Tag Archives: embroidery

Owl and Hare Hollow SAL

Posted on May 14, 2023 by craftycreeky

I was hoping to have completely finished one block by now but other sewing with deadlines has got in the way, I’m nearly there though. This is a SAL by Natalie Bird of The Birdhouse Patchwork Design, it’s being published … Continue reading →

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Stitching my Garden SAL

Posted on May 7, 2023 by craftycreeky

Three weeks ago it was happy dance time as I had just finished the second of three detailed embroideries for my garden book… …which means I’ve just got the Amber and Amethyst garden to do. It took me a while … Continue reading →

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Patience…

Posted on May 5, 2023 by craftycreeky

…is a virtue I clearly haven’t got! Having seen the photos on our Whatsapp group of everyone’s tea-dying, I decided I couldn’t wait any longer! This was the piece I started at a Deb Cooper workshop at my Skipton Stitchers … Continue reading →

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Owl and Hare Hollow HQAL

Posted on April 23, 2023 by craftycreeky

Well I have just started my new project, I think this is going to take a while! I’m doing the Owl and Hare Hollow BOM by Natalie Bird of the Birdhouse. It’s being published in the Homespun magazine which is … Continue reading →

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Stitching my Garden SAL

Posted on April 16, 2023 by craftycreeky

It’s Happy Dance time! I’ve finally finished the embroidery of the summerhouse garden and I’m well chuffed with it. It’s taken me about six months but apart from the fact that there is a lot of stitching (and thinking time!) … Continue reading →

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Stitching my Garden

Posted on April 8, 2023 by craftycreeky

I’ve finished another page for my garden book, this one is made from two of the little embroideries I did, one is of a standard rose we have called Roald Dahl and the other is a length of roses to … Continue reading →

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Stitching my Garden SAL

Posted on March 26, 2023 by craftycreeky

I was hoping to have finished this area of the garden by now but I found there is a disadvantage in having a hedge (ish) of wild roses across the back of the garden, it takes forever to embroider!! I … Continue reading →

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Magnolia Stellata

Posted on March 8, 2023 by craftycreeky

One of my favourite trees in the garden is my magnolia stellata, it’s dainty white flowers brave the early spring weather to put on an amazing display and their scent is beautiful too. When I started my garden textile book … Continue reading →

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The Elusive Kingfisher

Posted on March 6, 2023 by craftycreeky

My walking buddy and I have walked many miles along riverbanks, especially the Wharfe from Otley upstream to it’s source, but we have never seen even a flash of a kingfisher. It seems at times that the world and his … Continue reading →

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Stitching my Garden SAL

Posted on February 12, 2023 by craftycreeky

I’m making progress with my embroidered garden project, I started this when I did the Stitch-a-garden zoom course by Nicky from The Stitchery. I’m stitching a textile book about my garden, this is the ‘map’ of the lawn area at … Continue reading →

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