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I’ve mentioned before that each Christmas I make tree decorations for my husband’s staff and my daughters’ teachers and tutors. I’ve been plugging away at them and have now finished the embroidery of 17 of them. I think that I have only one or two more to do. What I have found interesting about this […] A little story for the day. When we were in Ethiopia I had six No 24 tapestry needles with me. I did have a number of other needles, but that was the size I was using for the project I was working on. I was terrified that I was going to break or lose them. […] I think I’ve mentioned once or twice on here and on the Vetty Creations Facebook page that I’ve been working on stitching some butterflies for a magazine project. Its been a delightfully restful project that has been something that I have picked up from time to time when I’ve a spare minute. The other day […] Before I finished school I considered a number of career ideas. One was as a graphic designer, specifically as a book designer, which is what I did end up doing. Another was in medical research. I thought that this would be interesting and rather noble. At some point it got crossed off my list, because […] Yesterday I spent the day working on diagrams for a blackwork project for a magazine. Its not one of my designs though – I’m just the technical illustrator. I found myself full of admiration for people who design blackwork filling patterns. Working out the stitching order of the double running stitch (also known as Holbein […] You’ve probably heard of the amazing jacket – Faith – that was made over the last few years as a reproduction in the style of the beautiful Margaret Laton jacket. I really enjoyed following the progress of the project over time. Trish Nguyen, who was the coordinator for the project is now leading The Jacket […] Sometimes it is necessary to figure out what the thread count of a fabric is, as you may not know what the thread count for the fabric is, or you may not trust the reported thread count. Thread count is the number of threads per inch, and could differ between the warp (down the length […] For my new book, I’ll be working with 38 count linen. This means that the linen has 38 threads per inch, in both directions of the fabric – warp (down the length of the fabric) and weft (across the width of the fabric). 38 count linen is also known as Linen 20 or 20L linen […] If you visited the Vetty Creations Facebook page yesterday, you will know that I was planning to stitch some butterflies. Did it happen? No. Unfortunately I ran out of time. With it being holidays, my focus at the moment is more on my kids than it normally is when they are at school. They have […] There’s a new blog that’s been set up about needlework and copyright. Go and have a read, it is interesting and worthwhile. My only issue with the site is that it does not identify who is behind it. I think if we had some idea of who, that would make me feel like it had […] |
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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