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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Sorry, I have been very remiss about posting here. I am in the middle of a big project & that makes me far less sociable! Anyway, here is a little piece of hand stitching. A glimpse of what is yet to come. #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶 #art #stitchsky #needlework #crafts

A blue caterpillars amongst the mushrooms

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I was delighted that my wife & daughter agreed to model a couple of my stitched fabric scarves I got as samples. After doing her pottery & clearing out the chickens, she still looked glamorous to me. I think she nailed it ❤️ #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶 #art #stitchsky #needlework #crafts

My wife & daughter modeling 2 of my new stitched fabric scarves

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I did a collaboration with one of my favourite young artists, Dara Simpson (Weirdlywhimsical1 on Insta) I loved sharing ideas, and she made this lovely video to tell the story of Merrow 💚 #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶 #art #stitchsky #needlework #crafts #mermaid #dolls

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I wanted to stitch a tribute to Yayoi Kusama RIP I have always found her work & life fascinating & inspired by her use of repetitive pattern and colour. I once read an article how she would visualize patterns in her mind and then see them projected all around her. #embroideryart #art #stitchsky

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

For the day that's in it 💔. This is one of my favourite handstitched denim jackets I've made. An old one I found in a charity shop. My coat of many colours. #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶 #art #stitchsky #needlework #crafts

A denim jacket stitched with Celtic designs

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I have been doing some more work on my series of handstitched fabric patterns. #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶 #art #stitchsky #needlework #crafts

A handstitched embroidery fabric pattern

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Another in my series of hand-stitched fabric designs for cards. #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶 #art #stitchsky #needlework #crafts

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I've been working on some new stitched designs for fabric printing & greeting cards. #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶 #art #stitchsky #needlework #crafts

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My mew handstitched design pattern for fabric printing

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I took some photos of my handstitched embroidery patterns & printed them on to greeting cards. The Gallery that my work is currently being shown at asked me if I had any available. I only did 3 designs, I may do more #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶 #art #stitchsky #needlework #crafts

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I have a couple of my pieces on display at the "Listen to the Land Speak" exhibition at Cnoc Bui Art Gallery, Union Hall, West Cork. A great turnout for the opening last night. Exhibition running till the 16th August. #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶 #art #stitchsky #needlework #crafts

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Another in my series of masks. I thought the monochrome would contrast well with my colourful hat. All handstitched on repurposed denim. 🤠👍 #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶 #art #stitchsky #needlework #crafts

Man with a grey beard in a handstitched monochrome mask and multicoloured embroidered hat

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I've been stitching masks again. Here's my study in green 💚 Repurposed denim, original design. T shirt is one of my original prints too. #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶 #art #stitchsky #needlework #crafts

Man with white beard in green hand stitched mask.

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

This is Ispíní beagîn a character I stitched for a friend of mine who writes fantasy fiction. An té nach gcuirfidh greim cuirfidh sé dhá ghreim #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶 #art #stitchsky #needlework #crafts

A man with a grey beard & smoking a pipe

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Masking There are many ways to look at masks. Tradition, ritualistic, disguise, fashion, masquerade, pandemic, pandemonium. I now find myself somewhere between Joseph Merrick & the Phantom of the Opera while I'd rather be Batman. #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶 #art #stitchsky #needlework #crafts

A man in a colurful hand stitched mask and red top hat

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

A new "Procrastination Patch," inspired by the Solstice 💛

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I've been making a few hand stitched embroidery sculptures for an upcoming exhibition. I call them my "Odd Ball," series the 4 elements, using recycled material I've been called an oddball all my life, I might as well embrace it 😊 #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶 #art #stitchsky #needlework #crafts

4 stitched sculptures using a ball as a central motif. Earth, Wind, Water & Fire

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

This is my latest piece for a client who loves the beach & ocean and wanted a blue wave. #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶 #art #stitchsky #needlework #crafts

A crashing wave with a red and yellow sunset

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Another Patch in my "Pride Month" Series, celebrating diversity and identity #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶 #art #stitchsky #needlework #crafts #pridemonth

A swirled design incorporating a number of gender symbols

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

We are stronger together. My latest hand embroidery piece in my "Pride Month" series celebrating diversity and identity 🙏 #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶 #art #stitchsky #needlework #crafts #pridemonth

A colourful jand stitched patch with the word Ally

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

4 patches from my series of "Pride Month" celebrating diversity and identity #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶 #art #stitchsky #needlework #crafts #pridemonth

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Another one in my "Pride Month" series of hand embroidery, celebrating diversity & identity #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶 #art #stitchsky #needlework #crafts #pridemonth

A hand stitched interlocking female symbols

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

The 2nd of my "Pride Month" series of pieces. A hand embroidered bookmark. 😊 #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶 #art #stitchsky #needlework #crafts #pridemonth

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

It is June. I intend to do a series of hand stitched pieces to reflect "Pride Month," and celebrate diversity & identity. 🤠👍 #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶 #art #stitchsky #needlework #crafts #pridemonth

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

My latest “Procrastination Patch.” “Hydromancy.” This week, I've been attempting to dive into the depths of intuitive wisdom as it becomes harder for me to distinguish the facts from the fiction we are fed. #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶 #art #stitchsky #needlework #crafts

