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Well, after a long process that proceeded quite well but slowly, I completed the Hardanger lampshade for the book. I photographed it in my daughter’s room after she helpfully cleaned off her desk for me. (Thank you The Reader!) And with the completion of the lampshade, that brings to an end the sewing and embroidery […] While this is not the lampshade embroidery, it’s another one I damp stretched yesterday. I’ve realised over the past few weeks that I am absolutely terrible at estimating how much time something is going to take me to do. Otherwise I would have finished my book months and months ago, and you’d already […] When working dove’s eye filling stitch in Hardanger, you can work it either clockwise or anticlockwise. Both are acceptable, and both work. However, for consistency, you should always stick with the same method throughout a piece. Do you stitch your dove’s eyes clockwise (right), or anticlockwise (left)? As an addition to this question, are you […] Thanks to all those who responded to my question about fabric angle for needleweaving. Some replied by commenting on the post, others emailed and others posted on Facebook. It seems that A is the most common, which didn’t surprise me. Next was B, which I did find surprising, because I wondered if I was the […] For those of you who do needleweaving in Hardanger or other forms of needlework, how do you tend to hold your fabric and insert your needle? Do you tend towards A, B or C, or something else? What feels most comfortable to you? Thanks! […] Yesterday I wore my new Hardanger embroidery shirt/blouse with pride to celebrate World Embroidery Day! As far as I know, no-one particularly noticed it, but that’s ok because I really enjoyed wearing it. It was really nice to think, “I made this, and I think it is beautiful!” The pattern for this shirt will be […] Recently I’ve had a few days of finishing projects off for “Early-Style Hardanger”. Last week I finished the blouse – although I still have to sew on the buttons. Today I constructed the biscornu. I discovered that while silk satin fabric is gorgeous, when it is flimsy, it’s very hard to work with to […] At the end of last week and over the weekend I gave the Vetty Creations Online Shop a little makeover. Out went the brown backgrounds and in came a paler neutral, taupe colour. It’s a little fresher now. I also updated the postage options. Postage is still included because I still think it is better […] When I was in Norway last year, I spent some time with Agnete Sivertsen, curator at Hardanger Folkemuseum in Utne. Agnete is very knowledgable and we spent some enjoyable hours talking about Hardanger embroidery and about teaching people how to do it the traditional way. Things like that the needle woven bars should be NARROW, […] From Wednesday 17th to Sunday 21st of June, the Sydney Craft and Quilt Fair was on at Glebe Island. This was my sixth year exhibiting! When you’ve been doing it that long, there are lots of faces you recognise and get to catch up with again, year after year. It makes it feel like you’re […] |
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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