Category Archives: embroidery

Still Bobbin Along

Posted on December 17, 2025 by craftycreeky

I think we’ve only one more word prompt to go with this stitch-a-long with Anne Brooke then I can decide how I’m going to put this book together, I have a few ideas, we shall see. I posted half the … Continue reading →

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Bobbin Along

Posted on December 11, 2025 by craftycreeky

I keep playing catch up with this stitch-a-long and then forget to post about it! This is the weekly word prompt for a piece of textile art, Anne Brooke is running it, I saw her finished hoop at the knit … Continue reading →

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Postcards from the Hedge SAL

Posted on December 7, 2025 by craftycreeky

I’ve just finished another postcard, these are designs by Rebecca of Featherstitch House, they’re lovely designs with a video suggesting stitches and threads. Three weeks ago I had just arranged the base fabrics of the foxglove postcard, using bondaweb to … Continue reading →

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Cross-Stitch Words Book

Posted on December 1, 2025 by craftycreeky

I’ve been concentrating on my cross-stitch words book over the last couple of weeks, I felt ready to get it finished! I’m making it using the tab and slot method which is a way of putting together a book by … Continue reading →

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Postcards from the Hedge SAL

Posted on November 16, 2025 by craftycreeky

I seem to have ended up with four different hand embroidery projects on the go at once, all actually destined for different fabric books so I’m afraid I haven’t done much from my postcards project, it is less easily portable, … Continue reading →

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Holiday Stitching

Posted on November 13, 2025 by craftycreeky

My main holiday stitching project was a new one, the bird alphabet from the French designer, Les Brodeuses Parisiennes, so it’s officially called Le Grande Alphabet Oiseaux. I took squares of two different shades of Permin even weave linen in … Continue reading →

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Holiday Stitching on the Move

Posted on November 11, 2025 by craftycreeky

I took a selection of stitching projects on holiday, most people probably take books to do round the pool or at airports, I take stitching, it’s light, easily portable and it keeps me quiet! I worked on two out of … Continue reading →

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Bird Alphabet

Posted on November 3, 2025 by craftycreeky

After a couple of days at sea I’ve finished the letter A and almost finished B too – I never was one for lying in the sun, give me a shady spot and some stitching and I’m happy! This was … Continue reading →

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Stitching on the Go

Posted on October 24, 2025 by craftycreeky

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 →

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Postcards from the Hedge

Posted on October 5, 2025 by craftycreeky

I’m making slow progress with my postcards, I haven’t got into a ‘routine’ with my retirement yet and I feel I’m faffing a lot at the moment, not using my time as productively as I could. We go on a … Continue reading →

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