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THE ATTIC
2016 March 17
March Sampler of the Month
Issue No. 16-05
www.atticneedlework.com
“Amelia Boyce 1829” from
The Scarlet Letter
Above left, the charted AVAS colors on the darker linen
choice, my preference, and the overdyed silks in our conversion
on the lighter linen color, for those who prefer ‘light.’
I have wanted to stitch Amelia’s sampler with its most beautiful
church for several decades. I actually started it several decades
ago, on 32c linen, and for whatever reason stopped with only the
top fifth of it finished. And when I was captured by higher-count
linens, I wasn’t enchanted with continuing it on 32c.
Then I wanted to have it as our Sampler of the Month, but
it was no longer available. Then Marsha/The Scarlet Letter
recharted it into the large-print booklets that she is currently
using and updated the color list to today’s dye lots ~ and I was
thrilled because it is now our March Sampler of the Month. The
truth is I seem to only have time to stitch our SOM’s, and I
really wanted to stitch this. The verse from Proverbs 3, Verse 17,
about Wisdom is
So I’ve begun again on 52/60, and am loving every hour I
get to spend with Amelia.
During March save 15% on your purchase of 2 of the following:
* Chart $24
* Hand-dyed Lakeside linen (price depends on the linen count and your
preferred margins, i.e., 40c w/2-inch margins, $32)
* Au Ver A’Soie silks as charted, $94.60 ~ Tudor silks (best for 45c & higher),
$94.50 ~ the overdyed silk conversion shown, $139.50
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More of “Amelia Boyce”
I’d really hoped to have the church “built” by this time, but life just hasn’t
cooperated. It’s been a very busy couple of weeks with very little stitching time.
In the tired fog of trying to stitch when I should be sleeping, I mixed up
the symbols in the cartouche that surrounds the “Wisdom” verse ~ the blue is
supposed to be the center of the flowers, but when I realized it, I was too far
along. I actually like it, and I hope I still like it as the sampler progresses.
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Above, Bethany’s beautiful finish, a gift for her husband at
Christmas a few years back, stitched with the charted Au Ver
A’Soie silks. I can’t wait to be at this state with mine ... finished!
Thank you, Bethany, for sharing your beautiful needlework.
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offerings at our 2016 Summer School, “Pieces
of Olde,” coming in late August. I’m stitching
the reproduction as we speak.
An email from dear Barb alerted me to its
availability on eBay last August, and it seemed
to be a ‘must have’ with its Lea School stitched
along the bottom. Linda Danielson/Samplers
Remembered kindly offered to chart it for me, and
we’re now in the process of selecting the colors,
based on the colors as seen on the back, offering
a larger and more interesting palette for me
than the faded front. The lovely border actually
has a pale salmon pink among the leaves!
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Every
Thursday
March
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Customer Appreciation/Stitch-In, Thursdays, 4 - 8 PM For as
long as I can remember, The Attic has been open on Thursday nights
and, along with that, provides the setting for customers to gather to
share their needlework with others. This is an opportunity for me to
host a weekly time with our customers, to show them the newest and
greatest, preview new designs and great needlework stuff, and also see
what you’re stitching! As a valued customer, you are invited to join us!
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Merry Cox’s Ophelia . . .
June
As an Attic Addict member, in March receive a 15%
discount on your purchase of the following:
* All Scarlet Letter charts, in-stock only
* All Lakeside hand-dyed linens, in stock only
* One Nashville Market item
. . . Parts 1 & 2 are coming to The Attic the weekend
of June 24 -26, 2016. Full details on subsequent pages.
April
Saturday, April 2, 10:30-12:30 Beginning Linen This
class is appropriate for both beginning stitchers and
anyone wishing to refine their skills. The class project is
Linda/Needlemade Designs’s Tulip needlebook
design, and the $30 fee includes her expert instruction +
materials. Class fee is due upon registration.
