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Making it up as I go | Hello! Hooray!

Making it up as I go

By Clare Albans / 14 May 2021

If there’s one phrase that sums up how I currently feel about a lot of stuff it’s this one. Because I’m basically ‘making it up as I go’! It seemed like the perfect quote for this week in The Happy Stitch Project. It has resonated a lot with my Instagram followers too!

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Mastering the bullion knot | Hello! Hooray!

Mastering the bullion knot

By Clare Albans / 23 Apr 2021

This week in The Happy Stitch Project, we’ll be mastering the bullion knot! 💪 I tried these a couple of weeks ago and failed. It was so frustrating, and I thought that I might not ever be able to stitch them! But I’ve actually worked out why that is now (after a big discussion with…

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Adding Danish knots to the knot sampler | Hello! Hooray!

Adding Danish knots to the knot sampler

By Clare Albans / 02 Apr 2021

This week, we’re adding Danish knots to the knot sampler that we started last week in The Happy Stitch Project. They take a little practice, but once you’ve got the knack then you’ll be stitching them in no time!

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Spring mandala with picot and tulip stitch | Hello! Hooray!

Spring mandala with picot and tulip stitch

By Clare Albans / 19 Mar 2021

This week’s hoop design for The Happy Stitch Project is a spring mandala with picot and tulip stitch, stitched in a gorgeous spring-inspired colour palette.

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How to stitch a star stitch | Hello! Hooray!

How to stitch a star stitch

By Clare Albans / 26 Feb 2021

After three weeks of stitching this hoop together, this week I’ll show you how to stitch a star stitch in The Happy Stitch Project so we can finish this lovely, motivational hoop!

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Do Your Thing embroidered hoop | Hello! Hooray!

Do your thing embroidered hoop

By Clare Albans / 12 Feb 2021

It’s week 7 of The Happy Stitch Project, and this week we’re starting to stitch something that we’ll work on next week and the week after as well. The Do Your Thing embroidered hoop uses arrowhead stitch to fill in the letters, so we’ll be stitching that this week in some beautiful pastel shades.

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Fern stitch wreath hoop | Hello! Hooray!

Fern stitch wreath hoop

By Clare Albans / 29 Jan 2021

In week 5 of The Happy Stitch Project we’re learning fern stitch. This is the first new stitch that I’ve learnt for the project, and I’ve designed this fern stitch wreath hoop for you to create something simple but beautiful. Add your own text or design in the centre to customise it!

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Link stitch geometric hoop | Hello! Hooray!

Link stitch geometric hoop

By Clare Albans / 15 Jan 2021

This link stitch geometric hoop is the perfect project to practice your link stitches! It is designed to be something to work on over time, and I know you’re going to love seeing the geometric pattern build as you add more stitches.

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Customised denim jacket from Colourful Fun Embroidery | Hello! Hooray!

Customised denim jacket

By Clare Albans / 08 Jan 2021

This customised denim jacket is a project from my book, Colourful Fun Embroidery, and it is the perfect project for week 2 of The Happy Stitch Project!

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Sprinkles hoop for The Happy Stitch Project | Hello! Hooray!

Sprinkles hoop for The Happy Stitch Project

By Clare Albans / 02 Jan 2021

This Sprinkles Hoop is the first design for The Happy Stitch Project and I really hope that you enjoy making it to practice the first two stitches, straight stitch and back stitch.

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