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Dorothy Walpole update
I've finally pulled Dorothy out for some TLC and have made a bit of progress. I'm hoping to finish the big pink flower in the middle of this row and finish the border yet this weekend.
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Rachel Jarratt - Band 8
Saturday is my day for stitching on a SAL project with a group of friends and although I put Rachel away on Friday night when I sat to stitch on Saturday evening I could not resist putting her back on...
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An Invitation - Ellenor Wykcs a 17th century band sampler
I have fallen in love with band samplers after seeing Tommye, Nupur, Barbara H & G, Bhooma and Kate stitching theirs.I have been apprehensive about some of the speciality stitches they require but...
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Mary Poppins Carpet Bag Strikes Again !!!
Click the photo to enlarge and see the speciality stitching. The emboridery over the stitching on the tree trunk is breathtaking. I just had to share with you this stunning sampler that I came across...
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S. Wood is Finished!
She is a very pretty little thing. Don't you think?S. Wood - The Scarlet LetterAu ver a soie on 32 count tea-dyed linenI had fun stitching this one!Not sure what my next sampler will be. I have several...
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Almost a Finish
The eyelets are all stitched (thankfully) and the whitework section in 3026 for the diamonds, 3024 for the zigzag and 2235 for the foursided stitch.That completes the official Rachel other than her...
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A Re-Start
Hello Everyone And, Happy Weekend! Whew this has been a beast of a week. I am so happy to be at the end of it. When I last posted, I showed pics of my two new starts. Well, one of them has been...
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Love is..... A Finish!
I am doing a happy dance here! My Love is the Road of Peace ornament is finished! Hooray, I have a Scarlet Letter finish...finally! Love is the Road of Peaceperforated paper with dmc threadAnd now...
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We have a winner
We have a winner for the Miriem Brocklehurst chart - Congratulations go to Maria del Valle.Maria please could you email me your postal address.The end of the year is only 19 days away when we have a...
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Sarah Ann Downend
I saw this sampler and thought what a wonderful gift it would make for a beloved parent(s) with the verse besides being such a visual pleasing sampler.This has gone onto my next order, it will be a...
View ArticleScarlet Letter Year Blog continuing in 2014
I am sure you are all aware that the Scarlet Letter Year blogs will be continuing after the end of the official challenge on 20th February 2014.My task has been to contact all 200 contributing...
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A Challenge to Complete the Challenge
We are in the Final Countdown to 20th February now, so the question is - Can I complete Elizabeth Burrows by then?I have the rest of this eyelet alphabet, half a satin stitch alphabet (for some reason...
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Another Dorothy update
Dorothy has come out of hiding again and I've made some pretty good progress on her in January.Here's before:and after:The border even matched up! Yay!
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A Post for Martha S - A New Start
After spending a week ripping out 3 times a dove on Country Life, I came to the realization that my cataracts were causing the problem. I decided that I could no longer work on higher count linen for...
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Hornbook Bestiary Progress
When I last shared my progress here I forgot to include the picture I took of the overall sampler so I thought I'd share it today along with the two additional blocks I've finished.I'm finally past the...
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Snow Day = A Little Progress
Good Evening Everyone,Yes, another snow day in Eastern PA – my office was closed, so I spent my day stitching, cooking, reading and napping. Some of my most favorite things. Thanks to the day off...
View ArticleFitzwilliam Museum Handbook by Carol Humphrey
Kate told me about a book on the samplers at the Fitzwilliam Museum which feature several samplers that Marsha has reproduced.It is being offered for sale used for a penny plus postage by some seond...
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SL H.K. Smith......my new project!!!!
Ooooo I can't wait to start this new project today! I had this H.K. Smith chart in my stash and couldn't decide whether to start it first or my Mary Baker for Nicola's year of SL stitching. Well we...
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HIP HIP HOORAY ITS KIM'S BIRTHDAY TODAY
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUHAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUHAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR KIMHAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUWishing you a wonderful birthday from all of us.
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Ellenor Wykcs
Rachel went to the framers today and I started Ellenor Wykcs tonight as part of a SAL. After seeing Barbara H's finish of EK I have decided to stitch her too alongside (literally). I had the perfect...
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