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Tips for working lovely open eyelets

Following on from yesterday’s little chat about eyelets, following are some tips for working more open eyelets.

Part of the problem when creating eyelets is that some people bring their needle up in the centre of the eyelet and insert it into the fabric again at the edge. Then they bring the needle up again […]

February 6th, 2009 | Category: embroidery stitches, hardanger, whitework | 2 comments

A whitework sampler and a word about eyelets

If you’re like me, you’ll enjoy reading Mary Corbet’s blog Needle N Thread.

One of Mary’s current projects is a whitework sampler. She plans to use many different types of whitework embroidery on it, including Merezhka Poltavska (she’s using one of the learning samplers from my book Ukrainian Drawn Thread Embroidery), Mountmellick (again she […]

February 5th, 2009 | Category: embroidery stitches, hardanger, whitework | 4 comments

Needlework Christmas gift ideas – top 15 + a bonus!

Why bother braving the malls and shopping centers, searching for that perfect needlework gift, when you can find it all at Vetty Creations, shopping in the comfort of your own home?! We have embroidery gift ideas for all budgets.

Top 5 gift ideas under $50:

“Mountmellick Embroidery: Inspired by Nature” book – THE book for […]

November 11th, 2008 | Category: favourite needlework items, whitework | 5 comments

Hand embroidery classes with Yvette Stanton

I have updated my classes page on the Vetty Creations website. I have put in additional class descriptions and new photos of projects. This should give you a more up-to-date view of what I will be teaching where this year.

Below left is the passionflower cushion that we will be working on at Oatley […]

May 23rd, 2008 | Category: hardanger, merezhka, mountmellick embroidery, teaching embroidery, whitework | Leave a comment
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