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December-January Sampler of the Month: Plimoth Colonie 1620
This was to have been our December Sampler of the Month, to commemorate that on December 21, 1620 the Pilgrims came ashore at Plymouth. After 66 days at sea and several weeks docked in Provincetown Harbor while the passengers explored Cape Cod, Mayflower finally docked in Plymouth on December 18th. On December 21st, the first expedition took the shallop ashore. Today December 21 is known as Forefathers Day.
As Sampler of the Month, purchase a minimum of 2 “parts” of the kit and receive a 15% Sampler of the Month discount.
* Chart $18, 115 x 180 * AVAS Soie d’alger, $99; Soie 100/3, $79.20; overdyed silks, * Linen ~ The model was stitched on 30ct Legacy Linen’s Go to page 2 for some very interesting thoughts to ponder about the Pecan Shortbread, but it will be beautiful on several Pilgrims, and about the significance of the scenes on this historical sampler, different colors and counts, including Linaida. Price will while you embroiderThe Attic, it. HowMesa, grateful AZ Toll-Free:we are that they 1.888.94-ATTIC came to America! (1.888.942.8842)vary depending on www.atticneedlework.com the fabric type and count.
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* This sampler was commissioned by Lamora at Access Commodities. The real story of Plymouth can be found worked into the design. * First, the Mayflower was very late leaving Europe, and then the ship wandered up and down the coast looking for a good place. This meant the actual landing at Plymouth in December 1620 occurred much later than it should have, which is depicted in the design. The Mayflower remained at anchor until shelter could be built to protect the sick and dying on board the ship. * The first native to visit the village was Samoset, who arrived bare-chested. He is portrayed on the sampler. The Pilgrims were so concerned about him, they covered him trying to protect him from the cold. * The little Indian dwelling on the top left is called a Wetu. (Pronounced WeeTwo). This was what the Wampanoag Indians who lived in Massachusetts used as a mild weather shelter. There is a little smoke coming out of the top because they would leave a smoke hole in the construction. . . . * The site of Plymouth had been previously occupied by the Wampanoag Indians, many of whom have already perished from disease brought by fishing and trade vessels from Europe. * Not everyone on the Mayflower was a Pilgrim. Others on board the ship were looking to build a fortune or start a new life in a new place. What makes their story unique is the Mayflower Compact. It was an agreement among people from different backgrounds, different religions, and different countries to put aside their differences to work together as a community to survive. * At the bottom of the sampler on the horizon is Plymouth Rock. The natural shoreline at Plymouth is very rocky, and most historians agree no one knows where they actually disembarked. The color of the clothing portrays the natural dyes that would have been used. The lady is wearing a Coif, because keeping one's head covered also had a practical benefit of keeping you warm. * Finally, the quote by Capt. John Smith of the Virginia Colony resonated with designer Elizabeth, as she feels like Capt. Smith, the Plymouth Community succeeded because they worked together---even though they were not always perfect. * As you stitch this, keep in mind those people, their struggle, and the nature of your life 400 years later. * Elizabeth Creeden, the designer of our historical sampler, “Plimoth Colonie 1620,” is also the designer for the Plimoth Tapestry, an amazing needlework project consisting of 20 panels, with completed panels on display at Pilgrim Hall Museum. You can view the progress of their work on their Facebook page. Several panels have been completed. Commissioned in 2017, the purpose is to tell the story of Plymouth Colony. Photos below are from the Facebook page for The Plymouth Tapestry at Pilgrim Hall Museum. If you’re on Facebook, I know you will enjoy what’s shown there. Or better yet, go to the Museum and see it in person! I would love to do that!
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CustomerBeginning Appreciation Stitch-In Due to the Lpandemic, i n e these n popular Workshops in 2021 … We Hope! Every gatherings every Thursday had to be postponedS indefinitely. a t u r d a y , When they are able to be resumed, with limitations in placeJ ufrom l y the 2 0 Governor , on * June 2021 ~ Bristol Needlework from Paper Thursday to Fabric with Claudia Dutcher Kistler and numbers, they will be by invitation-only, as a reward1 : 3 0 -and 3 : 3a 0 very sincere Postponed Until Further Notice Vickie & Maegan Jennett thank-you to those of you who have supportedThis us 2-hour during this very * August 2021 ~ Summer School ~ I’m sorry, difficult 2020. We have always appreciated yourclass patronage, is but your but until the worldwide pandemic numbers support during this difficult time for all small businesses, when we really allow, we cannot announce a date * November 11-15, 2021 with Jackie duPlessis needed you, has meant more than I can ever express.
