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Wednesday, 17 February 2016

birdie embroidery

I got three lovely little birdie kits for Christmas.  (I actually got more kits than that, but just three in this series).  They are from Nancy Nicholson and are beautifully presented.  Each kit comes in a little cotton bag.  You can also embroider this though I haven't got round to it yet.

Inside is all the thread you'll need (though I added some as I wanted some different colours), a stitch guide and the pre-printed fabric which is printed in full-colour as the embroidery is sparse.  

These kits are definitely suitable for beginners, but also great fun for those of us that have some embroidery experience.  I didn't stick exactly to the stitch guide, but chose different stitches in some places as the fancy took me.

I bought three flexi-hoops on e-bay to frame them. I would have loved wooden ones but you can't get them in the right dimensions for these little kits.  Now I just have 2 more to stitch up, but I've told myself I can't do any more until I've finished some WIPs.  Wonder how long that little promise will last?
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21 comments:

  1. Pamela17 February 2016 at 09:05

    How sweet! These look like perfect little kits.

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  2. Ninu17 February 2016 at 09:08

    its beautiful! cant wait to see the whole set

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  3. Cath17 February 2016 at 09:54

    These kits look great fun. You've done a good job on the first one. I can imagine it's hard to resist the temptation to make a start on the other two :-)

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  4. Christine17 February 2016 at 10:40

    What a super kit, the finished embroidery is delightful

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  5. Christine B17 February 2016 at 10:48

    What beautiful kits Wendy and the one you have finished looks beautiful in its frame! Christine x

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  6. Kerryp7717 February 2016 at 11:18

    Oh that's lovely. I can imagine you are itching to do the other too. It looks lovely Framed in the hoop too. Hope you're feeling a bit better too.

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  7. Ellie Foster17 February 2016 at 12:14

    What a lovely project. (I think you should just go for it and do the others too, but then, I have no willpower!) I have just had a look on the website and am totally smitten by the cat embroidery - it is on my wish list!
    Best wishes and happy crafting (whichever project is next)
    Ellie

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  8. Stacey @ bakercourt17 February 2016 at 13:50

    Your embroidery is beautiful, it will make such beautiful wall art! I love those flexiframes, they give you such great tension when you're stitching. Looking forward to seeing the next two in the series :) x

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  9. D1-D217 February 2016 at 14:00

    The kits are adorable.

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  10. Anonymous17 February 2016 at 15:52

    So cute!

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  11. Samantha17 February 2016 at 15:53

    So cute!

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  12. Rachel17 February 2016 at 19:34

    It does look as though you had fun with it!

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  13. margaret18 February 2016 at 07:15

    a beautiful embroidered bird what a great designer to have come up with such a charming design, look forward to seeing the other two

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  14. Jane19 February 2016 at 05:24

    love the embroidery, makes for a very pretty hoop

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  15. Flickenstichlerin19 February 2016 at 09:03

    Looks so cute, lovely stitching.
    Greetings,
    Sylvia

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  16. Sharon - creativity and family19 February 2016 at 13:04

    Cute, I love the idea of being able to embroider the bag too.

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  17. quirkyhannah19 February 2016 at 13:20

    Ohh those are so beautiful! If they don't take long to do you have them done in no time!

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  18. Sarah in Stitches20 February 2016 at 11:50

    Oh my goodness, these are so cute! I might just have to look into buying some for myself :D

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  19. Anita20 February 2016 at 14:59

    such a pretty bird! lovely kits and I like the bag too.

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  20. Sheryl21 February 2016 at 08:41

    This is lovely Wendy, think I´m going to have a look at these kits.

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  21. Janice / Dancing with Sunflowers23 February 2016 at 05:49

    That's adorable! I hadn't heard of Birdie kits or Nancy Nicholson so I've just opened up her website. Interesting......! :)

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