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Wren

@redwsailing.bsky.social

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Gay pirate era, AuDHD, mid 30s, they/them 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Hyperfixations: Our Flag Means Death, Deadloch, X-Files, Indigo Girls, cryptids, queer music, horror films, knitting, embroidery, Lego

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Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

This what you call visual storytelling (and written storytelling if you look at the alt text)

A black box covered in stickers related to the following topics:
OFMD
Gay rights
Gay wrongs
heated rivalry
Acab cute animals
Stede bonnet as my melody
Ed teach as chococat
Wolves
Pisces
Ouid

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Also dig through used vinyl to find weird deep cuts from artists you like or just things that make you laugh

A vinyl album of halloween sound effects

A vinyl album of the cast recording of “in gay company”

A vinyl album titled train your bird to talk

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

The fact that this is exists is so disrespectful of Haring’s memory that it makes me fucking sick. There was a time when the KH foundation was thoughtful about the choices it made and now it’s using his words to justify this garbage. An $80 game about capitalism isn’t what he meant.

A screenshot of a Keith Haring branded monopoly game on the MOMA website. It costs $80.

A screenshot of the Keith Haring Foundation Licening page. A quote reads THE USE OF COMMERCIAL
PROJECTS HAS ENABLED ME TO REACH MILLIONS OF PEOPLE
WHOM I WOULD NOT HAVE REACHED BY REMAINING AN UNKNOWN ARTIST. I ASSUMED, AFTER ALL, THAT THE POINT OF MAKING ART WAS TO
COMMUNICATE AND CONTRIBUTE TO CULTURE.
- Keith Haring

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I continue to be obsessed with @gelatinousstand.bsky.social’s weird children, one of whom sent this to work with Juniper’s spouse to give to me

A tiny transparent green resin baby

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This is either going to be hilarious or pathetic

A screenshot from Letterboxd

HitClipsReviews

The other night, my spouse was describing something from a movie neither of us has seen, expecting me to remember what they were talking about. I was growing increasingly impatient until it clicked:
They had seen it in a clip show
This account reviews movies based on the clip included in whatever clip show we have on as background noise. The review will include the clip show title and the ranking of the film, but minimal details about what scene was clipped.

FAVORITES
100 Scariest Movie Moments
Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched
Horror Noire
Queer for Fear

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

New OFMD tattoo idea just dropped

The heads of two evil looking cherubs blowing wind from their mouths

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Working on embroidering some extra stuff to fill out the shadow box with my piece from @lavieenframes.bsky.social - might even intentionally leave space for references to season 3 #WeNeverLeft #OFMD

An embroidered frame from OFMD 2.6 on top of a larger shadow box frame

An in-progress embroidered rosy maple moth

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Forgot to post earlier - I continue to see them everywhere (even when they aren’t actually there at all 😔)

A box of dark pumpkins labeled BLACKBEAR PUMPKIN $2.49

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

And you cried all the time, and liked to pick flowers. #OFMD #OurFlagMeansDeath Pattern: jessicalongembroidery.com/products/bum...

An embroidered wreath of flowers and bumblebees. In the center, turquoise cursive reads “a little bit”

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Bday present for my beloved @gelatinousstand.bsky.social, complete with brain sharks

Brains fucking suck embroidered in purple

An embroidery hoop backed with fabric with shark fins

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Hi-chew for scale and the back

An embroidery of a ship being attacked by tentacles. Around it, a ring of small designs referencing OFMD. A hi-chew candy next to it for scale.

An embroidery hoop backed with treasure map fabric

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I can still hear you saying we would never break the chain (stitch) Pattern: www.etsy.com/listing/1246... #OFMD #OurFlagMeansDeath

An embroidery of a ship being attacked by tentacles. Around it, a ring of small designs referencing OFMD.

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#OFMD #OurFlagMeansDeath #Embroidery #IsThisWhatItTakesToGetAttentionForShitThatMatters

An embroidery in trans flag colors that reads STOP INTERACTING WITH THE NEW YORK TIMES

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A friend has started getting ads for Halloween embroidery kits (def a bit my influence) and she keeps sending them to me, saying she’s being tempted, so I offered to put together a little kit for her. Going to also print a beginner guide and highlight the useful sections for this design. 😵‍💫

An embroidery hoop with unbleached fabrics with a traced pattern of a jack’o’lantern next to some thread

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Breaking out the signed DVD for Rhysie’s Momentus event Rhys: “Where did you even get this??” We had a lovely chat about the values of physical media and I let him keep my sharpie in case he had other stuff to sign - he told me he would value it forever but idk if I believe him 🤔

The cover of the Short Poppies DVD signed by Rhys Darby

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Ok technically this patch on my denim jacket was my first OFMD embroidery and I did mixed media embroidery in IB art but last year was the first time I tried to learn any actual techniques beyond “I have a needle and thread, let’s party.” You_Know_What_That_Is_Growth.gif

A patch of fabric with a ship printed on it with embroidered details of a flag and a tentacle. USB for scale.

