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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 […] On my travels round the needlework internet this week (no, there isn’t an internet specifically devoted to needlework, though wouldn’t that be nice?!) these are some of the noteworthy things I’ve seen: In preparation for the coming Easter season, I’ve been inspired by some embroidered Easter eggs. First, we have Luzine Happel’s gorgeous Schwalm embroidered […] I have great pleasure in announcing The Big List of Online Textile Collections! It is now live on the Vetty Creations website; just click on the preceding link. About a week ago I mentioned that I was going to put together a list of all the museums I knew of that had online searchable […] I belong to an online needlework group where the subject of flights and needlework comes up fairly regularly. Flights can be long and boring, which makes it seem like the ideal time to do some needlework. However, every time the subject comes up it is very frustrating, mostly because THE RULES FOR WHAT YOU […] Sometimes on a Saturday, I will try to find something visually inspiring in an online museum collection and post a link to it on the Vetty Creations Facebook page. For me, inspiration often comes from historical needlework. There are a few museums that I like to go to for reference and inspiration in their […] I was having a conversation with a friend on Facebook yesterday about fabrics. She said that some people are scared of stitching on linen. This is something I have never heard of before. I am not sure why someone might be afraid of stitching on linen. Perhaps it is regarded as too expensive to make […] Following on from my last blog post, I’m interested in what count of fabric you feel most comfortable with. The count of the fabric refers to how many threads there are over a particular distance. 25 count fabric means that there are 25 threads per inch, across the warp and weft of the fabric. […] Last week I received this email from a reader: Hello, I want to get into stitching but have never really done it before. I’m an at home Mum. Where do you suggest I start? Whoa! That’s actually a really hard question to answer. Of course I’d love to encourage this adventurous lady, but I’m […] It won’t surprise you to know that I haven’t even slightly bothered looking for the needle. But I did get more done in preparation for next week’s craft show! I figure the needle will turn up at some point, and if it doesn’t, oh well… In addition to the responses on the blog, I received […] The other night I was undoing the wrong stitching on my new embroidery piece. I was using a tapestry needle to lift the stitches and pull them out. All was going well (as well as *undoing* can go) until I accidentally let the needle flick out of my fingers as I un-pulled a stitch. It […] |
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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