2024
Strawberry Sampler book. A kit by the Cross-stitch Guild
A Stitch in Thyme; my garden in stitch
2023
Lines and Edges; A book made after a workshop by Deb Cooper.
2022
A Butterfly book; Finished August 22 after a members workshop at Skipton Stitchers
2021
A Book of Comfort; Made for a friend going through a crap time. Finished August 2021.
Anthea Book of Days; Stitched in 2020, recording events and thoughts over that memorable year. Finished Feb 2021
2020
Stitching 4 the Soul Book
Stitchbook Collective; Series of workshops by Helen Bellingham. Finished Sept 2020
A Book of Memories; Collection of my late mothers work, both finished and unfinished. Finished March 2020
2018
Stitches in Time; A stitch sampler book which also records my travels as I made the samples. Finished November 2018
In 2020 I started the Anthea Calendar stitch-a-long by Faby Reilly and decided to make them into a book with a wordplay for each month of happenings, thoughts etc. The following posts are detailing how I made the final stitchings into a textile book. There are many methods for making textile books, this is just how I did it for this one and the reasoning behind my methods.
..to be continued…
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