue organza, machine #embroidery, fabric paint on light brown heavyweight cotton (from ikea) the organza looks like water and tiny streaks of metallic blue resemble clumps of mussels.

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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

It’s fun watching people get their head around it

A textile embroidered map (illustrating the 1924-27 voyage of RRS Discovery) with Antarctica at the top.

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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Yes! I pretty much accidentally saw it last year (excursion from a cruise port stop), taught myself the stitches before I went & made a Bayeux stitch embroidery of my whole trip, partly sewn on the voyage (currently just finishing another Bayeux inspired embroidery from my recent eclipse cruise)

A3 sized hand embroidery utilising Bayeux stitch illustrating a voyage around Great Britain highlighting some of the things I saw on the trip.

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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Finally summer weather that feels a bit more traditional, particularly for a bank holiday weekend! #Thetford #Norfolk #Downpour Video shows rain lashing down with some lightning. (Ignore the background sound, the telly was on)

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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

My #Eclipse cruise #Embroidery is coming on slowly (#HandEmbroidery takes soooooooo long). #BayeuxStitch encourages blocky bold shapes so it’s heavy on #fortifications. A star fort, 2 fortified islands and a Roman Lighthouse. WWII bunker and a couple of cathedrals to go. And finishing the ship!

The Tilbury star fort embroidered in Bayeux stitch on a map of England near the poster of Tilbury on the Thames

The fortified island at Concarneau in France. In a map of France. Unfortunately the island does look a bit like a willy.

La Coruna in Spain. Another fortified island that loom a bit like Lisa Simpson at one end. And the awesome tower of Hercules a still working lighthouse originally built by the romans

Not quite finished this embroidery of the cruise ship Ambience is missing some details, life boats and outline.

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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

When I was a printmaking student at Ulster uni Anne Meredith Barry visited from #Newfoundland. I loved her prints and was so pleased I got to visit Newfoundland and #Labrador to see the landscapes that influenced her wonderful work. #CelebrateCanada

Block print Passing Parade by the late Canadian printmaker Anne Meredith Barry. A stream of fish jump out of the water into a starry sky and return.

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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Making basic line #drawings from images from my recent cruise to see the Eclipse. Some will be simplified for #embroidery, some have made links and themes. And some are just interesting patterns to be filed for reference. I treat these trips as a mini residence for resource gathering.

An a4pribed sheet with 25 line drawings of oak leaves, buildings, lighthouses and buoys, a fountain, a crest and some patterns.

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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

It’s a sea day and these are some of the things I could be doing today if I wasn’t out on deck looking for whales

Closely typed timetable with talks and dancing and activities and all sorts.

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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

We were incredibly lucky. The captain got us out from under the cloud just in time for this. #Eclipse

Sun nearly totality coming out of clouds

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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Cloudy all day. Captain racing out of Gijon for a patch of clear sky. Got there five minutes before this. #Eclipse

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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Actual sign I have just seen a crew member put up on our ship currently at Gijon, NW Spain (totality is expected at around 8.30pm local time).

Sign on a cruise ship stating Reduced Lighting in effect. Please take extra care and Watch your step
Ambassador Cruise Line

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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

The colour is a bit weird, but this is the sun I hope to see covered by the moon later today in Gijon, Northern Spain. #Eclipse

A red/orange semicircle of sun rises viewed down the side of a cruise ship deck with the flying bridge visible in the lower left.

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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Lovely day in La Coruna walking around the old town, visiting old churches,lighthouses and a fort turned into a museum.

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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Not the best dolphin photo in the world, but there were lots of them and the deck was busy

In a deep blue, calm sea a dolphin jumps out of the water and there are two other splashes The dolphin is small because it is far away and I was using my phone camera.

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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Sailing from Santander to La Coruna but haven’t been up on deck much because it’s too hot and too “sail away party”. But on my two brief excursions I’ve seen a couple of firsts for me, Portuguese man’o’war and some Cuviers beaked whales (adult and juvenile). Woohoo!

My nightmare vision of sail away pool party on a cruise ship with disco and games for the kiddies.

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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

My version of last nights waking crescent moon. May need to click to enlarge. Sailing out of Getxo.

A view across an open deck on the cryisr ship Ambience. There are tables chairs and loungers. The sky above fades from orange to deep blue and at the top is a tiny crescent moon.

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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Actual highlight of today’s trip around the #Basque country near #Guernica was the town crest of #Bermeo, a delightful fishing port where we had a short wander around on our excursion from Getxo. #Whaling content!

A stone plaque set into the ground showing a shield with a head, two wolves and a whale boat and whalers about to harpoon a whale in a wavy sea.

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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

One of many highlights of another hot day on a long excursion. A moving pavement uphill to the replica of #Picasso’s Guernica in #Guernica #Spain

In the hot Spanish town of Guernica a moving pavement takes tourists up to the replica of Picasso’s Guernica there are small shrubs and oak trees lining the pavement.

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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Good morning from Getxo, the port for Bilbao. Off on a 5hr excursion today. But it’s not as hot as yesterday.

The sun rises over hills and behind orange hazy clouds reflected in the sea. Above, the clouds are grey and tinted with gold.

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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

A very different experience today. Visiting the WWII bucket complex at Soulac sur mer, north of Bordeaux. Reclaimed from the sand and maintained by volunteers. Taken round by a great volunteer guide. It was way too hot though. Absolutely loved the fab graffiti!

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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Sadly I was unable to accept my preview invite for the reopening of Hull Maritime Museum for today. Instead I had to drag my feet round some random port in NW France

The island fort at Concarneau with an ornate clock tower and clear blue skies

A view across a road with a bustling street market and municipal market hall. In the background under clear blue skies

A small square on the fortified island at Concarneau with twee buildings that appear to be either cafes or gift shops under a clear blue sky

Shelves of delicious looking cakes and sweet and savoury treats to fleece the tidal wave of tourists

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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Hello from the English Channel between Plymouth and the Channel Islands. Sone photos from the last 24 hours. The

Tilbury star fort with the water filled fortifications parched grass and battlements from the muddy brown Thames

The ornately carved entrance to the fort at Tilbury

Close up of the Maunsell Forts in the Thames estuary last evening. Big metals containers on stilts out of the sea.

This mornings sun rise over calm sea with rose hued clouds and the rear deck visible in the foreground and a few

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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

No cheating post your lock screen

Lock screen showing a photo of a screen print of mine in shades of grey depicting part of the stone walls of Clickimin Broch in Lerwick. Just opposite the Tesco

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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Celebrating #HermanMelville ‘s birthday remembering the time I celebrated with a cake. And an exhibition of works on British Influences in #MobyDick at Burton Constable Hall. The cake was delish. And I was quite pleased with the exhibition.

A partially sliced cake decorated with happy birthday Herman Melville and a white whale on a chopping board with a knife. Behind the cake is a stuffed fabric sperm whale made of fabric printed with the text of moby dick (obvs)

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Caroline Hack @carolinehack.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I am finding this #HandEmbroidery #WorkInProgress both incredibly relaxing and fun!

Undyed calico in a hoop with a complex pattern inspired by a ceramic spittoon. Textile marker pens have highlighted some areas as well as hand embroidery.

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