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Louise Jackson (she/her)

Frogs, as we all know, are gay icons. The adorably cottagecore imagery of the chubby cartoon frog is inescapable. In 2015, professional conspiracy theorist and alt-right American fake-news spreader, Alex Jones, yelled the iconic phrase ‘I don’t like ’em putting chemicals in the water that turn the freakin’ frogs gay!’. So turn a frog gay today by embroidering a Pride Froggy.

You will need:

4 inch/10cm embroidery hoop

Approx. 13cm x 13cm square of cotton fabric (repurposing an old white/cream sheet can be a cheap way to get hold of fabric)

Embroidery thread for the frog – green, and optional light green, light pink and black for the pride flag – red, orange, yellow, green (use your frog green), dark blue, purple for the trans flag – light blue, light pink, white Embroidery needle

Scissors

Tracing pen (FriXion erasable pens are my favourite because they disappear when ironed)

Embroideryskillsneeded: backstitch, and optional French knots (YouTube is your friend when learning embroidery stitches)