A crumpled map with a portion in an embroidery hoops with various details embroidered.

A crumpled map with a portion in an embroidery hoops with various details embroidered.

An embroidery hoop with a black and white photo glued to the fabric. Details are embroidered in thread that matches the fabric

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Thinking a lot about my embroidery journey bc it’s been just over a year since I started and I’m so floored by where I started and where I’m at. I love that my first and last panels on @thesearethekids.bsky.social sampler are right next to each other and I love seeing them next to this frame. #OFMD

Two wedges of an OFMD-themed sampler. On the left, a wedge labeled ROOM PEOPLE with various little doodle designs like a lute, an eye with makeup, and a spool of thread. On the right, a wedge labeled IFNS with three cat flags. A lighthouse, a bowl of soup, and the phrase AS A CREW

An embroidered still from OFMD 2.6. Stede is grabbing Ed by his jacket. Stede is turquoise and Ed is purple. They are surrounded by a riot of insane foliage, both leaves and flowers. The are a few wooden butterfly charms and many plants have beaded details.

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Freddy Krueger you tricky motherfucker I see what you’re trying to do 🫩

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Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I appreciated (and was tickled by) @owltrousers.bsky.social use of oranges and scissors for scale, so I took a quick pic bc I’m always curious about the size of these things!! I also had to crop it slightly so here’s the full piece, including its wonky edges (very much not an actual rectangle)

An embroidered still from OFMD 2.6 with oranges and embroidery scissors for scale. Stede is grabbing Ed by his jacket. Stede is turquoise and Ed is purple. They are surrounded by a riot of insane foliage, both leaves and flowers. The are a few wooden butterfly charms and many plants have beaded details.

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Protect your crew! 2026 flu and Covid vaccines are available! (Cartoon bandaid to cover a little blood on my actual bandaid 😬)

A tattoo of a sailing ship in a hand. A cartoon bandaid is covering the real bandaid to hide a little blood.

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

✨Details✨ I spent months working on this and it’s by far the most intensive embroidery project I have tackled 😵‍💫 I went in with a rough tracing of Ed and Stede from my frame and the rest was pretty much freehand and while there were plenty of moments of “this looks like trash,” I love it now

A detail from a larger embroidery. Embroidered leaves in a range of shades of green and a range of textures, some with beaded details. Gold orchids with borders of shiny hot pink beads. Some like pink flowers with gold details.

A detail from a larger embroidery. A closeup between turquoise Stede and purple Ed. A large pink flower floats between them with beaded details against a stitched green background.

A detail from a larger embroidery. Large banana leaves outlined in beads. In one corner, a partial red hibiscus with beaded details. A vine with beaded blue flowers. A patch of knots in shades of green and a spiky plant with lighter green leaves. A butterfly charm on those spiky leaves.

A detail from a larger embroidery. A bird of paradise with a beaded outline in bright orange and dark blue. Leaves outlined with beads. A patch of knots in shades of green that looks like moss. Some vines with pink flowers made of knots and beads.

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It’s here!!!! You can finally see the thing that kept my hands busy during the worst summer ever! #OFMD

An embroidered still from OFMD 2.6. Stede is grabbing Ed by his jacket. Stede is turquoise and Ed is purple. They are surrounded by a riot of insane foliage, both leaves and flowers. The are a few wooden butterfly charms and many plants have beaded details.

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Moved inside with the window open and a curious kitty Where is my Oscar?

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Can’t share the frame yet but I can share the aftermath (that I still haven’t dealt with)

Two open boxes full of embroidery floss explosions

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Buying a watch is weird bc on one hand, by watch standards this was cheap as dirt but by my standards this was a Very Significant Investment Anyway, the gay pirates continue to control my life in big and small ways

The back of a watch with a design of a sailing ship engraved on it

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Speaking of being normal about cats 😬 A friend from college lost his sweet black kitty the same day we said goodbye to Ed, so I reached out to offer a memorial piece. He asked for the same color scheme as Ed’s and I’m hoping our guys are rolling around in purple flowers together somewhere.

An embroidery of a black cat surrounded by vines with purple flowers and a metallic crescent moon and stars

The back of an embroidery hoop with purple red and yellow hydrangea print fabric

Two matching embroideries of black cats surrounded by vines with purple flowers. The one on the left is slightly smaller.

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Currently obsessed with making these flowers out of lazy daisy that look like zinnias and kind of annoyed at the lavender flower (debating ripping it out bc of the color but it looks nice other than that, so we’ll see)

An in-progress embroidery of flowers in shades of pink, orange, and lavender

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

We’ve been trying to find the proper place for this guy and finally decided that right by the front door was the spot because one of his favorite places to hang out is right on the other side of this wall 💜🥹

A white wall with art hanging. At the center of the frame, an embroidery of a black cat.

