I spent parts of the weekend doing some new stitching. It is a style I am exploring as a possible book subject. I am loving every minute of working it! Of course, I am not going to tell you what it is any time soon (I’ll be keeping that particular cat in the bag for […]
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As you will know from reading my recent post about having itchy feet, I’m wanting to learn a new-to-me style of historical embroidery for the purposes of writing a new book. So how do I decide which one to pursue? For me, the process often starts with going to my local embroiderers’ guild and trawling […] I’m getting itchy feet again. I want to go somewhere and learn about a new-to-me style of historical whitework. And this time, I think I want to look at Eastern Europe – the Baltic states, the Balkans and all the countries in between. With so many different regional styles of costume, there just HAS to […] I know this is going overboard, but this is my second post for the day! I’m working on class proposals for a needlework conference. Would you be interested in taking a class on finishing techniques? Would you like to learn techniques to help you finish your small needlework ornaments and articles perfectly, neatly and exactly? […] I started work yesterday on a new Elizabethan embroidery, which I had designed while holed up in the house on Tuesday. The project is for a class proposal. My first step was to go a few suburbs to the local embroidery shop which stocks Au Ver a Soie threads. I arrived and found the […] Here in Australia it is summer. Probably many of you are very cold in the northern hemisphere, but down here, we are not! Much of the eastern part of Australia is currently experiencing heatwaves, with temperatures regularly over 40 degrees Celcius. There are large and devastating fires in Tasmania, due to the heat in conjunction […] Every now and again I post about Mountmellick threads. When people are wanting to try Mountmellick embroidery, they often come to me for supplies. You wouldn’t think that would be so strange, seeing I’ve written a book on the subject. However, I’m not sure that’s what draws them to my website. Sometimes, I think it […] After posting details of my new pattern yesterday, I received an email from one of my lovely readers asking if I would consider supplying my patterns digitally as PDFs. My heart sank. Believe me, it would be so much easier if I could offer patterns digitally – fewer trees used to print on, faster delivery, […] On Saturday I taught Portuguese Whitework at the NSW Embroiderers’ Guild. I had a lovely day with a lovely group of women. They were very accomplished stitchers and produced great results. Personally, I was extremely pleased that after a week where my health had been up and down and all over the place, I had […] Yesterday I received a sad and heartfelt email from an embroiderer. I could feel her pain as I read her email: I just completed a small embroidery and the red thread bled. Oh dear. I was looking on the net for advice and came across your blog entry about testing a red thread. My question […] |
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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