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Category Archives: cross-stitch
Stitching on the Go
After quite a lot of time in airports or on planes I’ve just finished the little sheepish virtue cross stitch, well it’s as finished as it can be until I get home as I’ve run out of ecru to finish … Continue reading
Posted in cross-stitch, embroidery, Serendipity, Textile Books
Tagged cross-stitch, embroidery, Fabric Books, Little Sheep Virtues
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Stitching on the go
We’re stuck in an airport after a missed and now delayed connection, so it’s the perfect time to do a little stitching. I’ve brought several of the Little Sheep Virtues patterns as they’re easy to do with not a lot … Continue reading
Stitching on the Go
These little sheep cross-stitch designs are not taking long to stitch at all! I’ve finished another one. It’s quite helpful with them all being from a series as they’re all using the same range of threads. I started a DMC … Continue reading
Posted in cross-stitch, embroidery, Textile Books
Tagged cross-stitch, embroidery, Little Sheep Virtues, sheep, Textile Books
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Stitching on the Go
Well I’m thoroughly enjoying being retired, I’m afraid I haven’t missed worked at all!! I haven’t been quite so productive as I hoped, I think I need to get a bit more organised. I have managed a fair bit of … Continue reading
Posted in cross-stitch, embroidery, Textile Books
Tagged cross-stitch, embroidery, Fabric Books, Little Sheep Virtues
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Stitching on the Go
I’ve made quite a bit of progress since I last shared my handbag project, it’s a nice and easy design so I can easily pick it up for 10 minutes here and there. I usually do a bit when I’m … Continue reading
Posted in cross-stitch, Textile Books
Tagged cross-stitch, fabric book, Little Sheep Virtues
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Stitching on the Go
I always have a little stitching project in my bag, ready for opportune moments, I find for me that small cross-stitch projects work best. I’ve stitched this one in the coffee room at work, in a cafe in Skipton and … Continue reading
Posted in cross-stitch, embroidery, Textile Books
Tagged cross-stitch, embroidery, fabric book, Stitching on the Go
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Christmas in July
I’ve managed a few finishes this week, one of them being my Christmas rose humbug. I started this ages ago as it’s been my stitching on the go project so it’s a lucky coincidence that I’ve managed to finish it … Continue reading
Birds and Blooms Book
As I mentioned in my last post, my Birds and Blooms book won 3rd prize at Otley Show, last time I wrote about it was at the end of April, I had just begun constructing it… All the pages are … Continue reading
Posted in cross-stitch, embroidery, Serendipity, Textile Books
Tagged Birds and Blooms book, cross-stitch, embroidery, Fabric Books, sewing
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Otley Show
It was 214th Otley Show earlier in the month, Otley show is the oldest one day agricultural show in the country, it’s stuck to it’s rural roots with sheep, cows, shire horses etc and of course there’s the handicraft and … Continue reading
Posted in cross-stitch, embroidery, Yorkshire
Tagged Crafts, cross-stitch, embroidery, Luna Lapin, Otley Show
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Birds and Blooms Book
I’ve started constructing my Birds and Blooms book, this book is a mixture of new cross-stitch birds and ones I made over the last few years as mini cushions. I’ve interspersed them with a handful of cross-stitch flowers to fill … Continue reading
Posted in cross-stitch, kits, Textile Books
Tagged cross-stitch, Cross-stitch smalls, embroidery, Fabric Books, Fido Stitch Studio, sewing
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