Category Archives: TAST

Stitches in Time

Posted on November 8, 2018 by craftycreeky

It was spring 2017 when I got inspired by various stitch samplers and textile books on Pinterest, it took me until early summer to formulate my ideas enough to start the project. I wanted a usable sample of stitches with … Continue reading →

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…and Crosses

Posted on March 28, 2018 by craftycreeky

During the first week of our holiday we drove from Adelaide to Sydney, travelling along the stunning scenery of the Great Ocean Road. In the evenings I would do a little stitching whilst we chatted over a glass of wine. … Continue reading →

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Knots and Crosses

Posted on March 27, 2018 by craftycreeky

Over on Pintangle Sharon has started a new series of TAST, 100 stitches to learn with one released each Tuesday. I’ve based my stitch sampler on the last TAST list so I’ve been trying to do the ‘Beyond TAST’ where … Continue reading →

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Domesticity in Stitches

Posted on February 14, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s our Embroiderers Guild meeting on Monday and as I’m away for the weekend in London I thought yesterday I’d better crack on with my Travelling Sketchbook entry. It’s the final swap of these travels, I get my own book … Continue reading →

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Running Away with Running Stitch

Posted on February 3, 2018 by craftycreeky

Well who would have thought I could stitch a whole page just on running stitch, that simple little stitch I learnt on binca as a three year old! Like many simple things in life, I think it’s simplicity makes it … Continue reading →

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Two January Smalls

Posted on January 31, 2018 by craftycreeky

At the eleventh hour I’ve just completed two little cross-stitch smalls for January! I finished piecing the centre of my Kaffe Fassett quilt this afternoon and having decided I really didn’t have enough scraps to make a piano key border, … Continue reading →

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Chevron Stitch

Posted on January 9, 2018 by craftycreeky

Last night I finished another page for my stitch sampler fabric book. It’s a long term project which I’ve based on last years 100 TAST stitches on Pintangle. Sharon from Pintangle has just started another TAST (Take a Stitch Tuesday) … Continue reading →

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Memories in my Stitch Book

Posted on September 24, 2017 by craftycreeky

I’ve just had a few days away in the Lake District, walking the fells with a friend. We had a great time, if somewhat tiring! Of course I had to take a little stitching to keep me amused in the … Continue reading →

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TAST Stitch Sampler Book

Posted on September 3, 2017 by craftycreeky

A couple of months ago I started a stitch sampler book, I’d recently discovered TAST (Take a Stitch Tuesday) over on Pintangle where Sharon has an amazing stitch dictionary. She’s made a collection of 100 stitches from this and the … Continue reading →

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Buttonholes and Blankets

Posted on July 30, 2017 by craftycreeky

It was Craft Club afternoon with my WI on Friday, we usually just take our own projects and enjoy stitching and chatting with of course a cup of tea and a slice of homemade cake. I decided to start another … Continue reading →

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