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Category Archives: embroidery
Stitch a Garden SAL
I’m way behind with both reading and writing posts as there’s a lot going on at home at the moment, I’ve had a few medical tests which although they were all as out-patient, it still takes up a lot of … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Stitch-a-long, Stitching my Garden
Tagged embroidery, garden, patio, Stitching my Garden
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Stitch a Garden SAL
One of my bigger projects (time wise!) is a textile book of our garden. Nicky from The Stitchery is running a SAL with videos and instructions on how to stitch a garden, it’s meant to be a picture but as … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Garden, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long, Stitching my Garden, Textile Books
Tagged embroidery, Stitching my Garden, Textile Books
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Stitching on the Move Bag
Having decorated a cotton bag for the competition at Skipton Stitchers, I then turned to the fabric sample which needed titivating and turning into something. A few years ago I made a project bag to live in my handbag with … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Sewing, Skipton Stitchers
Tagged embroidery, Sewing bag, Skipton Stitchers, Stitching on the Move
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Skipton Stitchers
One of our members is celebrating an amazing 50 years in the Embroiderers Guild, and she is still just as involved within the organisation and enthusiastic about embroidery. She decided to celebrate by organising a competition for our members and … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Sewing, Skipton Stitchers
Tagged cotton bags, embroidery, Skipton Stitchers
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Stitching my Garden SAL
Earlier this year I signed up for an on-line workshop with Nicki Franklyn from The Stitchery called Stitch a Garden. I’ve admired Nicki’s work for a while, it’s so pretty and delicate so it didn’t take long to persuade myself … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Garden, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long, Stitching my Garden, Textile Books
Tagged embroidery, SoukieSoo, Stitching my Garden, The Stitchery.
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Bee Happy
A few months back I decided to make a fabric book of bees, my plan is to have various small embroideries of bees, interspersed with words about bees, such as poems, facts. I have a lovely cross-stitch bumble bee which … Continue reading
Posted in cross-stitch, embroidery, kits, Textile Books
Tagged bee cross-stitch, textile book
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Dancing Round Catbells SAL
I can’t quite believe it’s been two whole weeks since I last posted, I’ve been doing a lot of stitching but issues at home have meant I’ve had little time for posting, so I’ve a few posts to write over … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Peppermint Purple 2021 SAL, Stitch-a-long
Tagged #peppermintpurpleSAL, Artworks, blackwork, Catbells
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Peppermint Purple SAL
Well I’ve started my border, and now I’ve decided which border pattern to use it’s moving on fairly quickly. This blackwork pattern is last years free SAL from Peppermint Purple, Claire (the designer) did suggest a lovely colourway but I … Continue reading
Curlews in the Red
At Skipton Stitchers we have a variation of travelling books going round at the moment, rather than each persons book going round the group we are given a theme each month, all based around our next exhibition which is in … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Skipton Stitchers, Stitch-a-long, Textile Books
Tagged curlew, embroidery, Skipton Stitchers
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Stitching my Garden
Recently I started an on-line embroidery course with Nicki Franklyn from The Stitchery, she does beautiful, delicate stitching, very pretty. The course is called Stitch a Garden, it can be any garden, she is stitching Beatrix Potters garden up at … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Garden, Skipton Stitchers, Textile Books
Tagged embroidery, Magnolia Stellata, Stitch a garden, The Stitchery
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