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

I've been having some of my hand embroidery work photographed for an upcoming exhibition. I particularly like this one of my jacket "The Well of Inspiration." #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶 #art #stitchsky #needlework #crafts

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

My Scrappy Happy Scroll. Made from cut-off bits of denim. This is a 6ft long piece for an exhibition layer this year. The original music is composed for this piece by my son Jimini #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶 #art #stitchsky #needlework #crafts

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

I have been very remiss in my posting here, but I have also been busy sorting out some of my hand stitched pattern fabric pieces for an exhibition. This is a 4 ¼ piece I just finished. I was trying to go for a delicate Celtic vibe. #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶 #art #stitchsky #needlework #crafts

A green and purple celtic based handstitched pattern

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

An embroidered traditional Celtic Shield knot ised as a symbol of protection. I'm going back to my roots with this one. A design I have stitched periodically since I was a young boy. #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶 #art #stitchsky #needlework #crafts

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

I made another print from my stitching. This one is for my wife as she said she'd like a new "Spring" table cloth for the kitchen table. "Colourful but nothing too crazy!" Was the brief 🤭 #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶 #art #stitchsky #needlework #crafts

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

I turned my latest piece of hand stitching into another one of my fabric patterns. I was experimenting with combining cross stitch & free form embroidery techniques #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶 #art #stitchsky #needlework #crafts

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

I was commissioned to do a couple of small pet portrait patches. I have always avoided this kind of thing, but I thought, why not give it a go! This is a Wire Fox Terrier called Queeny. The client was happy & that makes me happy 😊 #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶 #art #stitchsky #needlework #crafts

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Here is another aspect of my stitching practice. I also make fabric designs with my stitching #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶 #art #stitchsky #needlework #crafts

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

I haven’t posted for ages! I've been working on a new website & my Substack. There's only so much time! I am still working on my exhibition piece, "The Book of Magan." This is another page from that project. "Chuffed about Choughs." #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶 #art #stitchsky #needlework #crafts

Two choughs, crow family with red beaks & feet, in a Yree of Life design

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

I've been posting more articles on my new Substack account: open.substack.com/pub/slavetot... I never have enough room here on Bluesky to tell all the stories woven into my work. If you want more, please do take a look. #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶 #art #stitchsky #needlework #crafts

A picture of part of a hand stitched denim jacket

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

The origins of The Rag Tree have been lost in time but the tradition survives. The Hawthorn (Sceach Gheal bright hedgehog) the gateway to the land of the Sidhe. Often found near a Holy Well, a loan tree hung with torn bits of cloth. #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶 #art #stitchsky #needlework #crafts

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

The Curragh & the Cailleach My latest page for a hand embroidered book I'm making for an exhibition inspired by the late Irish storyteller Manchán Magan. He died last year as a young man. #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶 #art #stitchsky #needlework #crafts

A man fishing in a boat at sunset being watched by a cormorant (a large black sea bird)

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

My latest hand embroidery Today we had a garden visit from a hare. Yesterday, a handsome young fox boldly came right up to my window, looking very healthy indeed in its nice red coat. I'm not sure we'll be seeing the hare here at the house again soon. #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶 #skystitch #art

A hare in a swirling field and sky behind

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Another embroidery panel for my exhibition submission. My contemporary take on "The Green Man." #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶 #art #stitchsky #craft

A green faced man with a beard & top hat

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

A new embroidery panel. I think this is a little different from me. I felt drawn towards doing a landscape, taking the road less traveled & being "in touch with the land." #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶 #art #stitchsky #needlework #crafts

An Irish landscape. A road leading off past a tree to the mountains

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Here is one of my handstitched patches for my Valentine of 30 years & 4 children, with a heart for each. #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶 #stitchsky #needlework #crafts

2 hearts intertwining. With the initials O for Owen & K for Kate. 4 smaller hearts representing 4 children & topped with daisies & forget-me-nots, her favourite flowers.

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

A hand embroidered patch inspired by my recent visit to the cities of Cork & Dublin. This wee country mouse visiting the big smoke 😊 #embroideryart ##craftiverse 🧶 #art

A brick wall with the word "Rue," French for street. A cast iron gate casting a shadow across the cobbles & a lone dandelion growing against the wall

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

According to my daughter I was "Papped" at a recent event in Dublin! 😳 I had no idea what that meant! She sent me on this photo. We came across a lovely Brigit's Day market in Dublin. I wasn't really "papped" though, as I was asked first by a charming photographer. #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

The Mythology of Colour A panel I embroidered for a current project. #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶 #art

An abstract piece. The Mythology of Color

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

I stitched a patch for my favorite music artist, Mike Love from Hawaii. I went to his concert in Dublin & gave this as a gift in return for the gift of music he gave me. This is embroidered on a Brat Bhríde. A traditional cloth of Irish heritage. Grá: Irish for Love. #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶

A round patch using red, yellow & green. A celtic knot border, decorated with pink tropical flowers. Central the Irish word Grá meaning Love

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Owen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

An embroidered jellyfish patch I made for one of my FB Page prize winners, it arrived at its destination in Nova Scotia during a snow storm! #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶 #art

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