Julien Coyne (your newsletter-writer) runs the crafts, needlepoint, and stationery brand ROSE ACOLYTE.

You can follow me on instagram (where I post updates about what I’m working on more sporadically than I really should) or tiktok (where I mostly post long rambling vlogs about my needlepoint, even more sporadically than I post on instagram.)

For updates on when my online shop is open or other buying-things related announcements, you can subscribe to my shop announcements newsletter. The newsletter you just read, “Why Am I Making This?”, might occasionally mention shop-related things but will always remain more of a diary than a “when can I buy stuff from you and where will you be in the next few months” newsletter.

You can also support me, buy needlepoint chart tickets, and sometimes buy other things, on ko-fi. My Saturnalia Stitching page where you can buy stickers and needlepoint canvases is here. I also have a linktree that might be updated with random other links from time to time.