Italian needlework blog

Today I am going to direct you to the blog of a friend of mine. I’ve mentioned “Jeanine in Canada” as she is known, before, but her blog is so excellent that it is definitely worth mentioning again!

Jeanine’s blog is called Italian Needlework, and that’s exactly what it covers. Jeanine writes her blog because she is so enamoured with Italy and the needlework they do there, that she wants to share it with others.

Jeanine writes on the many different types of embroidery and needlelace that are done in Italy, many of which are whitework (which is why I enjoy Jeanine’s blog so much!). Because Jeanine speaks Italian fluently, she has great working relationships with many Italian embroiderers, who are often so very pleased to answer her many questions and help her in her understanding of their precious regional styles of embroidery. This gives her writing a real authenticity.

Jeanine’s blog is worth exploring just to see what you can find there. You could start with the most recent blog posts and read backwards. Or you could use the menus down the side of the blog and choose an area of interest. She also has many links to the Italian embroidery blogs she reads. (Even if you don’t read Italian you can use Google Translate or something similar to translate the pages for you.) If have an interest in a particular style of Italian needlework, search for it on Jeanine’s blog and it is highly likely that she will have written about it.

So if you’ve never been to visit Jeanine in Canada, I suggest you do it today.
http://italian-needlework.blogspot.com.au/