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Hardanger Filling Stitches by Yvette Stanton now available for PRE-ORDER!

“Hardanger Filling Stitches: A Step-by-Step Handbook” by Yvette Stanton, is now available for pre-order! The book will be published in mid-late 2023.

• 60+ stitches with many variations • A band sampler project to try out most of the stitches • Left- and right-handed step-by-step stitch instructions • 280 pages (it’s a thick, *heavy* book, […]

March 4th, 2023 | Category: embroidery stitches, hardanger, Hardanger Filling Stitches, Introducing..., new products, stitch dictionary, whitework, writing books | One comment

NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT: “Hardanger Filling Stitches” by Yvette Stanton.

I am incredibly pleased to let you know that I am working on a new book, entitled “Hardanger Filling Stitches: A Step-by-Step Handbook”. My plan is for it to be published in mid to late 2023. Please share this information with all your stitchy friends!

This book has come about because of a suggestion from […]

November 22nd, 2022 | Category: hardanger, Introducing..., new products, stitch dictionary, writing books | 4 comments

White Threads FlossTube 110 – Vetty Creations book publishing

In today’s episode of White Threads FlossTube I have a question for you about my publishing program. I’d love to hear your thoughts!

If you are reading this in an email, you can find the video at https://youtu.be/j_4Y8XnIB18

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August 18th, 2022 | Category: FlossTube, writing books | One comment

Errata notice – Frisian Whitework

I have been alerted to a couple more mistakes in my book Frisian Whitework: Dutch Embroidery from Friesland. Previously listed mistakes can be found here.

They are as follows: Page 39: stitches and techniques listing – Four thread eyelets are listed but are not used in this project. Algerian eyelets are actually used. Their stitch […]

September 24th, 2021 | Category: errata notices, Frisian whitework, Uncategorized, whitework, writing books | Leave a comment

Errata notice – Frisian Whitework

I am always incredibly grateful to the people who contact me to let me know they have found a problem in any of my books. It’s always disappointing to know that some mistakes have crept through the checking process, but it is also understandable, because I’m human. I’d love there to be no mistakes, but […]

July 19th, 2021 | Category: errata notices, Frisian whitework, whitework, writing books | Leave a comment

Frisian Whitework has arrived in Australia!

At the end of last week I took possession of the Australian bulk shipment of Frisian Whitework along with five other reprints. This means ALL my books, including the long-awaited reprint of Mountmellick Embroidery: Inspired by Nature, are back in stock.

My dad and I organised them all into my warehouse. It […]

May 18th, 2021 | Category: Frisian whitework, Mountmellick Embroidery: Inspired by Nature, new products, public thanks, writing books | 2 comments

White Threads Floss Tube #74 – pre-ordering, Fiber Talk and more

As we finished our series on the projects in “Frisian Whitework” last episode of White Threads FlossTube, today I’m just having a chat to catch up on a few things, namely: – “Frisian Whitework: Dutch Embroidery from Friesland” is now up for pre-order on my website! – please support small business when ordering your copy, […]

March 8th, 2021 | Category: FlossTube, Frisian whitework, whitework, writing books | Leave a comment

Frisian Whitework available to pre-order

I’ve been telling you that I’ve been working to update my website before I put Frisian Whitework: Dutch Embroidery from Friesland up for pre-ordering. Well, today I realised it was taking too long, and I’ve just put it up on the existing website! I’m still working on the new website, but now I can take […]

March 6th, 2021 | Category: Ethnic embroidery, Frisian whitework, historical embroidery, new products, whitework, writing books | 2 comments

White Threads FlossTube #63 – Frisian Whitework has gone to the printer!

In the last few days I finally sent my next book “Frisian Whitework: Dutch Embroidery from Friesland” to the printer! It is such a relief to have finally done this. In this video, I take the opportunity to show you a project from the book: Frisian Whitework strawberries.

I also have an update on what’s […]

January 27th, 2021 | Category: FlossTube, Frisian whitework, published projects, whitework, writing books | 4 comments

White Threads Floss Tube #58 – Five books that have changed my life

Today on White Threads Floss Tube I tell you about five books that have changed my life. The idea for this came from a friend’s Facebook post, where he wrote about five books that have changed his life. Now, he’s a theologian, so his selection is likely rather different to mine, with most of mine […]

November 17th, 2020 | Category: book reviews, Elegant Hardanger Embroidery, embroidery musings, favourite needlework items, hardanger, whitework, writing books | 6 comments
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