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Category Archives: embroidery
Nineteen for 19
I’ve got a bit behind on my posts again – a mixture of Christmas and sewing I think! Anyway, I decided it’s time I shared my November update for my Nineteen for 19 challenge. I’ve got to that point in … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Dressmaking, embroidery, Nineteen for 19, Serendipity, Sewing, Textile Books, The Stitchbook Collective
Tagged Nineteen for 19
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The Finery of Nature SAL
I’ve managed to do a surprising amount of this cross-stitch project over the last three weeks, considering the run up to Christmas and other sewing stuff. Three weeks ago I was half way round the background flowers of the humming … Continue reading
The Stitchbook Collective
I’ve just completed another month’s project for the Stitchbook Collective, this is a monthly on line course organised by Helen Bellingham of Untangled Threads which is teaching us different techniques each month, she sends a box out which contains everything … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Textile Books, The Stitchbook Collective
Tagged dyeing, embroidery, The Stitchbook Collective
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A Round of Robins
We have a phrase here of ‘doing a round robin’, usually meaning a road trip going from A to B to C to D to get various things done. I never wondered where it came from, well I learnt yesterday … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Crafts, embroidery, Home, Serendipity
Tagged embroidery, Making tote bags, Robin
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December Smalls
I haven’t got round to decorating the house for Christmas yet, but I did rummage through the Christmas boxes to find all my Christmas cross-stitch smalls… It makes a nice gentle start to the decorations! Quite a few of these … Continue reading
A Book of Memories
I have finally started a textile book of my mums work. My mum was a prolific craftsperson – you think I do a lot, she made lots of things and was happy to try almost any craft, pottery, embroidery, spinning, … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Textile Books
Tagged embroidery, Memories textile book, textile book
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Zen and Zoe
My two cross-stitch stitch-a-longs are progressing nicely. I finished the next section of the Zen one just in time before the next instructions for the Zoe box come out today… It’s getting to the exciting bit now with the Zoe … Continue reading
The Finery of Nature SAL
These three weeks between SAL posts do seem to come around quickly! I seem to have managed a reasonable amount of stitching on my Finery of Nature cross-stitch. It’s a Dimensions kit I picked up on my Embroiderers Guild sales … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Stitch-a-long
Tagged cross-stitch, Dimensions cross-stitch, The Finery of Nature
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Christmas Mouse
About this time last year someone posted a tiny little cross-stitch mouse they had made. It was gorgeous, I ordered the pattern immediately but I didn’t manage to get it until about February. A couple of weeks ago I managed … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, embroidery, Smalls of the Month
Tagged cross-stitch, Cross-stitch smalls, Just Nan, Just Nan Christmas Mouse
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Nineteen for 19
At the beginning of October I did a count up of both craft projects on the go (WIP’s – work in progress!) and also things with an October deadline, it was a bit of a shock, even for me! I … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Nineteen for 19, Quilting, Serendipity, Sewing, The Stitchbook Collective
Tagged Nineteen for 19
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