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Here's the screenshots & reference images I used for making this, for those unfamilair with him ;) huge thanks to the model maker Mathilde Mazen from the Sandfall team, who included some detail shots of the prop on artstation! It made recreating this so much easier www.artstation.com/artwork/y4qoex

Artstation image from Mathilde Mazen who created the Esquie toy model for the game. It shows a back, front, and side view of the model.

screenshot from the game of the Esquie toy resting on a bed

screenshot of a character from the game holding the Esquie plushie

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And of course--the secret pocket in the back seam to hold Esquie's special rocks, Verso's wine, and maybe a suspicious mushroom!! This element was a lot of extra work to include but so worth it. Anyway--play @expedition33.bsky.social by @sandfallgames.bsky.social immediately. 10/10 experience

A hand holding the Esquie plushie upright as it sits on a sewing desk

the back of the Esquie plushie with the zipper opened up, showing several rocks, a ceramic mushroom, and a metal flask inside

a photo of a hand removing the silver colored flask from the pocket

A photo of the Esquie plushie propped up on the sewing desk with the rocks and mushroom on the desk in front of it, and a hand pouring red liquid from the flask into a crystal glass. I admit in the alt text only it is pomegranate juice and not real wine because i don't actually like wine.

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I wanted this plushie to feel as luxurious as a real rich family's toy from the 1800s, so I used upholstery fabrics like chenille, velvet, microsuedes, etc. And put tons of time into the small details & notions to get him perfect, like using shell buttons for the eyes rather than plastic

a photo of the Esquie plushie standing on a red couch

close up detail of the front torso, hand, and banner necklace on esquie showing the fabric textures, stitching, and banner embroidery symbols

a shot of the back of the plushie showing an invisible zipper in the back scene

a shot of the upper half and side of the plushie showing more details on the head, shoulder, and torso

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♥️ Mon ami! ♥️ Sharing my finished Esquie plushie from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33!! As soon as I finished the game, I was so emotional I just had to be able to hug this toy in real life 😭 truly an incredible game 💔 detail pics in reply :) #clairobscur #expedition33 #clairobscurexpedition33 #esquie

a photo of a plushie recreation of the Esquie toy from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. It is being held in front of the camera by a person in a ruffly white shirt and black skirt.

A collage of two photos of the Esquie plushie. The first is the front of the toy as it rests on a couch. The second is of the back of the toy on a desk, with a hand opening a zipper on the back seam.

A collage of two photos of the Esquie plushie. The first shows a hand holding 4 small rocks and one ceramic mushroom that had been inside the pocket on the back seam, and you can see a metal flask still inside the pocket. The second photo shows the front of the toy sitting on the desk, with the rocks/mushroom next to it, and a hand pouring red juice from the flask into a wineglass also on the desk in front of the plushie and rocks.

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Jade @threadwolf.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

noooooo i somehow? deleted my esquie post?? 😭 unsure if fat fingers scenario or it got removed for some reason but the original post is just gone... :((((( if you see a new repost thats why

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Jade @threadwolf.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

HAHAAHAH same brain, i saw your comment just after i also posted my own lmao

Jade @threadwolf.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

i loved these guys so much. spent ages chasing them around the map, made a mod to give them smooch marks on their little heads, and even commissioned art (@Raposabranca) of Rook finally catching one 😂 sad there was more content for them we'll never see but glad they made it in in some way still!!!

screenshot of DAV showing a rook running towards a tadpole which has kiss lipstick marks on its head

art of a Rook hugging and holding up a big tadpole that is covered in bows, painted by @Raposabranca

Jade @threadwolf.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Have been giving my wrists a break from embroidery for a few weeks, so have been doing other sewing projects instead... mainly working on the pattern mockup for an Esquie plushie from #ClairObscur #expedition33 !! obsessed with this game & this waterballoon (wineballoon...) of a creature

A collage of images. Top image is 3 views of the stuffed toy version of Esquie from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Bottom row is three photos of a white muslin mock up trying to recreate the shape and stitching of the in game asset.

