When I research for a book, I spend a lot of time looking at the front and back of embroideries. I don’t look at the backs to see how neat or how messy they are (though many are surprisingly messy, and we could do well to realise that the neat-back-police haven’t always existed!). I look […]
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Yesterday I opened a very exciting parcel containing the advance copies of Smøyg: Pattern Darning from Norway! I’m really happy with the way the book has turned out. I hope you will love it too. The full Australian and New Zealand shipment should depart from the printers in the next day or so, arriving here […] As part of the final stages of preparing Smøyg: Pattern Darning from Norway for publication, I sought and received some pre-publication reviews. I sent PDFs of the book to a number of respected and highly knowledgable needlework enthusiasts for review. One of these people was Kari-Anne Pedersen, Curator of Costumes and Textiles, Norsk Folkemuseum, Oslo, […] On Thursday I sent all the files for my next book Smøyg: Pattern Darning from Norway off to my printer. And I’ve just received confirmation that the hard copies of the pages have been delivered to them. Hooray! Not only did it mean that I was finished with that stage of the book, but it […] I thought you might like to see this image from my upcoming book “Smøyg: Pattern Darning from Norway”, that I posted on the Vetty Creations Facebook page the other day. This is a cushion that features the style of smøyg found on kinnlag (baby wraps) from Setesdal in Aust Agder. As is shown in […] Detail of one of Monet’s waterlilies paintings (taken on a previous trip to Paris). I’m going on a quick trip to Paris! This year I have to go to Europe to “mystery destination” to do some research for the NEXT book (the one I have decided upon, but not started yet). I was […] One of the Facebook groups I belong to has asked people to share what they’ve stitched this year. I’ve stitched heaps and most of it will be going into “Smøyg: Pattern Darning from Norway”, so I’m not willing to show it all to you just yet. However, the biggest thing I’ve stitched this year was […] At the Sydney Craft and Quilt Fair on the weekend, I revealed the subject of my next historical embroidery book. Note, I did not say “historical whitework book”, and that’s because this time it is not whitework! My next book will be entitled “Smøyg: Pattern Darning from Norway”, and the embroidery is done in […] I’ll be back again at the Sydney Craft and Quilt Fair this year, and we’ll be back at Darling Harbour! The show is on from Thursday 22nd until Sunday 25th June. I’ll have a new beginners Sardinian knotted embroidery kit, perfect for all those who want to learn but aren’t sure where to start. […] Two weekends ago I began work on one of the larger projects for the book. It’s a sampler and features bands of the embroidery, from different locations and in different styles. It’s great fun to stitch, as the patterns change regularly and if you discover there’s one you don’t particularly like stitching, pretty soon you’ll […] |
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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