Following on from White Threads FlossTube #95’s showing of one of my first embroideries, today I show you the first Hardanger embroidery that I made, when I was at school. It was huge, and I adapted various elements to suit what I wanted. I also show you what I think was the first Hardanger I […]
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Today on Episode 96 of White Threads FlossTube I show you how a stitcher and I managed to troubleshoot her stitching difficulty from afar. Lilian is in the Netherlands and I’m here in Australia. She’s currently working on the Whitework Sampler project from “Frisian Whitework: Dutch Embroidery from Friesland”. With careful photographs from Lilian I […] In this video, I let you know of a vacancy that has opened up in my in-person Frisian Whitework workshop here in Walcha in late November. Following on from the last video, I show some photos that readers and viewers have sent to me of their adapted versions of my designs. I also take you […] In this video I celebrate the embroideries that PVK sent me photos of: her differently coloured versions of the needlecase and scissor fob from my book “Smøyg: Pattern Darning from Norway”. I invite you to share with me any of my projects that you have made in your own colour scheme. If you are […] In this episode of White Threads FlossTube I have a tutorial on how to tea dye linen. I show two ways to do this – one with even colour across the fabric, and the other with deliberate blotchiness. Tea dyeing can be used to easily colour white linen, and to add an aged look to […] Welcome back to White Threads Floss Tube! In today’s episode I announce that I’ve launched my very first online embroidery course! Hooray! The course covers the Silk Sampler project from my book “Frisian Whitework: Dutch Embroidery from Friesland”. Any questions about the course, read the information provided in the link, and then if your questions […] Today’s video from White Threads FlossTube is a tutorial from my upcoming online self-paced video course. The course is on the Frisian Whitework Silk Sampler, and the video tutorial shows how to work a square eyelet cluster. If you are reading this in an email, the video can be found at https://youtu.be/OGd3s-4LM8o I also […] Today on White Threads FlossTube I have a number of updates for you. I ran a class in Smøyg here in town on the weekend, and I show you the fabulous results of my students. I provide an update on my now-no-longer upcoming Frisian Whitework Silk Sampler class in August and how it means I […] 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 […] 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 […] |
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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