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Post for Barbara G - Stumpwork Picture
Barbara won this stunning OOP chart called Stumpwork Picture in our Advent draw and I was very excited today to receive a photograph of her progress.The colours are so beautiful.Thank you for sharing...
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EK 1653
Not a lot of stitching has been done this week but yesterday I had a mammoth stitching session and finished the next two bands of EK which I combined into one as they were only narrow.The next bands...
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HIP HIP HURRAY ITS KATHIE B's BIRTHDAY TODAY
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUHAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUHAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR KATHIEHAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUWishing you a wonderful birthday from all of us
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A Post for Barbara G - Ruthy Rogers Framed
I always look forward to opening an email from Barbara G as there is often a photograph of her beautiful needlework attached.Barbara wrote:-"I received Ruthy today. I said I would choose a frame that...
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Bird in a Bough
Rhonda Owen has kindly sent me a photograph of her gorgeous finish and framing to be included in the gallery. Rhonda wrote:-" ......here is my version of this wonderful Scarlet Letter pattern. At first...
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An unusual alphabet and an unusual Irish (?) sampler
This is one of the most unusual alphabets I've seen on a sampler. This sampler has preoccupied me for months. It's probably German, dated 1704. I wish I had seen the alphabets on this sampler before...
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Framed!
How exciting it was yesterday morning to get a call from my framer - Ann Grimshaw was ready to come home!It feels really good to have her finally, fully completed and on display. Time to move on to...
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PLL
     I'm making progress on A Parrot, A Leopard, A Lion and wanted to share with you all.
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More progress on A Parrot
I saw Laurie's post, which reminded me that I should post my progress on A Parrot A Leopard A Lion as well. Â We are using different Tudor silk conversions so it's fun to compare with each other. Â We...
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The Oval Silkwork Picture - posted on behalf of Sally Fr.
The Oval Silkwork PictureThe picture shown at the bottom of this post is of the original eighteenth century silkwork piece which had a painted face, hair and hands. Stitches used to complete the...
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Hornbook Bestiary Progress
I realized I hadn't given the Hornbook any attention this month and not much last month either. I decided this past weekend would be dedicated to remedying that. Progress as of 2/1/14"P is for Parrot"...
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Ann Grimshaw
My Ann Grimshaw finally met her maker late Thursday evening. She's done!!I'm going through a bit of separation anxiety now that she's finally done, but think the best thing would be to move quickly...
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Ellenor Wycks - Band 4
During the last week life has got in the way of stitching and Band 4 drifted a little but I am pleased to say that it is now complete.  This sampler is a delight and such an interesting one to stitch....
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A little progress on The Knox Family Sampler
This photo shows the first line of the sampler. The alphabet and initials are stitched one over one.This was taken over three weeks ago. I have made more progress since, but I will have to wait until...
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MANY HAPPY RETURNS ERICA
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUHAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUHAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR ERICAHAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUWishing you a wonderful birthday from all of us
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HIP HIP HURRAY ITS TOMMYE's BIRTHDAY TODAY
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUHAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUHAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR TOMMYEHAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUWishing you a wonderful birthday from all of us
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EK 1653 and Ellenor Wykcs
The weekend has passed with a bar of chocolate and a tub of ice cream in the house remaining uptouched !!! This is unheard of. I have been so "in to" both samplers that the evenings passed without a...
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Some interesting information on SDW
Stitched by Margaret - Days of A Sampler LoverMany of you will recognize this distinctive motif from SDW. There are a lot of stitches in this one so I will never forget it !!!Marsha has received some...
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More Modest Progress
Good Evening All,Once again modest progress to report. Stitching was limited recently as I ended up getting the stomach bug going around my office…suffice it to say I was out of commission for several...
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