Marion Scoular, Hardanger embroidery author and teacher, graduate of the Royal School of Needlework, and City and Guilds Silver Medallist, said this of Hardanger Filling Stitchesby Yvette Stanton:
“I cannot imagine the time Yvette must have spent on this encyclopaedia andthe stitched models. It boggles my mind.
Not only does she provide explicit diagrams on “how to”,she also shares “the wrong way”, thus clarifying the technique. Further help is in the actual photos.
There are so many unfamiliar (to me!) motifs which I am eager to try.
Thank you, Yvette, for sharing your incredible knowledge.I wish you GREAT success.”
Thank you, Marion!
White Threads is the blog of Yvette Stanton, the author, designer, publisher behind Vetty Creations' quality needlework books and embroidery products.
Goodness, how I wish more How To books included How Not To!!
When I read that Marion said that was in my books, I thought to myself, “I didn’t realise that was even in there!” But on further thought, yes, I guess it is there! Particularly for the things that I feel that people often get wrong or are often taught wrong by others. (And my definition of “wrong”, here, is when the appearance is significantly different from how the stitch was traditionally done.)
That makes sense: extending and varying the technique is all very well, but it needs to be possible for people to know what is the traditional way and what are the variations, so they can choose knowing what they are choosing between!