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THE ATTIC
2015 October 1
Issue No. 15-18
www.atticneedlework.com
October Sampler of the Month
Aquilina Morales-1867 from
The Essamplaire
I fell in love with this sampler the moment I saw it.
Perhaps it’s all of the red! It also features lovely
alphabets and exquisitely beautiful bands.
Margriet of The Essamplaire provides the following
information: Aquilina's wonderful band sampler is of Spanish
origin, worked mainly in red and greens. The sampler appears
quite delicate due to the fact that some of the satin stitch bands
have spaces between the stitches. The original sampler is in a
private collection.
The sampler is worked using cross stitch, satin, four sided,
double running, herringbone and some marking cross.
This sampler is only available as a kit, and it has
just been released and our order is on its way from
Canada. I haven’t seen it yet, but I know that it comes
kitted with 40c linen + Au Ver A Soie’s Soie d’Alger silk
in 5 colors. If you prefer a different linen count, we
will substitute the linen and adjust your kit price
accordingly.
During October receive a 15% Sampler of the
Month discount on your purchase of the kit ($96).
The Attic, Mesa, AZ Toll-Free: 1.888.94-ATTIC (1.888.942.8842) www.atticneedlework.com
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More from The Essamplaire
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On the following several pages are some of the Essamplaire kits that we currently have in stock. During October, with our Sampler of the Month focus
on Essamplaire, please enjoy a 15% discount on these kits as well (discount is limited to stock on hand). The extensive historical and genealogical
information included makes them more interesting to me as I stitch and/or collect these, and several are on my I-must-stitch-this-before-I-die list.
TC 1691 Dutch ~ A fabulous sampler from the island of
Terschelling of the north coast of the Netherlands. There are at
least three other similar samplers. They all feature the
wonderful bands with cut work, the five wise and foolish virgins
of which five carry an oil lamp that’s lit and five don’t, along
with Christ with a halo above his head. There are other Dutch
samplers with the five wise and foolish virgins but only the ones
from the island have Christ wearing a halo. This pattern is
based on the story from Matthew 25:1. Geometric motifs,
sewing cushions, crowned and pierced hearts and trees of life
are other common elements on these samplers. All the bands
are worked with coloured silk thread. Difficult to tell who the
original stitcher was, could have also been II and ID. The
original sampler is in the Museum fur Kunst und gewerbe.
1911-220.
Stitches used are satin, eyelets, algerian eye, double
running, cross stitch, cut work, dove’s eyes, whip stitch and
pulled work. Kitted with Au Ver A’Soie’s Soie de Paris silk.
Worked on 45c linen, it measures 21” x 20”; on 40c, it’s 26.5” x
24”.
We have both the 40c & 45c kits available ($360).
(Right) Anne Maria Clarke - 182? ~ Anne Maria Clarke stitched her
sampler at the age of twelve, and she commemorated Marquis de Lafayette's
visit to Richmond, Virginia in October of 1824. Anne was probably the
daughter of Archibald and Maria Mauzey Clarke, and it's recorded that
they married on October 21, 1807, in Henrico County, VA, which is next
door to Richmond. During the first half of the 1840's Anne married George
Knox Crutchfield and was his second wife. He was a sign and house painter
by trade in Henrico County.
They had three children, one of whom died at the age of three.
Unfortunately Anne died in 1851 at the age of 39 and is buried at the
Shockoe Hill Cemetery in Richmond. This information is in "The Neatest
manner: The Making of the Virginia Sampler Tradition" by Kimberly
Smith Ivey. The sampler is in the Valentine Museum in Richmond, V.
84.122a. Stitches used are cross, cross over one and queen stitch. 18" x
17.5" on 35c linen. ($204)
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Cynthia Burr - 1770 Cynthia Burr was one of Mary Balch’s students. The
central building is the State House, which is found on a number of other
samplers worked under Mary's tutelage; it's either the State House in Newport or
Providence. The building in the top border is the College Edifice,the first
building of Rhode Island College and now known as Brown University and still
standing.
Cynthia (May 21, 1770 - June 19, 1848) was one of seven children of Levi
Burr and his wife Mary Olney. Levi was a tailor in Providence. She married
Andrew Boyd on Sept. 17, 1795 and they had one son, Andrew Boyd, born in
1798. Information from Let Virtue be a Guide to Thee by Betty Ring.
The sampler is worked in cross, tent, queen, split stitch, and eyelet. Included
is a pattern that to be traced onto the linen. 12"x 15" on 35c linen ($196)
Christina Arcularius - 1792 Christina's sampler belongs to an important group of Biblical samplers made in New York. All contain Biblical scenes
and are worked within a deeply arcaded border. The entire ground is covered, mainly in cross stitch. A number of them have inner and outer borders
worked in queen stitch. Christina's sampler has her queen stitched areas worked a bit differently. The trees that the men are climbing in are typical of trees
found on Dutch samplers and some of the samplers have furniture motifs on them which are found on Dutch samplers.
The Huguenots who fled France first settled in the Netherlands and then immigrated to New York. It's believed that these samplers originated in
French boarding schools for girls first established in New Rochelle. The Prominent Dutch and English families sent their daughters to these schools. French
women were keeping schools in New York, and it's likely that at least one of them had attended a school in New Rochelle. The style of these samplers lasted
about twenty two years.
Christina was the daughter of a german baker, Philip Jacob Arcularius and Elizabeth Grimm. Philip was born in Marburg, Germany, around 1748,
Philip Jacob Arcularius immigrated to New York prior to the Revolution and engaged in the baking business with his brothers. According to family legend,
Arcularius volunteered to supply the city’s soldiers with bread during the Revolutionary War. By the 1790s he had left the baker’s trade to become a tanner
and evidently prospered as a master artisan. Philip married Elizabeth Grim in New York City’s Lutheran Church in 1775, and the couple settled into a
home on Frankfort Street. There they became parents to eleven children, seven of whom survived to adulthood. Christina, the eldest, was born in 1777. In
1799 she married Samuel Barker Harper and they had eight children.
