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I’ve been steadily working on my next Portuguese embroidery for the book, and I know I say this all the time, but I am just loving it! It is one of the prettiest styles of embroidery that I have ever seen. It is just so appealing! Everyone that I show the embroideries to, comments on […] Thank you all for your feedback on aspects of the rainbow dress over the last few days. My husband and I have decided on Version 1 – my choice was always between 1 and 3. As pink is her favourite colour for the highest percentage of the time, we’re going with that closest to her […] When I was at uni, I studied graphic design. I took many different classes as part of that degree, most of which were core subjects, and very few of which were electives. One of my core subjects was 3D model making. I loved this subject! It was right up my alley, and I came to […] There’s something very satisfying about a piece of crisp white linen, just begging for some embroidery. Add to that a (reasonably) newly designed pattern, some soft white thread, and a needle, and you have a project made in heaven. So much potential! I love starting new embroidery projects. Yesterday I started a new one for […] Newly released Merezhka daisies cloth pattern I know that there are some of you who have really wanted me to produce some new Merezhka designs. In an effort to keep you happy, I’ve been through some of my teaching projects to see what there is that can be released for general sale. A new design […] Parma stitch A week or two ago I was chatting with a customer on the phone and she asked about Parma embroidery, having seen that Parma stitch was included in my stitch dictionary. Not having actually seen the dictionary yet – she was calling to order one – she wanted to know if […] I decided that despite having a few projects that are just a little bit pressing, yesterday I needed ME time. I needed to feel like I was making progress on MY projects for my book on Portuguese whitework. And so after racing off in the morning to the toy sale at a local department store […] Firstly, today I want to say a heartfelt thank you to those lovely people who emailed me yesterday or posted a comment to encourage me. I really appreciate the time you took to write to me explaining why what I do has made a difference to your life. It does put things into perspective. Yesterday […] Here’s a great opportunity for anyone who’s got nothing to do just after Christmas – learn something new! Merezhka at Springwood Arts Centre, Springwood NSW Monday 17th January 2011, 10am-4:30pm Bookings: Ruth Marshall, 0407 235 215 Merezhka is drawn thread work from Ukraine. Merezhka Poltavska is the name of this specific type of merezhka, […] Last week when I was sick, I received a rather exciting parcel in the mail. I just wasn’t well enough to get excited about it at the time, though! However, now I am back in the land of the living, I’ve opened it up and enjoyed looking at it (and I’m sure I’ll enjoy stitching […] |
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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