Category Archives: embroidery

Bee Happy

Posted on April 11, 2022 by craftycreeky

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 →

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Dancing Round Catbells SAL

Posted on April 3, 2022 by craftycreeky

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 →

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Peppermint Purple SAL

Posted on March 13, 2022 by craftycreeky

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 →

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Curlews in the Red

Posted on February 22, 2022 by craftycreeky

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 →

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Stitching my Garden

Posted on February 21, 2022 by craftycreeky

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 →

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Peppermint Purple SAL

Posted on February 20, 2022 by craftycreeky

Ever felt you have too many projects on the go? Well that’s me at the moment, it’s a good job I have these three weekly reporting in posts to keep me on track! Three weeks ago I was working my … Continue reading →

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Sewing Room Cross-stitch

Posted on February 16, 2022 by craftycreeky

I’ve been working on a cross-stitch for my sewing room for a while now, it’s been my handbag project, though really it’s a bit big for my sewing wallet and there’s too many different threads so they keep falling out, … Continue reading →

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Stitch-a-Garden

Posted on February 1, 2022 by craftycreeky

Just before Christmas I fell for a series of on line classes by Nicki Franklin of The Stitchery. I’d admired her work for quite a while on instagram, she does beautiful, pretty embroideries of flowers, country scenes, cottages…this was an … Continue reading →

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Peppermint Purple SAL

Posted on January 30, 2022 by craftycreeky

I’ve made pretty good progress with my blackwork over the last couple of weeks, it’s surprising how much you can do when you focus on something! Three weeks ago I was still stitching the blocks in the lake, trying to … Continue reading →

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Crazy Patchwork

Posted on January 23, 2022 by craftycreeky

I’ve been trying to finish a few projects this week, tidying up loose ends before I start my next big project. Last Monday at my Skipton Stitchers meeting we had a workshop on Crazy Patchwork, we had to prepare a … Continue reading →

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