Introducing my next community craft project: AN ALPHABET OF HULL The aim of this project is to create 26 XL cross stitch pieces, one for each letter of the alphabet, representing people/places/things, etc. associated with Hull. The project consists of 3 stages - see below 1/

H is for #HeadscarfRevolutionaries

@HullCity AN ALPHABET OF HULL W is for William Wilberforce X is for X-ray fish* Y is for Ye Olde White Harte Z is for Zoological Gardens * Part of the Fish Trail /End

AN ALPHABET OF HULL S is for Spiders T is for the Tigers U is for 'Ull* V is for Venn * The Hull dialect / accent 8/

AN ALPHABET OF HULL O is for the Old Town P is for Patties Q is for Queen's Gardens R is for Reckitt's 7/

AN ALPHABET OF HULL J is for Jackson's K is for (Hull) KR L is for Larkin M is for the Minster N is for Needler's 6/

AN ALPHABET OF HULL F is for (Hull) Fair G is for Gipsyville H is for the Headscarf Revolutionaries I is for Imperial Typewriters 5/

AN ALPHABET OF HULL A is for Amy Johnson B is for the Bee Lady C is for Chip spice D is for The Deep E is for East Park 4/

We reckon the final alphabet is pretty representative, with something for everyone. Now we've just got to turn it into 26 XL cross-stitch pieces! If you'd like to help out and/or if you'd like to take on a particular letter with a group, give us a shout. Miranda & Hanna 3/

Having received suggestions from over 100 people for our Alphabet of Hull, Hanna Lutkin & I got together earlier this week to finalise our selection. For most letters, there was a clear frontrunner. Where there wasn't, we looked at the bigger picture and used our discretion. 2/

OUR ALPHABET OF HULL IS HERE! You may have seen my previous posts about the An Alphabet of Hull project, which aims to create 26 XL cross stitch pieces, representing people/places/things, etc. associated with Hull. We've now made our final selection - see below 👇 1/

@philascough @hulltourguide @CuriosityHull @StoryHull @MelAndStuff_

LAST CALL FOR SUGGESTIONS! If you haven't done so yet, you've got one more week to put in your suggestions for our XL cross-stitch Alphabet of Hull. More info about the project below 👇

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Couple of tips: - Make sure they're Hull-specific (e.g. chip spice rather than fish and chips). - There are a lot of clubs and organisations starting with 'Hull', so be a bit canny with your suggestions (e.g. Tigers rather than Hull City). Miranda van Rossum Hanna Lutkin /End

However, as we're currently at Stage 1, the question of the moment is: What would you like to see in an alphabet of Hull? Please leave your suggestions below - doesn't have to be the full alphabet of course, but the more letters you can cover, the better. 6/

We're aware that this is a fairly broad brush strokes description - if you're interested in participating and/or would like to find out more, please join FB Group An Alphabet of Hull or send me a DM. 5/

* STAGE 3: Displaying the alphabet (January - September 2026) Once completed, we aim to display the individual pieces in locations relevant to each piece, ideally on a permanent basis, thus creating an alphabet trail. 4/

* STAGE 2: Creating the alphabet (November 2025 - September 2026) Creating the designs for the individual pieces & stitching them. A few letters at a time, hence the long running time. In addition to working with groups, we also hope to organise public stitching sessions. 3/

* STAGE 1: Selecting the alphabet (September - October 2025) During this stage, we will be choosing our alphabet of Hull. We're looking for as much input as possible as to what people would like to see in an alphabet of Hull, and we'll make our final selection at end October 2/