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Category Archives: Stitch-a-long
Still Bobbin Along
I think we’ve only one more word prompt to go with this stitch-a-long with Anne Brooke then I can decide how I’m going to put this book together, I have a few ideas, we shall see. I posted half the … Continue reading
Posted in Anne Brooke SAL, embroidery, Stitch-a-long, Textile Books
Tagged Anne Brooke, Bobbin Along, Crafts, embroidery, fabric book, handmade, sewing
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Bobbin Along
I keep playing catch up with this stitch-a-long and then forget to post about it! This is the weekly word prompt for a piece of textile art, Anne Brooke is running it, I saw her finished hoop at the knit … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Stitch-a-long, Textile Books
Tagged Bobbin Along, Crafts, embroidery, fabric book, handmade, sewing, Suffolk puffs, Yorkshire buttons
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Postcards from the Hedge SAL
I’ve just finished another postcard, these are designs by Rebecca of Featherstitch House, they’re lovely designs with a video suggesting stitches and threads. Three weeks ago I had just arranged the base fabrics of the foxglove postcard, using bondaweb to … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Stitch-a-long, Textile Books
Tagged Crafts, cross-stitch, embroidery, Featherstitch House, foxgloves, Postcards from the Hedgerow, sewing
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Postcards from the Hedge
I’m making slow progress with my postcards, I haven’t got into a ‘routine’ with my retirement yet and I feel I’m faffing a lot at the moment, not using my time as productively as I could. We go on a … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Stitch-a-long, Textile Books
Tagged Crafts, embroidery, Featherstitch House, Postcards from the Hedgerow, textile book
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Postcards from the Hedge SAL
I’m really enjoying stitching these postcards from Featherstitch House. The designs come out weekly though I’m taking a little longer than that at the moment! I think I need to take a day just prepping a few backgrounds and choosing … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Postcards from the Hedge, Stitch-a-long
Tagged embroidery, Featherstitch House, hare embroidery, Kantha, Moon gazing hare, nature
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Butterfly Alphabet SAL
Well I’ve made a slight boob with my butterfly alphabet, three weeks ago I was just four letters off a finish… As several of you predicted I cracked on and by the following weekend it was finished, happy times! I … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Stitch-a-long
Tagged birds, embroidery, Featherstitch House, nature, photography, Postcards from the Hedgerow, stitching, wildlife
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Butterfly Alphabet SAL
I’ve made good progress with this embroidery over the last three weeks, mainly because it’s been my main project in the evenings. I’m still busy with the never-ending decorating so I haven’t done much else but my OH and I … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, kits, Stitch-a-long
Tagged Butterfly Alphabet, DMC kit, embroidery
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Butterfly Alphabet SAL
Apologies for the late post and for it’s brevity! I was stripping wallpaper yesterday, planning to write my post afterwards. Unfortunately I somehow managed to break our Internet server so we have no internet until a new one arrives tomorrow…oops … Continue reading
Butterfly Alphabet SAL
Apologies for being so quiet on here, our building work still isn’t finished, though yesterday we had our first bath and cooked a roast dinner in the new oven…so things are moving forward! Any spare time I have had has … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, kits, Stitch-a-long
Tagged Butterfly Alphabet, DMC kit, embroidery, satin stitch
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Butterfly Alphabet SAL
Happy Easter everyone! We had a family meal yesterday, so today was spent undercoating and gloss painting in the kitchen before the units go in. I hate gloss painting, probably because I don’t think I’m very good at it, but … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, kits, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long
Tagged Butterfly Alphabet, embroidery
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