Aug. 26-28 in beautiful Mesa, AZ
“Pieces
of
Olde”
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November
2017
Summer School 2016
sampler
November
13-15
January
13 - 16,
2017
Sunday, April 17 ~ Sampler Sunday, 1 - 4 ~ This special
gathering of sampler lovers is back on track on the 3rd
Sunday of the month. Show & Share is always the highlight!
Please register as refreshments are served ~ fee $10.
Milady’s Needle
Needlemade Designs
NeedleWorkPress
Priscilla’s Pocket
Samplers Remembered
& Samplers in
My Attic
Attic Needlework presents
Sampler & Needlework Handbook
Saturday, April 2, 1:00 - 3:30 PM ~ Louise
Henderson of Cherished Stitches will be here
for a Meet ‘n Greet AND teach the finishing for this
very charming Quaker pinball. Upon payment of the
$20 class fee I will email you the PDF chart for prestitching, on 30c linen over 1 ~ model was stitched
with black silk. The finishing kits included in the fee
will include the black silk ribbon shown. (Limited
space available ~ please reserve your space!)
August
26-28
Save
the
Date!
A
weekend
featuring
samplers,
smalls &
talks by
Love,
Lust,
Cross
Stitch
*
Other
Passions
Sherri Jones/Patrick’s Woods Workshops:
*An Afternoon Leisure Basket
*Lounging Hare Sewing Box
*+ TBA
Our 2017 Sampler Symposium with Merry Cox as
our featured designer, where she will teach
* Stitch, Mend & Mark
* Flowers for My Lady Sewing Purse & Accessories
* Flowers From Thy Garden as an optional workshop
The Symposium will also feature other samplerrelated topics as part of the “main event.”
Jackie du Plessis/It’s Finally Finished will
be teaching three very special projects.
Stay tuned for specific dates & details.
Recipes for a Cure cookbook for a donation of
$14.95 (or more) with fabulous time-tested recipes
as well as complimentary designs from 11 designers.
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Our 2016 Stitch-Along from The Scarlet Letter
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I hope those of you doing our Stitch-Along are enjoying stitching this exquisite sampler. For our goals
for the next two months let’s focus on the letters, bands, and verses inside the cartouche. Most of the
letters are over 2; however, in the verse, there is a mix of over two and over one, and the dividing
bands are mostly cross stitch, with the exception of two eyelet-stitch bands and two satin-stitch bands.
Again, with the satin stitch, I recommend saving those areas to finish later, to avoid ‘wear &
tear’ on the silk threads.
For the over-one letters, if you have difficulty losing your stitches, there are techniques to
address this problem. I found some helpful suggestions here and here.
We are privileged to have on exhibit this stunning sampler ~ the photos try to capture its beauty!
Mary Hammand 1732 ~ Here’s what Marsha says about this
stunning reproduction:
In the early eighteenth century samplers began to evolve from long vertical
bands into more rectangular shapes. They began to incorporate more pictorial
and scenic images and scenes such as those found on seventeenth century canvas
and stumpwork pictures. Alphabets, numerals and verses prevailed but the
sampler evolved both as an exercise in needlework technique as well as a vehicle
for creative artistic expression. Common themes were scenes based on biblical
stories, but the popularity of bucolic, pastoral scenes increased. Mary
Hammand's sampler/canvas work piece melds these themes with a traditional
sampler at the center surrounded by pastoral images on either side of it.
It's interesting to note that she spelled the surname of her parents
"Hamond" and her surname "Hammand"---perhaps attributable to her lack
of delight in learning?
Stitches used in the sampler include cross stitch over one and two threads
of linen, counted satin, back and eyelet.
A special kit discount of 10% is available if you purchase all of
the kit parts, chart ($42) + linen (price varies depending on count)
+ AVAS silks ($184.90)
Right, the original,
housed in the Wisconsin
H i s t o r i c a l S o c i e t y,
which I was privileged
to see in person on a
visit there in July 2012.
