Tag Archives: embroidery

Stitching my Garden

Posted on February 21, 2022 by craftycreeky

Recently I started an on-line embroidery course with Nicki Franklyn from The Stitchery, she does beautiful, delicate stitching, very pretty. The course is called Stitch a Garden, it can be any garden, she is stitching Beatrix Potters garden up at … Continue reading →

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Stitch-a-Garden

Posted on February 1, 2022 by craftycreeky

Just before Christmas I fell for a series of on line classes by Nicki Franklin of The Stitchery. I’d admired her work for quite a while on instagram, she does beautiful, pretty embroideries of flowers, country scenes, cottages…this was an … Continue reading →

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Crazy Patchwork

Posted on January 23, 2022 by craftycreeky

I’ve been trying to finish a few projects this week, tidying up loose ends before I start my next big project. Last Monday at my Skipton Stitchers meeting we had a workshop on Crazy Patchwork, we had to prepare a … Continue reading →

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Stitch Club

Posted on January 22, 2022 by craftycreeky

I’ve been on annual leave this week so it was perfect timing when textileartist.org announced a week long free workshop with Gwen Hadley. I did a couple of their free workshops last year and it certainly pushes me out of … Continue reading →

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Travelling Pages

Posted on January 20, 2022 by craftycreeky

I’ve taken part in travelling books several times, both with Skipton Stitchers and internationally, the idea is that you start a book on your chosen theme, put some embroidery in it and pass it on, you take it in turns … Continue reading →

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Skipton Stitchers

Posted on January 19, 2022 by craftycreeky

It was my Skipton Stitchers meeting on Monday. We had a workshop held by one of the members on crazy patchwork. We had to prepare a block in advance so we just had the stitching to learn. This was my … Continue reading →

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Making a Mark

Posted on January 18, 2022 by craftycreeky

Painting is not my forte, my mum was a brilliant artist which is not always a help! I’ve got two textile workshops on the go at the moment, both of which required paint! This was my cutting out table earlier … Continue reading →

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Crazy Times

Posted on January 12, 2022 by craftycreeky

Our programme for Skipton Stitchers has had to change this month as the lady who was teaching it is now isolating, so next months workshop on Crazy Patchwork has been brought forward. This meant I had some prepping to do. … Continue reading →

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Skipton Stitchers Workshop

Posted on January 11, 2022 by craftycreeky

At our Embroiderers Guild meeting we usually had a speaker at each meeting on a wide variety of textile topics. Since the demise of the guild set-up and the loss of our funds we have started having mini workshops at … Continue reading →

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Seaside Quilt HQAL

Posted on November 14, 2021 by craftycreeky

I cracked on with my seaside quilt so I’m having a mini happy dance this week as I’ve finished the main part of the quilt, I’ve just the borders to decide on. This is the quilt in the book by … Continue reading →

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