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On the weekend, we took a little drive to Richmond and Windsor, north-west of Sydney, at the base of the Blue Mountains. We wanted to visit some antique shops for a project my husband is working on, and it used to be that there were quite a few in that region. Well, there aren’t anymore! […] 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, […] I missed this post last week, seeing “normal programming” was slightly interrupted! Because of that, there’s lots today. Just keep in mind that I don’t actually go looking for these links – they’re just things I stumble across as I go about my daily business on the internet. One of the Facebook pages I am […] The day is finally here! I really do apologise for being so infuriating this week, but hopefully you’ve enjoyed at least some of the anticipation and excitement! Without further ado, here’s my announcement video. If you’re reading this post as an email, you can view the video using the following link: https://youtu.be/EozuvKkIpek “Early-Style Hardanger: […] It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these posts. I’ve been a little busy doing dreadfully hard things like cruising, then getting back to normal at home, and getting on with some work. 😉 Firstly, take a look at the embroidery on the linked page and try to keep your jaw shut. I […] After yesterday’s post on Mountmellick embroidery, I was talking about it with my husband. He was trying to remind me of a visit we paid to a lady in Mountmellick who showed us a large embroidered bedspread that she’d borrowed from An Grianan to clean. I remembered the bedspread (probably because I have photos of […] I’ve been wondering about posting something like this for quite literally years. It will probably be controversial. It will probably put some noses out of joint. For that, I am sorry, as I do not want to hurt anyone. However, the reason why I’ve decided to speak up about this is because of the integrity […] The other day I had a strange email from my mother which said simply, “Google Tentmakers of Cairo”. So, like the dutiful daughter I am, I did just that. WOW! Thanks Mum! I won’t make you Google it, I’ll just give you the link, and it is definitely worth following. Tentmakers of Cairo. Take a […] Coming soon to the National Gallery of Victoria is a new exhibition called Exquisite Threads: English Embroidery 1600s–1900s. It’s looking like it’s going to be a cracker of an exhibition. I might just have to somehow get myself to Melbourne and take a look. If you head to the NGV page about the exhibition, there […] 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 […] |
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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