Here’s the Wisconsin Historical Society’s online description:
Dark linen ground; completely cross-stitched in silk threads of green, blue, red, white,
brown, and yellow; alphabet at top; pictoral border of greens, reds and tans: a girl with a
sheep at her feet in the lower right corner, a boy with a dog at his feet in the lower left corner,
trees and birds up the sides, solid floral border at top and bottom; some eyelet stitches;
inscriptions: "Gods Love and goodness/ has been shown in sending fro/m his blessed throne
his/ blessed only son to die that w/e the race might run. *MH*/The days of our years are
threescore years and/ ten and if by reason of strength they be foursco/re years yet is their
strength labour and sorrow/ for it is soon cut off and we fly away. Psalm/ the XC verse
the 10./Delight in learning soon will b/ring a child to learn the hard/est thing./Mary
Hammand Her S/amplar [sic] Aged 11 years November t/he 19th 1732."
Object History
The completely stitched ground indicates the sampler was made in England.
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Merry Cox’s Ophelia Workshops in June 2016
The weekend schedule with workshop prices:
Friday, June 24, 5 - 9 pm (beginning with a light supper at 5:00) ~ Ophelia I ~ $450
Saturday, June 25, 9 - 4 pm (with a lunch break at 12:00) ~ Ophelia I (continued)
Saturday night, 5:00-??, Wine & Food Reception at the shop open to all workshop participants RSVP
Sunday, June 26, 9 - 4 pm (with lunch at 12:00) ~ Ophelia II ~ $375
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To register for these workshops,
please email me at any of the email
addresses you have for me, and I will
email you the registration form.
I am honored to introduce you to Merry’s Ophelia and publish photos, workshop prices, and hotel information for this very special Attic event. We are
privileged to host Merry & Ophelia the weekend of June 24-26 at the Hyatt Place in Mesa, located just 15 minutes from our new Attic, with shuttle
service available to and from the shop. Reservations with the hotel can be made by calling 888-492-8847 or 480-969-8200. You must ask for the “Attic
Needlework” group rate (King or Queen $99) or go online to http://www.phoenixmesa.place.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html These rates are
available 3 days pre and post the weekend for any of you who wish to come early or stay longer. The rates include a deluxe continental breakfast,
unlimited high-speed Internet access, 24-hour access to the StayFit@Hyatt fitness room and e-room business center, and use of the swimming pool, 9hole executive putting green, and shuttle service within a five-mile radius upon availability.
Ophelia’s Journey (Part I) by Merry Cox
Meet Ophelia Grace Whetherspoon, a
beautifully handcrafted and hand-painted 9”
wooden doll by famous miniature toymaker
Eric Horne of England. His museum-quality
toys and dolls are the heirlooms of tomorrow
and are highly sought after by collectors today.
His talent has been featured in numerous
magazine articles and his work is represented in
museums. Merry actually went to Eric’s home
in England to meet him personally.
Ophelia is reminiscent of the European peg
wooden family dolls dating from the mid to late
l800’s. Popular authors of the day, such as
Florence Upton and Nora Pitt-Taylor, wrote
about the adventures of these delightful Dutch
dolls. This type of wooden doll was called
penny wooden, wooden peg, Dutch doll, plain
Betty, Woodentop or Gretchen.
In addition to the very collectible and beautifully handcrafted doll, your kit for Ophelia I includes her
hand-painted trunk and “wallpaper,” all stitching and finishing materials for dress, slip and pantaloons,
needleroll, sampler, dame school book and commemorative piece, plus a couple of surprises.
You will make Ophelia’s dress out of a lovely
silk fabric with antique trim. Her petticoat and
pantaloons will be made out of vintage eyelet
fabrics. Her hand-painted “trunk” will be lined
with “wallpaper.” You will make stitch samples
for her “Practical Sewing” dame schoolbook.
You will also stitch her sampler and her
needleroll plus make a commemorative piece.
Of course, Merry has to keep some secrets and
her story until their journey to Mesa, but she
will tell you she is in her 15th year of age…..
(Please note the table, chair, smalls on the table and dog in picture are not included but some will be
available for purchase at the workshops.)
