A few years ago Yvette travelled to Norway to research her book “Early-Style Hardanger”. She was there for Norwegian Constitution Day (Syttende Mai or 17th May, so coming up very soon!) when people parade through the towns in their bunads, or traditional dress. She saw many beautiful examples of embroidered regional costume that day, including […]
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In this episode of White Threads Floss Tube, Yvette Stanton talks about Mountmellick embroidery. She shows her Dogrose and Honeysuckle Mountmellick Doily, and her Mountmellick Pomegranate Biscornu. Buttonhole stitch is a common stitch used in Mountmellick embroidery, and she explores the different ways it is used on these two projects. Following on from the […] Following on from White Threads FlossTube 17, quite a few people asked for more discussion of thread twist. So here it is: demonstrations of stem stitch/outline stitch and whipped back stitch and the difference that thread twist makes to them. If you’re reading this in an email, you can find the video here: https://youtu.be/FUAEannF2m8 […] Today’s White Threads FlossTube video has an explanation of thread twist, and how it relates to the teaching of left-handed students when right-handed teachers say “sit opposite me and mirror what I do”. Even if you’re not a teacher of embroidery (and maybe you are more than you realise), there is lots of interesting stuff […] In this episode of White Threads FlossTube, Yvette demonstrates how to work an eyelet with a large hole, and the BEST way to finish an eyelet. She shows you the embroidered item she’s wearing for the day. For further reference, there are written step-by-step instructions for counted thread eyelets in Yvette’s book “Early-Style Hardanger” and […] For this episode’s piece of embroidered clothing, Yvette is wearing her shirt from “Smøyg: Pattern Darning from Norway” which has pattern darning on the collar. She shows how a whitework Hardanger design can be re-interpreted in colour, and makes mention of the book she’s working on at the moment. If you’re reading this in […] This is the episode many of you have been waiting for, where I talk about Sardinian knotted embroidery! I show the embroidery that I designed for the cover of my book “Sardinian Knotted Embroidery”, and also a little ribbon embroidery brooch that I made for my great aunt, when I was probably a teenager or […] There has been great interest round here recently in Yvette’s “Jardin de Fleurs” sampler cushions, so in this episode she tells you the story behind them. She also shows the embroidered item she’s wearing, another embroidered pendant. If you’re reading this in an email, you can view the video at https://youtu.be/UwRdhtI1S7Q Episode notes: Hvitsøm […] Since I started doing my White Threads FlossTube videos a few weeks ago, I’ve had a lot of lovely encouragement from people letting me know how much they’re enjoying them and learning from them. It is so good to hear this, so thank you to all who have encouraged me in this way. When you […] Yvette’s whitework sampler cube is the latest project she showcases in this episode of White Threads FlossTube. She also explains how to find the things mentioned in her videos on the Vetty Creations website, and shows you her promised coronavirus jumper replete with embroidery. If you are reading this in an email, you can […] |
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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