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Here at Stitchdoodles we are all about creativity.
Nicola started the company in 2019 after finding it difficult to find hand embroidery patterns that were exciting and a bit different from the usual. Wanting to combine her love of hand embroidery stitches, traditional sampler techniques as well as quilt designs(!) she decided to come up with something herself and it has evolved into an array of wonderful and colourful designs that will hopefully inspire and excite people to pick up a needle and get stitching.
With a stitching obsessed, thread loving, pug loving, and some might say slightly scatty person behind all the creativeness, Stitchdoodles enjoys offering unusual and unique designs to get you passionate about stitching.
Nicola happily admits that hand embroidery has quite literally been a blessing in her life. No matter how busy you are with family, work and everything else that comes your way – you can always find a moment of ‘happy stitching’.
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Alongside the designing, Nicola is passionate about teaching others how to stitch her patterns and regularly holds stitch a longs on the blog to offer a more indepth look at some patterns and for a community of stitchers to enjoy coming together and creating a design they can all be proud of.
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Spring Splendour Hand Embroidery Kit
Spring Splendour Hand Embroidery Kit Spring Splendour is the fourth pattern in the seasonal ‘Splendour’ series. The design captures the feeling of spring with the bright colours, beautiful flowers and wonderful animals including chicks, rabbits, birds and a gorgeous lamb.The variety of different hand embroidery stitches incorporated into the various elements allows you to create a modern sampler with a traditional feel.The kit comes with all the Highest Quality materials you will need to complete the pictured design (apart from embroidery scissors). Optional Extra: You can choose to add on a Nurge Hoop for stitching the design if required. If you would just like the Pre Printed Fabric, this can be purchased separately. The Design is approximately 7.5 x 7.5 inches. Premium Embroidery Kit All 21 Colours of DMC Floss in required quantities 15inch square Premium Cotton with design pre printed on 15 inch square Soft Calico Stabiliser fabric Hand Embroidery Needle - size 9 (Premium quality John James) Printed Pattern with step by step instructions and full colour photos. Premium Kit + Nurge Plastic Square Hoop Everything included as per the Premium Kit plus a No.4 sized Nurge Plastic Square Hoop (see photo) You can find out all about these fabulous hoops in the listing here...
Christmas Stocking Hand Embroidery Kit
Christmas Stocking Hand Embroidery Kit This is a beautiful traditional decoration with lots of wonderful motifs to stitch.This design is suitable for beginners as well as the more advanced stitcher to create a fun stitched piece to make your home look special during the Christmas period.The kit comes with all the Highest Quality materials you will need to complete the pictured design (apart from embroidery scissors). It does not include the materials for making the completed stitching into an actual stocking.Optional Extra: You can choose to add on a Nurge Hoop for stitching the design if required. The finished Design is approx 7.5 x 10 inches. What you will get: 9 colours of DMC Floss pre-wound on to cardboard bobbins - enough to complete the whole design. A 15 inch square Fabric Panel Pre Printed with the 'Christmas Stocking' hand embroidery Design. A 15 inch square of soft Calico stabiliser. Hand Embroidery Needle Size 9 (Premium John James) Printed Pattern with step by step instructions and full colour photos.
Christmas Stocking Hand Embroidery Pattern
Christmas Stocking Hand Embroidery Pattern This is a beautiful traditional decoration with lots of wonderful motifs to stitch.This design is suitable for beginners as well as the more advanced stitcher to create a fun stitched piece to make your home look special during the Christmas period.You also get the additional PDF for making your completed stitching into a stocking to hang up each year. What you will get: Embroidery PDF Pattern for the 'Christmas Stocking' with full colour photos and a step by step process. PDF pattern for 'how to sew a stocking tutorial'. Full Size Template of the Hand Embroidery Design. The Completed Design is approx 7.5 x 10 inches inches.
Twelve days of Christmas Embroidery Kit
Twelve Days of Christmas Hand Embroidery Kit The 12 days of Christmas hand embroidery design is a wonderful traditional pattern. Stitch all 12 days and have a wonderful decoration to display year after year. The kit comes with all the Highest Quality materials you will need to complete the design (apart from embroidery scissors).Optional Extra: You can choose to add on a Nurge Hoop for stitching the design if required. You can find out all about these fabulous hoops in the listing here. If you would just like the Pre Printed Fabric, or the PDF Pattern, these can be purchased separately. The design is approximately 8 x 10.5 inches. What you will get: Premium Embroidery Kit 15inch square Premium Cotton with design pre printed on 15 inch square Soft Calico Stabiliser fabric All required Colours of DMC Floss in correct quantities Hand Embroidery Needle - size 9 (Premium quality John James) Printed Pattern with step by step instructions and full colour photos Premium Kit + Nurge Plastic Square Hoop Everything included as per the Premium Kit plus a No.4 sized Nurge Plastic Square Hoop.