For more information on these samplers refer to Girlhood Embroidery by Betty Ring. Above info. is from http://www.common-place.org/vol-04/
no-04/lessons/from The original sampler is in the collection of The New York Historical Society 54436. The sampler is worked in cross stitch, queen,
cross over one. 10.5" x 14" on 35c linen ($180 with silk)
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Hannah Stacy - 1789 Hannah's sampler belongs to a
group of samplers made in Marblehead, Massachusetts.
There are a number of these samplers with similar trees,
birds, stags and ladies with crowns of flowers in their hair.
The border on Hannah's sampler is one of the more
elaborate ones. The Marblehead samplers are now attributed
to schoolmistress Martha Tarr Barber (1734/35–1812),
although few specific facts about her teaching have been
found. She evidently commenced keeping school after having
become a widow for the second time, in 1780. Eventually the
Barber school spanned the entire Federal period, for
Martha’s youngest daughter, Miriam, born in 1775, became
her mother’s assistant and continued teaching until her death
in 1830( information from American Folk Art Museum).
Hannah's sampler is from Hagley Museum. The
sampler collection at Hagley Museum and Library
(Wilmington, DE) consists of more than thirty samplers
which date from 1789 to 1857. Schools represented include
Mary Balch School, Westtown School, Pleasant Hill
Boarding School and Roseville School. The girls that made
these samplers lived in the Philadelphia/Delaware Valley
and North East areas. Most of the collection belonged to
Mrs. Louise du Pont Crowninshield (1877-1958).
The sampler is worked with cross stitch, cross over one
thread of linen, satin, chain and stem stitch. A diagram to
trace is provided. 9.75" x 10" on 35c linen ($159).
Mary Benezet Wood - 1817 Born November 26, 1810, Mary Benezet Wood was
the daughter of Joseph and Margaret (Ritter) Wood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She
married a merchant from Delaware, John Ross, and they had three daughters: Mary
Benezet, Josephine and Margaret Augusta.
Her maternal grandmother and namesake, Mary Benezet (1755-1808), was the
daughter of Anthony Benezet (1713-1784), the renowned Quaker convert who was a
leader in the Abolitionist movement in England and America. In 1772, Mary's portrait
was painted by Charles Willson Peale, considered the finest portrait painter of the
revolutionary era in America. This portrait is currently in the collection of the
Philadelphia Museum of Art. The following year Mary married Joseph Wood, an
attorney from Georgia, and they became the parents of one son and three daughters.
After the early death of Joseph Wood, Mary married Rev. Joseph Pilmore, a highly
respected Protestant minister who played an important role as stepfather to the
children.
Much is known and published about Anthony Benezet's life, but of particular
interest is that he established an evening school in his home to teach African Americans
and in 1754 opened the first public school for girls in Philadelphia. Anthony's young
brother Daniel, our samplermaker's great grandfather, was a Quaker as well, and a
distinguished merchant and supporter of many civic causes.
The sampler uses cross, cross over one, queen, satin and chain stitch and some
crinkle silk. (Courtesy of Antique Samplers.org) 12.5” 14.75” on 40c linen. ($160)
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Martha Edlin - 1668
Martha Edlin's work is rather
well known, and she was a
accomplished stitcher. Besides
her band sampler she stitched
a cutwork sampler dated 1669,
small needlework items which
include two pincushions, a
bird, a needle case and several
other items. She also worked a
beadwork box dated 1673 and
a fabulous casket dated 1671.
All of her needlework is
housed at the V&A.
Stitches used double
running, satin, marking cross,
long armed cross,
montenegrin, running stitch,
eyelets and detached
buttonhole. It is mainly
worked with Soie de Paris, a
filament silk.
The original sampler was
worked over three threads of
linen, as were most 17th.
century samplers and
measures 8.25" x 32.25" An
option is to work it on 35c
count linen over two threads,
in which case it will measure
8" x 30" but the Algerian eye
alphabet at the bottom will
have to be adapted and some
of the running stitches. (Chart
$47)
Abigail Pinniger - 1780 Abigail's sampler belongs to the earlier
group of samplers made in Newport, Rhode Island. The large floral
band is found on a number of other samplers from this time period.
Abigail was the daughter of William Pinniger and Abigail Moon. She
was born in 1715. Abigail married Joseph Thurston at Trinity Church
in Newport on April 8, 1733. They had nine children. She died in
1779. (information from Girlhood Embroidery by Betty Ring).
The sampler is worked almost entirely in marking cross with
some cross over one thread, double running and satin stitches. The
original is at the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design. It
was unfinished and there was empty space below the large band so it
was adjusted to finish there. 10 1/2" x 14 1/2" on 40c linen. ($153)
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Customer Appreciation/Stitch-In, Thursdays, 4 - 8 PM
Every
For as long as I can remember, The Attic has been open on
Thursday 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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Saturday night, November 21st, Our 18th Annual
Silent Auction for Breast Cancer Research, 6-8 pm.
Finishing Deadlines
Stocking & pillow finishing ~ Wednesday, October 28
(after that date there will be an additional “rush” fee,
increasing as it gets closer to Christmas)
Ornament Finishing, Tuesday, December 1
Our Holiday Hours
As an Attic Addict save 15% in October
on these in-stock items:
* Sampler charts/kits from The Essamplaire
* Liberty Hill Halloween pieces from prior years
* Au Ver A’Soie Silks
October
Saturday, October 3, 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.
Saturday, October 10, 1:30 - 3:30 Buttons with Julie, $10 Over a year
ago Julie shared her love of buttons in a most interesting class on the history,
button materials, age and value and she will again be with us with more of her
expertise and enthusiasm for buttons. She will be bringing some beautiful
buttons from her personal collection to view and a lot of buttons to purchase. Julie owned an antique store in Spokane, Washington for 15 years. She
was also an appraiser with the International Society of Appraisers. She
belongs to the National Button Society and the Arizona State Button Society.
Sunday, October 18, Sampler Sunday, 1 - 4 Back to our 3rd
Sunday of the month gathering of sampler lovers. Refreshments
served; please register ~ fee $10.
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Wednesday, Nov 25, Close at 2 p.m.