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Ophelia’s Journey (Part II)
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Ophelia would like to share her love of needlework and
quilt making with some very special pieces. She has created
three beautiful quilts (you can make one, two or all three
quilts); a wonderful wool penny rug, and her new sampler in
a working frame. In addition to all the wonderful items for
Ophelia, you will stitch a lovely commemorative sewing
case complete with pinkeep and scissors and lined with the
same beautiful silk as Ophelia’s dress. On the back of the
sewing case, you will stitch Ophelia’s travels. The sewing
case is housed in a very special and unusual shaker keepsake
box (the box measures 9 ½” x 5” x 2”).
Kit for Ophelia II includes materials for 3 quilts, wool
penny rug and new sampler including working frame,
plus stitching and finishing materials for commemorative
sewing case including scissors and keepsake shaker box.
(Please note the chair and quilt rack in picture are not
included but some will be available for purchase at the
workshop.)
Commemorative Sewing Case, Ophelia II
Here is a look at the inside of this lovely sewing case. It is lined
in the same beautiful silk used for Ophelia's dress. There are 2
pockets, a pinkeep, scissors, and a place for your needles. Merry
will have the scrimshaw ruler and thread winder available in
class. The boxtop monogram piece is made from an antique
gaming chip from Merry's personal collection. If you would like to pre-order the monogram piece on an
antique gaming chip, $50, please order by email to
[email protected] with “Ophelia II Monogram” in
the Subject line, please.
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Coming to The Attic in 2016 & 2017
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Save the dates! I’m presenting this information here because some of you have asked, but final details, schedule, and prices aren’t yet
available. Once these details are finalized the opening of registration for these events will be announced in a future newsletter.
Nov 11-13, Sherri Jones/Patrick’s Woods
An Afternoon Leisure Basket
This little charmer of a swing handle basket
measures just 5" long by 3" wide and is made of patinated walnut. It is a faithful and
exquisitely crafted reproduction of an antique made exclusively for Patrick's Woods. The
basket is fitted with two pocketed books, a pin pillow, a velvet berry cushion, a scissors sheath
and figural pinkeep with printed Victorian graphics. Matching scrims complete the set.
+ MORE
Lounging Hare Sewing Box This sewing box, made
exclusively for Patrick’s Woods, is a finely handcrafted
reproduction of an antique and is made from a private stash of
exceptionally gorgeous curly maple. The box measures approx.
3 ¾” x 2 ¾” x 2” high. A sliding lid secures the box contents.
A lofty pincushion adorns the lid top and is embellished with a
regal hare lounging on a ground of muted greens stitched with
variegated silk floss. The sides of the cushion are finished with
twisted cording. The pieces are stitched on 32-count linen with
silk floss to capture fabulous embroidered detail. The interior
of the box is fitted with a stitched tool pad that is folded
‘accordion style’ to tuck into the box. Slip pockets secure
favorite tools. The far left cover with the initials is a
needlekeep, and the far right is a pinkeep. The embroidery is
worked with silk floss in vintage tones of terra cotta and bark.
TBA
Jan 13-16, Sampler Symposium featuring Merry Cox
Stitch, Mend & Mark This is somewhat of
a mystery project
that Merry is currently designing, but here is a little peek. In 2008,
Frey’s Measure Mill made these wonderful 1-cup dry measures to
commemorate their 150 years in business (1858-2008). Merry has
been waiting to design something special for this lovely little box,
which is 3 ½” in diameter. First, there is a roll-up alphabet sampler
that is very unusual and unique. She purchased the antique alphabet
from a very knowledgeable antique dealer who informed her it was
from Massachusetts and from the first quarter of the l800’s. After
researching Merry found a sampler pictured with this particular
alphabet and the sampler was dated 1834. This reproduction
marking alphabet sampler (3 ½” x 15 ½” finished) will roll up to go
inside the drawstring silk bag. Attached to the bottom of the bag is a
petite chatelaine that will hang over the edge of the bag when the
bag is opened and draped over the 1-cup dry measure box.
