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Whitework fabrics at the Sydney Craft and Quilt Fair

I’ll be exhibiting at the Sydney Craft and Quilt Fair in just a few weeks’ time. I’ll have a large range of products with me – everything* you need for whitework embroidery! (*Maybe not quite everything, but pretty close!)

Today I’d like to show you some of the whitework fabrics that I will have with […]

June 10th, 2022 | Category: exhibitions, Frisian whitework, hardanger, merezhka, mountmellick embroidery, mountmellick supplies, Portuguese embroidery, Punt 'e Nù, Sardinian Knotted Embroidery, Ukrainian Drawn Thread Embroidery, whitework | Leave a comment

White Threads Floss Tube 107

I had a Frisian Whitework class here on the weekend. I realised that some people don’t know one of the tricks that happens with some thread spools, so in this video, I show you that. I also give you a small preview of some new Sotema linen I’ll have for sale at the upcoming Sydney […]

May 31st, 2022 | Category: Embroidery classes, Frisian whitework, hardanger, hints and tips, White Threads Blog, whitework | Leave a comment

White Threads FlossTube 103 – Walcha show, new kit, new project

On the weekend, we had the Walcha Show here in Walcha; the best little small town agricultural show in the district! There are lots of competitions at the Walcha Show, including needlework and handicraft. I give you a little tour of the pavilion.

I also introduce you to my newest Hardanger kit – the Hardanger […]

March 16th, 2022 | Category: exhibitions, FlossTube, hardanger, new products, Smøyg, Smøyg: Pattern Darning from Norway, whitework | Leave a comment

White Threads FlossTube 99 – tutorial: how to mount fabric in an embroidery hoop

In this episode of White Threads FlossTube, I tell you about the class I ran here in Walcha on the weekend, my plans for local embroidery classes next year, and show you a beautiful book that I shared with the class on the weekend. Then there is a tutorial on using hoops – when to […]

December 2nd, 2021 | Category: Embroidery classes, FlossTube, Frisian whitework, hardanger, hints and tips, how-to videos | 2 comments

White Threads FlossTube 98 – Embroidery gift ideas big and small

Today I take you through a range of gift ideas for Christmas, birthday or other gifts. There are some that are small, some that are mid price and some that are bigger ticket items. Hopefully there is something for everyone, and for all budgets, to inspire creativity and learn something new.

If you are […]

November 24th, 2021 | Category: Early-Style Hardanger, Elegant Hardanger Embroidery, favourite needlework items, FlossTube, Frisian whitework, hardanger, left handed embroidery, making stuff, merezhka, mountmellick embroidery, Mountmellick Embroidery: Inspired by Nature, mountmellick supplies, pattern darning, Portuguese embroidery, Portuguese Whitework: Bullion Embroidery from Guimarães, Punt 'e Nù, Sardinian Knotted Embroidery, Smøyg, Smøyg: Pattern Darning from Norway, stitch dictionary, The Left-Handed Embroiderer's Companion, The Right-Handed Embroiderer's Companion, Ukrainian Drawn Thread Embroidery, whitework | Leave a comment

White Threads FlossTube 97 – My very first Hardanger

Following on from White Threads FlossTube #95’s showing of one of my first embroideries, today I show you the first Hardanger embroidery that I made, when I was at school. It was huge, and I adapted various elements to suit what I wanted. I also show you what I think was the first Hardanger I […]

November 23rd, 2021 | Category: FlossTube, hardanger, making stuff, published projects, whitework | Leave a comment

White Threads FlossTube 94 – a tour of my embroidered needlecases

In this video, I let you know of a vacancy that has opened up in my in-person Frisian Whitework workshop here in Walcha in late November. Following on from the last video, I show some photos that readers and viewers have sent to me of their adapted versions of my designs. I also take you […]

October 25th, 2021 | Category: customer embroidery, Embroidery classes, favourite needlework items, FlossTube, Frisian whitework, hardanger, making stuff, pattern darning, Smøyg, Smøyg: Pattern Darning from Norway, whitework | Leave a comment

White Threads FlossTube 93 – Changing a project’s colours

In this video I celebrate the embroideries that PVK sent me photos of: her differently coloured versions of the needlecase and scissor fob from my book “Smøyg: Pattern Darning from Norway”. I invite you to share with me any of my projects that you have made in your own colour scheme.

If you are […]

October 11th, 2021 | Category: colour, customer embroidery, FlossTube, Frisian whitework, hardanger, Smøyg, Smøyg: Pattern Darning from Norway, whitework | Leave a comment

White Threads FlossTube 90 – tutorial: how to work an eyelet cluster

Today’s video from White Threads FlossTube is a tutorial from my upcoming online self-paced video course. The course is on the Frisian Whitework Silk Sampler, and the video tutorial shows how to work a square eyelet cluster.

If you are reading this in an email, the video can be found at https://youtu.be/OGd3s-4LM8o

I also […]

September 6th, 2021 | Category: Embroidery classes, embroidery musings, embroidery stitches, errata notices, FlossTube, Frisian whitework, hardanger, hints and tips, how-to videos, teaching embroidery, whitework | 2 comments

White Threads Floss Tube 88 – Hardanger needlecase and an online event?

Many years ago I designed a Hardanger needlecase for a class. I’ve enjoyed using it ever since, and it remains one of my most popular patterns. Today I show it to you.

I also discuss the idea of an online event in lieu of (or in addition to!) the Sydney Craft and Quilt Fair. I’d […]

July 26th, 2021 | Category: embroidery musings, exhibitions, FlossTube, Frisian whitework, hardanger, travel | Leave a comment
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