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To pre-wash or not to pre-wash, that is the question. Thanks to you, my lovely readers, over the last few days I have had some quite challenging questions. The main ones run along the lines of “do you pre-wash your linen before you count?” and “why don’t you pre-wash your linen before you count?” Excellent […] On day 1 of this series we looked at the definition of evenweave. Yesterday, on day 2, we looked at the four 38 count linens with which I am familiar, and whether they are really evenweave. Today we’re going to look at what to do if you have the linen for your Portuguese Whitework project […] Yesterday we established what evenweave linen actually is. Today, let’s consider its relevance to 38 count linen. In creating my book Portuguese Whitework: Bullion Embroidery from Guimarães, all the linens I used were 38 count (also known as 20L linen in some markets). I tried a number of different brands: Sotema linen from Italy Graziano […] At the end of last week I received two emails about whether the 38 count (also known as 20L) linens which are on the market are evenweave or not. Let’s start with a definition of evenweave: Evenweave linen means that over the same direction across both the weft and warp of the fabric there are […] Yesterday I spent a few very enjoyable hours choosing colour schemes and patchwork fabrics for a class project. The first colour scheme wasn’t too hard, as I had already planned it out. It was simply a matter of finding fabrics with those colours. The second colour scheme was much harder, as I had not properly […] If you haven’t seen Design Seeds, you need to go and have a look. If you’ve ever wondered how to create beautiful colour schemes, Design Seeds shows a great way to do it. You can use one of the palettes they suggest, or use images and the world around you to create your own. When […] A little while back I received a spate of emails and messages from people telling me how much they loved the hoop and stand that they had bought from me. Here’s an example: “Just wanted to let you know how pleased I am with the embroidery stand and hoop. So glad you recommended it… it […] I devoted a bit of time yesterday morning to doing some more on Luzine’s left-handed Schwalm. When I had started, I had automatically mounted the fabric into my embroidery hoop. But I was finding the coral knot stitch hard going with the fabric provided, in the hoop. When I do coral knot stitch in Mountmellick […] I have just finished adding the Portuguese Whitework supplies to the Vetty Creations site. You can now get all you need to explore Portuguese Whitework, in one place! If you’re wanting to get started, I suggest you’ll need the following: A copy of Portuguese Whitework: Bullion Embroidery from Guimarães A fat eighth of Graziano […] I recently shared this tip with one of my classes, and it was new information to many of them. While I have shared it previously on my blog, it seemed a good idea to share it again. Sometimes you just can’t seem to get that thread through the eye of the needle, and you don’t […] |
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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