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Tag Archives: Fabric Books
And another one…
I keep saying this is the last bee and then I make another one! I found this kit whilst I was sorting through my patterns for the Declutter Challenge. I’d completely forgotten I had it, which is a bit frustrating … Continue reading
Queen Bee
Last week I finished a bee for the cover of my book. It’s meant to be a bee-hive scissor fob and needle keep. I spotted it at the Knitting and Stitching Show in Harrogate in the autumn. It was actually … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Textile Books
Tagged beekeeping, bees, Blue Coppice, embroidery, Fabric Books, honeybees, nature, Queen Bee
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First and Last
Over the last few weeks I’ve managed to stitch the first and last page for my bee book… At the Harrogate Knitting and Stitching show I made a bee-line (please excuse the pun!!) for a certain stall, in my garden … Continue reading
Posted in cross-stitch, embroidery, Textile Books
Tagged bumble bees, cross-stitch, embroidery, Fabric Books, The Last Bee
7 Comments
Bee Book SAL
I’ve not done as much on my actual book over the last three weeks, mainly due to Christmas preparations but also I’ve been stitching extra bees which I’ve already shared with you. I have however done some extra stitching on … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Stitch-a-long, Textile Books
Tagged bee book, Crafts, cross-stitch, embroidery, Fabric Books, sewing
18 Comments
Bee Sampler
I went to the Knitting and Stitching show in Harrogate last month, adamant I was only going to buy one specific bee themed item…of course that went out of the window! I ended up with a kit, two patterns and … Continue reading
Posted in cross-stitch, kits, Textile Books
Tagged bee book, bee sampler, bees, cross-stitch, Fabric Books
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Goldwork Bee
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
Posted in embroidery, kits, Textile Books
Tagged bee book, bees, embroidery, Fabric Books, Goldwork, sewing
17 Comments
Bee Book SAL
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
Posted in Crafts, cross-stitch, embroidery, Stitch-a-long, Textile Books
Tagged bees, bumble bees, Crafts, cross-stitch, embroidery, Fabric Books, sewing
9 Comments
Little Bees
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
Posted in embroidery, kits, Textile Books
Tagged bees, cross-stitch, embroidery, Fabric Books, Textile Books, whitework
2 Comments
Bee Textile Book SAL
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
Posted in embroidery, Stitch-a-long, Textile Books
Tagged Betty the Bumblebee, bumble bees, craft, embroidery, Fabric Books, hand-embroidery, sewing, textile book
10 Comments
Busy Bee
I’ve been busy making bees for my book, I’ve got three on the go at the moment! My ‘handbag project’ for the last couple of weeks has been a bee that was in a treasure bundle I bought from SookieSoo … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Textile Books
Tagged Bee, Crafts, embroidery, Fabric Books, pattern, sewing
7 Comments