Thurs, Nov 26, Thanksgiving Day, Closed
Thursday, Dec 24, Close at 2 p.m.
Friday, Dec 25, Christmas Day, Closed
Thursday, Dec. 31, Close at 2 p.m.
Friday, Jan 1, New Year’s Day, Closed
January
2016
Here is an image of the mattress-style
pincushion that’s a part of Theresa Baird’s
Symposium project. The cherries and the
head of the bird are done in Spiral Trellis.
Merry Cox’s Ophelia . . .
Saturday, October 24, Halloween Stitch-In, 10:30 - ?? ~ It’s that time of
year once again, for you to dress up and be crazy, a time for stitching-withfriends-at-The-Attic, and there will be chocolate, a Halloween costume contest,
door prizes & more. Please register ~ lunch will be served. Fee $10
November 6-9
Jackie du Plessis Workshops at The Attic:
(Details on the following pages)
We only have a few BCRF cookbooks left!
Support a great cause (all net proceeds go to breast cancer
research) by buying a copy(s) of the Recipes for a Cure
cookbook for a donation of $14.95 (or more) with fabulous timetested recipes as well as complimentary designs from 11 designers.
. . . Parts 1 & 2 coming to The Attic the weekend of
June 24 -26, 2016. Full details coming soon.
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Jackie du Plessis’s November Workshops
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I am pleased to publish photos, workshop prices, and hotel information for this very special Attic event. We are privileged to host these Jackie
workshops the weekend of November 6-9 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 $114; Double Queen $119) 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, 9-hole executive putting green, and shuttle service within a five-mile radius upon availability.
The weekend schedule with workshop prices:
Friday, November 6, 3 - 8 pm (with a break for a light supper at 5:00) ~ Attic of Dreams 2 ~ $185
Saturday, November 7, 9 - 5 pm (with a lunch break at 11:30) ~ Florine’s Fan-Fare presented in 2
parts ~ the Scrimshaw Palm-Vane in the AM $175 & the Reticule in the PM $165
Saturday night, 5:30-??, Wine & Food Reception at the shop open to all workshop participants RSVP
Sunday, November 8, 9 - 4 pm (with lunch at 12:00) ~ Queen M’s Pomander & Privy Purse $245
Monday, November 9, 9 - 4 pm (with lunch at 12:00) ~ September Morning $210
Friday: Attic of Dreams 2 Button Bassinet Jackie and I invite all sampler stitchers to join
us for this, the second part of Attic of Dreams, together in class. Using Au Ver A Soie’s Trebizond
and silk Gimp threads, the start of a teeny bassinet front will be woven. This bassinet front
attaches with ribbons to a paneled hangable linen section that can be personalized with
included initials and or spot motifs and favorite stitches. The bassinet’s main function is to nest
a cross section of stitched band sampler created using the Attic of Dreams needleholder (Part 1)
color and stitches ~ it will wrap and bundle around a glass button-decorated decanter.
All supplies needed for stitching and finishing, including silk fiber, silk ribbon, 30-count
linen, detailed instructions with color charts and color finishing photos. Right, Attic of Dreams 2 with Attic of Dreams 1 on the
right in the photograph. More photos on the following page.
This will be a two-session class, with a separate
registration for each session:
* AM morning session devoted to the Scrimshaw
Palm-Vane ~ Workshop Fee with Kit, $175
* PM afternoon session will be spent creating the
beautiful Reticule ~ Workshop Fee with Kit, $165
Saturday: Florine’s Fan-Fare Madam Florine, a French noblewoman, has
commissioned the students of the Mansarde Aiguille Academy (Attic Needle
Academy) to create the absolute portmanteau (reticule) to hold-safe an
exquisitely handcrafted Scrimshaw Palm-vane. Her instructions...wishes were:
The Portmanteau must be furbished with the best of silk fabrics. It must look
and feel beyond compare. It must fit her petite gloved hand. It must be worked
in only silken filaments and silk fragments. It can only use superb hand- colored
ribbons and trimmings. The colors must reflect femininity. Only then can and
must the worker present her work and name on this piece de resistance. After
critically reviewing all the work, Madam Florine was so impressed that she
granted the Academy the permission to recreate her Portmanteau Fan-Fare.
Sessions begin Saturday morning ~ see you in class as you work on recreating your ultimate reticule and Scrimshaw palm-vane. All supplies needed for stitching and finishing, including silk fiber and silk
hand-dyed fibers, silk taffeta check, silk ribbon, 34-count Legacy linen, detailed
instructions with color charts and color finishing photos. The Attic, Mesa, AZ Toll-Free: 1.888.94-ATTIC (1.888.942.8842) www.atticneedlework.com
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Florine’s Fan-Fare
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The Reticule is completely hand assembled; no sewing machine needed for the entire
project. It is stitched on the inside and outside, and the handle is completely stitched, too.
Embroidered even on the inside!
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More Photos of Attic of Dreams 2
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Attic of Dreams 2 with Attic of Dreams 1
on the right in the photographs ~ Please note:
Attic of Dreams 1 kit will be available to all Attic of
Dreams 2 registrants who didn’t take that class earlier.
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Sunday: Queen M’s Pomander & Privy Purse A pomander, from the French pomme d’ambre
is a ball made of perfume. The Queen M’s pomander is two-sided opening, oval-global stitched
shapes that connect and hold a silk drawstring pouch for storage of herb fragments. The two
exterior oval global shapes are adorned and covered with stitched pomegranates and foliage using
vibrant rich tones of reds and pinks. Your treasured pomander stows in a privy purse constructed
using covered Hedebo/Dorset button rings. Jackie’s inspiration for this pomander’s privy purse is pulled from a purse she purchased in
Spokane, Washington while teaching there many years ago. The original is stitched in black; yours
will we worked to match the jewel tones of the pomander. The privy purse will be lined and
decorated with beads and ribbons and silk fabric. The work tray seen as a work in progress will be an optional item available to students only.
