Some people go on a book tour when they release a new book. I’ve never done this, but I thought I could instead take you on a tour of some of my books. I know that some of you have been along for the ride since the beginning but some of you are newer to my books and may not be aware of particularly some of the earlier ones. You are all most welcome to join me on my book tour!
Our previous stop on the book tour was Elegant Hardanger Embroidery. Today we will take a little detour into France to look at some French translations of Yvette’s books: Portuguese Whitework which became “La Broderie Blanche Portugaise” and Sardinian Knotted Embroidery, which became “La Broderie Sarde À Points Noués”.
These two books have been published in French by leading French craft book publisher Les Éditions de Saxe in their Broderie Créative range.
You may remember at about this time last year, I visited the big craft show in Paris, “Aiguille en fête”. While in Paris, I also met with the publisher at Editions de Saxe, and these two books have been the result of that. I really like what they’ve done with them – while a very different look than my versions, they look great! I really hope that these go well for them, and they can translate others of my books, particularly the stitch dictionaries.
La Broderie Sarde À Points Noués – Sardinian Knotted Embroidery
“La Broderie Sarde À Points Noués” has all the same step-by-step instructions and projects as in the original “Sardinian Knotted Embroidery”. This time they’re in French though, which is a real boon for French stitchers.
La Broderie Blanche Portugaise – Portuguese Whitework
“La Broderie Blanche Portugaise” also has all the same step-by-step instructions and projects as in the original “Portuguese Whitework”, this time in French.
If you’re a French speaker or even just a Francophile and are interested in these books, they can be obtained from Editions de Saxe or your favourite French needlework retailer. In addition, I have a few copies that you can contact me about, if you’re interested.
White Threads is the blog of Yvette Stanton, the author, designer, publisher behind Vetty Creations' quality needlework books and embroidery products.
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