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 Donna who has been looking for a book like this for about 40 years. Thank you Donna for your excellent suggestion!
About “Hardanger Filling Stitches” by Yvette Stanton
One of the major features of Hardanger embroidery is its cutwork, and within that cutwork there are myriad stitches that can be used to embellish and decorate.
This new book will bring together the widest range of Hardanger filling stitches ever compiled. It will include both traditional stitches and contemporary ones, from the very simple right through to the incredibly complicated, all broken down into clear, step-by-step instructions with diagrams for every step. There are both left-handed and right-handed instructions for every stitch.
The step-by-step instructions are easy to follow, making it easy to learn. Whether you’re a learner who works best by seeing (the illustrations) or reading (the words) or both, you can find success with the instructions in this book. You will learn to avoid problems and have the self-assurance to fix any mistakes you make. Yvette Stanton’s expert instructions will help you on your way to making beautiful Hardanger embroidery filling stitches.
If you have suggestions for filling stitches that you would like to be included, it certainly is not too late to suggest them!
You can watch the latest episode of White Threads FlossTube here, where two announcements are made!
For those who read this in an email, you can find the link here: https://youtu.be/Q1ZCpbDqZP8
White Threads is the blog of Yvette Stanton, the author, designer, publisher behind Vetty Creations' quality needlework books and embroidery products.
Sending many encouraging thoughts! This will be quite the epic..
Thanks Rachel!
Will there be projects?
I’m sorry Eve, I only just found this comment and have now approved it!
As this is a stitch dictionary, there will not be a huge range of projects. The book is already very thick without them, because so much information is included. However, there will be one project – a sampler – on which you will be able to try out most of the stitches. I hope to be able to include as many as possible on the sampler.