As a thank-you to our Attic Addict members, for your loyalty and January patronage throughout the year, we typically offer a one-time 15%- off shopping spree during December Life got in the way of our publishing a December newsletter, so we are offering this to you in January. And February, since January is almost a memory!
In-Shop Stitch-Togethers We were asked by two customers, good friends from neighboring Arizona cities, if they could meet at the shop to stitch and visit on a Saturday, and after thinking about it for a bit, we agreed. They did, and it worked very nicely. So if you and one, two, or three others would like to do that as well, please call to register. Please limit it to four of you. Accounting for staff members that will be present, we are still following the Governor’s restrictions on number of people per square foot of retail space. Also, please note that face masks and social distancing are required. If you have any questions, please contact me at [email protected]
I wish that I had a crystal ball … it would make this so much easier. With vaccines now available, my Pollyanna nature had me convinced that all would be well and we could go ahead with our 2021 workshop planning. Unfortunately, a new strain, even more viral than the first one, is now making its way around the world, and I have no idea what will happen. I know that some other needlework events in May and June have been “postponed” until 2022. Maybe they know something I don’t, so I am proceeding very cautiously as far as event planning. Something that I do know is that I don’t ever want to go through the registrations/cancellations/ more registrations/more cancellations circus that was necessary with the 2020 Summer School. We were pleased to welcome the 45 who attended and we all had a wonderful time, but it was so difficult and costly in getting to that point that I will avoid that ever happening again. So stay tuned. I’m sorry, that’s all I can say for now. In the meantime, look inside! Lots of beautiful samplers, new and old. So many samplers, so little time. But so thankful for our needlework!
Our 2021 Stitch-Along from the incomparable collection of Friday, Nov 11 thru Monday, Nov 15, A NeedleWorkPress, the beautiful November Weekend of Workshops with Jackie du Plessis TheANN Attic, GOTT! Mesa, Details AZ on Toll-Free: page 8. 1.888.94-ATTIC 2021(1.888.942.8842) Project Photos www.atticneedlework.com on pages 4 & 5.
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A retractable painted cherry worktable with a stitched storage pouch and accessories - sized 7x9 when folded closed
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Palais Richelieu
A curly maple sewing box adorned with stitched storage panels and compartments
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Claudia Dutcher Kistler of Dutch Treat Designs and Vickie LoPiccolo Jennett & Maegan Jennett of NeedleWorkPress, invite you to join them for a fun and most interesting weekend featuringPostponed some incredible Until June antique 2021, samplers we hope and other needlework, presented by Attic Needlework at Mesa’s Hyatt Place. You will learn the stories behind the variety of samplers the orphans stitched in Bristol and how perforated paper helped them learn to stitch.
Weekend Events & Projects * Presentations from Vickie and Claudia featuring projects stitched on perforated paper that the orphans might have stitched. * Lecture on the history of Bristol samplers featuring incredible antique Bristol samplers from Claudia’s collection. * All Bristol samplers were hem-stitched first, and so Maegan will teach us, or refresh our memories, on how to hem-stitch so that we can begin to stitch our Bristol sampler. * Paper lacework name tag & friendship needle book adapted from a piece the orphans stitched. * Bristol 101, an exclusive class sampler. * Two unreleased Bristol reproduction sampler charts, Bristol Red & Bristol Green * Small-count perforated paper project by NeedleWorkPress
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ANN GOTT 1848 $20 ~ 252 x 244 ~ linen choices available from 56ct down to 32ct, prices vary ~ silk choices: Soie 100/3 ($50.40) or overdyed silks ($94.50) (conversion to finer silks upon request) ~ also charted for Classic Colorworks
Life happens, unfortunately, and interferes with schedules, as it did with this newsletter. So when will this SAL begin? As soon as you get your supplies, I would say, you can begin. I prefer very few needlework “rules” and don’t believe in the stitching police … just have fun with this beautiful sampler! Your SAL leader will guide you via Facebook and future newsletters.
