Tag Archives: embroidery

Goldwork Bee

Posted on December 10, 2024 by craftycreeky

Over the weekend I finished my goldwork bee, this was a kit from Crafty Heart which I saw advertised on facebook. I have to admit to being a dubious about the quality when I realised it was coming from China, … Continue reading →

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Goldwork Bee

Posted on December 3, 2024 by craftycreeky

For my bee book I’m trying to stitch bees using lots of different embroidery techniques, so I’ve a blackwork bee, a whitework bee, a collage bee, thread-painted bees as well as multiple cross-stitch bees. I was tempted by this goldwork … Continue reading →

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Time for Tea

Posted on November 28, 2024 by craftycreeky

Last week it was my Skipton Stitchers meeting, one of our members ran a workshop on stitching teabags! Now I have a roll of teabag paper that I found at a scrap store, but this was actual used teabags, Yorkshire … Continue reading →

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Bee Book SAL

Posted on November 25, 2024 by craftycreeky

Apologies for not posting this yesterday, we had a bit of a family crisis last week when someone was blue-lighted into hospital, luckily it’s not as serious as thought at first but several days hospital visiting certainly keeps one busy! … Continue reading →

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Little Bees

Posted on November 8, 2024 by craftycreeky

I’ve stitched two more bees over the last week, they were handbag projects and didn’t take long at all. First to stitch was another cross-stitch one, I wasn’t planning to do anymore cross-stitch ones but a friend from Skipton Stitchers … Continue reading →

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Bee Textile Book SAL

Posted on November 3, 2024 by craftycreeky

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 →

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Collage Bee

Posted on October 29, 2024 by craftycreeky

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 →

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0-60 in 15″

Posted on October 19, 2024 by craftycreeky

It is one of my old school friend’s 60th birthday next week, she’s having a party but as she lives down on the south coast (about six plus hours drive) I suggested going to visit a different weekend as we … Continue reading →

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Lavender Bees

Posted on October 18, 2024 by craftycreeky

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 →

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Bees are a-buzzing

Posted on October 16, 2024 by craftycreeky

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 →

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