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March 08, 2022

New trends in Crafting - CHSI Stitches 2022

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New trends in Crafting - CHSI Stitches 2022

Craft trends for 2022 from the CHSI stitches show including sustainable craft products

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November 10, 2021

The Creative Craft Show November 2021

November 10, 2021/ Sum of their Stories
The Creative Craft Show November 2021

My visit to the Creative Craft Show at the NEC Birmingham in November 2021

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February 20, 2020

CHSI Stitches Trade Show 2020

February 20, 2020/ Sum of their Stories
CHSI Stitches Trade Show 2020

My highlights of the CHSI Stitches Show 2020

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November 06, 2019

The Creative Craft Show Nov 2019

November 06, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
The Creative Craft Show Nov 2019

My highlights from the Creative Craft Show at the NEC Birmingham in November 2019

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June 29, 2019

My Highlights of The Creative Craft Show June 2019

June 29, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
My Highlights of The Creative Craft Show June 2019

My highlights of the Creative Craft Show at the NEC Birmingham.

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March 20, 2019

The Creative Show March 2019

March 20, 2019/ Sum of their Stories
The Creative Show March 2019

Highlights from the Creative Craft, Fashion and Embroidery and Sewing for Pleasure Shows at the NEC Birmingham in March 2019

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November 05, 2018

The Creative Craft Show Nov 2018

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The Creative Craft Show Nov 2018

My highlights from the Creative Craft Show and Cake International, held at the NEC Birmingham in November 2018

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July 13, 2018

The Creative Craft Show

July 13, 2018/ Sum of their Stories
The Creative Craft Show

My highlights from the Creative Craft Show July 2018

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March 21, 2018

The Creative Craft Show March 2018

March 21, 2018/ Sum of their Stories
The Creative Craft Show March 2018

A photo heavy summary of my visit to the Creative Show last week. 

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February 22, 2018

CHSI Stitches Trade Show 2018

February 22, 2018/ Sum of their Stories
CHSI Stitches Trade Show 2018

My highlights from the CHSI stitches trade show at the NEC Birmingham on Monday 

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October 25, 2017

Cake International and Stitching, Sewing & Hobbycrafts Upcoming Shows

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Cake International and Stitching, Sewing & Hobbycrafts Upcoming Shows

Something for the UK peeps today - Cake International, the Stitching, Sewing and Hobbycrafts show and Simple Christmas are coming to the NEC Birmingham soon.

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July 03, 2017

Stitching Sewing and Hobbycrafts Show 2017

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Stitching Sewing and Hobbycrafts Show 2017

Here's a little round up of my favourite bits of this years Stitching, Sewing and Hobbycrafts Show at the NEC Birmingham.

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February 22, 2017

CHSI Stitches 2017

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CHSI Stitches 2017

On Monday I went along to the bloggers brunch at the CHSI stitches show at the NEC in Birmingham. Here's a very photo heavy post on all the lovely things I saw.

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March 26, 2016

Simple Embroidered Tote Bag

March 26, 2016/ Sum of their Stories
Simple Embroidered Tote Bag

You don't need to know any fancy embroidery stitches to give a bag a new look. Here I've taken a pre made bag and just added some running stitches to give it a 'boro' ish look.

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March 22, 2016

NEC Craft Shows March 2016

March 22, 2016/ Sum of their Stories
NEC Craft Shows March 2016

I had a lovely day out last weekend at the NEC Birmingham visiting the Hobby Crafts, Sewing for Pleasure, Fashion & Embroidery and Cake International shows.

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