I can’t hold myself back. I’ve already started work on my next book. 🙂 I’ve done lots of planning, some research (over many years), and even some stitching. Let’s be clear here though, this is a book that I have now started three times, including this start. Each time the book idea changes just a little bit.
Yesterday I was sitting in traffic doing the very regular drive to gymnastics to pick up The Gymnast. And suddenly, while waiting at traffic lights, an idea popped into my head for a project. Just like that! I think that some of the pieces that I’d seen earlier in the day while looking at online museum exhibits had finished percolating in my brain, and the idea just popped out! I do love it when that happens!
It is always difficult coming up with a good range of projects to make. I could just make a million table runners, but if you’re not interested in making table runners it will make you less interested in my book. So when this idea popped out yesterday, it was rather lovely!
We briefly toyed with the idea of a research trip for this book, but unfortunately there is just NO WAY that we can afford it, unless I win the lottery – which I don’t enter – so that’s not going to happen! We spent a lovely two days dreaming up where we could go, but it’s just not to be. It is a pity because I would have enjoyed sharing the photos with you, in the same way that I’ve been enjoying telling you about Sardinia and sharing photos from that trip.
In terms of research, there are some things that are better seen with your own eyes. Seeing embroidery in the flesh is always different than seeing museum catalogue photos, or low res images on Pinterest, or even good quality ones in books. It just isn’t the same. The photographer is not necessarily focusing on the things I want to see and know about.
I will just have to hope that I can find some very helpful museum staff and other experts who are willing to answer my questions from afar, and be my eyes.
It is lovely to have a book to work on again. No, I’m not telling you what it is yet. It is WAY too early in the process for that!
White Threads is the blog of Yvette Stanton, the author, designer, publisher behind Vetty Creations' quality needlework books and embroidery products.
No fair : )
You’re amazing Yvette! <3
Even if you’ve already started it several times, I’m sure you will finish it this time!