I realise that many of you buy my books online or order them from your favourite needlework store, having never really seen what’s inside them, unless you’ve seen a friend’s copy. That’s quite a leap of faith! Today I’m going to give you a flick-through preview of all my books, so that you can see […]
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Today’s White Threads FlossTube video is a Hardanger kloster block tutorial. Hardanger kloster block are the satin stitch building block on which Hardanger embroidery is built. They need to be precisely placed and precisely stitched so that everything else can be put in the right place and worked perfectly as well. With this video from […] Today’s episode of White Threads Floss Tube (number 36 – I can’t believe I’ve done that many already!) has wide ranging topics. They include how to choose the right needle size for your thread; a reader sample of plaited braid stitch successfully made using only my instructions; two plaited braid stitch projects both of which […] In 2008, as I was recovering from serious illness, I worked an Elizabethan project with lots of plaited braid stitch on it. I learnt so much about the stitch from doing this, and was able to write comprehensive step-by-step instructions for my stitch dictionaries because of it. In this episode of White Threads FlossTube, I […] Today’s White Threads FlossTube video has an explanation of thread twist, and how it relates to the teaching of left-handed students when right-handed teachers say “sit opposite me and mirror what I do”. Even if you’re not a teacher of embroidery (and maybe you are more than you realise), there is lots of interesting stuff […] Today’s video is an old one that I’ve not previously shared with you. It takes you through the process of creating an embroidery with many different stitches, on felt. I created the video about five years ago as something for people to watch at my stand at the Sydney Craft and Quilt Fair. When the […] Some people go on a book tour when they release a new book. I’ve never done this, but I thought I could instead take you on a tour of some of my books. I know that some of you have been along for the ride since the beginning but some of you are newer to […] Today (August 13th, which is tomorrow for some!) is International Left-Handers Day. Celebrate with me by doing some left-handed embroidery! For many left-handers, it isn’t too ridiculous to say that getting their own copy of The Left-Handed Embroiderer’s Companion, made the world of difference to their embroidery. Each year at the craft show, I […] Today is International Left-Handed Day, and as I am left-handed, I do enjoy the fact that we get our own special day! I’ve had many interactions over the years with other left-handed stitchers, and many have loved having me as a left-handed embroidery teacher. I have heard horror story after horror story of them being […] This morning through my Google Alerts, I found that a blogger named Kath Rimmer has very kindly written a review of The Left-Handed Embroiderer’s Companion. You can read her review on her blog: kathrimmer.wordpress.com An excerpt: Suddenly it all makes sense. Stitches I had struggled with were far simpler than I had imagined! The instructions […] |
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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