When Hulu Noticed


In 2017, the official The Handmaid’s Tale Twitter account gave my cross stitch pattern a shoutout.

Screenshot of a June 27, 2017 post from The Handmaid’s Tale on Hulu account praising Wild Violet’s #MAIDEZ spirit and tagging @wildvioletcs.

The original post from @HandmaidsOnHulu, June 27, 2017.

The Pattern Behind the Post

The pattern in the post is my full-size Handmaid’s Tale design: red thread, one very ominous house, and a stitched reminder not to let the bastards grind you down. It became popular enough that I later made a mini version too: same ominous little world, fewer stitches.

Stitch the Design