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Ok, that’s not to say that life in Addis wasn’t life. But this seems so much more the daily grind! We have a family wedding to go to in a few weeks time. Both the dresses that I have that would be suitable, I can’t remember whether I wore either of them to the last […] Still thinking about needlework books (actually, come to think of it, when do I ever stop?!). Since my post the other day about favourite needlework books, I’ve got some of you thinking about the embroidery books you can’t do without. What about the books that you have to do without because they haven’t been […] The other day I received an interesting question in one of the comments on bullion stitch: thread twist and wrapping direction. It was from Michael of the delightfully named http://www.wormspit.com. He wrote: I’ve been working with silk and making various kinds of thread for different purposes. So far, most of my threads have been first-twisted […] Today’s look at bullion stitch is the third in the series. The first one was on tips for working better bullion stitch, the second was about thread twist and wrapping direction. Today we will be looking at whether to use a hoop/frame or not. Some people say that you must never use a hoop or […] Okay, today we are going to look at one of the most controversial aspects of bullion stitch (what – you didn’t know there were controversial aspects?!). Thread twist and wrapping direction are completely intertwined. (So sorry, didn’t mean for that to be a pun…) Let’s look at thread twist first. There are two types of […] Thanks to all who have replied to my questions about bullions. I have scattered these questions all over the internet, and from everyone’s responses have put together a collection of great tips. Because I am stuck here in Ethiopia with my little netbook, I can’t give you any diagrams for working bullions, but I have […] If you were learning silk shading embroidery, one would assume that you would use silk thread to stitch with, right? If you went off to a class to learn this, and completely ignored the requirements list and brought a supply of crewel wool instead, do you think you would get the right effect? You […] This is the view out our back window, overlooking our local neighbourhood here in Addis Ababa. You can see the difference between the multistorey buildings in the background, and the corrugated iron structures in the foreground, both of which are housing. At various times of the day, the air becomes filled with plumes of cooking-fire […] I am interested in hearing about the problems that people have with bullion stitch – if any! What goes wrong for you? What bugs you about your bullions? Did you ever have an “a-ha!” moment where you solved something that you had been doing wrong?- what was it that you had been doing wrong, and […] I did a whole sample with my new straight bar method (see previous post), and while I like it, I don’t like it as much as I expected to. Sure, the bars look lovely and straight and perfect, but they seem to have lost a lot of their charm. The style of embroidery that 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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