Jacob, thank you so much for sharing these books. I ordered Fresian Whitework. It is available on Amazon in the US. It came today. It is just amazing with full size patterns and very detailed directions. A project from this book is on my list for this winter along with the MFE 2024 stitch along.
Oh that's so good to hear Cheryl! The book really is wonderful, it's so brilliantly laid out and the graphs and instructions couldn't be clearer :). Hope you will enjoy all of the projects!!! :D
Thank you so much for recommending my book, Jacob! I am so glad you love it! My new book, "Hardanger Filling Stitches", arrived from the printers in the days before Christmas and is making its way across Australia. It will be available in Europe in February, then the US in March.
You're very welcome Yvette - it really is the best whitework book out there - so beautifully illustrated and laid out. I'll keep an eye out for the Hardanger Filling Stitches book! :D
Thank you for sharing your treasured books. I recently purchased the chart "Catharine Adriana Leunissen 1777" from 1884 Stitchery. I believe this sampler is featured on the cover of the "Embroidery Motifs from Dutch Samplers" book. It's such a unique sampler, so interesting. As a side note, I was immediately drawn to your shirt fabric. There is a fabric designer, Petra Prins from the Netherlands. I have purchased her Dutch Heritage Fabrics. So very beautiful.
Thank you Susan! CAL 1777 is gorgeous and is in the collection of the museum De Lakenhal here in Leiden. She's a beauty - that Flora is quite exceptional. As for the shirt, it's from an Indian designer called Kardo - he does really wonderful pieces and the fabrics are all hand block-printed. It's a really comfortable shirt to wear and I love the colours :D
Thank you for sharing part of your library. The outdated books are worth a look for sure. Recently read one from the 40s that claimed that samplers could tell us little socially/historically without notations in the sampler to historic events. 🤨 Ah, how research has changed. Have a great week!
Hahaha yes - it's funny isn't it! Some of the stuff is so outdated - which is completely okay as we build on that but it's always a little sad when there's been updates for years, but the outdated book is still being quoted as fact. :D
Such a useful and informative video. I’ve been sooo close to buying Yvette Stanton’s book and this might be the last push I needed. And the rest of them just make me want to learn Dutch even more!
Already am searching for the last book you shared Letter voor Letter. Our woodland cottage is in Friesland and I would love to have that one. Thanks again for a great video.
Oh Letter voor Letter is amazing Heidi - don't pay too much for it as it's out of print, but you can get good copies from Marktplaats and sometimes De Slegte... :D
@@heidikuijer3612 Bol is hideously expensive with a lot of books - if you are patient, they will pop up much cheaper on Marktplaats or Boekenbalie or at De Slegte... and I'd rather spend that money on more books 😂
Very interesting. Yes you are professional. Too many confuse professional with perfect. Things go wrong. Professionals move on. I'll take professional over perfect everytime. Perfect is quite boring.❤❤❤❤😊
I did get the Yvette Stanton’s book on Frisian white work with the intention to try to teach myself some, but I am still rather intimidated after the very poor results 🫣
Oh no - sorry to hear that! Have you worked with linen threads or cotton / silks? I find that the best results are achieved with a good quality linen thread. Silks and cottons are too shiny and they slide too much, cancelling the beautiful effects of the whitework.
Ah, that’s a good tip, thank you. I have not abandoned completely yet, I’m just taking a break. I was inspired when you showed a truly exquisite little pincushion in one of your Flosstube episodes. I must conquer it at some point. It just remains another WIP.
@@teremazon6109 Oh I'm so annoyed how busy things got this year - to do the whitework justice (as you'll have seen in Yvette's book) you need to have very good charts - and I simply wasn't happy with mine. And then things got busy, so I still haven't released that small one yet. This coming year though! :D
Ah, that’s great news, Jacob. I’ll be queueing to get the chart for that pincushion. I am building quite a collection of smalls by my sewing corner. I love them all!!🤗
Love your insights.
Thank you Jennifer :)
Jacob, thank you so much for sharing these books. I ordered Fresian Whitework. It is available on Amazon in the US. It came today. It is just amazing with full size patterns and very detailed directions. A project from this book is on my list for this winter along with the MFE 2024 stitch along.
Oh that's so good to hear Cheryl! The book really is wonderful, it's so brilliantly laid out and the graphs and instructions couldn't be clearer :). Hope you will enjoy all of the projects!!! :D
Thank you so much for recommending my book, Jacob! I am so glad you love it! My new book, "Hardanger Filling Stitches", arrived from the printers in the days before Christmas and is making its way across Australia. It will be available in Europe in February, then the US in March.