Flowers For Milady Sewing Purse & Accessories
A lovely and functional sewing purse holds all the necessary
accessories for stitching. The front flap of the purse features a poem
written by Merry with a gentleman presenting a bouquet of flowers
to his lady. The needlebook/pinkeep has antique linen needle pages
and thread winders inside, and the outside is used as a pincushion
and pinkeep. The scissors and ruler holder is finished with an ultra
suede insert. Scrimshaw ruler and scissors are optional.
Flowers From Thy Garden
Wouldn’t it
be fun to go to class, take your sampler from its
carrying case, unroll it, place it in front of you, and
now everything needed is at your fingertips …. a
ruler pocket, a needlebook with vintage linen needle
pages, an ultra suede scissors holder tucked behind
the needle pages, a pocket for a thread stick, a lovely
pin cushion and many alphabets within the sampler
for reference. While on a trip to England, Merry
found a sampler stitched on two pieces of linen and
then sewn together. The antique pieces each have
red bands woven into the linen with several
alphabets. Merry reproduced the alphabets from the
circa 1860’s sampler, stitched the red bands to
replicate the woven ones and then designed “her
garden.” The sampler is hemstitched and then lined
separately. The sampler and lining are held together
with buttons and ribbon in the corners. It is folded
in half, wrapped around the pin cushion, and stored
in its case. Stitched on 35-count linen. Scrimshaw
ruler, scissors and thread stick are optional.
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Market Day at The Attic
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Beth’s beautiful display on the front table that features our local
designers! So so proud of these very talented ladies and feeling so
fortunate to have the opportunity to display their work in our Attic.
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More from The Attic’s Market Day
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We Are So Happy They Came . . .
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. . . to shop and see all the goodies!
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Images from Nashville
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Two Italian lovelies, Giulia & Simona,
teaching their class, “Gather Me Up”
Here’s Zoe at the airport
with her boarding pass!
Strawberry
class with
Lin da Stolz /
Erica Michaels
was inspiring,
seeing the 40c
silk gauze
s t r aw b e r r i e s
next to its 32c
l i n e n
counterpart ~
as well as
Linda’s clever
fi n i s h i n g
techniques!
Inside the Embassy Suites, with the
designer banners decorating the balcony!
Barb & Alma showed us the
fun and creativity of using the
Sizzix with French General dies.
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Inside the Blackbird Designs Suite
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Garden Club designs finished as
pincushions ~ adorable!
“Tulip & Lily,” Garden Club 6, $9 ~
Reward of Merit Reproduction Button, $4
“Home for the Holidays” $26, a
beautiful 39-page book featuring
new designs mixed with popular
OOP designs, including “Blessings
Be Thine,” Christmas Garden” &
“Tis the Season”
The Tender Heart Series, lovely, exquisite pincushions sized to be a quick stitch for gift-giving, or
for your own pincushion bowl! Left to right, “Pledge of Affection” (91 x 79) ~ “My Heart is
Home” (71 x 50) ~ “Stitch by Stitch” (62 x 51 + 35 x 36) “Sweetheart Pocket” (56 x 20 + 53
x 44) ~ each chart is $10 ~ I LOVE these and can’t wait to stitch a bowlful!
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In the Nashville Suite 0f . . .
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. . . Erica Michaels
“Liberty & Justice” w/40c silk gauze $18 ~ above, stitched on
linen ~ go here to read how Linda makes the sweet USA pins!
