Category Archives: embroidery

Jack Frost

Posted on October 29, 2022 by craftycreeky

One of my most successful purchases from the Harrogate Flower Show has been Brunnera Jack Frost, I bought it quite a number of years ago and it still looks good, It’s a hard working perennial which has sprays of tiny … Continue reading →

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There is no Planet B

Posted on October 27, 2022 by craftycreeky

I’m a member of Skipton Stitchers, formerly of the Embroiders Guild, every couple of years we hold an exhibition, showing the community our wide range of styles, hopefully encouraging people to take up a needle and thread and maybe joining … Continue reading →

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David Austin Roses

Posted on October 20, 2022 by craftycreeky

I’ve just finished my embroidery of some of the David Austin roses in my garden…I have quite a few! David Austin started breeding roses back in 1961 and he managed to breed roses which both looked beautiful and had a … Continue reading →

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Stitch a Garden SAL

Posted on October 9, 2022 by craftycreeky

Well I have my dancing shoes on! Last night I finished – ish my stitched patio garden for my fabric book about my garden. I say -ish as I might just put a few more stitches on it…might! This is … Continue reading →

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David Austin Roses

Posted on October 8, 2022 by craftycreeky

I’ve got rather a lot of David Austin roses in my garden, at a rough estimate I’ve probably got about thirty different roses and about fifty actual rose bushes. David Austin was I think the first rose breeder to mix … Continue reading →

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Stitching my Garden SAL

Posted on September 18, 2022 by craftycreeky

I’m still making reasonable progress on my stitching of the patio area of our garden, this is going to be part of a textile book about our garden. This whole idea has been inspired by an excellent on-line course called … Continue reading →

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Stitching Roses

Posted on September 13, 2022 by craftycreeky

I have two standard rose trees in my garden, a creamy white one called Claire Austin and an apricot one called Roald Dahl, they’re gorgeous! When I started thinking about my stitched garden book I wanted to include a little … Continue reading →

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Staying Home HQAL

Posted on September 4, 2022 by craftycreeky

I’ve not spent a huge amount of time on my staying home quilt but I have made some progress. Everything for quilting is set up in our lounge for when I’m watching TV but my embroidered garden is also in … Continue reading →

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Stitching Flowers

Posted on August 30, 2022 by craftycreeky

Over the weekend I concentrated on finishing my flower sampler, this is for my textile book about the garden. I’ve been doing an on-line course with Nicki Franklyn frm the stitchery called Stitch-a-Garden and this sampler is one of the … Continue reading →

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Stitch-a-Garden SAL

Posted on August 28, 2022 by craftycreeky

My garden stitching is coming along nicely, I think before I had a bit of white page syndrome, worrying about how it was going to come out so actually stitching not much at all. Now I’ve got started and it’s … Continue reading →

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