Well, it’s school holidays here again, several weeks after it really felt like it should have been holidays (Easter time). This term feels like it went extremely quickly for me, but that’s probably because I’ve been away teaching so much (too much!).
These holidays I will be doing a lot of sewing (dressmaking) with The Reader. She has some things she wants to make, and we have homework to catch up on for our patternmaking course. I also have some more luggage bags to make for our trip later in the year. I “test drove” the bag I have already made when I went to Ballarat last week, and it worked well.
I’ve finished making two new leotards for The Gymnast for the upcoming winter season. One is a complete surprise, and the other we designed together. I think she will like them when she receives them as a gift from me and my husband soon.
My wonderful husband has been plugging away with the data entry for my stitch dictionary app. I find the whole project very soul destroying (it is SO not creative!) so he is giving me a hand with it. 🙂 I also have a new project in the wings for Inspirations magazine, that I need to get done. And I’m trying to get a little bit done on my finishing techniques book every day.
So there’s lots happening here, but I’m sure it will all go a bit slower over the next few weeks, as the kids are home from school.
White Threads is the blog of Yvette Stanton, the author, designer, publisher behind Vetty Creations' quality needlework books and embroidery products.
Yvette, are you familiar with Lefkara embroidery? It looks to be similar to Hardanger from what I can tell. Have you ever tried or taught this style? I was heartbroken when I read that it appears to be dying out with the older generation.
Hi Eileen, yes I am familiar with Lefkara lace. It is simply beautiful! I’ve never tried it as I understand that when they do their equivalent of kloster blocks, they cut the threads first, then overcast them. That scares me silly! 🙂 Maybe one day…