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Tag Archives: stitching
Phenology Wheel SAL
I’m managing to keep up to date with my phenology wheel, last time I posted my progress I had just finished stitching clematis for August… You can just see on the photo above my markings for September in Frixion pen. … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long
Tagged Crafts, echinacea, embroidery, phenology wheel, sewing, stitching
11 Comments
Phenology Wheel SAL
It’s three weeks since I shared my phenology wheel. This is a challenge piece from Skipton Stitchers, my stitching group. We can stitch what we like in each month, abstract or pictorial, I’m stitching flowers from my garden and the … Continue reading
Posted in Serendipity, Garden, embroidery, Stitch-a-long, Skipton Stitchers
Tagged clematis, embroidery, garden, phenology wheel, Skipton Stitchers, stitching
9 Comments
Phenology Wheel SAL
Last time I shared my progress with my phenology wheel was at the beginning of May, I had just started stitching catkins for February so I was already behind! The French knots were taking forever, not helped by the fact … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long
Tagged catkins, embroidery, french knots, phenology wheel, primroses, SAL, Stitch-a-long, stitching
10 Comments
Butterfly Alphabet SAL
Well I’ve made a slight boob with my butterfly alphabet, three weeks ago I was just four letters off a finish… As several of you predicted I cracked on and by the following weekend it was finished, happy times! I … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Stitch-a-long
Tagged birds, embroidery, Featherstitch House, nature, photography, Postcards from the Hedgerow, stitching, wildlife
7 Comments
Two Words
I caught up with the Anne Brooke Bobbin Along challenge last night. Each week she adds a little more stitching to a piece to represent a word, we’ve had layers, rolls. hummock…and a couple of weeks ago it was wrinkle. … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Stitch-a-long, Textile Books
Tagged Anne Brooke, Bobbin Along, embroidery, sewing, stitching
1 Comment
A Mini Moon gazer
Since starting the Sewing Room Declutter Challenge (almost finished!) I’ve been trying to make up some of the kits I’ve acquired over the years. This is one I fell for at the Harrogate Knitting and Stitching Show last year, a … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, kits, Serendipity
Tagged crafting, Crafts, embroidery, mini moon gazer, Moonlight Hare, sewing, sewing kits, stitching
9 Comments
A Not so Quick Stitch
This was a little kit I found during my declutter, I decided I either stitch it or rehome it. I decided to stitch it, it was one of those free kits from the front of a magasine ages ago. I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in cross-stitch, embroidery, kits
Tagged bookmark, Crafts, cross-stitch, embroidery, kit, stitching
5 Comments
Bee Book SAL
Well my bees are continuing to multiply! Three weeks ago I was making good progress on my wild flower bee, a design I found on Etsy by Doodle and Stitch… I stitched the legs and antenna and then the wings … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long, Textile Books
Tagged Bee, embroidery, stitching, textile book, Wildflower bee
12 Comments
Bees Textile Book SAL
I’ve been a busy bee over the last three weeks! I’ve been working on the embroideries to go in my bee book most days. Last time I shared my progress I was working on the first bumblebee of a cross-stitch … Continue reading
Posted in cross-stitch, embroidery, Skipton Stitchers, Stitch-a-long, Textile Books
Tagged cross-stitch, embroidery, Fabric Books, Sarah Homfray, stitching, textile book
22 Comments
Bee Book SAL
I’ve made pretty good progress over the last three weeks with my bee cross-stitch, this piece is for a fabric book on bees. I’ve quite a few bee cross-stitches so I thought I’d put them all in a book, I … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Stitch-a-long, Textile Books
Tagged bumble bees, cross-stitch, embroidery, Fabric Books, stitching
22 Comments


