Category Archives: embroidery

Zen and Zoe

Posted on November 16, 2019 by craftycreeky

I’m just about keeping up with my two cross-stitch stitch-a-longs, they’re both secret ones and they both release another part of the pattern every two weeks, luckily not on the same day! The Zoe SAL is by Faby Reilly, I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in embroidery, Stitch-a-long | Tagged , , , | 9 Comments

The Stitchbook Project

Posted on November 9, 2019 by craftycreeky

I’ve just finished another two pages of my Stitchbook Project. This is a year long course organised by Helen Bellingham of Untangled Threads, which is based not too far away from here in Scarborough. Each month there’s a different type … Continue reading →

Posted in embroidery, Serendipity | Tagged , | 27 Comments

Autumn Smalls for November

Posted on November 5, 2019 by craftycreeky

I’ve finally managed to collate an autumnal collection of smalls, just in time for November. Last night I finished another autumn freebie, this time by Thea Dueck, it was released on her facebook page (Victoria Sampler Chat Group) she’s a … Continue reading →

Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Smalls of the Month | Tagged , , | 12 Comments

The Finery of Nature SAL

Posted on November 3, 2019 by craftycreeky

The last three weeks seem to have passed very quickly! I’ve been working a bit on my Finery of Nature cross-stitch, this is a Dimensions kit I started ages ago, I found it on the sales table at my Embroiderers … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafts, embroidery, Stitch-a-long | Tagged , , | 23 Comments

Zoe and Zen

Posted on October 31, 2019 by craftycreeky

By the end of last week I’d managed to catch up with both my cross-stitch stitch-a-longs, the patterns are both released fortnightly with just a few days in between… First to be stitched is always the Zoe box SAL by … Continue reading →

Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long | Tagged , , | 13 Comments

Anne Bronte p200

Posted on October 30, 2019 by craftycreeky

It’s 200 years since Anne Bronte was born, she was the youngest of the Bronte sisters and wrote two novels, Agnes Grey and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall before her untimely death aged 29. Until recently her literary work has … Continue reading →

Posted in embroidery, Serendipity | Tagged , , | 46 Comments

Autumn Cross-stitch

Posted on October 26, 2019 by craftycreeky

I realised over the last few weeks that I have somewhat of a gap in my smalls collection, I’ve lots of spring and summer ones, lots of Christmas ones, but no specific autumn ones, I’ve only just finished ‘October’… Faby … Continue reading →

Posted in embroidery, Smalls of the Month | Tagged , , | 25 Comments

October Smalls

Posted on October 22, 2019 by craftycreeky

I’m a bit late with this post as I’ve been trying to finish my October cross-stitch, I finished it at the weekend. It’s one of the set from Snowflower Diaries, they’re free on her facebook page. For some reason this … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafts, embroidery, Smalls of the Month | Tagged , | 9 Comments

The Finery of Nature SAL

Posted on October 13, 2019 by craftycreeky

It’s three weeks since I last showed you my progress with this Dimensions kit, the Finery of Nature, I’d finally finished the second quarter with the birds nest on and just started the humming bird. You all made me very … Continue reading →

Posted in embroidery, Stitch-a-long | Tagged , | 25 Comments

Stitchbook

Posted on October 10, 2019 by craftycreeky

I first read about the Stitchbook Collective over the summer. It’s a 12 month course organised by Helen of Untangled Threads, each month you receive a box of goodies and instructions on different types of what I would call free-style … Continue reading →

Posted in embroidery, Textile Books, The Stitchbook Collective | Tagged , , | 8 Comments