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The Australian Lace Guild, NSW Branch library

Some time back I was thinking about guild libraries and said that I’d love to hear about your guild library. Guild libraries can be a fabulous resource, and are worth hearing about!

I was contacted by the Lynette Foley, the librarian for the Australian Lace Guild (NSW Branch). She told me about their library.

March 12th, 2020 | Category: Introducing... | Leave a comment

We’ve moved!

In the past month, we have moved house from Sydney to the town of Walcha (pronounced Wolka) in the New England region of New South Wales. We have been warmly welcomed by the community. My husband has started at his new job, and my daughter has started at her new school. Our elder daughter remains […]

May 6th, 2019 | Category: Introducing..., travel | 7 comments

New Sotema linen

Opening the box.

Today we welcome a new product to the Vetty Creations range: Sotema 20L linen. Sotema 20L linen is a lovely, high quality, Italian, 38 count linen. It is the fabric that we are now recommending and stocking for Portuguese whitework, or any other embroidery where a 38 count linen is […]

November 27th, 2018 | Category: Introducing..., new products, Portuguese embroidery, Portuguese Whitework: Bullion Embroidery from Guimarães, whitework | Leave a comment

Advance copies have arrived!

Yesterday I opened a very exciting parcel containing the advance copies of Smøyg: Pattern Darning from Norway!

I’m really happy with the way the book has turned out. I hope you will love it too.

The full Australian and New Zealand shipment should depart from the printers in the next day or so, arriving here […]

May 23rd, 2018 | Category: historical embroidery, Introducing..., Smøyg, Smøyg: Pattern Darning from Norway, writing books | 4 comments

Smøyg: Pattern Darning from Norway is now ready to pre-order!

On Thursday I sent all the files for my next book Smøyg: Pattern Darning from Norway off to my printer. And I’ve just received confirmation that the hard copies of the pages have been delivered to them. Hooray! Not only did it mean that I was finished with that stage of the book, but it […]

April 3rd, 2018 | Category: Ethnic embroidery, historical embroidery, Introducing..., new products, Smøyg, Smøyg: Pattern Darning from Norway, writing books | 4 comments

Newish show products

There are a few of other things that I’ll have at this year’s Sydney Craft and Quilt Fair that I’ve added to the Vetty Creations product range in the last year, since the previous craft show. You’ll be able to see and touch them for the first time. Seeing in real life is a little […]

June 19th, 2017 | Category: exhibitions, Introducing..., new products, White Threads Blog | Leave a comment

New linen banding: white with woven white border

Vaupel and Heilenbeck 950 linen banding

Another product I’ll be debuting at the Sydney Craft and Quilt Fair, along with the Sardinian Knotted Embroidery Lavender Sachet Beginners Kit, is a beautiful creamy white linen banding: Vaupel and Heilenbeck Article 950.

This lovely linen banding is 28 count (28 threads per inch), 10cm […]

June 16th, 2017 | Category: Introducing..., new products, White Threads Blog, whitework | Leave a comment

New kit: Sardinian knotted embroidery lavender sachet beginners kit

Sardinian knotted embroidery lavender sachet beginners kit

At the Sydney Craft and Quilt Fair, I will be debuting a new Sardinian knotted embroidery kit for beginners. At previous shows, people have wanted something small to learn on, so this has been specially designed for those people.

This lavender sachet features punt ‘e nù, […]

June 15th, 2017 | Category: exhibitions, Introducing..., making stuff, new products, Punt 'e Nù, Sardinian Knotted Embroidery, White Threads Blog | Leave a comment

The Sydney Craft and Quilt Fair is coming soon!

I’ll be back again at the Sydney Craft and Quilt Fair this year, and we’ll be back at Darling Harbour! The show is on from Thursday 22nd until Sunday 25th June.

I’ll have a new beginners Sardinian knotted embroidery kit, perfect for all those who want to learn but aren’t sure where to start. […]

June 2nd, 2017 | Category: exhibitions, Introducing..., new products, Sardinian Knotted Embroidery, White Threads Blog, writing books | 2 comments

New shipment – Dovo Hardanger scissors

Yesterday I received a new shipment of Dovo Hardanger scissors. They are such lovely scissors.

Susan requested to see the points of the scissors, and I thought you might like to see them too. The points are very sharp and pointy (not rounded or squared off on the ends), and go between the threads […]

April 25th, 2017 | Category: favourite needlework items, Introducing..., new products, White Threads Blog | Leave a comment
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