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Category Archives: Skipton Stitchers
Stitching on the Move Bag
Having decorated a cotton bag for the competition at Skipton Stitchers, I then turned to the fabric sample which needed titivating and turning into something. A few years ago I made a project bag to live in my handbag with … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Sewing, Skipton Stitchers
Tagged embroidery, Sewing bag, Skipton Stitchers, Stitching on the Move
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Skipton Stitchers
One of our members is celebrating an amazing 50 years in the Embroiderers Guild, and she is still just as involved within the organisation and enthusiastic about embroidery. She decided to celebrate by organising a competition for our members and … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Sewing, Skipton Stitchers
Tagged cotton bags, embroidery, Skipton Stitchers
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Leatherwork
I do like a good workshop that gives me the opportunity to try a new craft, I’ve never worked with leather, so when a workshop by Diamond Awl was announced at my Skipton Stitchers meeting, I was interested to try … Continue reading
Curlews in the Red
At Skipton Stitchers we have a variation of travelling books going round at the moment, rather than each persons book going round the group we are given a theme each month, all based around our next exhibition which is in … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Skipton Stitchers, Stitch-a-long, Textile Books
Tagged curlew, embroidery, Skipton Stitchers
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Stitching my Garden
Recently I started an on-line embroidery course with Nicki Franklyn from The Stitchery, she does beautiful, delicate stitching, very pretty. The course is called Stitch a Garden, it can be any garden, she is stitching Beatrix Potters garden up at … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Garden, Skipton Stitchers, Textile Books
Tagged embroidery, Magnolia Stellata, Stitch a garden, The Stitchery
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Crazy Patchwork
I’ve been trying to finish a few projects this week, tidying up loose ends before I start my next big project. Last Monday at my Skipton Stitchers meeting we had a workshop on Crazy Patchwork, we had to prepare a … Continue reading
Stitch Club
I’ve been on annual leave this week so it was perfect timing when textileartist.org announced a week long free workshop with Gwen Hadley. I did a couple of their free workshops last year and it certainly pushes me out of … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Skipton Stitchers, Workshops
Tagged bumble bees, embroidery, Gwen Hadley, textileartist.org
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Travelling Pages
I’ve taken part in travelling books several times, both with Skipton Stitchers and internationally, the idea is that you start a book on your chosen theme, put some embroidery in it and pass it on, you take it in turns … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Skipton Stitchers, Textile Books
Tagged embroidery, Skipton Stitchers, Travelling pages
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Skipton Stitchers
It was my Skipton Stitchers meeting on Monday. We had a workshop held by one of the members on crazy patchwork. We had to prepare a block in advance so we just had the stitching to learn. This was my … Continue reading
Crazy Times
Our programme for Skipton Stitchers has had to change this month as the lady who was teaching it is now isolating, so next months workshop on Crazy Patchwork has been brought forward. This meant I had some prepping to do. … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Quilting, Skipton Stitchers, Workshops
Tagged Crazy patchwork, embroidery, Skipton Stitchers
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