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Many years ago I designed a Hardanger needlecase for a class. I’ve enjoyed using it ever since, and it remains one of my most popular patterns. Today I show it to you. I also discuss the idea of an online event in lieu of (or in addition to!) the Sydney Craft and Quilt Fair. I’d […] Given we’re just over a month away from the new dates for the Sydney Craft and Quilt Fair (1st-5th September), and Sydney is still in lockdown and looks like it could be for some time yet, I am really unsure that it will go ahead. Maybe the organisers will postpone it again. It’s hard […] I’m thinking of running some embroidery workshops here in Walcha (the little town where I live in rural NSW). Probably two day classes. If Walcha is within reach for you (it’s about 5.5 hours driving from Sydney and about 6.5 hours from Brisbane), would weekdays be better for you or weekends? I have said to […] In this episode of White Threads FlossTube, I show you a special embroidered gift, and the story behind how it came to be given to me. It’s a piece of Chinese embroidery, and I explain one of the reasons why I love looking at embroidery from other cultures. If you are reading this in […] Something that I’ve wondered about for a long time is how did embroiderers in times past, see to do their embroidery? Lighting was poor inside, with no electric lighting, and often only candles or firelight. For many they would have been working around and outside the home in the daytime, so couldn’t make use of […] In this episode of White Threads FlossTube, Yvette takes us to Ethiopia. Yvette and her family spent some time living in the beautiful country of Ethiopia about ten years ago. She shows examples of Ethiopian embroidery, and Ethiopian crosses on which the embroidery motifs are based. If you’re reading this in an email, the […] In today’s video I share some very precious holiday memories with you. While we were in Sardinia, for me to research my book, “Sardinian Knotted Embroidery”, we were fortunate to spend some time with some lovely Sardinian ladies who showed us some traditional costumes from Desulo, in Sardinia. I have heaps of photos of gorgeous […] In this White Threads FlossTube video, Yvette presents a talk she gave at a conference dinner early in 2019 at The Auckland Great Escape. It is about the research for the book she is currently working on, though obviously when she originally presented the talk she was at an earlier stage in the book process. […] A few years ago Yvette travelled to Norway to research her book “Early-Style Hardanger”. She was there for Norwegian Constitution Day (Syttende Mai or 17th May, so coming up very soon!) when people parade through the towns in their bunads, or traditional dress. She saw many beautiful examples of embroidered regional costume that day, including […] This is the episode many of you have been waiting for, where I talk about Sardinian knotted embroidery! I show the embroidery that I designed for the cover of my book “Sardinian Knotted Embroidery”, and also a little ribbon embroidery brooch that I made for my great aunt, when I was probably a teenager or […] |
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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