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Embroidery

Embroidery: Stitch Book Progress
10 Sep 2022

Embroidery: Stitch Book Progress

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Embroidery, Stitching | 20

I continue to enjoy working on my stitch book. This week I practiced the woven wheel stitch and the bouillon stitch. I’m not sure they are exactly as described but they are certainly my version and look just about the … Continued

embroidery thread, slow stitching, stitch book, TAST
Stitching:  A Lavender Sachet
5 Sep 2022

Stitching: A Lavender Sachet

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crafty's Projects, Embroidery, Stitching | 16

Each month our library offers an adult craft kit, including instructions and most of the materials. This month it was stitching a lavender heart sachet. I worked on this stitching project as I knew it would be completed quickly, and … Continued

lavender, sachet, slow stitching, stitch book
Dabbling in This and That
19 Aug 2022

Dabbling in This and That

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crochet, Embroidery, Rocks | 18

It has been a week of dabbling … some rock painting, some crochet, some embroidery, and some sewing. The slow and steady work on my stitch book (here and here) continues between other projects. Page 3 had a small piece … Continued

dishcloths, embroidery thread, purse-onality, rock painting, slow stitching, stitch book, TAST
Embroidery: Flowers and Bee
11 Aug 2022

Embroidery: Flowers and Bee

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Embroidery, Stitching | 12

I have really been enjoying doing embroidery after a long time. I recently purchased a light pad which makes it so much easier to transfer patterns onto the fabric. The pattern came from Cutesy Crafts. It was originally for an … Continued

embroidery thread, TAST
Embroidery:  Stitch Doodles
22 Jul 2022

Embroidery: Stitch Doodles

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crafty's Projects, Embroidery, Stitching | 18

I recently started my stitch doodles book as a way to practice and learn new embroidery stitches while using up all the odds and ends of embroidery threads from other projects. Pages have changed since the first post sharing this … Continued

embroidery thread, slow stitching, stitch book, TAST
Embroidery: Stitch Doodling
13 Jul 2022

Embroidery: Stitch Doodling

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crafty's Projects, Embroidery, Stitching | 18

My stitch doodling book is made from an old pillow case, some creative cutting and planning. The word embroidery comes from the French word broderie, which means embellishment. And I’m embellishing the material pages with embroidery stitches. I thought long … Continued

embroidery thread, pillow cases, slow stitching, stitch book

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