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Jade @threadwolf.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Yay!!! Keep at it!! I improved SO MUCH in the first few months I was embroidering, it was like night and day. And even more over the years since! much of embroidery isn't actually hard, just takes some patience until your muscle memory gets more even and smooth :)

Jade @threadwolf.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

I finished the game last night and I have been an emotional wreck since. i can't think about anything else, and my heart is now a puddle on the floor. this is the most beautiful game i've encountered in years and years... do yourself a favor and play it when you can

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by far the biggest "breakthrough" i had was not actually about stitching at all, but how to transfer a pattern directly to fabric using my printer instead of more fiddly methods. All the stitching work just needs patience, not much particular skill! The Hierophant piece was my 5th embroidery ever!

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I do want to note that while I took like 4 years to make an updated version of this piece, most of that improvement actually came in the following couple weeks. it was mostly just figuring out how to lay threads better to shade & using less strands. All these below pieces were made within 6 months!

a piece of fabric with 4 embroidery hoops on top of it, based off art from Dragon Age: Inquisition. There is a hoop with a red heart, a blue hand with a star in it, a green elf with magic swirls, and the character Solas as posed for his 'romance' tarot card the Hierophant.

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I recently decided to redo my very first Dragon Age themed embroidery piece (and second embroidery ever), since my technique changed & improved so much since then! Here's a little side by side ♥️❤️♥️ I really perfected the stained glass look after that one #dragonage #DAFanFriday #dragonageinquisition

A photograph of a 3.5'' embroidery hoop resting on top of a pot with greenery and a few pink flowers. The hoop contains an embroidery of the "romance" icon art from Dragon Age: Inquisition of a heart surrounded by geometric shapes, mimicking the appearance of stained glass. The embroidery is done in all satin stitch to mimic the smoothness and shading of glass.

A close up photo of the embroidery showing details in the stitching, and the metallic thread used to make the read heart in the center stand out more from the surrounding cotton threads

A side by side photo of the embroidery and an older one in a similar style. The design is the same, but the stitching direction and use of color to shade each section has been refined in the newer piece, which looks smoother and and less messy.

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Jade @threadwolf.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

fell so so hard into Clair Obscur... i'm not finished yet but i'm obsessed now. beautiful story beautiful art beautiful game. i know i'm a little late to the party but strongly recommend playing it. it does so many things i love so well... this has restored my faith in game storytelling in many ways

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Hello #DAFanFriday! Do you make #DragonAge inspired physical crafts or art with traditional media? Would you like to submit your favorite pieces to a fandom artbook? Please see the linked post for more information! I'd love to showcase a wide varieties of arts ❤️ www.tumblr.com/dragonageart...

A piece of paper with the words "Dragon Age Tradition Arts & Crafts Fanbook" painted on it in red and copper acrylic paint. Surrounding it are art supplies like paint tubes, paintbrushes, sharpies, scissors, and boxes of colored pencils and crayons.

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Jade @threadwolf.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

GORGEOUS!! 😍😍😍 (<- stained-glass-style-lover enjoying stained glass art, more breaking news at 11 lmao)

Jade @threadwolf.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Yes!!!! cross stitch another perfect thing to include for something like this! i'll let you know more details once it's a bit more solidified :) and awww thank you!!! fiber arts so time consuming but so rewarding as i'm sure you know!

Jade @threadwolf.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

example page layout with 2 of my embroidery pieces. ideally it'd be photos of all the art (not scans) to emphasize that it's a physical object! like how i take pics of my embroideries on top of flowerpots, or on little easels with cute decor around them. #DragonAge #dragonageart #dragonagefanart

screenshot of a page layout from an online photobook editor, showing a digital mockup of a booklet with two photos of embroideries filling each page. There is a Solas stained-glass style embroidery with a background of greenery and orange petunias, and a Lucanis embroidery on greenery with purple petunias.

photograph of a small embroidery hoop sitting on a stand on a shelf, with small trinkets around it like tarot cards, a tea light candle, and moonstone/labradorite mineral hand specimens.

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Jade @threadwolf.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

most fandom artbooks/chapbooks/"zines" (though i dislike this term applied to what you see in fandom) are designed for digital artists/writing only. but there's lots of us doing other art too! this would not be application based or anything super formal. just a free pdf where we can show off too :)

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Jade @threadwolf.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

interest check: would any other physical/3d/traditional artists in the DA fandom be interested in making a little digital artbook together? low key, wouldn't have to be "new" products. we'd just take some nice photos of our favorite pieces and get a couple pages each to show em off with a short bio

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Jade @threadwolf.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

thank you!!!!! all these months, still captivated by this crow 💜

WOW right back at you, your woodworking is gorgeous!!

this is SO stunning!! wow!

thank you so much!! 🥰

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I am going to miss using all these beautiful purples!!! they were so tasty 💜

Thank you!!! something about my brain can't handle cross stitch (too bad at counting/not losing my place i think hah), so right back atcha!!