When Vickie presented me with a number of sampler choices for our 2021 SAL, I was at an impasse ~ how can I choose from so many wonderful samplers from the incomparable NeedleWorkPress collection? Can we have two or maybe three samplers to choose from? Oh, dear, my indecisiveness once again rears its ugly head! But all of that red! And that amazing red rose … and red house … and red cow and red border flowers! Yes, it had to be this one! Its dedication, “A Present For you my dear Aunt,” can be changed to “Mother” “Father” “Sister” “Brother” “Friend” and several others, charting included. And the phrase “Jesus Wept” also makes it special. That phrase appears on several samplers that have been reproduced, each one very notable. The Scarlet Letter reproduction was our Co-Sampler of the Month for February 2018, and it is very unique as well. The newsletter focusing on that sampler you can read about here. Stitch-Along Leader NeedleWorkPress is honored to work with model-stitcher Terry Niemczura and The Attic is thrilled that this talented needlewoman has agreed to lead our stitch-along for 2021. Terry has been stitching samplers since 1978. Her dad was her framer, and the first two that she stitched and he framed are hanging in her home. For 20 years, Terry was an accountant for a small medical supply distributor. Since retirement four years ago she has stitched 15 to 18 LARGE samplers each year. She and her husband have been married for 40 years and have two daughters, four grandsons and one kitten. She is currently serving as co-vice president of the Western Reserve Sampler Guild in Bath, Ohio. Throughout the pandemic, Terry and her stitching friends have been gathering on Zoom twice a The Attic, Mesa,week AZ toToll-Free: spend the afternoon 1.888.94-ATTIC stitching and chatting. (1.888.942.8842) Some days as many www.atticneedlework.com as 15 people from all across the country
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From Robert Harris, the SAL leader for Elizabeth Charlotte Cotton, 1753 – The Attic Needlework 2020 SAL: I put the final stitches in Elizabeth on Sunday evening. In this very strange year, this sampler with her bold and muted colors provided me with peace, joy and a little frustration - all of the over one in the bottom verse was a little tedious. I am now looking forward to getting her framed and hung on my sampler wall. I want to thank Nicola Parkman and Jean Lea for giving me the opportunity this year to lead the stitch-a-long. Your confidence, trust and encouragement makes this journey in needlework more enjoyable. For those of you that completed Elizabeth this year – a hearty congratulations! And for those that are still on the journey with Elizabeth, please keep us posted with your progress pictures and continue to reach out to us for any encouragement that you need. Like anything in life, it is the journey that is the most rewarding.
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It is wintertime in the desert, and one of the many pluses about that is Beth and her husband are home, not traveling, and The Attic is the beneficiary! If you see something that you “need,” look inside ~ If you don’t find it there, call the shop and we’ll be happy to help!
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. . . SEVEN RED ALPHABETS A Companion Sampler $20 , Reproduction stitched on Lakeside’s 46ct Maritime White with Gloriana Tudor in Coral Red … but there are so many beautiful reds from which to choose … The antique measures 23 x 11 ~ stitch count, 485 x 233
Introduced in 2017, this sampler was very popular, SIX RED ALPHABETS $14, 744 x 121
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… The Scarlett House
Clockwise from the Left: * LITTLE DEEDS SAMPLER $16, 129 x 157, model stitched on 36ct Weeks Confederate Grey with overdyed cottons from Classic Colorworks & WDW * CEESIE SMITT A Dutch Sampler, $16, 185 x 145, model stitched on 40ct Picture This Plus linen with hand-dyed cottons from The Gentle Art & Weeks Dye Works ~ We’re doing a hand-dyed silk . . . conversion for this one. * NO PLACE LIKE HOME $12, 103 x 61, model stitched on 40ct Picture this Plus ALE with overdyed cottons from The Gentle Art. Please note that Tanya provides alternative fabric colors as well as hand- dyed cotton threads and DMC. In this world where supply-chain problems continue to be a problem, that is a wonderful thing! Thank you, Tanya!
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… Kelmscott Designs
Two new scissors, each $11.50, Red Joji and the Primitive Hardwick. Love them both, but I can’t live without the RED ones!
