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Frisian Whitework available to pre-order

I’ve been telling you that I’ve been working to update my website before I put Frisian Whitework: Dutch Embroidery from Friesland up for pre-ordering. Well, today I realised it was taking too long, and I’ve just put it up on the existing website! I’m still working on the new website, but now I can take […]

March 6th, 2021 | Category: Ethnic embroidery, Frisian whitework, historical embroidery, new products, whitework, writing books | 2 comments

White Threads FlossTube #45 – how to use a plastic hoop correctly

Some people would say that the correct way to use a plastic hoop is to throw it in the bin (trash). I would concur, but I also understand that that’s what some of you have to use, and that’s what fits your budget. Therefore, you need to know that there is a right way and […]

July 24th, 2020 | Category: embroidery musings, FlossTube, hints and tips, how-to videos, new products | Leave a comment

Sydney Craft and Quilt Fair 2019

I’ll be at the Sydney Craft and Quilt Fair again this year, from 19th-23rd June at ICC Sydney, Darling Harbour.

This year, I’ll have new whitework embroidery kits which are gorgeous little tins with embroidered tops. They feature Mountmellick embroidery, Sardinian knotted embroidery, and Hardanger. Each kit has all you’ll need to make one […]

June 7th, 2019 | Category: exhibitions, new products | Leave a comment

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

Sydney Craft and Quilt Fair roundup and new products online

Vetty Creations at the Sydney Craft and Quilt Fair

This time last week I was at the Sydney Craft and Quilt Fair launching my new book “Smøyg: Pattern Darning from Norway” which had arrived the day before the show setup. Talk about last minute!

The show went really well. I had a larger […]

June 30th, 2018 | Category: mountmellick embroidery, new products, Smøyg, Smøyg: Pattern Darning from Norway | 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
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