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Category Archives: embroidery
Bee Book SAL
I’ve not done as much on my actual book over the last three weeks, mainly due to Christmas preparations but also I’ve been stitching extra bees which I’ve already shared with you. I have however done some extra stitching on … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Stitch-a-long, Textile Books
Tagged bee book, Crafts, cross-stitch, embroidery, Fabric Books, sewing
18 Comments
Christmas Stitching
At our December meetings we have a tradition at Skipton Stitchers that we make a Christmas card for a swop. I remembered Sunday afternoon that I needed a card for the meeting on Monday, so a quick make was needed. … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, embroidery, Serendipity, Skipton Stitchers
Tagged Christmas, cross-stitch, embroidery, Skipton Stitchers, teabag embroidery
7 Comments
Goldwork Bee
Over the weekend I finished my goldwork bee, this was a kit from Crafty Heart which I saw advertised on facebook. I have to admit to being a dubious about the quality when I realised it was coming from China, … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, kits, Textile Books
Tagged bee book, bees, embroidery, Fabric Books, Goldwork, sewing
17 Comments
Goldwork Bee
For my bee book I’m trying to stitch bees using lots of different embroidery techniques, so I’ve a blackwork bee, a whitework bee, a collage bee, thread-painted bees as well as multiple cross-stitch bees. I was tempted by this goldwork … Continue reading
Time for Tea
Last week it was my Skipton Stitchers meeting, one of our members ran a workshop on stitching teabags! Now I have a roll of teabag paper that I found at a scrap store, but this was actual used teabags, Yorkshire … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Skipton Stitchers
Tagged art, embroidery, tea, Teabag art, teabag embroidery
9 Comments
Bee Book SAL
Apologies for not posting this yesterday, we had a bit of a family crisis last week when someone was blue-lighted into hospital, luckily it’s not as serious as thought at first but several days hospital visiting certainly keeps one busy! … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, cross-stitch, embroidery, Stitch-a-long, Textile Books
Tagged bees, bumble bees, Crafts, cross-stitch, embroidery, Fabric Books, sewing
9 Comments
Owl and Hare Hollow
I feel I’m making slow but steady progress on my Owl and Hare Hollow quilt, mainly because I’ve been busy with my bees, but also because if I hand quilt for too long it does seem to aggravate my neck, … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Owl and Hare Hollow BOM, Quilt-a-long, Quilting
Tagged Crafts, Hand-quilting, Owl and Hare Hollow BOM, Quilt, Quilting, quilts, sewing
3 Comments
Little Bees
I’ve stitched two more bees over the last week, they were handbag projects and didn’t take long at all. First to stitch was another cross-stitch one, I wasn’t planning to do anymore cross-stitch ones but a friend from Skipton Stitchers … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, kits, Textile Books
Tagged bees, cross-stitch, embroidery, Fabric Books, Textile Books, whitework
2 Comments
Bee Textile Book SAL
Things are starting to come together with my bee book, well maybe ‘coming together’ is a tad optimistic, but it’s heading in the right direction! Three weeks ago I had just started my thread-painted bee, called Betty… This is a … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Stitch-a-long, Textile Books
Tagged Betty the Bumblebee, bumble bees, craft, embroidery, Fabric Books, hand-embroidery, sewing, textile book
10 Comments
Collage Bee
I’m trying to stitch bees using lots of different styles. This one was inspired by Laura Edgar’s bumblebee which I saw when I did a wonderful workshop with her. She uses all sorts of textiles, usually distressed in some way, … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Textile Books
Tagged bumble bees, Crafts, embroidery, Laura Edgar, sewing, Textile Books
5 Comments


