I shared this picture yesterday on the Vetty Creations Facebook page. Most mornings I go for a walk through this bushland park before I get stuck into my work for the day. I find that it helps to clear my mind and get the blood circulating through my body. The days when I do not do it, I find that it does make a difference to how I feel.
These past few days I have been continuing with working on my tablecloth, and also thinking through ideas and processes for my possible classes for next year’s Quilting in the Highlands Retreat. I have been putting needle to fabric, and testing things out.
Yesterday I went into town to purchase peacock feathers. Peacock feathers?! Yep, peacock feathers! I need them as visual reference for something I am working on. They are SO so so so beautiful! The colours are simply incredible!
My journey into the CBD involved train trips over the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and it was such a beautiful day to be near the harbour. The sun was shining in its lovely winter way, the sky was blue and the harbour looked gorgeous.
Whenever I take a train trip, I always take something with me to work on. I feel a bit lost sitting on the train with nothing in my hands. Yesterday I took my tablecloth, and got quite a bit done. When you take public transport, do you take something to keep your hands and time occupied?
White Threads is the blog of Yvette Stanton, the author, designer, publisher behind Vetty Creations' quality needlework books and embroidery products.
I travel every week (by plane) 2 to 4 flights a week for business so I spend lots of time in hotels, on planes and in airports. I always take some kind of handwork with me. Sometimes I am just too tired to do more than a few stitches but it’s always with me. Just like I never sit in front of the TV without something in my hands to work on. If I am in the car, I listen to recorded books. Guess I just can’t stand to waste a minute.
Hi Eileen, you sound just like me! I was borrowing some videos from the library yesterday, but put them back because they were subtitled. I realised that if I watched them, I wouldn’t be able to stitch at the same time!
Hi Yvette,
The first thing I pack when travelling, is my needlework! I’ve sticthed in doctors’s waiting rooms and while waiting for planes. Sometimes in the car.
The photos by the way, are visible for non-FB members too.
I had never heard of Suzani before, and have very much enjoyed seeing the photos from the classes and then Googling and looking on Pinterest. Will you maybe write a book about this style of embroidery, even though it is not WHITE :-))?
And how about taking Dutch Marken and Frisian for a next topic, that is mostly white, a very elegant cutwork embroidery, counted, and there seem to be NO books on the topic except one in Dutch language which does not cover the cutwork!
A bit tongue in cheek, but would it not be lovely if the art could be more widely known than in just the in crowd in the Netherlands??
Hi Lilian, thanks for letting me know that you can see the photos on Facebook. I’ll look into your needlework suggestion! Thanks! I’m not making any promises, but I’ll certainly take a look. As I have about three books on three go at the moment, I’m not starting any new ones in the near future…
I’m glad to see there are other kindred spirits out there. I’m known at church, at meetings, in the car enroute to a dinner party (husband driving) to always have a project in hand. And I too, have a difficult time with ‘sub-titles’ as they don’t free up my EYES!
Happy stitching all.