Complete kit includes all supplies needed for stitching and finishing: silk fiber and silk handdyed fibers, silk taffeta check, silk ribbon, 34-count Legacy linen and 32-count linen, detailed
instructions with color charts and color finishing photos. Monday: September Morning A September morning finds you
walking down a fashionable avenue in Paris, looking for a very special
object that you can take home with you. Tucked away in the display
window's corner, you eyes are drawn to a delicate carton. The carton
is decorated with soft watercolor styled flowers, leaves and vines.
You step inside the shop for a closer look. Excitement fills the air
as you recognize the carton to be a needlework box. The shop
attendant sees your interest and takes the needlework box to a
viewing area. The shop becomes silent. Your eyes follow the shape of
the box. It's a rectangular about 6" x 3" x 1 3/4"h. The slanted sides
are decorated with tiny silk stitches that resemble watercolor paints on
a warm antique-colored linen. The four box sides are attached to one
another and meet with panels at the top creating a functional box top
that ties with a wonderful vintage-looking silk ribbon. The ribbon is
untied and you notice that each of the four box sides are attached to
these linen panels to create the top of the box. With the ribbon
untied and the box top panels folded back, you view the silk-lined
interior. It is filled with tiny trinkets and tools. A thimble hides in one
corner, buttons and bows adorn a tufted mattress pincushion, and you
see a tiny needlebook with scissor minder. The box's silken
interior has silk pockets, and each is filled with tiny treasures, paper,
mementos and needle necessities. Holding your purchase, you walk to your hotel room, thinking of the needlework person who owned
this treasure before you and about the treasures you are planning to add to this beautiful September
Morning memory. Join Jackie in class as we celebrate our September Morning.
September Morning is worked on 32-count linen with hand-dyed and solid silk fibers. The interior
silk fabric provided in your kit is a luxurious taffeta linen. The vintage looking silk ribbon will be specially
dyed for this project. Color graphs and diagrams with colored instructions will be provided in class.
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The Traveler This silken pouch was created for the traveling stitcher. It holds and stores
fibers, trinkets, and tools for transport. The entire pouch is created using luxurious taffeta
silk. The pouch features a stitched oval medallion worked on 32-count linen that is
appliquéd to the bottom section of the silken pouch. Soft watercolor panted flowers
worked as tiny silk stitches create flowers and vines with personalization area can be seen
on this medallion. The interior pockets of the pouch allow for additional storage of your
needle necessities.
The kit includes linen, silk lining fabric, silk fibers, finishing materials such as interfacing. Detailed color graphs, diagrams and colored instructions on how to work the
special joining stitch I created just for this project. Stitching and finishing needle.
The Traveler Purse is optional and available for purchase by September Morning
Workshop participants only.
Registration is accepted by email only, please, at [email protected]. Please include the Registration Form, which I am happy to
send you as an email attachment. Please fill it out and either scan it and email it back to me or send it via snail mail. Thanks
very much for following the new-to-us registration procedures, adopted to try to resolve some issues we’ve had in the recent past.
Registration Form
Name _____________________________________________ Address __________________________________________
City _____________________ State _____ ZIP ______ Phone ____________________ Email ________________________________
Credit Card Number _____________________________________ Expiration _________________ Security Code __________
Name on card _________________________ Signature ______________________________________________
Workshop Choices:
* _____ Friday, November 6, Attic of Dreams 2 (Button Bassinet) - $185
* _____ Saturday, November 7, Florine’s Fan-Fare - Scrimshaw Fan $175 ~ Reticule $165
* _____ Sunday, November 8, Queen M’s Pomander & Privy Purse - $245
* _____ Monday, September Morning - $210 (The Traveler is optional to Workshop participants and may be purchased in class.)
Fees:
* $50 Non-Refundable Registration Fee Per Workshop Charged Upon Registration
* __ I will attend Saturday Night Reception (and will bring a guest, an additional $25)
* Workshop Fees Balance due and payable on or before September 6, 2015, and is non-refundable on or after October 1, 2015.
Release: I release Attic Needlework from any liability for any theft, property damage, or personal injury while participating in
or attending any workshops, events, or free time at this Attic Needlework event. I have read and understand all cancellation
policies.
Signature _________________________________________________________ Date _________________________________
Email my confirmation to _________________________________________________
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Scrims for Jackie’s . . .
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Name: _______________________________________________________________________________ Street Address: ______________________________________________________________________ City: _________________________________ State: _____ Zip Code: ___________ Email Address: _________________________________________ Phone: _______________________ September Morning Scrim No. Qty $20.00 2. Wooden Thread Holder and scrim $70.00 3. Waxer – Two scrim pieces $60.00 4. Needle book Passport Kit $80.00 5. * Personalized Ticket $42.00 6. Two Skinny Thread winders $60.00 7. Basket Pin keep Scrims $85.00 Total: Price 1. Wooden Ruler Above, “September Morning”
and, below, “The Traveler”
* Supply text for personalized scrim Line 1 text: _____________________________ Line 2 text: _____________________________ The Traveler Scrim No. Price 1. Ruler Qty $30.00 2. Thread winder $42.00 3. Bodkin $42.00 Total: Please submit your Scrim Order Form
to Jac k i e at yo u r ver y earli es t
convenience.
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January 2016 Sampler Symposium . . .
Registration and Hotel Information
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... Friday night, January 15 thru Sunday, January 17
Registrations will be accepted by email only. Each of the email addresses that you may have for me and/or the shop all work, so it is not necessary to
send more than one email. Please do not phone the shop to register. We will be happy to answer your questions by phone, but registrations will only be
accepted by email. Receipt of your email registration will be acknowledged by email, and after your email registration has been received, you will be
notified by email, sent a registration form, and asked to phone our toll-free number (1.888.94-ATTIC ~ 1.888.942.8842) with payment information if we
don’t already have it. A nonrefundable deposit of $50 completes your reservation. Space is limited by the size of the room to 49 students.
Because an email address is needed for each of you to provide additional information along the way, we are looking to email registration as the best
method for the entire process, to ensure fairness for everyone, most importantly.