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Speaking of buying stupid things, spouse bought me this bc I was so charmed by the star asshole Was not expecting each design to be the size of my hand or larger, so we’ll see what these end up adorning lmao

The packaging for iron-on embroidery transfers of cats made of constellations

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Now they will always be together

An embroidery of three cats in a tree covered in pink blossoms with a full moon in the background.

Three cats sleeping on a stoop. An orange tabby is resting his head on a black cat’s but.

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Buying this chunk of fabric shortly after watching OFMD for the first time continues to be one of my better impulses

A large piece of blue and white fabric with designs of a pirate map on it

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

One of my favorite little Ed things was the fact that you could always tell when he’d been snuggling because he’d be speckled with Stede and Izzy hairs 🥹 #WIPWednesday

An in-progress embroidery of cats in a tree. The tree has pink flowers and two cats are complete. On is a grey and tan Siamese tabby and one is all black with little light colored speckles

Three cats snuggling outside

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Izzy is such a peculiarly-colored cat but I think I pulled it off ok

An in progress embroidery of a tree with pink flowers. There are three cats in its branches. One is complete and is a tan, great, and white Siamese tabby.

A Siamese tabby in the middle of grooming with a hilarious look on his face

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Twelve years since I went semi-viral on Tumblr

Screenshot from tumblr

Original post reads
redwrensailing:
"i want to watch something gay but i also don't want to watch something depressing
- a constant queer struggle

redwrensailing:
This 12 year old post still gets notes every now and then and I am pleased to announce that everyone should go watch Our Flag Means Death

#OFMD
The post had 14.9K reblogs and 14.2K likes

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I normally don’t make much fuss about the backs of my hoops, but this one had to be perfect

An embroidery of a black cat sitting surrounded by vines with purple flowers and beads. At the top in cursive is “Ed” and some of the vines are holding 4 black whiskers in place

The back of an embroidery hoop covered in white and light blue fabric with a design of a treasure map

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Someone needs to get Buttons, Dan, and Rhys down to FLA ASAP - I have a new cryptid for them to study

A dark blurry picture of a weird little gremlin cat under a car

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Started this to have something mindless to keep my hands busy after my last project - wasn’t planning on doing much with it but now that it’s done, I think it looks pretty nice. Gonna give it to my dept’s office manager bc she offered to take Ed in if he had been well enough for surgery.

A small hoop with a bunch of woven wheel roses in shade of pink, red, yellow, and orange with green leaves in the gaps and around the edges

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Finished this ages ago and finally framed it

An embroidery on sage green fabric of flowers and fireflies. In the center there is a jar with fireflies inside

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I am so grateful that this boy was a part of my life

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Izzy was on the roof of the car. Stede was on the hood. Stede charged Izzy to claim the roof. “That’s my chair! That’s the captain’s chair!”

A ginger tabby sitting on the roof of a car looking into the distance

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Spouse managed to find this pattern that’s almost uncanny in how it captures Ed The vet very kindly snipped a few of his whiskers for me after he passed and I’m going to stitch them in as part of the vines

An in progress embroidery of a black cat surrounded by flowering vines

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Black cat appreciation day? I’ve been lucky to have two of the best black cats ever in my life and I miss them both so much

A fluffy black cat looking at the camera

A shorthair black cat looking at the camera

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

#WIPWednesday for @lavieenframes.bsky.social The end is in sight (kind of)

A closeup of an embroidery with a turquoise Stede and purple Ed facing each other in front of a large flower

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Really wish I had taken notes about how much time I’m spending on my frame bc Jesus Christ it’s unending 😵‍💫

A closeup of various embroidered plants

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Have managed to reach out about a consultation with a therapist and made an appointment with my prescriber to discuss adjusting my meds

Ed teach gesturing towards Stede Bonnet. Caption reads “Clap (slow applause)”

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

There was a territorial dispute yesterday evening and when we checked on the cats before bed, Izzy was making himself comfy 😆

A Siamese tabby lounging on the roof of a car

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

🫠

A close up of an embroidered orchid in yellow with pink beads and Ed teach in shades of purple with a pearl necklace

Adam Scott holding a claymation figure. Text reads “do you think a depressed person could make this? No.”

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

At least she’s keeping me company

A calico facing away from the camera

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

A closeup of an embroidered frame from OFMD. Part of Stede’s torso in teal with his arm grabbing Ed, who is purple. Ed’s arm with his snake tattoo is at the center of the frame.

Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

A closeup of an embroidered frame from OFMD where Stede grabs Ed in shades of teal and purple