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If you spend any time on Etsy or Pinterest or really the internet in general, you've probably encountered subversive cross-stitches.
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Maybe they're needlepointed rap lyrics; maybe they're incredibly sexual images rendered in thread.
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But they're not a new trend: Julie Jackson, of the Subversive Cross-Stitch blog, has been making these pieces since 2003.
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"I put up a site to share with friends and hoped they'd join me," she said.
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"Now I've been doing it for over a decade and the craft world has grown like mad; I was just in the right place at the right time."
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Since then, she's crafted all sorts of pieces (and dropped all sorts of F-bombs).
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But her topics aren't limited.
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Her personal favorite is this Werner Herzog quote about chickens.
If you, too, want to subversively stitch, check out Jackson's new book.