I am very pleased to present the weekend faculty for this event:
Friday night, 5 - 6 PM supper ~ 6 - 9 PM, Vickie & Maegan Jennett, “Out on a Limb, A Fraktur Sampler” & Nancy Mills, Lecture &
PowerPoint Presentation + Fraktur Project
Saturday morning, 9 AM - Noon (with a morning break), “Pennsylvania German Fraktur Huswif (with Smalls)”
Saturday afternoon, 1 - 4 PM, Sampler & Fraktur Tour at San Tan Vista Manor, Vickie & Niles Jennett’s residence in Chandler, AZ
Saturday evening, 5 - ? PM, reception at The Attic, with food, refreshments including adult beverages served.
Sunday, continuation of Theresa Baird’s class, 9 - Noon, followed by our closing lunch.
Your $495 fee for the Symposium includes all classes, kits, and lectures, a light supper on Friday night, breakfast, lunch, and coffee/tea breaks on
Saturday, a Saturday night reception at the shop with refreshments and supper, and Sunday breakfast and lunch.
All classes will be held in Meeting Rooms A+B at Hyatt Place Mesa, where they have available an Attic Needlework
room block with prices of $134 for King rooms and $139 for Queen/Queen rooms. Here is their Website. Free shuttle
service to the shop is provided (airport transportation is not), so renting a car is optional and really not necessary.
Friday night, 6 - 9 PM After supper Tempe folk artist Nancy Mills will present a lecture on the History of American Fraktur that will include its
interesting roots and history, its purpose, and information on its unique use of motifs and symbols. Then Vickie & Maegan Jennett of NeedleWorkPress will
present a beautiful sampler, “Out on a Limb,” that was designed based on a Fraktur in Vickie’s father’s collection.
Then Nancy will guide us through our Fraktur project, “Birds in Tree,” a very common Fraktur image, one that most people recognize, using
Nancy’s own design, on a paper-mâché box. As an added bonus, Nancy and Vickie collaborated to convert her art into a chart that can be placed inside
the box top, then finished to mount inside the lid or as a pincushion (the pincushion materials aren’t included in your box kit.) Your finished box will be
the perfect place to house your matching necklace. Nancy has many Fraktur/Folk Art related gift items that she will offer for sale in a small boutique at the
hotel following the class. To view some of Nancy’s work, visit her Etsy shop, Five Times Blessed.
Lecture/PowerPoint Presentation on the History of
American Fraktur + Fraktur Project, “Birds in
Tree,” presented by Fraktur/Folk Artist Nancy Mills
Fraktur Sampler, “Out on a Limb,”
presented by Vickie & Maegan Jennett
Tour Preview of San
Tan Vista Manor
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Pennsylvania German Fraktur Huswif (with Smalls)
Saturday & Sunday morning, 9 - Noon We will create an “Award of Achievement for Excellence in the Art of the
Needle.” The Pennsylvania German Fraktur styled folding huswif is stitched on your choice of 36- or 40-count linen. The
smalls include two entire sets, one set for the huswif (a mattress-style pincushion, needlebook, scissors fob and ruler) and the
other with the sewing stand. The pincushion for the top of the Shaker Sewing Stand may be finished as a biscornu or
dome-shaped fitted pincushion, your choice. The majority of “A Pennsylvania German Fraktur Huswif ” is stitched using
the cross stitch, but also includes the following specialty stitches: Bullion Stitch, Closed Herringbone, Algerian Eyelet (over
10), Petite Stitch, Rhodes Heart Stitch, Trellis Stitch, and Back Stitch. The chart for the huswif is offered in two versions,
one as a huswif as intended, the second is the huswif done as a sampler to frame and hang on the wall.
Kit Contents: Full kit which includes chart with instructions and stitch diagrams, piece of 32c linen to practice stitches with
DMC thread, full and partial skeins of Belle Soie silk, and a fat quarter of Lakeside linen in participant’s choice of 40- or 36count. It will also include all finishing materials needed to assemble the pieces, including silk Dupioni lining material,
Skirtex, buttons, Warm & Gentle cotton batting, DMC Perle for cording, and a CD with pictures of the finishing process
for future reference.
Right, This stunning reproduction birdseye maple Shaker sewing stand is being reproduced by Richard Hyers and
will be available for Symposium registrants to order directly from him. Visit Mr. Hyers’ Website to read more about
this exquisite needlework accessory and place your order. The base is 5” square x 2.5” high. Height overall,
including the base, pedestal, pincushion top, and bun feet is 5 3/8”. The cost of each box will be $110 + s/h.
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Mary Sophia’s Pennsylvania German Sewing Set
Mary Sophia’s . . . is inspired by the beautiful quilts and
traditional needlework motifs used by the Pennsylvania
Germans. The set is designed to be housed in an optional
miniature blanket chest* and consists of a quilt/thread
holder, a set of 3 stacking biscornus, ruler, scissors sheath,
and working needlebook. The working needlebook
contains a mattress-style pincushion, scissors pocket for
petite scissors, and linen needle pages. Specialty stitches
used are Petite Stitch (over one), Tent Stitch, Closed
Herringbone, Smyrna Cross, Nun Stitch, and Back
Stitch.
Kit Contents:
Chart with instructions and stitch
diagrams, size 26 & 28 tapestry needles, piece of 32count linen to practice stitches with DMC thread, 5 full
skeins of 12-strand Belle Soie overdyed silk thread, and a
fat half of 36- or 40-count Lakeside Vintage Maritime
White linen.
Finishing Kit Contents:
Instructions, diagrams, and
materials to finish each piece (Skirtex, cotton batting,
perle cotton for cording, mother-of-pearl thread rings,
and lining fabric.
* This optional Miniature Blanket Chest is custom made by Don
DuBois of The Barn Workshop. Don is an outstanding artist in
being able to give a contemporary piece the look of an aged and
distressed antique. Since each chest ordered will be a custom
piece, you will have the option of choosing your own color (Olde
Century colors) and amount of distressing. There is a lift-out tray
in each chest which will accommodate the insert design indicating
your name, date, and place of residence. Check Don’s Etsy
website here: The Barn Workshop. Price: $150.00 + S&H
* Here’s what Don tells us about this piece: This is our Trenton Miniature Blanket Chest that can be used as a stitching or
sewing box. I am sure there can be many other uses for this fine early American piece because of the large storage underneath the
removable till/tray. This chest is actually a reproduction from a picture that I received from a fellow artisan who is a Master
Teacher and designer of needlework. I have been wanting to build a nice small blanket chest and am very happy to have been given
this opportunity. This is a very striking and impressive small piece of furniture that has a variety of utilitarian value.
