Tag Archives: Embroidery

July 2016 Resolutions – all the craft!

I’m tardy on my July Resolutions, I haven’t updated you on my June ones, and I’m just a bit tardy in every respect. Sorry! Work is fun…but oh my goodness I just want to relax when I’m at home. While … Continue reading

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A cross-stitch WIP

I haven’t been doing a lot of knitting recently, and have instead turned to cross-stitch. I’m still working on my hapalong project, Kelpie by Jared Flood – but I’m not feeling inspired by it, and I’m enjoying a few other … Continue reading

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[Blogjacking] Wreck This Journal Update

I know that this isn’t strictly speaking knitting, spinning or any form of fibre art…but my creative heartstrings are being pulled with my “Wreck This Journal” by Keri Smith. I wanted to share my most recent two pages with you … Continue reading

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[Blogjacking] – needlework & sketching

I’ve been doing more needlework and sketching than normal in recent weeks – the former because my darling JS did some tidying and discovered some of my embroidery WIPs in a box that I emphatically denied any ownership over. Oops! … Continue reading

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The Big Reveal…Christmas Crafting – Rainbow Trout!

This is Part Two of the Big Reveal, and this time it’s about the Rainbow Trout I made for my Daddy. I departed from yarny things again, and this time concentrated on sewing with felt…and machine embroidery! I have no … Continue reading

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Secret Santa! And other festivities

We had our music friends Secret Santa party this weekend. The music friends are a group of many of us who went to Imperial together, and all played in the orchestras together. Associated partners were also invited, and we managed … Continue reading

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FO Friday (2) – Baby Hat for T

I posted a WIP Wednesday a good long time ago about a baby hat that I made for one of JS‘ colleagues baby’s. I finished it really soon after I posted the WIPW, but I really wanted to make sure … Continue reading

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WIPW (10) – Baby Hat for T

In my posts about the BDCH Knitalong I would like to host*, I mentioned I couldn’t start until Friday as I was involved in another project. This project is a hat for one of JS‘ colleagues babies, a little boy whose … Continue reading

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