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I received a lovely email on the weekend from Deborah, to check if I was ok, as she noticed I hadn’t posted in a while. (Thank you, Deborah, for your kindness.) I am still unwell and was finding that posting (coming up with things to say and saying them in full sentences without bits […] For many years I have been advocating that we stitchers and makers should put forward the names of those within our communities for “Big Recognition”. In Australia, we have two days of the year where Australians are awarded honours: today (26th January) there are the Australia Day Honours, and there are also the King’s Birthday […] Narrabri group (The Embroiderers’ Guild NSW), smøyg class, 2021 Today I thought we would celebrate embroiderers’ guilds. I’ve been a member of the Embroiderers’ Guild of NSW for many years now. I have taught for them and many other guilds, in Australia and internationally. Guilds are wonderful places for learning as there are […] The incredible range at All Threads Embroidery in Brisbane, Australia People across the web are asking “Where can I get your book?” Often someone suggests the large purveyor of books starting with A. Yes, you can probably get it there. HOWEVER, from my soap box: where you can, please support small businesses. If […] Luce Ben Aben School of Arab Embroidery, Algeria In the interests of evenhandedness, following my post the other day about being self-taught, today I thought I would ask people who have undertaken formal study at a needlework school to tell us what it was like, and what they loved or did not love […] Studying smøyg in a museum in Norway In response to my recent post about learning wherever knowledge is to be found, Robyn replied on Facebook: So many are focused on credentials. We fail to acknowledge the wealth of knowledge that our parents and grandparents have that they pass on to our very lucky […] These photos are the work of my friend Cathinka, who is known online as Hardangerrebel. (You can find her on Instagram and Facebook under that name.) She’s been experimenting a lot with Hardanger – particularly lately – pushing the boundaries. Her moniker is quite apt! I have her permission to post these photos and […] Me (third from left) meeting with and learning from some Norwegian stitchers at Husfliden in Skien, Norway, 2016. Many years ago, I considered training at the Royal School of Needlework. In the end, my life took a different path. With the passing of time and the benefit of hindsight, I am so very […] I saw this posted on Facebook today. It is apparently from Pilot Pen UK marketing, regarding Frixion pens and needlework. I have tried to find the source of this image, but cannot. I therefore cannot guarantee it is legitimate, but it certainly highlights some real concerns for me. I have always been extremely wary […] In a very similar vein to my recent post about my Portuguese Whitework sampler (square mat, always catches eyes!), today I thought you might enjoy the Square Mat from my book Sardinian Knotted Embroidery. Sardinian knotted embroidery is known as Punt ’e Nù, and comes from the town of Teulada in Sardinia. (That’s Sardinia, […] |
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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