* Color: Model done in Cranberry Red over Lamp Black, nicely distressed primitive. The blanket chest can be
done in any combination of colors (Olde Century Colors) and degree of distressing. * Dimensions: outside at lid(top) H- 9 3/4'' W- 14'' D- 8 1/4'' This is an all-day class with Theresa Baird, an optional class, i.e., not included in the Symposium Weekend. Registration for this class will be accepted
by email only. We will be happy to answer your questions by phone, but registrations will only be accepted by email. Receipt of your email registration
will be acknowledged by email, and you will be notified by email of the status of your registration and asked to phone our toll-free number with
payment information. In addition to your kit, the workshop fee includes breakfast, lunch, and a mid-morning break. Workshop fee, $315.
Because an email address is needed for each of you to provide additional information along the way, we are looking to email registration as the
best method for the entire process. A nonrefundable deposit of $50 completes your reservation.
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It’s Halloween Inside the Attic
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Sheri’s stunning over-one-on-30c “Autumn at Hawk
Run Hollow” is the cornerstone of Beth’s display.
Beth’s hand has again given us an amazing front table display.
Blackbirds’ “Oct 31”
Limited Edition kits $50
T he S c arl e t t H o u se ’s
“Pumpkin Pumpkin” $8
2 Halloweenie pin sets from Citrus Manor ($16 each - ND)
Embellishing Bits’ “Cauldron” & “Jack-OLantern” chartpacks include a hand-painted
tombstone, chart & finishing instructions $12
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. . . Threadwork Primitives
Two wonderful seasonal designs from Nan. Above, “Ever So Grateful” $10,
129 x 70, stitched on Dames of the Needle 32c Dirty Ewe linen with Gentle Art &
Weeks overdyes and finished with Dames of the Needle pom-pom trim ~ and
“Halloween Menagerie Drum & Wrap” $10.50, 187 x 43, stitched on Dames of
the Needle 32c Peep’s Lost Sheep linen with Gentle Art & Weeks overdyes.
. . . The Drawn Thread
From the left: “The Haunting” $11, 47 x 190, stitched w/Dinky
Dyes + Needlepoint, Inc. silks ~ “Tangled Up in Boo” $9, 35 x
177 or, over one, 35 x 60 ~ “Simply Autumn” $8, 95 x 53
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. . . from Priscilla’s Pocket
“Gone Fishing” $12, 41 x 100, is shown with an acorn border
at the bottom in a Priscilla’s Pocket hand-grained frame, and
also mounted in the stunning PP box ($130) with a needlebook
and scissors fob. We are fortunate to have these models in our
shop, so when you visit, look for them, and many others!
Above left, “An Apple” $24 includes the chart for the charming
sampler that features a Moroccan proverb, “A stone from the hand of
a friend is an apple” ... AND also the instructions for creating the
‘delicious’ apple pincushion, with traceable outlines for the apple
segments as well as the leaf, and the worm, twine & button (for the
apple bottom) in the chartpack. This was a project at last year’s
Summer School.
Left, flag threadkeeps, $32 & $33, used for NeedleMade Designs’ “Civil
War Huswife” in this year’s Summer School.
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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)
The original, housed in the Wisconsin
Historical Society, I was thrilled to see
in person on a visit there in July 2012.
I took photos of the beautiful
silks in sections, to try to
capture the beauty of this
exquisite embroidery silk.
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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. . . Nikyscreations
All charts are $14. Clockwise from above: “Angel Tree Ornament” 85 x 95 ~ “House
of Halloween” 105 x 100 ~ “Quilt of the Season Fall” 100 x 85 ~ “Christmas Tag
Ornaments,” perfect for linen scraps ~ “Lady Fall” 100 x 120 (I love this one) ~
“Santa Tree Ornament” 90 x 85 ~ “Harvest Blocks Sampler” 100 x 100
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. . . MTV Designs
Clockwise from the left: “We Are Ready to Gooo” $12, 109 x 94 ~ “My Cat
Loves Christmas” $15 (chartpack includes the charming wooden cat button +
gift/package) & “My Dog Loves Christmas” $15 also, and also includes the
wooden charms, each 95 x 95 ~ “Shades of Romantic Time” pincushion $12
~ “Sandalia Sewing Set” $15 ~ “Feeling in Sandalia” pincushion $12
Both the pincushions are shown on Lone Elm Designs pincushion
bases, $45 each ~ and the lovely handpainted peacock threadkeep is by
Stitched Tales and is a special-order item from Italy and, unfortunately, I don’t
have the price at this writing ~ likewise for the pincushion pins
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. . . Jardin Privé/Pat Carson
“Sampler of My Grandma” $18, 229 x 294, and the chart
provides some interesting history associated with it ~ Nathalie
of Jardin Privé tells us that Pat Carson contacted her and asked
her to create a sampler using the words of a poem she loved
from a July 1928 issue of Needlecraft Magazine from an article
entitled “Samplers Old and Samplers New” by Maxine Harris.
The sampler provides an area for personalization in the
lower left- and right-hand corners.
Charted for DMC, we will, of course, be doing a
conversion to silks and overdyed silks, your choice.
. . . Threads Through Time
Below left and right, Michele’s and Tanya’s “Ann Rayner,” both on
different colors of Lakeside Linen, one with DMC, the other with
NPI. This amazing reproduction has been a perennial favorite of
needleworkers for several decades (I’m sure it’s all the red), and
we are pleased to tell you that it is once again available. ($24)
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. . . Abby Rose Designs
. . . Country Cottage Needleworks
“My Pretties” $9, 107 x 91 ~ “Christmas Calories Don’t Count” $8, 81 x 45
. . . Little House Needleworks
“ Fa m i l y H o m e ” $ 8 , 1 4 3 x 6 4 ~
“Countdown to Christmas” $8, 93 x 157
. . . Misty Cottage Needleworks
“Sampler Tree - Merry Christmas” $6
“Fall Squared” $6, 59 x 59
3 in the Mid-Centur y Moder n
Christmas Series, each $5: “Joy” ~
“Peace” ~ “Ornaments
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. . . Heartstring Samplery
“Victoria’s Garden” $10, 247 x 191, so beautifully
reproduced that it’s difficult to tell the antique (top) from
the reproduction (bottom) ~ charted for hand-dyed
cottons ~ I so wanted to get a conversion to overdyed
silks finished, but it just didn’t happen. But it will. I love
this sampler!
