Tag Archives: embroidery

Stitching in the Dales

Posted on May 20, 2018 by craftycreeky

This week I had a wonderful three days at Stitching in the Dales, it’s like a three day embroidery retreat organised by Grassington Embroiderers Guild and is held at Threshfield, the village nextdoor, so as well as three days embroidering … Continue reading →

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Tall Year Square Etui SAL 6

Posted on May 6, 2018 by craftycreeky

Three weeks have flown by since I last shared my Tall Year Square Etui with you. It’s a design by Betsy Morgan which is in the Classic Inspirations magasine. Three weeks ago I was doing a mini happy dance, a … Continue reading →

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Mountain Sketchbook

Posted on April 18, 2018 by craftycreeky

Last weekend I shared my new Travelling Sketchbook with you, I’ve chosen a theme of flowers. It will circulate around a group in our Embroiderers Guild and everyone will put a piece of their work in it, so in a … Continue reading →

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Sketchbooks on the move!

Posted on April 14, 2018 by craftycreeky

Our sketchbooks at Skipton Embroiderers Guild are about to go travelling again! This will be the third round of travelling sketchbooks I’ve been involved with. For those not familiar with the concept, we all start with an A5 artists sketchbook, … Continue reading →

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…and Crosses

Posted on March 28, 2018 by craftycreeky

During the first week of our holiday we drove from Adelaide to Sydney, travelling along the stunning scenery of the Great Ocean Road. In the evenings I would do a little stitching whilst we chatted over a glass of wine. … Continue reading →

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A Tall Year Square Etui SAL 3

Posted on March 4, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s three weeks since I last showed you my etui, it’s rather pretty, it’s a pattern by Betsy Morgan from a Classic Inspirations magasine and each side is a different season. I’m choosing my own threads so I just picked … Continue reading →

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Domesticity in Stitches

Posted on February 14, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s our Embroiderers Guild meeting on Monday and as I’m away for the weekend in London I thought yesterday I’d better crack on with my Travelling Sketchbook entry. It’s the final swap of these travels, I get my own book … Continue reading →

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Tall Year Square Etui SAL 2

Posted on February 11, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s three weeks since I last showed my Tall Year Square Etui, it’s a pattern by Betsy Morgan from issue 93 of Classic Inspirations. This is where I was three weeks ago…I must admit over recent weeks I’ve been concentrating … Continue reading →

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Tall Year Square Etui SAL 1

Posted on January 21, 2018 by craftycreeky

Last year I happened to see a photograph of a beautiful embroidered etui box, I traced it back to a Classic Inspirations magasine so I ordered it immediately. My mum used to get Classic Inspirations years ago, they are an Australian … Continue reading →

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Christmas Robin

Posted on December 6, 2017 by craftycreeky

The travelling Sketchbooks from Skipton Embroiderers Guild are on the move again and as our meeting is a week early this year to accommodate Christmas, I thought I’d better crack on with it! The book I’m embroidering for this month … Continue reading →

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