Thank you so much!!! i'm so happy with it 🥰

thank you!!!! i honestly spend so much time holding up and squinting at thread to agonize over stitch direction and shading hahaha. but its so nice to see how it all comes together in the end!!!

some detail photos--I also used tiny dots of pink watercolor on top of the light threads of the circles/"eyes" in the background to better mimic the card art. A pretty subtle detail, but I love how it came out! #LucanisDellamorte #dragonagefanart #lucanis #rookanis #dragonagetheveilguard

A close up a hand holding the Lucanis embroidery, showing the stitching details closer

Another photo close up of the embroidery stitching showing a different area of the hoop

a side by side photo comparison of the original Lucanis tarot art, next to the finished embroidery based off the pattern

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Jade @threadwolf.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Lucanis Dellamorte 💜🗡️ stained glass style embroidery! This 8inch hoop is my biggest piece in this style yet, and allowed for so many tiny details. Most of this piece is done in silk thread, with a few areas of satin & metallic finish floss 💟 #dragonage #DAfanfriday #veilguard #datv #embroidery

A top-down photo of an embroidery hoop resting on top of a pot of flowers. The stitching is of the character Lucanis from Dragon Age, and is done in a style to mimic the appearance of stained glass. The character stands in the middle holding two knives while the background is filled with purple swirls and grey geometric shapes resembling birds.

A photo of the finished Lucanis embroidery hanging from a shelf that is covered in various trinkets and tarot card decks.

a photo showing the finished Lucanis embroidery next to a postcard print of the tarot card the pattern is based on, and also next to the smaller 3.5 inch embroidery mockup the artist completed previously

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this will be my LAST wip update because the colors are DONE! next is outlining each section with black thread, framing it in the display hoop, and a few other end process touch-ups. home stretch now (nevermind that it is still 10-15 more hours of work)!!!

A photo of an embroidery hoop with a stitched design of the Lucanis tarot card from Dragon Age Veilguard in it. The pattern is entirely stitched, following a style mimicing stained glass. The hoop sits on top of a flower pot with green leaves and small colorful flowers in it.

A close up photo of the stitching on the embroidery of Lucanis from Dragon Age. All the sections are stitched with satin stitches, making the final piece look very smooth, and no background fabric shows through the design.

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Jade @threadwolf.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Bit by bit... getting closer!!! Metallic threads next, and so many of them 😩 i don't time myself on these pieces (can't remember to do so + i kind of Don't Want To Know) but i'd guess this has been 60-70 hours for just the stitching so far

Photo of an embroidery hoop sitting on top of a flower pot. The fabric inside is purple with a partially completed embroidery of Lucanis from Dragon Age on it. The stitching is done in a style to somewhat mimic the appearance of stained glass.

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Harry Gray creative @hattedhedgehog.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

At long, LONG last, my hand-embroidered Iron Bull character card from Dragon Age Inquisition is FINISHED! It took 111 hours of work overall, by FAR the most elaborate piece in my embroidery series. 11.5x19.5 cm in size. #DragonAge #embroidery #DragonAgeInquisition

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kc 🎃 @kccodes.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

After 8 months and over 26,000 stitches, I've finished my Blackwall romance cross stitch! This project had a lot of firsts for me, so I'm really proud of how it came out. I used metallic thread in the cloak, and the anchor glows in the dark! #DAFanFriday #dragonage #blackwall #cross-stitch

A photo of a cross stitch project on white aida fabric. The pattern is based on Blackwall's romanced tarot card design from Dragon Age Inquisition. A shirtless man with long dark hair and a scraggly beard is wearing a red and gold cloak with black fur. There is a moon behind him. A woman's hands are coming around from behind - one is on his chest over his heart and glows green.

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Jade @threadwolf.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Incredible work!!!!! congrats on finishing such a huge project!!!!!!!!!!!!