Reasons to buy fabric 5 AND threads!

 

So, I'm not a sun worshipper, it's been way too hot for my liking I have to say, although not too hot for stitching. My friends from the group think I'm a bad influence because I keep tempting them with the threads I've been buying - it's the heat - that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.😂

I'm a little bit addicted to Paint-Box Threads and got a bit carried away (not for the first time!):

These are lovely hand-dyed cotton threads and I've been putting them to good use. Have a look at the website [link above] and see if you can resist temptation.

Cathy Really has started posting YouTube videos for the new Bug  Box stitch along; two bugs so far...

Members have been catching up with the 52 tags challenge and our monthly square and I have finished one of my mini books which was lurking under a pile of unfinished things.

We're also at Yarndale this year [keeping everything crossed Covid doesn't interfere] and so we're busy making plans for that; it's involved me rummaging around in the roof looking for things which were 'tidied' and has proved to be a very hot job - I feel some restorative thread shopping coming on...

Here's a photo catch up.

Bit of crochet while watching the Olympics by Judith, who has just joined our WhatsApp chat - what a boon thats been over lockdown.

Tags

Squares

Mini Book

It's been a busy week!

There has been a flurry of activity amongst Skipton Stitchers! It's a new month so a new colour for the 4 inch square challenge - lilac. There has been a bit of catching up going on with #52tagshannemade as well. Friday's tag was 'a bunch of flowers' using a colour you don't normally use which is always a bit of a challenge. I did ask Anne on her YouTube comments bit for the last tag if she had anything brewing for when the 52 tags are finished because there's going to be a big hole left to fill. Many of us have come to enjoy joining in with stitch alongs over the past year, stitching has kept us going and it's been wonderful to 'meet' people we wouldn't have under normal circumstances. Anne did say she was thinking about something for 2022 which is brilliant! 

Here's another round up of member's latest efforts (in no particular order):

Stitch wheel

Well, finally some of us have finished the Cathy Reavy stitch wheel. It's been an interesting project and there has been lots of stitches for us to get to grips with. Some stitches have been familiar, some re-learnt and some new. There seems to be a consensus that we definitely won't be doing knotted blanket stitch again! I have discovered a new favourite stitch that I'll certainly be using again and that's Quaker stitch - a combination of split stitch and stem stitch which is great for letters.

Even though we've all been following the same videos our finished results hare all slightly different. The videos are still on YouTube if you haven't had a go and would like to (links on previous post).

Freebies, Stitch Alongs and Craft Alongs

There are some interesting things to be found on the internet for stitchers! I may have already mentioned this on our old blog but during lockdown some of us have been doing Cathy Reavy's stitch wheel, following the weekly videos on YouTube; I need to catch up, I'm a couple of weeks behind. Then there's the fabulous Anne Brooke with her various challenges, currently the 52 tags series. These are all free and I for one have enjoyed them very much and look forward to the coming weeks with Anne. 

There's lots more photos on our Instagram of the tags we have been doing and there will be some of the wheel when we finish the final few stitches. Links above.

There are also some great freebies to be had out there too, where makers have generously shared patterns. There's something for everyone. Personally, I'm not a great one for cross stitch but I have to say I'm rather taken with these two little projects which can be found here along with lots of other craft projects on the 'gathered.' website.

Last but not least in this mini roundup is Frill and Flounce; the link is to the FaceBook page but I'm sure you can Google it. They have some free Zoom workshops in their events information. I have done a couple of the bookbinding courses which have been great. Have a rummage round and see what you can find!