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After sending Early-Style Hardanger off to the printers on Thursday, it’s been no rest for the wicked. I went to Melbourne on the weekend to teach one of the projects, a biscornu, from Early-Style Hardanger for the Embroiderers Guild Victoria. I had a simply lovely weekend sharing a subject I am passionate about with […] As you will have read in my report yesterday on The Big Mountmellick Boil Up, by boiling my antique Mountmellick piece white, I found that not all of the stains were removed. And so, of course, all the suggestions came (variations depending on where the commenter lives): “Have you tried using Napisan?” “Would you consider […] This morning I finally got the chance to do The Big Boil Up. By the time I got to it, the embroidery had been soaking in cold water for about 36 hours. On this photo, note the heavy black lines underneath the stamens of the lily. They have to go! You can also see various […] I have been cheered on by people around the globe, encouraging me to be brave about washing the antique Mountmellick piece that I bought. And so last night before going to bed, I put it in a bucket of cold water to steep. Amazingly, I had the presence of mind to take some photos of […] 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! […] 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 […] Every time I run a class I always tell the students that I LOVE to see photos of their finished works. You can imagine my delight when someone actually takes me at my word and sends me one! This morning was just one such occasion, when Michele sent me a photo of her beautiful, completed […] Some years ago at the Sydney craft show, I met a delightful young French woman called Flore, and her cute little daughter. She was very interested in my work, and we talked at great length. I had remembered her ever since, because it is not every day that I meet young women with gorgeous French […] I had a great few days in Adelaide, attending Beating Around the Bush. I arrived on the Tuesday afternoon and set up my stand for the market day. I had shipped across two boxes of books and took a suitcase full of other stock, and samples to display on the wall. It meant that my […] |
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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