Twelve days of Christmas PDF pattern
Twelve Days of Christmas The 12 days of Christmas hand embroidery design is a wonderful traditional pattern. Stitch all 12 days and have a wonderful decoration to display year after year.Finished Size approx 8 x 10.5 inchesWhat you will get: Embroidery PDF Pattern for the '12 days of Christmas' hand embroidery design with full colour photos and a step by step process. Full Size Template of the Hand Embroidery Design. The Pattern is a PDF which once purchased will be available for you to download instantly.You will need a PDF reader to be able to view the attached file. You can download a free reader for your computer here.
Beautiful Hard Enamel Needle Minder: Santa's Christmas Sleigh
Beautiful Santa's Christmas Sleigh Hard Enamel Needle Minder Exclusive design by Stitchdoodles to complement any of our Christmas Hand Embroidery Patterns and kits. These have been created from the original stitched piece Night Before Christmas.Santa's Sleigh needle minder measures 4cm in width and comes with a very strong magnet so the perfect stitch companion so you never lose your needle again.Needleminders are a perfect gift for yourself or a friend and are perfect for all stitching crafts.Please note: Due to the strength of the magnetic components they should not be stored in close proximity to medical devices such as pace makers or vagal nerve stimulators and keep out of reach of children.
Christmas Advent Tree Hand Embroidery Kit
Christmas Tree Advent Calendar Hand Embroidery Kit This is the fantastic Advent Calendar design we stitched for Christmas 2022 and it is now available as a full kit so everyone can stitch a beauitful tree filled with folk decorations. This design is suitable for beginners as well as the more advanced stitcher to create a fun stitched piece to make your home look special during the Christmas period.You could also stitch the individual items on tree decorations, jumpers, napkins to name a few - make Christmas extra special with a personal touch.The kit comes with all the Highest Quality materials you will need to complete the pictured design (apart from embroidery scissors).Optional Extra: You can choose to add on a Nurge Hoop for stitching the design if required. The finished Design is approx 7.5 x 10 inches. What you will get: 7 colours of DMC Floss pre-wound on to cardboard bobbins - enough to complete the whole design. A 15 inch square Fabric Panel Pre Printed with the 'Christmas Folk Tree Advent Calendar' hand embroidery Design. A 15 inch square of soft Calico stabiliser. Hand Embroidery Needle Size 9 (Premium John James) Printed Pattern with step by step instructions and full colour photos.
Christmas Advent Calendar Hand Embroidery Kit
Christmas Advent Calendar Hand Embroidery Kit. This Christmas Advent Calendar Hand Embroidery Kit design is suitable for beginners as well as the more advanced stitcher to create a fun stitched piece to make your home look special during the Christmas period. Count down your way to Christmas by stitching a motif a day in the run up to the big day.You could also stitch the individual items on tree decorations, jumpers, napkins to name a few - make Christmas extra special with a personal touch. The Kit comes with all the Highest Quality materials you will need to complete the pictured design (apart from embroidery scissors). The finished design is approximately 7 3/4 inches square. Optional Extra: You can choose to add on a Nurge Hoop for stitching the design if required. Embroidery Kit All 8 Colours of DMC Floss in required quantities 15inch square Premium Cotton with design pre printed on 15 inch square Soft Calico Stabiliser fabric Hand Embroidery Needle - size 7 & 9 (Premium quality John James) Printed Pattern with step by step instructions and full colour photos. Embroidery Kit + Nurge Plastic Square Hoop Everything included as per the Premium Kit plus a No.4 sized Nurge Plastic Square Hoop (see photo).
Night Before Christmas Hand Embroidery Kit
Night Before Christmas Hand Embroidery Kit Night Before Christmas is inspired by the poem by Clement Clarke Moore ‘A Visit from St Nicholas’. It has been created to capture the magical time on Christmas night when all is ready and everyone is tucked up nice and quiet waiting for that special someone to come along and sprinkle some joy.The Night Before Christmas Hand Embroidery Kit Pattern is suitable for advanced beginners onwards and has featured as a stitch a long on the blog and you can still benefit from all the tutorials and stitch the pattern yourself, even though the SAL has ended.The kit comes with all the Highest Quality materials you will need to complete the pictured design (apart from embroidery scissors). The Night Before Christmas Hand Embroidery Kit Design is approximately 8 x 10 inches. Optional Extra: You can choose to add on a Nurge Hoop for stitching the design if required. You can find out all about these fabulous hoops in the listing here. If you would just like the Pre Printed Fabric, or the PDF Pattern, these can be purchased separately. Premium Embroidery Kit All 22 Colours of DMC Floss in required quantities 15inch square Premium Cotton with design pre printed on 15 inch square Soft Calico Stabiliser fabric Hand Embroidery Needle - size 9 (Premium quality John James) Printed Pattern with 12 pages of step by step instructions and full colour photos. Premium Kit + Nurge Plastic Square Hoop Everything included as per the Premium Kit plus a No.4 sized Nurge Plastic Square Hoop (see photo)