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… Joseph’s Workshop … Access Commodities
A very charming souvenir from The Attic, a laser-engraved box, and we all love boxes! The front and sides of the box feature a replica of the shop with its bay windows … I was blown From the top down: away when I retur ned from * Nightingale 45ct Williamsburg to find this on my desk. (same color as They’d taken an image that they Filbert, except a found online and created this sweet different count) box … it would be nice if I’d * Wi l d B i rd s e e d measured it so you’d know its size. 45ct Let me say that it fits in the palm of * Brewers Malt 38ct my hand. A great little storage place The last two colors for your needles, threader, scissors, a r e s i m i l a r t o and more! $40 Sycamore Seed Pod The Attic, Mesa, AZ Toll-Free: 1.888.94-ATTIC (1.888.942.8842) www.atticneedlework.com
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This stunning sampler features this verse: “Dark the night and wild the wave, Christ the boat is keeping, Trust in Him and have no fear, Though He seemeth sleeping.” Emily M. Bestwick was 11 when she stitched her sampler in 1874. The chart lists hand-dyed cottons from The Gentle Art, Weeks Dye Works, and Classic Colorworks, as well as DMC. We’re working on a conversionThe to Attic, hand-dyed Mesa, silks AZ as Toll-Free: well. Chart 1.888.94-ATTIC $20 ~ stitch count, 155 (1.888.942.8842) x 193, a very nice size. www.atticneedlework.com Love all the colors!
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. . . beginning with Jean Donaldson 1826, $20, 155 x 243, charted with NPI silks in 18 luscious colors, with the model being stitched on Fox & Rabbit Designs’ Hogbristle linen to match the original, with conversions for AVAS and DMC provided. From Kathleen about this sampler and its maker: Young Bonnie Jean stitched this sampler which, although contains no place name, one can indeed be fairly certain of her ethnicity being Scottish due to the revealing typically Scottish large alphabets with scrolling filigree, the various crowns, bright vibrant oranges, pinks, reds and greens, the little dogs, perhaps Scottish terriers, the stylized peacocks and overall layout of this charming, rather primitive sampler. Although Jean followed tradition with her motifs, her sampler was very original in color and choice of stitches, often changing midstream! The overall effect is charming and unique.
The chart cover.
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Sneak Peaks of Month #2 “May These Lines a Relic Prove” and #3, “Floral Alphabet Sampler 1860”
The Club Rules Each month of 2021 will see a new release of an Antique Sampler Reproduction from Kathleen's personal collection. A collage photo of some of these samplers appears on the previous page. Subscribers will get the third .month's . . release at 50% off wholesale pricing, which works like an “automatic.” Minimum three-month subscription. Sign up by emailing: us at [email protected] with the Subject specifying ASOMC. We must have an email from you expressing your signing up for the Club and agreeing to a minimum three-month subscription. Credit cards will be kept securely on file, as always, and billed upon shipping monthly when we receive our subscription shipment. Club membership renews automatically for another three months unless cancelled prior to third shipment. Previews/sneak peaks may not always be provided, no substitutions. Jump in anytime for a minimum three-month subscription, which will work on a rolling basis, not locked into the calendar month. Chart prices will vary as well as shipping charges, based on package weight. The designer retains the right to cancel the club at any time after fulfillment of each three-month subscription. Linen and silk for these samplers will be available to Club members at a 10% discount.
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This is the fourth and final design in our series called Mouse on a Roll
WINTER MOUSE SCISSOR ROLL Limited Edition 2021 $27.50 - Materials included: Color Cover, 8-page Stitch Guide, overdyed Snow Cream wool, wired string tail, signature button base, mini white pom, 2 colors of beads and 1 pearl, snap, and snowflake sequins.
. . . Nora Corbett
Swan Queen Needle Slide $8
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. . . 1897 Schoolhouse Samplers
Always beautifully presented, with a photograph of the reproduction on the front cover and a full-page image of the antique on the back, Lianne van Leyen’s charts are a sampler lover’s dream. * ELLEN SMITH March 1836 $21, 165 x 133 * ANN ALICE TOWNSHEND 1841 $21, 200 x 144 * FRANCES BRADLEY 1821 $21, 191 x 188 * ELIZABETH MOUSEY $21, 141 x 125
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. . . Summer House Stitche Workes
1$14, 155 x 109, I LOVE this! And we have a number of beautiful linens in all counts and shades of green to use for this exquisite design!
