I saw this video yesterday, about making thread at DMC.
If you’re reading this in an email, you can find the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M7CtTwGo2o
I don’t know if I’ve mentioned this before, but ever since I have learned of it, I have been pleased to know that I am related to DMC – the thread company. DMC (Dollfus, Mieg and Company) was founded in the 1700s by Jean-Henri Dollfus, in Mulhouse in France.
It just so happens that some of my ancestors (Weiss) also lived in Mulhouse (one was the mayor at one stage), and were associated with both the Dollfus and Mieg families, with the families intermarrying.
That means that I, an embroiderer and embroidery designer, am related to DMC. That makes me very happy as it seems very apt.
Are you related to any embroidery “royalty”? Can you top my story for embroidery aptness?
White Threads is the blog of Yvette Stanton, the author, designer, publisher behind Vetty Creations' quality needlework books and embroidery products.
What a delightful thing to discover! How beautiful to find out that your passion and talent are part of many generations of embroidery history.
What a lovely story! Can’t really top that :). However, my paternal grandma and my maternal grandpa were both awesome embroiderers. Especially the fact that my grandpa made do after the war with anything thread and fabric-wise he could lay his hands on. Unfortunately, nothing survives as it was all used up. I still do have some pieces by my grandma. All crossstitch as that was the last form of embroidery she could still manage with poor eyesight and a stroke. Pretty good examples of embroiderers I think!