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Ukrainian Drawn Thread Embroidery
  • Publisher: Vetty Creations
  • Edition: BC Paperback
  • Publication: 20 December 2007
  • ISBN 13/EAN: 9780975767719
  • Stock: Temporarily Out of Stock
  • Size: 184x275 mm
  • Pages: 48
  • RRP: £19.99
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Ukrainian Drawn Thread Embroidery

£19.99

Merezhka Poltavska by Yvette Stanton (Author)


Book Description

Allow leading Australian embroidery designer and needlework teacher, Yvette Stanton, to be your own personal tutor as she teaches you the basics and beyond of this historic embroidery technique. Merezhka Poltavska is whitework embroidery from the region of Poltava in Ukraine. It is a counted thread embroidery that appeals to stitchers of cross stitch and Hardanger. This full colour, step-by-step guide with over 300 clear diagrams and photos, will lead you from beginner to advanced merezhka stitcher.

Discover what it is like to study as if this wonderful teacher were at your side, as you learn:

  • how to create the two main Merezhka Poltavska embroidery techniques
  • how to easily work advanced techniques
  • hints and tips normally only available in hands-on classes
  • how to fix mistakes and improve your stitching
  • about historical merezhka from Poltava, Ukraine
  • how to use your skills to create a variety of elegant projects.

About the Author

About Yvette Stanton

Yvette Stanton is an Australian embroidery historian and author, internationally recognised for her dedication to the documentation and preservation of traditional embroidery stitches and techniques. Yvette’s publications are grounded in rigorous research and are essential resources for both contemporary stitchers and those interested in traditional embroidery techniques.

Yvette’s work, with her clear step-by-step instruction, bridges the gap between academic-level research and practical embroidery education. Through her books, research, and public engagement, Yvette Stanton plays a vital role in ensuring that historical embroidery stitches and practices are not only remembered but revived, understood, and enjoyed by new generations of stitchers and scholars around the world.

Yvette has recently (in 2026) received the OAM (Medal of the Order of Australia), awarded to citizens of Australia in recognition of outstanding achievement, for her service to embroidery.

Yvette lives in Sydney, Australia.

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Website at www.vettycreations.com.au
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