Category Archives: embroidery

Stitch-a-long 11

Posted on May 14, 2017 by

Three weeks have flown by since I last showed you my flower lattice embroidery. This is where I was up to…   Last night I managed to finish the diamond with the alliums, hollyhocks and delphiniums. I stitched the flowers … Continue reading →

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April Review

Posted on May 11, 2017 by

Can’t quite believe we’re already a third of the way through May, so I’m a bit late with my April review, but that’s life! There’s quite a mix of needlework in this review, embroidery, quilting, dressmaking…I’ve finally finished my home … Continue reading →

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Denman College

Posted on May 10, 2017 by

Last weekend I was at Denman College, learning lots, eating lots and generally having a wonderful time. Denman is the Women’s Institute college in Oxfordshire. It’s a beautiful Georgian house and they run brilliant courses on all sorts of things, … Continue reading →

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A Ladybird Inchie

Posted on May 2, 2017 by

At Skipton Embroiderers Guild we’re putting together a book showcasing our work and (I think) our history as well. We’ve been asked to each make an ‘inchie’, these will all be stitched together to make a book cover. I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Viewing the Cherry Blossom

Posted on April 26, 2017 by

In Japan, when the cherry blossom comes out, everyone goes to ‘view it’. I think it’s a beautiful tradition, they all take picnics down to the parks and sit under the cherry trees to admire the blossom, what a wonderful … Continue reading →

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Stitch-a-long 10

Posted on April 23, 2017 by

It’s three weeks since I last showed you my flower lattice embroidery, this is how far I’d got then; I’ve managed to get a few extra supplies on e-bay since then with this embroidery in mind, I bought a big … Continue reading →

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Lavender Sachet

Posted on April 15, 2017 by

I’ve finally got round to finishing the third pattern I’d down-loaded from Faby Reilly’s Lavender range. I stitched the card and the lavender bag for my mum for Mother’s Day, I was planning to make the sachet, together with a padded … Continue reading →

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March Review

Posted on April 5, 2017 by

Sewing in March was limited to evenings as the days off were filled with workmen and decorating, the workmen have pretty much gone, but I still feel knee deep in painting, there’s a faint glimmer at the end of the … Continue reading →

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Travelling Sketchbook

Posted on April 4, 2017 by

Skipton Embroiderers Guild are doing Travelling Sketchbooks at the moment. We are just in groups of six and the books are exchanged each month at the meeting. We could choose the theme of the book and the book I have this … Continue reading →

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Stitch-a-long 9

Posted on April 2, 2017 by

It’s three weeks since I last showed you my progress on my flower lattice embroidery. Yet again I haven’t had much time to spend on my embroidery, mainly because I decided to make a concerted effort to finish my Splendid … Continue reading →

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