This year’s Fragments in Time Series has a nautical theme. Here are No.1 and No. 2 in the new series, each $6, each 51 x 51 … or stitched as one design with the border pattern available on their w e b s i t e , www.summerhousestitche The Attic, Mesa, AZ Toll-Free: 1.888.94-ATTIC (1.888.942.8842) www.atticneedlework.comworkes.com, 245 x 125
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The SAL featuring the Martha Lawson Sampler began on January 1, 2021. Krista Gramer is leading the stitch . . . Nicola Parkman along with all who wish to join in the fun! AND Hands Across the Sea Samplers has generously offered a special draw of an 1881 antique sampler along with a runner- up draw of a £50 Hands Across the Sea Samplers gift voucher at the end of the year 2021. All those who complete the Martha Dawson Sampler will be eligible for the draw! See details for more info! Miss Martha Dawson is such a sweet sampler with a beautiful pink rosebud border, a great red house surrounded by flowers and birds. Such an array of colors. . . that work so well together. Many sweet motifs including lions, dogs, apple tree, and swans.
The sampler is charted with AVAS Soie d’Alger silk with both 100/3 silk and DMC conversions ,so you have many choices of fabric count that will work depending on your preference. Lakeside linen in Pearled Barley is recommended per the chart. Please contact Hands Across the Sea Samplers or your favorite needlework shop for the pdf chart download and supplies! Your needlework supplier can help you choose the perfect linen/aida and threads for your Martha Dawson sampler.
Design and materials info! The Martha Dawson sampler is 264 x 276 using cross stitch over two linen threads with the verse and dedication stitched over one linen thread. There is also an adaptation of the verse and dedication for over two which makes the sampler suitable for stitching on aida, Linaida or linen. Perhaps it may give you the chance to try some over one stitching if you haven’t done so before. It’s wonderfully-sized sampler to stitch on a bit every month while enjoying other projects too.
The super colorful and cheerful antique sampler from 1881, Alice Williams, a very early example of a sampler done in variegated wool, will be the first draw for those who complete their Martha Dawson sampler. A big THANK YOU to Nicola There is even a special spot to personalize with your initials and the year! Parkman and Hands Across the Sea Samplers for The Attic, Mesa, AZ Toll-Free: 1.888.94-ATTIC (1.888.942.8842) www.atticneedlework.com their generosity and contribution to the SAL.
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ALICE WILLIAMS 1881, £10, 105 x 138, is a Little Gem PDF download available from HATS as well as The Attic, and HATS has presented the Thread Legend in GAST Simply Wool, to simulate Alice’s original sampler presented in wool, as well as GAST and Weeks hand-dyed cottons. On 56ct this sweet sampler will be 3.75 x 4.93.
THE ALEXANDERS OF LINTRATHEN 1829, is available as both a printed booklet and as a PDF download, $32, 215 x 203. Pictured above are both the reproduction and the original sampler.
LILLYThe Attic, THIRZA Mesa, EDWARDS AZ Toll-Free: 1887, £8, 1.888.94-ATTIC 96 x 118, and CICELY (1.888.942.8842) MARGARET INGRAM, www.atticneedlework.com £13, 246 x 164, are both Little Gems available as a PDF download from both HATS and The Attic. Love them both, but especially Lilly’s sweet little sampler!
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JESSIE WATSON c.1816, £13, 133 x 199, a charming sampler in its own right, is presented in its Thread Legend with 11 colors in Soie 100/3, Soie d’Alger, DMC, as well as Fine D’Aubusson Wool (a special order). Nicola’s historical information about the samplermaker is always compelling and often leads me to pondering the life of the samplermaker while re- creating her sampler. But there’s a much more compelling story in this reproduction about an amazing, indomitable spirit and a beautiful. . . friendship. The model stitcher, needlewoman extraordinaire J Lee, known to many of you as Kirby Bentley or Jessie James, suffered a major stroke in 2018. She was found by her friend Lisa, who has played a significant role in J Lee’s return to stitching after being paralyzed on her right side. J Lee had to relearn to stitch one-handed, and Lisa has given her support and encouragement all along the way. There’s more detail about this most inspiring story in the chart in a “Post Script” as well as on the HATS website.
Left, MARION B. HORSBURGH 1866, £12, 138 x 153, charted for Soie 100/3, Soie d’Alger, D M C , a n d F i n e D’Aubusson Wool (a special order).
