Goldwork Bee

Posted on December 10, 2024 by craftycreeky

Over the weekend I finished my goldwork bee, this was a kit from Crafty Heart which I saw advertised on facebook. I have to admit to being a dubious about the quality when I realised it was coming from China, but I have to say I’ve been very impressed. It was beautifully packaged, good quality, clear instructions (via a QR code) and plenty of supplies…ok I ran out of one wire but I’m pretty sure that I didn’t stretch it out enough, I think I’ve enough left of everything else to almost do another one!

When I posted about it last week I was over half way…

…the legs were pretty fiddly as I thought they might be. To start with I had the coils going the wrong way across the leg. I finally got all the coils so I was reasonably happy but then trying to add a short length of pearl purl at the end so it didn’t look disjointed proved even more tricky, some legs are more successful than others!!

The last area to stitch was the inside of the wings. This was all pearl purl and this was the bit I knew I didn’t have enough left for. I had bought some at the Knitting and Stitching show, it’s a touch wider and a slightly different shade of gold, but as both sides would be the same I decided it didn’t matter.

I’m pretty pleased with my bee, I’ve done very little goldwork previously so I’m happy with how it’s come out. Goldwork still isn’t likely to become my favourite type of embroidery, but I won’t avoid it like the plague anymore!

I’m just trying to decide if I need a protective sheet over it in the bee book so it doesn’t damage the opposite page. I’ve got some window weight tulle with bees on, maybe a square of that in between the pages, a bit like an old-fashioned photograph album!

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About craftycreeky

I live in a busy market town in Yorkshire with my husband, kids, dogs and chickens. I love trying new crafts, rediscovering old ones, gardening, walking...anything creative really I started this blog after my New Year resolution worked so well. My resolution (the first one I've ever kept!) was to post a photograph of my garden on Facebook every day. My hope was that I would then see what was good in the garden and not just weeds and work, which was my tendency. The unexpected side-effect was that I have enjoyed many more hours in the garden. I am hoping that 'The Crafty Creek' will have the same effect. Happy creating!
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17 Responses to Goldwork Bee

  2. deniselgaultgmailcom's avatar deniselgaultgmailcom says:
    December 10, 2024 at 9:30 pm

    excellent work.

    lovely to see

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  3. claire93's avatar claire93 says:
    December 10, 2024 at 10:16 pm

    Wow!

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  4. szil949's avatar szil949 says:
    December 11, 2024 at 3:19 am

    Your bee is exquisite!! I’m so impressed! Hugs,

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  5. Christine's avatar Christine says:
    December 11, 2024 at 6:49 am

    Splendid !!

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  6. katechiconi's avatar katechiconi says:
    December 11, 2024 at 7:12 am

    Just gorgeous, lavishly so! In a past era, you’d have been embellishing church vestments or velvet opera cloaks. Very beautiful.

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