Category Archives: Textile Books

Queen Bee

Posted on January 13, 2025 by craftycreeky

Last week I finished a bee for the cover of my book. It’s meant to be a bee-hive scissor fob and needle keep. I spotted it at the Knitting and Stitching Show in Harrogate in the autumn. It was actually … Continue reading →

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Bee Book SAL

Posted on January 5, 2025 by craftycreeky

I’ve been a busy bee with my book over the last three weeks, I now have the makings of a book! It’s mini happy dance time! Three weeks ago I was still making the final pages, cutting them to size … Continue reading →

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First and Last

Posted on January 3, 2025 by craftycreeky

Over the last few weeks I’ve managed to stitch the first and last page for my bee book… At the Harrogate Knitting and Stitching show I made a bee-line (please excuse the pun!!) for a certain stall, in my garden … 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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Bee Sampler

Posted on December 11, 2024 by craftycreeky

I went to the Knitting and Stitching show in Harrogate last month, adamant I was only going to buy one specific bee themed item…of course that went out of the window! I ended up with a kit, two patterns and … 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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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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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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