Category Archives: embroidery

Butterfly Alphabet SAL

Posted on August 3, 2025 by craftycreeky

Well I’ve made a slight boob with my butterfly alphabet, three weeks ago I was just four letters off a finish… As several of you predicted I cracked on and by the following weekend it was finished, happy times! I … Continue reading →

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Stitching on the Go

Posted on July 23, 2025 by craftycreeky

I always have a little stitching project in my bag, ready for opportune moments, I find for me that small cross-stitch projects work best. I’ve stitched this one in the coffee room at work, in a cafe in Skipton and … Continue reading →

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Golden Stitchers

Posted on July 18, 2025 by craftycreeky

In the autumn it’s 50 years since my stitching group was formed. It was originally part of the Embroiderer’s Guild until they decided a few years ago to cast all the individual guilds adrift so now we are a thriving … Continue reading →

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Christmas in July

Posted on July 17, 2025 by craftycreeky

I’ve managed a few finishes this week, one of them being my Christmas rose humbug. I started this ages ago as it’s been my stitching on the go project so it’s a lucky coincidence that I’ve managed to finish it … Continue reading →

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Butterfly Alphabet SAL

Posted on July 13, 2025 by craftycreeky

I’ve made good progress with this embroidery over the last three weeks, mainly because it’s been my main project in the evenings. I’m still busy with the never-ending decorating so I haven’t done much else but my OH and I … Continue reading →

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Butterfly Alphabet SAL

Posted on June 22, 2025 by craftycreeky

Apologies for not posting sooner, I’ve been painting the hall all day – we’re at that stage of our building work so at the moment it seems endless! We’ve got quite a big hall, well it’s T shaped and has … Continue reading →

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Butterfly Alphabet SAL

Posted on June 2, 2025 by craftycreeky

Apologies for the late post and for it’s brevity! I was stripping wallpaper yesterday, planning to write my post afterwards. Unfortunately I somehow managed to break our Internet server so we have no internet until a new one arrives tomorrow…oops … Continue reading →

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Birds and Blooms Book

Posted on May 30, 2025 by craftycreeky

As I mentioned in my last post, my Birds and Blooms book won 3rd prize at Otley Show, last time I wrote about it was at the end of April, I had just begun constructing it… All the pages are … Continue reading →

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Otley Show

Posted on May 29, 2025 by craftycreeky

It was 214th Otley Show earlier in the month, Otley show is the oldest one day agricultural show in the country, it’s stuck to it’s rural roots with sheep, cows, shire horses etc and of course there’s the handicraft and … Continue reading →

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Guess How Much I Love You

Posted on May 19, 2025 by craftycreeky

One of my favourite books from when my kids were little is Guess How Much I love You, I just love the last line of ‘I love you all the way to the moon and back’ so when I found … Continue reading →

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