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One of my most favourite needlework images that I’ve ever taken. This is the tablecloth from my book, “Portuguese Whitework”. I took this photo in my sister’s backyard, on her outdoor table. I’m still surprised that this image came from that day’s photographing. It’s far more dramatic than I ever would have expected! Portuguese […] I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all my followers, readers and fans for their support this past year. While it hasn’t been the easiest of years, it has been so lovely to see the enthusiasm with which my latest book, “Hardanger Filling Stitches”, has been received. Thank you all for your encouragement of […] Yesterday I updated my print runs spreadsheet to account for the book delivery I received from the printer last month. I was surprised to find that 84000 copies of my books (across eleven titles) have been printed. I’m quite shocked by this. Not bad for an accidental career, if I do say so myself! […] Portuguese Whitework by whitework expert, Yvette Stanton, is back in stock! Discover this beautiful form of embroidery from the historic town of Guimarães in Portugal. With its drawn thread work, eyelets and a profusion of bullion stitches, it has sumptuous texture and pattern. If you’re scared of bullion stitches, this is the way to […] As an author, illustrator and photographer who also designs the layout of her books (I have a degree in visual communication and my major project was in book design), I feel that makes my books somewhat unique. Most authors write their manuscripts and then their words get handed over to someone else to put […] Books by Yvette Stanton Writing books about embroidery is my livelihood. This is how I work to pay my bills. I work to support my family by doing this. I create books, illustrations, photos, diagrams, text and more that are my intellectual property. Each of my books has a copyright statement in the […] While I have a new book coming out, so understandably am promoting what’s in it because people are interested, I’m conscious that I don’t want to drown you all in Hardanger! To give you some variety, this is the sampler project from my book Portuguese Whitework. It features 36 different motifs. Portuguese whitework, which […] Yesterday I finally sent off the files to the printer for “Hardanger Filling Stitches” and reprints of “Early-Style Hardanger”, “Smøyg: Pattern Darning from Norway” and “Portuguese Whitework”. Hooray. I’m exhausted! A common question that I get is, “Which of your books do you recommend for a beginner?” That depends on so many things… How much of a beginner are you? Are you a complete beginner to embroidery, or are you a beginner to the styles of embroidery that I do? Have you done any […] Many years ago, an organiser of a yearly needlework teaching event said to me, “We can’t sell whitework classes.” Historically, they hadn’t had much success in getting people to choose whitework classes from amongst their class selections. This has always interested me. I’ve always wondered why. I’ve wondered whether whitework is seen as the […] |
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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