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All the designs on this site are created by me, Rach! <\/span>I\u2019m a keen crafter from Sheffield with a love for creative pursuits, storytelling, and the supernatural.<\/span><\/p>

My journey to creating Dead Thread Society began with an entirely unrelated material: clay. My dearest friend (a true Halloween fan) invited me to try sculpting tiny clay ghosts with him. We have a habit of collecting hobbies, but in reality, we mostly end up nattering and drinking coffee, and I didn\u2019t really stick with it. While I moved on from the sculpting, I found myself stuck on the little ghost characters.<\/p>

Combining the ghosts with lino printing (a successfully collected hobby) was also inspired by the same Halloween-loving friend. My first ghost\u2014a cheeky little trick-or-treater\u2014was meant to be a one-off gift for him and his partner in their new home. But I couldn\u2019t stop. Each ghost turned into its own character with a story to tell\u2014from messy bakers and cute little gardeners to fishing enthusiasts and fortune-tellers. I started doodling them constantly, imagining new hobbies and personalities, jotting down pun-filled ideas in the night when I couldn't sleep (thanks perimenopause...or caffiene). And of course, I leaned fully into the playful eye rolls from my husband every time I came up with another ghost-themed pun (he secretly loves them\u2014and has even pitched a few himself).<\/p>

\"FramedI hadn\u2019t planned on opening a clothing shop, I had the Hex Appeal oversized tee made just for myself, simply because I liked it - even after it was pointed out that the witch was holding a sourdough! Then my kids asked for them too. As we wore them, friends and family gave positive feedback\u2014and when strangers began to compliment them as well, I started to wonder if there might be a place for my spooky little characters out in the world.<\/p>

So, I got to making up my designs \u2013 starting with the \u2018Hex Appeal\u2019 \u2013 the fortune telling witch, \u2018Boo-tanical\u2019 \u2013 the whimsical nature lover, \u2018Trick or Trout\u2019 \u2013 the fishing enthusiast, \u2018Cr\u00e8me Boo-lee\u2019 \u2013 the amateur competitive baker, and \u2018Purl-tergeist\u2019 \u2013 the wool craft spirit (a self portrait from beyond the grave - can one have too many craft hobbies?). \u00a0<\/p>

I ordered some samples and here we are!<\/p>","urlTitle":"the-design-phase","url":"\/blog\/the-design-phase\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/the-design-phase\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/deadthreadsociety.teemill.com\/blog\/the-design-phase\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1751141419,"updatedAt":1751222411,"publishedAt":1751222410,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":290601,"name":"Dead Thread Society"},"tags":[],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/v5rzp17yl9ldiz4kdrifqgqzoz9a3c9i5vm9vztqtxlpeki7.jpeg?z=2.1&fx=0.30439539289345&fy=0.34083061309787","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/v5rzp17yl9ldiz4kdrifqgqzoz9a3c9i5vm9vztqtxlpeki7.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855&z=2.1&fx=0.30439539289345&fy=0.34083061309787","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/v5rzp17yl9ldiz4kdrifqgqzoz9a3c9i5vm9vztqtxlpeki7.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440&z=2.1&fx=0.30439539289345&fy=0.34083061309787"},"metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","keyPhraseCampaignId":null,"series":[],"similarReads":[{"id":50322,"title":"From Lino to Legend","url":"\/blog\/from-lino-to-legend\/","urlTitle":"from-lino-to-legend","division":290601,"description":"As all of my designs start out as lino prints, I thought I\u2019d explore that process a little here.","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/b67xifrj6e8sfbsb5paicyddj3ckiomyyqy3omsgatcslvt2.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/b67xifrj6e8sfbsb5paicyddj3ckiomyyqy3omsgatcslvt2.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0}],"labels":[]}