“Just Believe” $15 w/40c silk gauze
Above & right, 2 new releases in her Classic
Series, previously released silk gauze
designs now in leaflet form for linen,
“Beach Blessing” & “A Family Sampler” $9
“Quaker Berry” & “Sampler Berry,” both available w/silk
($16) or for linen ($9) ~ reverse side shown on the right
“From the Lord” $18 w/40c silk
Previous releases, “Sweetberry” & “Holly Berry”
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At Nashville from Jeannette Douglas Designs
“A B C P y n Ro l l &
Bargello Sheep
Needlekeep $12 +
Embellishment Pkg $37
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“Spring By the Sea” $14
(Seasonal Set #1) +
Embellishment Pack $46
Right, “Vintage Flowers” $14
Below, “A Banner Occasion” $12
+ Button & Threadpack $20
“ABC Sampler” $24 + Embellishment Pack $87
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Also at Nashville from . .. .. . Jeannette Douglas Designs
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“Patterned Pretties” $14
include silk + wool felt
backing ~ #12 above also
includes the gold pom-pom
trim pictured above
“Bird Box,” a very charming sectioned box, 6.5-inch square, featuring a
bird sampler in the larger section + a trio of smalls (pincushion &
needlecases) ~ the chart $16 + embellishment package $54 (w/silks +
beads, buttons & ribbon) + the wool felt package & bird pin $18 + the box
$50 from Doodlin’ Around Designs
“Finger Pin Pillows” $5 includes 3 of
these sweet petite pillows ~ the 4th
one (with the house) is a
complimentary pattern w/purchase.
“Gather Friends” $10, a collaboration of
Plum Street Samplers & Jeannette Douglas Designs
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In The Purple Thread Nashville Suite
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These charming kits are what Sharon calls “French Fries” because, at the price,
they’re simply irresistible, complete kits at an unbelievably low price, $5.50: Left,
“Tin Cushion,” a clever pincushion on a tin &, right, “Keep It Together” floss tag kit
“Petunia’s Pinkeep” $24, complete kit
with linen+floss+backing silk+ribbon
+chart+bead+antiqued pins & more
“The Mermaid’s Purse” $25 that
Sharon says is so easy to make, even I
could do it! Kit includes everything!
“Remembering Ruth” $10, Daughter Wife
Mother Grandmother Friend, a tribute to
Sharon’s dear mother (67 x 91)
“ S p r i n g Tu l i p s T i n y
Needlebook” $15, a complete
kit that’s a companion piece
to last year’s pinkeep!
“Independence Maggie” $20, a
char ming red-white-blue
complete kit in this election year!
“Nola’s Needlekeep” $18, another in Sharon’s
elegant black&white series, complete with everything
needed to complete this charming accessory
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New from Shepherd’s Bush at Nashville
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Clockwise from upper left: “Alphabet
Basket” $40 kit w/32c Country
French linen ~ “Slate Snowman”
$30 kit w/30c Weeks Dolphin linen
~ “Busy Bees Stitching Tray” $24
kit w/32c Country French linen
(tray, $24, is on order ~ reserve
yours now) ~ “Long May Ewe
Wave” $30 limited-edition kit with
the bee hive button, available for
$8 w/complimentary chart ~ “Let
Love Grow” $16 kit w/10-count
linen ~ “Spring Sheep” $20 kit,
shown framed but would make an
adorable pincushion.
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Also at Nashville 2016 from . . .
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. . . Plum Street Samplers
“Liberty’s Welcome” $18, 349 x 211,
stitched with NPI silk ~ a wonderful
companion to earlier ‘Welcome’
designs, “A Yuletide Welcome” $18,
333 x 172, in 2013 & “A Ghoultide
Welcome” $18, 332 x 176 in 2014
. . . Lizzie Kate
3 new kits: “Selfie Sampler Kit” $20 includes 32c
Weeks Red Pear linen, sampler embellishments + bonus
project & bitty BONUS project ~ “Red White and
Blue Kit” $22 includes 32c Lambswool linen, beads,
houndstooth wool, vintage-look backing fabric, striped
ribbon, MOP round button, twine for cording &
finishing instructions ~ “Love Summer Limited Edition
Kit” $20 includes 30c Lambswool linen, bandana
finishing fabric, twine handle & finishing instructions
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New Releases from . . .
