Stitchalicious is one of the (ever increasing number of) nom de plumes of Jacinta Lodge, Berlin-based Aussie expat, ex-scientist and embroiderer. Stitchalicious is a personal experiment in cross stitch patterns -- both Jacinta's own designs and those of collaborating artists are being made into unusual alternatives to the patterns usually available. However, Jacinta's true embroidery love is stumpwork -- a three dimensional embroidery technique which is far easier than people seem to think it is. She's been published in the books Anticraft: Knitting, Beading and Stitching for the Slightly Sinister and Indie Craft, as well as showing her embroidered work in solo and group exhibitions.

Her design for Urban Threads is "atrocious" in the best sense. She says, "I used the word atrocity as I always wanted to be the kind of girl that people called atrocious. Unfortunately, I was a nerdy book worm. Now I've started roller derby and really wanted to use atrocious in my name, but the Germans just can't pronounce it. So I went with turning it into an embroidery design instead!"

More of Stitchalicious's cross stitch designs, as well as Jacinta's other embroidery projects, can be found on the Stitchalicious website.