Category Archives: embroidery

Owl and Hare Hollow HQAL

Posted on December 22, 2024 by craftycreeky

Hand quilting is always a good winter project, I can drape the quilt over my knees so it keeps me warm whilst I quilt on an evening! I’m still just making slow but steady progress with this quilt what with … Continue reading →

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Busy as a Bee

Posted on December 19, 2024 by craftycreeky

I’ve nearly finished them, I promise!! This bee was one I didn’t plan to buy at the Knitting and Stitching Show, it was a pre-printed design by Anne Brooke of Hanne-made. It was little and pretty and I couldn’t resist … Continue reading →

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Bee Book SAL

Posted on December 15, 2024 by craftycreeky

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 →

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Christmas Stitching

Posted on December 13, 2024 by craftycreeky

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 →

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Goldwork Bee

Posted on December 10, 2024 by craftycreeky

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 →

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Goldwork Bee

Posted on December 3, 2024 by craftycreeky

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 →

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Time for Tea

Posted on November 28, 2024 by craftycreeky

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 →

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Bee Book SAL

Posted on November 25, 2024 by craftycreeky

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 →

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Owl and Hare Hollow

Posted on November 10, 2024 by craftycreeky

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 →

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Little Bees

Posted on November 8, 2024 by craftycreeky

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 →

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