I’ve been steadily working on my next Portuguese embroidery for the book, and I know I say this all the time, but I am just loving it! It is one of the prettiest styles of embroidery that I have ever seen. It is just so appealing!
Everyone that I show the embroideries to, comments on how pretty it is. There is something about the combination of drawn thread work and bullions that works so very well.
I’ll be teaching this style of embroidery at All Threads Embroidery in Brisbane next Friday, and its not too late to join the class. Just contact All Threads. I will be taking my other examples of the embroidery with me to inspire further, and I’ll have lots of photos of the Portuguese town where it originates, from my trip to Portugal a few years back, to give context. We’ll have a great time, with me in my unending enthusiasm for the style!
White Threads is the blog of Yvette Stanton, the author, designer, publisher behind Vetty Creations' quality needlework books and embroidery products.
This looks so beautiful Yvette. I’m drooling here, the openwork, the bullions, everything you could want in a piece of stitching……..LOL……… Can’t wait for the book to be released.
BTW, have a wonderful day at All Threads, wish I could make it [small hitch, 350kms+!!]. Cheers.
Glad you like it! Yes, perhaps its a little too far for you to make it. 🙂
I’m with you Linda …… drooling furiously 🙂
Just what is it about bullion knots that look so appealing?
I am deeply envious of all the ‘stitchy’ things that go on in Australia. Although I’d love to join, I also have a distance problem, being in the UK 🙁
However, your students are in for a treat 🙂
It does look delightful, and I’m sure I’d get the hang of the bullions eventually..
With that many bullions to practice on, I’m sure you would! 🙂