. . . Rosewood Manor
Right above, “Dreaming of Daisies” $14, 198 x 198, charted for Weeks
Dye Works, and as always, the chart folder is filled with ideas for what
Karen calls “Be Creative!” projects, including a border for guest
towels, sheets & pillowcases and minis for needlebook covers or fobs
or ???
Right, “Beauteous Garden” $17, 298 x 156, featuring Robert Frosts’s
words that actually inspired this design: God made a beauteous garden With
lovely flowers strown, But one straight, narrow pathway That was not overgrown.
And to this beauteous garden He brought mankind to live, And said’To you, my
children, These lovely flowers I give. Prune ye my vines and fig trees, With care my
flowers tend, But keep the pathway open Your home is at the end.” ... Robert Frost
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Coming from . . .
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. . . Blackbird Designs
“Patchwork Pumpkin” &
“Bittersweet September” are both
Rewards of Merit and will be
available from our distributors
sometime next week, and we will
get them in just as soon as we can
for your Autumn Season of
Stitching. $8 each
A new series coming from Barb & Alma,
their Garden Club. There will be 12 in this
series ($9 each), one each month, and will
reflect a cherished aspect of gardening, a
lovely basket of flowers, bees buzzing
from flower to flower or, like the first
release, an abundant harvest of cherries.
Each design will be 65 x 65, and each is
stitched on a different shade of 32c Weeks
Dye Works. The back of the pattern cover
shows the first three samplers sewn
together, or you can have 12 wonderful
pincushions ~ or frame some of them!
Lots of choices!
We will again be offering an
automatic shipment of these with a
conversion to silk overdyes on the linen
count of your choice. Because of the
sometimes-difficulty in getting Weeks linen,
we will offer a Lakeside choice as well.
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Coming Soon from . . .
. . . Pineberry Lane
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“Fancy Blackett - Tea for Two” $12, 103 x 95, features the good Miss
Blackett and her chum, Mrs. Otis, taking their tea in an autumn garden.
. . . Kathy Barrick
“And Heaven and Nature Sing” $14, 186 x 153, stitched
on Lakeside’s 40c V. Pecan Butter with Needlepoint, Inc. silk.
Here Now from . . .
. . . Puffin & Company
These magnetic Micro Needle Threaders, $8
each, are made especially for your tiny small-eye
beading and quilting needles. Made with a
sturdy hook and slightly magnetized, they are
the ultimate needle threader ~ and so cute, too!
I photogaphed them with my favorite
needle (Size 10 beading needle w/tapestry
point) for the 52/60 linen, my favorite linen.
“Merry One” from Plum Street Samplers being stitched on 52/60 with
Tudor silks ~ I LOVE this sweet design! (The petite scissors is there for scale.)
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“Maria Ceron” from . . .
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This master layout is included with each chartpack.
Above, Parts 1, 2 & 3 released earlier this year ~ below, Part 4 just released
Left, with the release of Part 4, our overdyed silk
conversion ($86.50) has now been finalized!
Above, the antique sampler.
Right, Here’s my start on this gorgeous sampler
using Tudor silks ($73.50) on Lakeside’s 52/60
linen.
I’m mostly finished with Part 2 and
moving on to Part 3. I can’t wait to get to Part 4,
with its beautiful roses at the top and the lovely
bands below.
As you can see above, the overdyed silks
($86.50) are beautiful with the Lakeside linen we’ve
selected. A Stitcher’s Quarter will work on 40c
w/2-inch margins to stitch the entire sampler.
Part 5 will be available in several months.
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As we continue with our SAL, we are ready to embroider the beautiful floral Band
32, following Joanne’s detailed diagrams and instructions. Time permitting, move
on to Bands 33 - 37. I trust that you are enjoying embroidering this stunning
reproduction from Joanne Harvey.
The sampler reproduction kit includes 32c linen and 25 hues of DMC floss.
Full directions and illustrations are given for the different embroidery
techniques as found on the original sampler, and those include Cross Stitch
and its many variations, Queen Stitch, Algerian Eye, and accents of Double
Running. If you’ve never embroidered an Examplarery reproduction before,
you will find the pages and pages of stitch diagrams and charting almost as
helpful as having Joanne there instructing you personally. Kit $79
The elegant band format found on the sampler
embroidered by Ann Almy has just been
reproduced and taught at the recent Winterthur
Museum Symposium by Joanne Harvey/The
Examplarer y. From Colonial Williamsburg
Foundation’s textile collection and documented in
Bolton & Coe’s American Samplers, this sampler was
wrought in the “English style” and belongs to the
earliest group of Newport, Rhode Island
samplers worked between the 1720’s through the
late 1760’s. The bold central floral motif,
decorative bands, numerals, dividing bands, and
verses are repeated on other examples found
during this time frame. This important early
design was worked under a still unidentified
instructress.
Ann Almy was the daughter of William
Almy and Elizabeth Cranston born in 1722. She
married Walter Chaloner in Trinity Church on
July 28, 1743. He was commander of Fort
George and then High Sheriff of the British
Colony of Rhode Island. The Chaloners were
loyalists to the English crown and evacuated to
Nova Scotia, Canada as refugees of the American
Revolution. From there they moved to St. Johns,
New Brunswick, where he became Justice of the
Peace. Together they were parents of ten
children. Ann passed away in 1808 in Canada
and is buried in St. Johns.
Joanne is continuing her research on the
Chaloners, so stay tuned for more interesting
historical information! It promises to be very
intriguing!
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Here Now!