. . . Kelmscott Designs
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. . . Whimsical Edge Designs
Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, “Luck Needleminder”
$9.50 ~ Purple Putford Scissors, $11.50
. . . Embellishing Bits
Clockwise from above: 3 new threadkeeps, each $10: “Jane Queen” ~ “Pearl Queen” ~ “Boy King” &
2 new needleminders, each $8: “Trio of Trouble” & “Sunday Afternoon” in the Art on a Pin Series
“Celtic Scissors
Fob” $10, with
a knot at the
top
&
a
Claddagh
(friendship)
charm
. . . Carolina House Designs
. . . Pheasant Street Samplers
2 more in the Cottage Series, “Springfield Cottage” $9,
105 x 82 & “Bloomsbury Cottage” $9, 101 x 76
“Birds and Bees” $12, first in the
American Coverlet Series, 130 x 141
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Also New in the Shop from . . .
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. . . The Traveling Stitcher
“Hannah Starkey 1836” $28, 278 x 425 ~ this stunning
reproduction has been charted for Au Ver A’Soie silk, but there’s
been done a conversion to Gloriana overdyed silks, either the
Classic or the Tudors for stitching on the fine-count linens
. . . Threadwork Primitives
Left, “One Blackbird”
$10, using 2 shades of
linen, 114 x 57 & 32 x 53
Right, “Wandering Heart”
$10, 158 x 100
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March’s Sampler Sunday
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Clockwise from above: Deb’s “March Trifles” from Shepherd’s Bush; Curtis
Boehringer’s “Love”; freebie of “March”; Heinzit’s “Lucky Leprechaun”
Deb’s “His Eye is On the Sparrow” from Heartstring Samplery
Above, Sandy’s “All Creatures Great and Small” from Barbara Ana Designs ~ what
a beautiful finish! Above right, Sandy’s “Mary A. Bunce 1846” from Gigi R ~ I
love this sampler! Can’t wait until Sandy gets the beautiful bird on her linen!
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More from March’s Sampler Sunday
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Left, Janet’s “His Eye Is On the Sparrow” from Heartstring Samplery &
right, the front and back of her charming finish of “Love Birds” from
Pineberry Lane and, below, her “Breath of Spring” from Blackbird Designs
Left, the reproduction of a Swedish antique sampler, “Anna Greta
Danielsdotter,” left below, currently being reproduced by Linda/Samplers
Remembered ~ as you can see, it’s almost done and will soon be available!
Angelica’s “Blue Ribbon Sewing Box” from Sherri Jones/Patrick’s Woods
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More from March Sampler Sunday
Barb’s exquisite “1864 EF Sampler” from NeedleWorkPress,
from the Summer 2011 Sampler & Antique Quarterly
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Barb’s “Fancy Blackett The
Harvest Dance” from Pineberry Lane
Carol’s “Good Intentions” from Kathy Barrick
Evelyn’s
P r a i r i e
Schooler
ABC series,
stitched
over 2 on
40c linen
Amy’s “Tapestry” from Ink Circles
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And Even More from March’s Sampler Sunday
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Above, Lynne’s “Ersilia’s Sampler” from Samplers In My
Attic and, below, Milady’s Needle’s “The Earth is a Feast”
S u s a n ’ s
stunning
reproduction
sampler from
Gigi R, “ATS
S a x o n y
Sampler” ~
you can see
that Susan is
a l m o s t
fi n i s h e d ~
she only has
the bird at
the top to
finish!
