Free Patterns — Political

Click here to download the printable pattern! Click here to download the mobile pattern! Thanksgiving Day is a day where American's celebrate the coming together of the pilgrims and native people, or at least that's the white washed version.  In reality, the Indigenous Americans have lost millions of people to the colonizers that landed in Plymouth.  The day that they arrived marked the beginning of genocide and severe mistreatment of the Indigenous people that still continues to this day.  Unthanksgiving is a day of protest held on Alcatraz Island on the fourth Thursday of November.  It coincides with the protests...

  Click here to download the printable pattern! Click here to download the mobile pattern! Happy July!  July is the Minority Mental Health Awareness Month.  So this month, let's reflect on the "multitude of mental health experiences within BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) communities and others that face disproportionate inequities due to systemic barriers and historical adversity."  We all have mental health obstacles that can be hard to overcome but people of minorities have always had additional challenges that simply being a person of color comes with.  Let's de-stigmatize mental health especially that of people of color. Here are some...

  Click here to download the printable pattern! Click here to download the mobile pattern! It's enough.  The hate against Asian American Pacific Islanders during the pandemic has been tragic, disgusting, and just plain uniformed.  It takes all of us to stand up against this abuse.  Speak up, speak out and stand up for what's right.  I'm sick of hearing about people yelling at Asian Americans to get out of this country.  Guess what bro?  Unless you're a Native American (and no I don't care about that .2% that you found out about on your ancestry test) you can take...

Click here to download the pattern! Happy April!  I'm so excited that this is the month that we can all get vaccinated.  And please, for the love of all that is holy, get your vaccine!! Here are some sizes for finished projects:  14 Count Aida - 5x5" frame or 5" hoop16 Count Aida - 5x5" frame or 5" hoop18 Count Aida - 4x4" frame or 4" hoop28 Count Evenweave - 2.5x2.5" frame or 2.5" hoop

Click here to download the printable pattern! Click here to download the mobile pattern! Happy Black History Month!  This month (and really every other month of the year) I encourage you to check your privilege.  Last year, hopefully, we all spent a little time trying to understand white privilege and how to use that to elevate black voices and create change.  It can be exhausting continuing to fight racism and looking inward to your own flaws and systemic racism that you've benefited from.  Just imagine how exhausting it is being on the receiving of racism.  So stitch this free pattern...