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Category Archives: Skipton Stitchers
There is no Planet B
I’m a member of Skipton Stitchers, formerly of the Embroiders Guild, every couple of years we hold an exhibition, showing the community our wide range of styles, hopefully encouraging people to take up a needle and thread and maybe joining … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Skipton Stitchers
Tagged embroidery, exhibition, Skipton Stitchers
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Skipton Stitchers
We had a lovely meeting a Skipton Stitchers, very simple idea but so much fun… I think it was Sally’s idea, inspired by The Great British Sewing Bee program where they have one and a half hours to recycle a … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Skipton Stitchers
Tagged embroidery, Great British Sewing Bee, Skipton Stitchers
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A Butterfly Book
We had a fabulous workshop last month at Skipton Stitchers, one of our members ran it, it was called a Garden Book workshop and I really didn’t know what to expect. The equipment list was things like papers, fabric, paper … Continue reading
Posted in Skipton Stitchers, Textile Books
Tagged Butterflies, mixed media, Skipton Stitchers
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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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