Into Craft blog featured a profile of me and my new book “Sardinian Knotted Embroidery” last week. You can read it here. At the time of writing this, there was also a very lovely comment at the bottom of the article, from a happy customer. (I’m not expecting that her comment will disappear, rather that by the time you read the article, there may be more comments!)
I spent the weekend working on finishing The Gymnast’s outfit for Multicultural Day at school today. She’s finally outgrown the Ethiopian clothes we bought about 4 years ago when we were living in Ethiopia! She and I also made some biscuits for her to take to share with the class today for Multicultural Day.
The Reader and I went to our pattern drafting class on Saturday. I finally finished working my way through the book, so for me, the class is officially over unless I want to continue on to book 2. It will fit better with our family for us not to move on to book 2. However, The Reader still has a bit to go, so I’ll continue with the classes for a little longer, just drafting some things that I want to draft. I’d like to include another garment in the next book, but it requires a lot of problem solving to make the embroidery fit the different sizes that I’ll need to include.
I’ve also been working on a new embroidery for the next book since late last week. I’ve enjoyed it very much, trying out several new stitches or variations of stitches I’ve done before. It’s only a small project this time, so I will hopefully have the embroidery finished in the next few days.
What are you working on currently?
White Threads is the blog of Yvette Stanton, the author, designer, publisher behind Vetty Creations' quality needlework books and embroidery products.
Just practising stitches at prezent Might make them up into gift tags
Oh Yvette, I have only just found you through a quilting friend. She notified me that you had put out a lefthanded embroiders book and it has just arrived in the mail. A big big thankyou. I just love it. For the past year and a bit, I started a little blog page myself to improve my lefthanded embroidery stitches for myself and share stitches with other lefties. I have been using right handed embroidery instructions and mirror imaging them, which hasn’t been easy. I have been slowly working my way through the alphabet and am up to T. Not far to go now. I would just like to ask your permission to give a big shout out to your book on my blog. I will not try and copy your stitches from your new book, but just plod along the way I have been going til I get to W. But thank you once again for this wonderful book. Xxxx Vicki
Hi Vicki, it’s great to hear from you. Of COURSE you can mention my book on your blog! Go right ahead! LOL! 😀 Thanks for asking. I hope you have many hours/days/weeks/months/years of enjoyment from the book. With it, you’ll find that mirror-imaging is NOT always the way to go. Have fun, and if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask. Best wishes, Yvette
Thank you Yvette. I have just posted a new stitch on the blog this week. Later this week I will definately feature your book and also put it in my fave sewing book recommendations 🙂
Thanks Vicki! 🙂