Tag Archives: Crafts

Stitching on the Go

After a few days away I’ve stitched a fair bit on my ‘stitching on the move’ project. We’ve been to Cyprus visiting family so we had two flights of nearly five hours and train journeys to get to the airport, … Continue reading

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Stitched with Love

This week I finished my concertina book. Last time I posted about it I had finished the strip of pages, I just had to work out how to do a cover… These strips can be left to have the front … Continue reading

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Back and Forth

New Year to me is a time both to look back and look forward, I look back at what I’ve made, what’s worked and what hasn’t, things I’ve done and plans for things to make or do in the coming … Continue reading

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Bobbin Along

Last night I finished my Bobbin Along book, this is the one from the weekly word prompts from Anne Brooke of H-Anne-Made. Everything was meant to be on one 18″ hoop but I knew I had no where to put … Continue reading

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Little Book of Love

Over the last few days I’ve started a new embroidery project, clearly three projects with another two due to start isn’t quite enough!! In my defence, this should be a relatively quick stitch and my Bobbin Along book is in … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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Cross-Stitch Words Book

It’s happy dance time, I’ve just, this morning, finished my book of cross-stitch words. I’m pleased with it but I can’t say I’ll be rushing to make another slot and tab book!! In my last post I shared the finished … Continue reading

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Cross-Stitch Words Book

I’ve been concentrating on my cross-stitch words book over the last couple of weeks, I felt ready to get it finished! I’m making it using the tab and slot method which is a way of putting together a book by … Continue reading

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