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The two books are making progress together. For “Sardinian Knotted Embroidery: Whitework from Teulada” I have been continuing to work on promotional material, and for the new mysterious book I have been continuing to embroider, research and think through ideas. I personally like the idea of wearing hand embroidered clothing. It is embroidery that gets […] The last of my family members returns to school today for the new school year, so the house will be quiet again. Apart from spending a lot of time with the family, particularly dressmaking with The Reader, I’ve been working solidly on embroidery for the book during the school holidays. I’ve written an article for […] I think my sewing machine has died. My lovely mechanical Bernina bought when I was about 15 and doing Textiles and Design at school. It’s a bit sad. It has lasted me nearly 25 years, but I don’t think it’s under warranty any more. 😉 Yesterday morning I realised that my daughter and I were […] We are about to start summer school holidays here. For us, Christmas is not only the end of the year, but also the end of the school year. This means that public schools get at least six weeks holiday over the summer, and private schools often get a little more. Our girls go to public […] I thought you might like to know that I have finally completed the embroidery on my tablecloth! YAY! I still have the hem to do, which will be properly (and laboriously) hemstitched, so that will be a few more months work probably. I have also been making scrunchies (hair tie thingys) for a gym fundraiser. […] I finished my jacket last Sunday, and last night my husband provided the opportunity to wear it. We went to see the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra at the Sydney Opera House, which was absolutely fabulous! Ok, I know, I know. You don’t really care about the concert. You just want to see the jacket… I’m […] On Sunday I finished off my red and gold jacket. I’m so very pleased with it, and am looking forward to showing you photos when I have some of me in it! However, I’ve given you a sneak peak of the buttons at the waist. Because it had taken up a lot of my time […] I’ve hit a conundrum with my jacket. I think I’ve decided how I want the fastenings to look (mostly). But I’ve still got to figure out how to make it work. I’m thinking of a group of three rouleau loops and self-cover buttons at the top of the lap, repeated at the waist. (Yes, that […] I’ve done heaps on my jacket over the weekend, and I have put heaps of thought into the fastening quandry. First I put the front and back bodice pieces together and the front and back neck facings. I was very happy with the way the fabric patterning matched up across the panels. Using safety pins, […] For the CIAM patternmaking course that I have been taking over the last year, one of the requirements is to make a fully lined jacket, drafted from your own pattern (of course!) A few weeks ago I finally came up with a sketch of what I wanted to make, having been mulling it over for […] |
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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