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A Milestone Birthday for Gentility - BUT WHICH ONE !!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUHAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUHAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR GENTILITYHAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUWishing you a wonderful birthday from all of us.
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Whoopie! The Knox Family Sampler is finished!
Here she is in all her glory:The Knox Family Sampler- 36ct linen using DMCHere is another shot:(Click on image to see detail)It is hard to see the detail in these photos. There is a variety of stitches...
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October's Draw
I sat down some two hours ago to type this post but have been distracted by an auction today of this medallion samplerThere was a guide price of £40 - £60 UK pounds and sold for £1,400.00 !!!Samplers...
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Thank you, Elizabeth!
I was lucky enough to win one of the draws from last month, the chart Winds on the Wold. Â Hmmm, perhaps this may be my next Scarlet Letter project??? And what a surprise, Elizabeth also included a...
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Thank You Elizabeth
Good Evening Everyone,I, too, was a lucky winner in the September draw and received from Elizabeth a copy of the Cornelia Ann Vanderveer sampler and a fun Sajou key fob. How cool is it that the tartan...
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EXCITING NEWS !!!
Marsha has just signed a licensing agreement with the State Historical Society of Wisconsin to reproduce this amazing early 18th century sampler made by Mary Hammand in 1732, possibly in Rhode Island....
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR DEBBIE
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUHAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUHAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR DEBBIEHAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUWishing you a wonderful birthday from all of us.
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HIP HIP HOORAY ITS DEAREST KRISTA'S BIRTHDAY TODAY !!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUHAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUHAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR KRISTAHAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUÂ Â Â Wishing you a wonderful birthday from all of us.
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Elizabeth Cox
I thought I would post a progress report on Miss Cox and share a little tip I find useful.I like to photograph my work, enlarge it, then study it for faults. It seems far easier to notice problems this...
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A finish and new starts
Sophia has been sitting patiently for me to photograph . I had forgotten just how pretty she is.This sampler was very enjoyable to stitch. There is a nice mix of stitches to keep it interesting. I did...
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Rebecca Cullin, Jane Ballard and friends
I thought that you might like to see Rebecca Cullin and her friends. Â There are certain samplers that I love looking at. Â I love samplers with sheep in them, houses, interesting verses, Rhode Island...
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Elizabeth Cox
Winter has arrived and the wood burner has been lit. My back is "back" to normal and I have been busy this week catching up on Elizabeth Cox.I have decided to change the bottom left hand corner. I...
View ArticleVictorian Motto Sampler Shoppe: 25 Days of Christmas, floss give-away, enter...
Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe: 25 Days of Christmas, floss give-away, enter now!#c1190730895418907676
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Mary Hurst
Is there a sampler that you admire but are hesitant to start?Mary Hurst 1661 - has been in my stash for a little while now waiting for me.She begins with a beautiful whitework section and goes on to...
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Mary Hurst's Speciality Stitches - The Faggot Stitch
Over the next week or so I thought that it would be interesting to have a look at the speciality stitches required for Mary Hurst.The first one is Faggot stitch which is needed in the whitework section...
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Interview Rewind with Barbara Hutson!
For this month we wanted to revisit one of our first interviews, with Barbara Hutson of Queenstown Sampler Designs! Back in March of 2013 we visited with Barbara and learned about her love of stitching...
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Mary Hurst's Speciality Stitches - Double Running and Satin Stitch
Continuing on from the faggot stitch yesterday we only need to master two more  stitches to complete the whitework section which is roughly about a quarter of the sampler.The first it double running...
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Birthday Giveaway for Mary Hurst!
I am having a special birthday giveaway over on my blog for a new copy of the Mary Hurst Chart and a skein of petite treasure braid.If you are hesitating about joining in the SAL then this could be...
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Mary Hurst's Speciality Stitches - Seeding
Today we are going to look at the fourth speciality stitch needed in Mary Hurst - SEEDING.On Mary this is used as a filling stitch on a gorgeous flower. Â I must thank Bethany Gallant for taking this...
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Mary Hurst, Speciality Stitches - EYELET
The fifth stitch needed for Mary Hurst is EYELET and Mary has used this stitch to create a beautiful effect on the bodices of the princess and queen - my thanks again to Bethany Gallant for allowing m...
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