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Well, that title has really Dickensian overtones, doesn’t it?! About a week ago I posted about an idea I was having for adapting my Christmas decoration into a tetrahedron or triangular pyramid shape. I was reliably informed by several commenters that this shape is now referred to as a humbug, due to the resemblance to […] I decided that despite having a few projects that are just a little bit pressing, yesterday I needed ME time. I needed to feel like I was making progress on MY projects for my book on Portuguese whitework. And so after racing off in the morning to the toy sale at a local department store […] Firstly, today I want to say a heartfelt thank you to those lovely people who emailed me yesterday or posted a comment to encourage me. I really appreciate the time you took to write to me explaining why what I do has made a difference to your life. It does put things into perspective. Yesterday […] I’ve nearly finished preparing my paperwork for my tax and am feeling very down. I’ve found that in that financial year I did a lot of work for very little monetary return. I remember many years ago being on a stand for one of the Australian magazines at a craft show. The daughter of the […] As of Friday afternoon I am an auntie again! The baby is a girl and all are doing well. Mum told me last night that when the baby’s sister (3 years old) was told, she put her hands up near her face, shook all over and said, “She’s come out!!” Such happiness! The baby is […] I’m having an idea. A few years ago, I did a Christmas ornament (pattern available for purchase here) that was a triangular pyramid, or tetrahedron, which you can see in the photo. It was made of a strip that was twice as long as it was wide, or so I recall. I was thinking […] In the next little while I have a few more projects – not for my book, unfortunately – that I need to get done. I have another piece of clothing that I need to embellish for Embellish magazine. Its a light and floaty fabric, which to me just says “shadow work please”. So I might […] The other day I received an email from fellow needlework designer, Jennifer Forest, and author asking if I knew of any Australian or New Zealander model stitchers. Unfortunately I don’t. I know that in the US, there are GhostStitchers, who seem very organised and highly professional. However, with us being here in Australia, sending stuff […] Tonight we were reading back through the notebooks we wrote in when our kids were very little; the silly things they said and did, and their latest achievements. We were actually trying to find out when they crawled and walked, for a medical questionnaire. Do you think we recorded that anywhere? Nope! One of the […] Yesterday I was considering doing some embroidery in red thread. It was Presencia brand perle, which I have not used before. So before I even put it anywhere near the white fabric I was going to use, I wanted to test its colourfastness (or “colorfastness” for those who prefer to spell it that way!) I […] |
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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