Glimpses of new class proposals…
Created for events way off in the future. Of course there are selection processes they must progress through.
Which class would you like to do?
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#gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Hardanger Christmas ornament Whitework cube sampler Red blackwork Christmas decorations Blue blackwork Christmas decorations Organza Hardanger ornament […] Yesterday I updated my print runs spreadsheet to account for the book delivery I received from the printer last month. I was surprised to find that 84000 copies of my books (across eleven titles) have been printed. I’m quite shocked by this. Not bad for an accidental career, if I do say so myself! […] This style of embroidery is called Punt’e Nù, and is from Sardinia, off the coast of Italy. It is a really unusual style of embroidery, in that it is made from hundreds (thousands?) of tiny knots worked on the surface of the embroidery. That makes it really textural and really quite unique. Shown is […] As an author, illustrator and photographer who also designs the layout of her books (I have a degree in visual communication and my major project was in book design), I feel that makes my books somewhat unique. Most authors write their manuscripts and then their words get handed over to someone else to put […] In a very similar vein to my recent post about my Portuguese Whitework sampler (square mat, always catches eyes!), today I thought you might enjoy the Square Mat from my book Sardinian Knotted Embroidery. Sardinian knotted embroidery is known as Punt ’e Nù, and comes from the town of Teulada in Sardinia. (That’s Sardinia, […] Books by Yvette Stanton Writing books about embroidery is my livelihood. This is how I work to pay my bills. I work to support my family by doing this. I create books, illustrations, photos, diagrams, text and more that are my intellectual property. Each of my books has a copyright statement in the […] A common question that I get is, “Which of your books do you recommend for a beginner?” That depends on so many things… How much of a beginner are you? Are you a complete beginner to embroidery, or are you a beginner to the styles of embroidery that I do? Have you done any […] Many years ago, an organiser of a yearly needlework teaching event said to me, “We can’t sell whitework classes.” Historically, they hadn’t had much success in getting people to choose whitework classes from amongst their class selections. This has always interested me. I’ve always wondered why. I’ve wondered whether whitework is seen as the […] I’ll be at the Sydney Craft and Quilt Fair next week. It runs from Wednesday 28th June to Saturday 1st July. Please note it no longer goes to Sunday – just Wednesday to Saturday! The Vetty Creations stand will be F07. To find it, head towards the catering section and I’ll be right on the […] |
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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