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White Threads FlossTube 106 – Completed embroidered masquerade mask

I’ve completed my embroidered masquerade mask and worn it to my daughter’s 21st party. I was so happy with how it turned out, and so happy that it did actually work! In the video I explain the process of putting the embroidery onto the mask.

The embroidery is whitework in the Dresden lace style, on […]

May 2nd, 2022 | Category: designing, making stuff, whitework | Leave a comment

White Threads FlossTube 105 – embroidered mask update

In this episode of White Threads FlossTube, I give you a little glimpse into my trip to Melbourne with my daughter for the Formula 1 Grand Prix (and some of the other things we did, including the Chanel exhibition!) and I give an update on my embroidered mask. Previously it was all still in my […]

April 21st, 2022 | Category: embroidery musings, FlossTube, making stuff, whitework | 2 comments

White Threads FlossTube 104 – Will this thread, fabric and stitch work together?

In this episode of White Threads FlossTube, I let you know I’ll be out of the office for a bit, I remind you about my upcoming classes and I help you to figure out the answer to the most common question I get asked: “Can I use this thread with this fabric?”

If you’re […]

March 28th, 2022 | Category: embroidery musings, embroidery stitches, FlossTube, Frisian whitework, hints and tips, how-to videos, Sardinian Knotted Embroidery, whitework | Leave a comment

Upcoming classes

I’ve scheduled two classes during May, here in Walcha (NSW, Australia). I’m sorry that makes them inaccessible to people who are a long way away (like outside Australia). Certainly within Australia, all borders are finally open now, which is great!

Whenever I post about classes, people lament the fact that they are in-person, and that […]

March 18th, 2022 | Category: Embroidery classes, Frisian whitework, Punt 'e Nù, Sardinian Knotted Embroidery, travel, whitework | Leave a comment

White Threads FlossTube 103 – Walcha show, new kit, new project

On the weekend, we had the Walcha Show here in Walcha; the best little small town agricultural show in the district! There are lots of competitions at the Walcha Show, including needlework and handicraft. I give you a little tour of the pavilion.

I also introduce you to my newest Hardanger kit – the Hardanger […]

March 16th, 2022 | Category: exhibitions, FlossTube, hardanger, new products, Smøyg, Smøyg: Pattern Darning from Norway, whitework | Leave a comment

White Threads Floss Tube 100 – more on using embroidery hoops

In this video I show you some completed embroideries by some of my students. I also continue with the theme of tips for using embroidery hoops. This time I cover what to do if your fabric is too small for your embroidery hoop, whether the embroidery being squashed by a hoop is a problem, and […]

December 15th, 2021 | Category: FlossTube, Frisian whitework, hints and tips, how-to videos, mountmellick embroidery, Mountmellick Embroidery: Inspired by Nature, Smøyg, whitework | Leave a comment

White Threads FlossTube 98 – Embroidery gift ideas big and small

Today I take you through a range of gift ideas for Christmas, birthday or other gifts. There are some that are small, some that are mid price and some that are bigger ticket items. Hopefully there is something for everyone, and for all budgets, to inspire creativity and learn something new.

If you are […]

November 24th, 2021 | Category: Early-Style Hardanger, Elegant Hardanger Embroidery, favourite needlework items, FlossTube, Frisian whitework, hardanger, left handed embroidery, making stuff, merezhka, mountmellick embroidery, Mountmellick Embroidery: Inspired by Nature, mountmellick supplies, pattern darning, Portuguese embroidery, Portuguese Whitework: Bullion Embroidery from Guimarães, Punt 'e Nù, Sardinian Knotted Embroidery, Smøyg, Smøyg: Pattern Darning from Norway, stitch dictionary, The Left-Handed Embroiderer's Companion, The Right-Handed Embroiderer's Companion, Ukrainian Drawn Thread Embroidery, whitework | Leave a comment

White Threads FlossTube 97 – My very first Hardanger

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 […]

November 23rd, 2021 | Category: FlossTube, hardanger, making stuff, published projects, whitework | Leave a comment

White Threads Floss Tube 96 – troubleshooting a stitched motif from afar

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 […]

November 16th, 2021 | Category: customer embroidery, embroidery stitches, FlossTube, Frisian whitework, hints and tips, whitework | Leave a comment

White Threads FlossTube 94 – a tour of my embroidered needlecases

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 […]

October 25th, 2021 | Category: customer embroidery, Embroidery classes, favourite needlework items, FlossTube, Frisian whitework, hardanger, making stuff, pattern darning, Smøyg, Smøyg: Pattern Darning from Norway, whitework | Leave a comment
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