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Tag Archives: Skipton Stitchers
Skipton Stitchers
We had a lovely meeting a Skipton Stitchers, very simple idea but so much fun… I think it was Sally’s idea, inspired by The Great British Sewing Bee program where they have one and a half hours to recycle a … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Skipton Stitchers
Tagged embroidery, Great British Sewing Bee, Skipton Stitchers
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A Butterfly Book
We had a fabulous workshop last month at Skipton Stitchers, one of our members ran it, it was called a Garden Book workshop and I really didn’t know what to expect. The equipment list was things like papers, fabric, paper … Continue reading
Posted in Skipton Stitchers, Textile Books
Tagged Butterflies, mixed media, Skipton Stitchers
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Stitching on the Move Bag
Having decorated a cotton bag for the competition at Skipton Stitchers, I then turned to the fabric sample which needed titivating and turning into something. A few years ago I made a project bag to live in my handbag with … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Sewing, Skipton Stitchers
Tagged embroidery, Sewing bag, Skipton Stitchers, Stitching on the Move
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Skipton Stitchers
One of our members is celebrating an amazing 50 years in the Embroiderers Guild, and she is still just as involved within the organisation and enthusiastic about embroidery. She decided to celebrate by organising a competition for our members and … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Sewing, Skipton Stitchers
Tagged cotton bags, embroidery, Skipton Stitchers
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Curlews in the Red
At Skipton Stitchers we have a variation of travelling books going round at the moment, rather than each persons book going round the group we are given a theme each month, all based around our next exhibition which is in … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Skipton Stitchers, Stitch-a-long, Textile Books
Tagged curlew, embroidery, Skipton Stitchers
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Crazy Patchwork
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
Travelling Pages
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
Posted in embroidery, Skipton Stitchers, Textile Books
Tagged embroidery, Skipton Stitchers, Travelling pages
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Crazy Times
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
Posted in embroidery, Quilting, Skipton Stitchers, Workshops
Tagged Crazy patchwork, embroidery, Skipton Stitchers
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Skipton Stitchers Workshop
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
Posted in embroidery, Skipton Stitchers, Workshops
Tagged embroidery, Kamal Kadai, pincushion, Skipton Stitchers
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Brazilian Embroidery
I’ve occasionally seen work described as Brazilian embroidery on facebook but I’ve never known really what it entailed. Last week at Skipton Stitchers monthly meeting we had a mini-workshop run by one of our members, the lovely Claire Ketteman. She … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Skipton Stitchers, Workshops
Tagged Brazilian embroidery, embroidery, Skipton Stitchers
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