Daylight’s LED Smart Lamp D20
If you love your needlework, enjoy
its very therapeutic effects, but
need help with a better light and/
or magnification, consider these!
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Daylight’s LED Smart Lamp R10
1) It changes colors for improved contrast when reading
and color matching
2) It is dimmable, allowing you to set the light at the
brightness level you require
3) It is portable, light weight and foldable so you can take
it anywhere
4) It is USB compatible allowing you to plug into the AC
Adapter (included) your computer or phone charger.
Key Features:
* 3 color Temperatures
* Bright daylightT LEDs
* 5-Step Dimmer
* Easy Twist Shade
* Low Heat
* Lightweight and portable
* USB compatible
* Available in Metallic Blue or Metallic Silver
* $100
We Have More in Stock!
It is dimmable, allowing you to set the light at the
brightness level you require.
It is portable, light weight and foldable so you can
take it anywhere.
It is USB compatible, allowing you to plug into the
AC Adapter (included) your computer or phone
charger.
Key Features
* Rechargeable - up to 4 hours of light
* Daylight LEDs with 3 step dimmer
* Internal rechargeable battery (included)
* Plug-in power supply
* USB Cable
* $40
Craflite’s Brighton
We’e received several shipments, and this light is finding many new
homes with our customers. We’ve drop-shipped many to distant
customers, and several more are on their way to others. Its features, as
outlined on the box:
* LED 3-level illumination (warm - natural daylight - brilliant white)
* Internal rechargeable battery
* 110V AC Wall Adapter
* 5" diameter 2.00X rimless magnifier
* 18" flexible arm
* All for $160!
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September’s Sampler Sunday
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My deepest gratitude to Beth, Linda & Vickie, for filling in for me when I had to leave mid-afternoon due to illness. Linda’s dessert, I know, was so
delicious that it would leave Martha asking for the recipe, and Vickie’s photographs are distinctly better than mine that she could easily have a
monthly task, if her schedule allowed. And dear Beth was Girl Friday on a Sunday afternoon, cutting fabric, running the cash register, and more!
Barb’s “Little Red Chair
Sampler” from T he
Scarlett House on 52/60
Barb’s “Summer Alphabet Sampler”
from Chessie ‘n Me and Shepherd’s Bush’s
“The Goblins” Kit
Linda D’s “Dewitt
Academy” box
from Merry Cox and
N e e d l e Wo rk P re s s ’s
“ABC Spool”
Above, Barb’s “His Eye is on the Sparrow”
from Heartstring Samplery &, below, Molly’s,
in this two-person Stitch-Along
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Left, Cindy’s “Randje per Week”
from Atelier Soed Idee ~ these are free
weekly patterns, and Simone de Jong
says in her email to me that they are
already preparing a new project for
2016. Here is the link to the blog
where these can be found.
Upper right, Evelyn’s
“Passion” by Reflets de
Soie & her ”Prairie
Schooler Alphabet
Linda D’s “Witches Night Out” by With Thy Needle & Thread
Molly’s
“ S e v e n
S h e e p
Sampler”
from T he
Scarlett House
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Janet’s “Halloween at Hollyberry Farm” by
Stacy Nash and 2 from The Traveling Stitcher: “Ane
Kirstine Larsen” &, below, “M. A. Badger 1870”
Beth’s “The Pastoral”
by Drawn Thread
Susan’s “Rose Wreath Sampler” from Gigi R Designs
and her “Common Thread” from Threadwork Primitives
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More from September Sampler Sunday
Michelle’s “Second Spring” by Hands
On Design & Ink Circles and”Caring is
Sharing” by Little House Needleworks
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Clockwise from above: Carolyn’s
“Damask Square” by Ink
Circles ~ Lizzie Kate’s “Mystery
Sampler Parts 1 & 2” ~ The
Scarlett House’s “A Few Favorite
Things” ~ “Jingle All the
Way” by Lizzie Kate
Lynne’s “Civil War Huswife” by NeedleMade Designs
&, below, “Ersilia’s Sampler” from Samplers in My Attic
Angelica’s “An Apple” by
Priscilla’s Pocket & Summer
House Stitche Workes’ “Pin
Money Pocket”
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Clockwise from the left: Deb’s
“Pumpkin” from Shepherd’s
Bush & their “Fright Night
Box” ~ “Halloween at
Hollyberry Farm” by Stacy
Nash ~ Embellishing Bits’
“Jack O’Lantern” & “The
Cauldron”
Tamami’s “Away We Ride” from
Blackbird Designs & “M. A. Badger”
from The Traveling Stitcher
T e d r a ’ s
“Halloween
M y s t e r y
Sampler” by
Lizzie Kate &
T he Scarlett
H o u s e ’ s
“Coverlet
Scissor Tray”
from our 2015
S u m m e r
School
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and, right, her “Ersilia’s Sampler” from Samplers in My
Attic ~ I’m including the photo below because it shows
more the true colors LeeAnna chose for her sampler.
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that is cleverly finished as a “folding portfolio to hold beloved
letters to Santa and other Christmas memorabilia” ~ very sweet!
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Terry’s stunning, exquisite embroidery, her framed “Eleanor Parr” from
Marsha/The Scarlet Letter! What an heirloom! She stitched it with The Attic’s
choices for both the 40c Lakeside linen and Gloriana’s beautiful overdyed silks.
Thank you for sharing this inspiring finish with our customers, Terry.
THE ATTIC!
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Images that help me recall wonderful memories of too short a time spent in one
of my favorite places, Colonial Williamsburg, with brother Jer and his wife Nancy.
Nancy & Jerry posing with
George Washington’s portrait.
While we didn’t plan it, we were there for
US Constitution Day on September 17! Lots
of festivities, including a very special concert!
&
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As Grandma Vickie said on her FB page, “Zoe is a big sister! James Ray just arrived!
Healthy 8 lb 9 oz, 21" sweet brother.” And for those of you who have asked, “Who is Zoe?”
her mother, Maegan, worked at The Attic before Zoe, and many of our customers came to
know and love her, and so we share photos of Maegan’s family for her “Attic family.”

2015, October 1 enewsletter

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