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Category Archives: Textile Books
Bee Textile Book SAL
Things are starting to come together with my bee book, well maybe ‘coming together’ is a tad optimistic, but it’s heading in the right direction! Three weeks ago I had just started my thread-painted bee, called Betty… This is a … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Stitch-a-long, Textile Books
Tagged Betty the Bumblebee, bumble bees, craft, embroidery, Fabric Books, hand-embroidery, sewing, textile book
10 Comments
Collage Bee
I’m trying to stitch bees using lots of different styles. This one was inspired by Laura Edgar’s bumblebee which I saw when I did a wonderful workshop with her. She uses all sorts of textiles, usually distressed in some way, … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Textile Books
Tagged bumble bees, Crafts, embroidery, Laura Edgar, sewing, Textile Books
5 Comments
Lavender Bees
Here’s yet another bee for my textile book, I started stitching this one whilst flying home from Rome. This is a pattern by ItchyStitchAU on Etsy. The pattern is designed for 14 count Aida, it uses all six strands of … Continue reading
Posted in cross-stitch, embroidery, Textile Books
Tagged bees, cross-stitch, embroidery, textile book
3 Comments
Bees are a-buzzing
Last weekend we were in Rome, enjoying a bit of sunshine and culture. Of course this involved a 2.5 hour flight and the subsequent hanging round in airports, so of course I had my little bag of sewing! For those … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Textile Books
Tagged bees, embroidery, embroidery scissors, Textile Books
4 Comments
Bee Book SAL
Well my bees are continuing to multiply! Three weeks ago I was making good progress on my wild flower bee, a design I found on Etsy by Doodle and Stitch… I stitched the legs and antenna and then the wings … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long, Textile Books
Tagged Bee, embroidery, stitching, textile book, Wildflower bee
12 Comments
More Bumble Bees
A few months ago I went on a workshop by Laura Edgar to make a seascape, she uses scraps of fabrics, often torn or distressed and lots of free-style stitching to create wonderful textile art. I finally finished my seascape … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Textile Books
Tagged bees, bumble bees, embroidery, Laura Edgar, Textile Books
8 Comments
Busy Bee
I’ve been busy making bees for my book, I’ve got three on the go at the moment! My ‘handbag project’ for the last couple of weeks has been a bee that was in a treasure bundle I bought from SookieSoo … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Textile Books
Tagged Bee, Crafts, embroidery, Fabric Books, pattern, sewing
7 Comments
Bees Textile Book SAL
I’ve been a busy bee over the last three weeks! I’ve been working on the embroideries to go in my bee book most days. Last time I shared my progress I was working on the first bumblebee of a cross-stitch … Continue reading
Posted in cross-stitch, embroidery, Skipton Stitchers, Stitch-a-long, Textile Books
Tagged cross-stitch, embroidery, Fabric Books, Sarah Homfray, stitching, textile book
22 Comments
Bee Book SAL
It’s time for my three weekly update on my fabric book about bees. Last time I shared my progress I was doing nicely with the second half of my bee cross-stitch. This was a kit I bought at a destash … Continue reading
Posted in cross-stitch, embroidery, Stitch-a-long, Textile Books
Tagged bees, bumble bees, cross-stitch, embroidery, textile book
20 Comments
Bee Book SAL
I’ve made pretty good progress over the last three weeks with my bee cross-stitch, this piece is for a fabric book on bees. I’ve quite a few bee cross-stitches so I thought I’d put them all in a book, I … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Stitch-a-long, Textile Books
Tagged bumble bees, cross-stitch, embroidery, Fabric Books, stitching
22 Comments


