{"id":4693,"date":"2012-04-30T07:24:38","date_gmt":"2012-04-29T21:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vettycreations.com.au\/white-threads\/?p=4693"},"modified":"2012-04-30T07:24:38","modified_gmt":"2012-04-29T21:24:38","slug":"adelaide-book-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/vettycreations.com.au\/white-threads\/2012\/04\/30\/adelaide-book-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Adelaide book launch"},"content":{"rendered":"

While in Adelaide, I had the opportunity to launch Portuguese Whitework: Bullion Embroidery from Guimar\u00e3es<\/a>. Months before, I had talked with Fiona from Country Bumpkin about the possibility of doing this, but I wasn’t sure that it was going to be possible until I knew that the books were here in Australia in my possession, and that I would therefore be able to ship a good number of them to Adelaide in time!<\/p>\n

So finally in the week before Beating Around the Bush, I was able to confirm with Fiona and Sally (the event organiser) that I would indeed like to launch Portuguese Whitework.<\/p>\n

On the Market Day, Fiona launched the new issue of Inspirations, and CB’s exciting new product range of Margaret Lee’s Chinese embroidery kits. Then it was my turn.
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\"Launching<\/a>

Launching time at Beating Around the Bush market day. (Photo courtesy of Country Bumpkin Publications)<\/p><\/div>
\nI stood on the stage in front of the crowd and told them about the process of the book being published, how it had gone from me being amazed by a photo of some obscure Portuguese embroidery in a old book, to going to Portugal to research the embroidery, to many hours of hard slog, to being a fully formed book in my hands.<\/p>\n

I came down off the stage and was crowded by people telling how much they love my left-handed stitch dictionary. It was quite lovely. Eventually I got away, back to my stand and found Sally there, “holding fort” until I could come back and serve the throngs!<\/p>\n

It was a really successful launch, and I was very pleased with how many people were interested in the book. While signing each copy I sold slowed things down a bit, it did make it more special for each of those who purchased the book.<\/p>\n

It is not often that I actually get the opportunity to “launch” a book, but it was great that I did on this occasion!<\/p>\n

For those who haven’t yet see the book’s video<\/a> yet, why not pop on over to watch it on the Vetty Creations website? Please share it with your friends!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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