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All my books 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!)

I’ll have all 10 of my books available at the show, and I’d love to autograph […]

June 16th, 2022 | Category: book reviews, Early-Style Hardanger, Elegant Hardanger Embroidery, Frisian whitework, left handed embroidery, merezhka, mountmellick embroidery, Mountmellick Embroidery: Inspired by Nature, 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 | Leave a comment

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 100 – more on using embroidery hoops

In this video I show you some completed embroideries by some of my students. I also continue with the theme of tips for using embroidery hoops. This time I cover what to do if your fabric is too small for your embroidery hoop, whether the embroidery being squashed by a hoop is a problem, and […]

December 15th, 2021 | Category: FlossTube, Frisian whitework, hints and tips, how-to videos, mountmellick embroidery, Mountmellick Embroidery: Inspired by Nature, Smøyg, whitework | Leave a comment

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 Floss Tube #87 – revisiting thread twist & myth busting

I have talked about thread twist before in previous Wihte Threads FlossTube videos. Today I revisit it. In this video, I bust a few needlework myths, but primarily focus on thread twist and how it stays the same, regardless of what you do with the thread. Many people have had needlework myths passed on to […]

July 23rd, 2021 | Category: embroidery musings, FlossTube, hardanger, hints and tips, mountmellick embroidery | Leave a comment

White Threads Floss Tube 81 – I DO want to run online classes but…

Today on White Threads Floss Tube the big topic is online classes, and what’s been stopping me from running them. I’ve been pondering a particular problem for years, and while I really do want to run online classes, I have not yet overcome this problem. I’d love your input if you have a possible solution!

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April 23rd, 2021 | Category: Embroidery classes, FlossTube, Frisian whitework, mountmellick embroidery, pattern darning, Sardinian Knotted Embroidery, Smøyg, Smøyg: Pattern Darning from Norway, teaching embroidery, whitework | Leave a comment

Embroidery classes in Walcha

I have now organised three embroidery workshops in the NSW town of Walcha (where I live!). Each class is a two day class, from 9am – 4pm daily, with a 1 hour break for lunch.

Our venue, Walcha Handmade, is a small creative co-operative, with quality gifts and souvenirs available. We will be holding […]

April 22nd, 2021 | Category: Embroidery classes, Frisian whitework, mountmellick embroidery, pattern darning, Smøyg, teaching embroidery, whitework | Leave a comment

White Threads FlossTube 80 – Frisian Whitework advance copies have arrived!

So many things to tell you today in this episode of White Threads FlossTube!

The advance copies of Frisian Whitework have arrived Mountmellick Embroidery: Inspired by Nature is being reprinted and will be here soon I show you a lovely gift from Tatiana in Russia I’ve scheduled a Mountmellick embroidery workshop here in Walcha, […]

April 19th, 2021 | Category: Embroidery classes, FlossTube, Frisian whitework, mountmellick embroidery, Mountmellick Embroidery: Inspired by Nature, teaching embroidery | Leave a comment

White Threads FlossTube #78 – Bullion knot tutorial

Today on White Threads FlossTube I have a bullion knot tutorial for you. I show you how to make beautiful bullion stitches using a method that many of my students find works for them, particularly when they’ve never successfully made bullions before. I also demonstrate how to resurrect a bullion that went haywire, what […]

March 29th, 2021 | Category: Embroidery classes, embroidery stitches, FlossTube, Frisian whitework, hints and tips, how-to videos, left handed embroidery, mountmellick embroidery, Mountmellick Embroidery: Inspired by Nature, mountmellick supplies, Portuguese embroidery, Portuguese Whitework: Bullion Embroidery from Guimarães | Leave a comment

White Threads FlossTube #56 – Mountmellick Dogrose and Honeysuckle Doily

Today I show you a Mountmellick project that I have taught many times, and also have available as a kit: the Mountmellick Dogrose and Honeysuckle Doily. I give you a tour of all the stitches, talk about the knitted fringe and talk about some of the things that are important in Mountmellick embroidery.

If […]

November 9th, 2020 | Category: embroidery musings, embroidery stitches, FlossTube, mountmellick embroidery, mountmellick supplies, whitework | Leave a comment
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