Left, Jan’s
“ S e p i a
Sampler”
f r o m
Notforgotten
Far m” &
her “Spring
Greetings
Bouquet
Pinkeep”
from Brenda
Gervais/
With T hy
Needle &
Thread
Molly’s “Little Dutch
Sampler” from Gigi R Designs
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March Sampler Sunday Continued
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Gloria’s “Busy Bees Stitching Tray” from Shepherd’s Bush
~ and her “Starry Night” from Fine Arts Heritage Society
Left, Peggy’s
“Rise
&
Shine” kit
from Pine
Mountain
Janet’s “Spotted Pig Pinkeep”
from Stacy Nash Primitives
3 from Peggy: Far left,
Lizzie Kate’s “Spring
has Sprung” ~ “Four
Seasons” from Linda
Coleman; and, below,
“Words to Live By Jonah”
from Plum
Street Samplers
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March Sampler Sunday (Continued)
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Left, Patty’s lovely version of
“Ersilia’s Sampler” from Samplers
in My Attic ~ right, her “Patchwork
Pumpkin” from Blackbird Designs
Melanie’s “Noel” from Brenda Gerais/With
Thy Needle & Thread, with a few color changes
Clockwise from the
left: 3 from Jan’s
needle, “Trick or
Ta o s , ” O O P
from Prairie
Moon; “Fraktur
Bird” from our
January Sampler
Symposium; and
“September
Mor ning,” a
Jackie du Plessis
workshop project
Wendy’s
“My Fr
iend’s H
Blackbird
ouse” fr
Designs w
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as alread
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More from March Sampler Sunday
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L e e A n n a ’s “ S p r i n g
Snow” from Ink Circles
Jean C’s “Vintage Sampler”
from Periwinkle Promises
Above, LeeAnna’s stunning “Serenity Harbor”
from By the Bay Needleart, stitched on 45c linen
with The Attic’s overdyed silk conversion
Betsy’s “Sampler 4 Saisons” OOP by Anagram Diffusion
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“The Morris Dancer,” adapted Maria Cooper Sampler, 1790,
is charted in cross stitch, but JoAnn embroidered parts of her
sampler like Maria’s original. Exquisite work, isn’t it?
JoAnn’s very beautiful “The Morris Dancer” from Gigi ~ JoAnn was so happy
when Gigi decided to reproduce this sampler. She enjoyed each and every stitch.
Thank you, JoAnn, for sharing your beautiful needlework with our readers.
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Also from from Sandy’s studio, Angie’s take-your-breath-away over-one-on-32c
“Anniversaries of the Heart” from Blackbird Designs, in a gorgeous hand-grained Valley House
Primitives frame. I wish you could see this one in person! Absolutely stunning! If you are
inspired to stitch this and don’t own the charts, don’t delay. We have them all currently ($9
each) but don’t know how much longer they will stay in print since they’re now 6 years old.
Above and below, Fresh from Sandy’s framing studio, Elaine’s
stunning “Ana .... “ by The Traveling Stitcher ~ I find it very
interesting to see how different the colors look with the use of
the flash! Photography of needlework is always challenging!
Sheri’s “Black Cat 1861” from Samplers Not Forgotten
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Linda’s beautiful “1837 Crown Sampler” from Plum Street Samplers
on 52/60 linen with Tudor silks ~ oh, my, it is truly stunning!
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2 from Julie’s needles: “Stitch Every Day” from
Hands On Design & ?? ~ I’m sorry, I don’t
remember the design/designer on this one.
Jeanne’s very charming “Frosty
Forest” from Country Cottage Needleworks
J-Lee’s beautiful “Rebecca Cullin” on 52c linen with NPI silks. Stunning!
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Beauty at Junipine ...
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... in the scenery, the needlework & the needleworkers!
Helen’s “Waterfield Band Sampler”
OOP from The Samplar Workes
Above, Barb’s “Sarah Hartley” sampler from Historic
Stitches. Significant, not only because it’s so beautiful but
also in that Barb started this at last year’s retreat and
finished it this year at Junipine! It is so very beautiful!
Stitching on the patio in
the sunshine, the best!
Renee’s amazing Heaven and
Earth recreation in needlework
of the artwork of Jane Wooster
Scott ~ above, the needlework
~ right, the painting.
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Epilogue
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The 2016 Junipine Retreat seems so long ago now, and it’s been less than a month! Another memorable time together stitching, laughing, eating, stitching!
Selfie taken on the ride up the mountains!
Renee & Elayne, friends for 50+ years!
Sisters Barb & Helen
Next week marks the anniversary of the most profound experience of my life when 23 years ago my son, adopted at birth, found me ~ needless
to say, it’s been the greatest blessing for John and I to share in the life of this beautiful family. Being a grandma has been the most special of all!
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