Category Archives: embroidery

Lizzie Stitching Wallet SAL

Posted on October 7, 2017 by craftycreeky

I’m half way through stitching this section but it is so cute I had to share it with you! This is the final cross-stitching section as the next two sets of instructions are for making up the wallet. We’re making … Continue reading →

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Lizzie Sew-a-Long Part 9

Posted on October 1, 2017 by craftycreeky

The Lizzie Stitching Wallet stitch-a-long comes out every one or two weeks, depending on how much stitching is needed. We’ve had two weeks to complete this section and the cross-stitch for the main wallet is now complete. I managed to … Continue reading →

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Lizzie Stitch-a-long

Posted on September 17, 2017 by craftycreeky

I’m doing two stitch-a-longs at the moment, the Lizzie Stitching Wallet by Faby Reilly and my stumpwork and silk ribbon flower lattice. I’m posting about both today so if you are looking for the flower lattice SAL, just scroll down, … Continue reading →

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Stitch-a-long 15

Posted on September 17, 2017 by craftycreeky

Well at this rate I might have a happy dance by Christmas 🙂 It’s three weeks since I showed you my silk ribbon and stumpwork flower panel, I’d just finished the panel with a dragonfly on. I spent another few … Continue reading →

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Summer Review

Posted on September 10, 2017 by craftycreeky

I started the year really good, remembering to do a review of each month, but for the last few months I’ve remembered half way through the next month and then it seems too late! Let’s face it, we’re almost a … Continue reading →

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TAST Stitch Sampler Book

Posted on September 3, 2017 by craftycreeky

A couple of months ago I started a stitch sampler book, I’d recently discovered TAST (Take a Stitch Tuesday) over on Pintangle where Sharon has an amazing stitch dictionary. She’s made a collection of 100 stitches from this and the … Continue reading →

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Lizzie Stitching Wallet

Posted on September 2, 2017 by craftycreeky

It’s nearly two weeks since I showed you my progress with my Lizzie StitchingWallet, the Stitch-a-long organised by Faby Reilly. At that point we had just finished the outside of the trifold wallet, so now we’ve moved on to the … Continue reading →

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Flower Lattice Stitch-a-long 15

Posted on August 27, 2017 by craftycreeky

Over the last week I’ve managed to complete another diamond on my ribbon embroidery and stumpwork flower lattice, this is where I was three weeks ago at the last stitch-a-long… The next diamond was foxgloves, rain daises, wild dagga and … Continue reading →

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Lizzie Stitching Wallet

Posted on August 20, 2017 by craftycreeky

I’ve been stitching away on an evening on my Lizzie Stitching Wallet, a stitch-a-long by Faby Reilly. I’ve just finished the outside piece, it’s a trifold wallet so there’s a front, a back and a third to fold in. We … Continue reading →

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Poppy in Silk Ribbon

Posted on August 7, 2017 by craftycreeky

There’s a local show on Saturday, one I’ve not been to before but a friend suggested I enter some of my handicrafts in…so I’ve entered ten items in the crafts and the photography classes! Ironically I’m also judging handicrafts at … Continue reading →

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