You're very welcome Yvette - it really is the best whitework book out there - so beautifully illustrated and laid out. I'll keep an eye out for the Hardanger Filling Stitches book! :D
Thank you for sharing these books.
Thank you :)
We are so lucky to have you create these videos for us. Thank you.
Aw thank you - that's very sweet of you :)
Thank you for sharing your treasured books. I recently purchased the chart "Catharine Adriana Leunissen 1777" from 1884 Stitchery. I believe this sampler is featured on the cover of the "Embroidery Motifs from Dutch Samplers" book. It's such a unique sampler, so interesting. As a side note, I was immediately drawn to your shirt fabric. There is a fabric designer, Petra Prins from the Netherlands. I have purchased her Dutch Heritage Fabrics. So very beautiful.
Thank you Susan! CAL 1777 is gorgeous and is in the collection of the museum De Lakenhal here in Leiden. She's a beauty - that Flora is quite exceptional. As for the shirt, it's from an Indian designer called Kardo - he does really wonderful pieces and the fabrics are all hand block-printed. It's a really comfortable shirt to wear and I love the colours :D
This video was so interesting. Thank you for taking the time to share this with everyone.
Thank you! :)
Thank you for sharing part of your library.
The outdated books are worth a look for sure. Recently read one from the 40s that claimed that samplers could tell us little socially/historically without notations in the sampler to historic events. 🤨
Ah, how research has changed.
Have a great week!
Hahaha yes - it's funny isn't it! Some of the stuff is so outdated - which is completely okay as we build on that but it's always a little sad when there's been updates for years, but the outdated book is still being quoted as fact. :D
You have a wonderful collection of books how fantastic ! Thanks for sharing 😘
Thank you - It's an ever growing collection, there's such amazing books out there! :)
Such a useful and informative video. I’ve been sooo close to buying Yvette Stanton’s book and this might be the last push I needed. And the rest of them just make me want to learn Dutch even more!
Thank you Carmen! Yvette Stanton's really is fantastic - best book I've seen with regards to instructions / illustrations. :D
Already am searching for the last book you shared Letter voor Letter. Our woodland cottage is in Friesland and I would love to have that one. Thanks again for a great video.
Oh Letter voor Letter is amazing Heidi - don't pay too much for it as it's out of print, but you can get good copies from Marktplaats and sometimes De Slegte... :D
@@ModernFolkEmbroidery Thanks for the tip. It is 77 euro at Bol. I will check MP.
@@heidikuijer3612 Bol is hideously expensive with a lot of books - if you are patient, they will pop up much cheaper on Marktplaats or Boekenbalie or at De Slegte... and I'd rather spend that money on more books 😂
So lovely❤
Thank you! :)
Thank you Jacob, I do own the frizzian book
Thank you Aura! It's good isn't it? I just love how well it's illustrated :D
@@ModernFolkEmbroidery me too
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Samplers are really history "written" with thread and needle.
They are indeed! :D
Thank you for sharing, Jakob!
Merry Christmas to you! (I’d love to know your favorite literature if you have a link to that post.)
Thank you so much - and merry Christmas to you too! My favourite books video last year is this one: ua-cam.com/video/z-v37eqaLrk/v-deo.html
@@ModernFolkEmbroidery thanks Jakob!
Very interesting. Yes you are professional. Too many confuse professional with perfect. Things go wrong. Professionals move on. I'll take professional over perfect everytime. Perfect is quite boring.❤❤❤❤😊
Hehe thank you Sandy! :D ❤
I did get the Yvette Stanton’s book on Frisian white work with the intention to try to teach myself some, but I am still rather intimidated after the very poor results 🫣
Oh no - sorry to hear that! Have you worked with linen threads or cotton / silks? I find that the best results are achieved with a good quality linen thread. Silks and cottons are too shiny and they slide too much, cancelling the beautiful effects of the whitework.
Ah, that’s a good tip, thank you. I have not abandoned completely yet, I’m just taking a break. I was inspired when you showed a truly exquisite little pincushion in one of your Flosstube episodes. I must conquer it at some point. It just remains another WIP.
@@teremazon6109 Oh I'm so annoyed how busy things got this year - to do the whitework justice (as you'll have seen in Yvette's book) you need to have very good charts - and I simply wasn't happy with mine. And then things got busy, so I still haven't released that small one yet. This coming year though! :D
Ah, that’s great news, Jacob. I’ll be queueing to get the chart for that pincushion. I am building quite a collection of smalls by my sewing corner. I love them all!!🤗