Right, AMELIA JANE CHANDLER 1862, £13, 164 x 262, charted for Soie 100/3, Soie d’Alger, and DMC.
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. . . Hands Across the Sea Samplers
ANN CASTLE 1811 $27, a PDF download, may look familiar to you ~ it was to have been part of the September 2020 Nicola Parkman Workshop at The Attic.
Ann stitched 3 verses on her sampler ~ two are visible here. “Hope” is f r o m Re v. T h o m a s Dilworth ~ “Be faithful” For Ann Castle the PDF download is available in from Revelations 2:10. any or all of 4 versions, from HATS and from The Attic: * with a 25-page color chart * with a one-page color chart for use on your device * with a 25-page black and white chart * with a one-page black and white chart for use on your device
ANN WEBB 1829 $24, a PDF download available from HATS as well as The Attic, is a delightful sampler that has a pair of eye-catching billy goats close to the top. A beautiful palette of silk threads has been chosen to stitch the variety of motifs to almost completely cover the linen, and the verse used is the first of nine Beatitudes: Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
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. . . Hands Across the Sea Samplers
Sandra Moffitt of HATS has designed SPRING VIOLETS worked entirely with cross stitch over two threads. While it is designed as a sampler, it is finished as a pin cushion … and exquisitely finished with ribbons and beads. The perfect February project, as violets are the birth flower of February. It is available as an instant PDF download now from the HATS website or from The Attic and other select shops for $11. Its size, 147 x 103, is even sweeter on 53/63 Legacy Sycamore Seedpod, 5.6 x 3.3 or 4.7 x 3.9, depending on how you orient it on the uneven-weave linen. I LOVE this design!
Coming in late January . . .
. . . another must-have reproduction from Hands Across the Sea Samplers, you will definitely want to add this one to your collection. Some of the sampler elements will look very familiar to you … can you say Uffindells? This is an equally very The Attic, Mesa, AZ Toll-Free: 1.888.94-ATTIC (1.888.942.8842)beautiful sampler that iswww.atticneedlework.com simply irresistible.
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Here Now from Reflets de Soie
LAURENCE BRIQUET 1906 $20 + Au Ver A’Soie silks $79, reproduction of a French sampler in soft autumn colors. The embroiderer was born on March 1, 1894 and embroidered her sampler around 1906, the year of her 12th birthday. 265 x 306
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Clockwise from the upper left: * ABOVE ALL $16, 179 x 178 ~ LOVE this! * OH MY BIRD $16, 128 x 196 ~ LOVE this one, too! * LINCOLN’S EAGLE $10, 157 x 103, features a quote from my favorite historical figure! And we are doing or already have done hand-dyed silk conversions for the above. LOVE each of them! * TILLY’S HOUSE $10, 123 x 73
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A PLEASANT SAMPLER $14, 132 x 247 ~ LOVE the verse: How pleasant it is at the end of the day No follies to have to repent But reflect on the past and be able to say
Not new but I don’t think it’s been in a newsletter, and I saw it again the other day on the rack and wanted to show it here. R E D R SAMPLER $14, 229 x 216
SWAN TREE $12, 128 x 136 ~ Liz has a number of very charming “tree” designs, and this one is a favorite. I QUAKER SNOWFLAKES $12, LOVE swans! 149 x 167 ~ Quaker motifs have been a perennial favorite for a long time …
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. . . Perrette Samouiloff . . . Rosewood Manor
. . . Jardin Prive
Clockwise from above left: * THE LACEMAKER $14, 137 x 158 * RED RHAPSODY . . . Thy Needle’s Worke $15, 188 x 213 * RED CHRISTMAS $12, 269 s 260 (I know it’s “out of season,” but stitching RED is always in season) * ANNA MARIA POLLARD $14, 127 x 128
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. . . Rosewood Manor
I LOVE this sampler! $18, 238 x 150. The model is stitched on Earthen from Picture This Plus. My favorite part is the right-hand side. As always, the chart booklet includes several other smaller projects.
What a wonderful series! From the left: * ANCHORS OF THE KINGDOM $11, 139 x 187, the newest in the series * CROSSES OF THE KINGDOM $15, 199 x 199 * CROWNS OF THE KINGDOM $18, 246 x 246 * HEARTS OF THE KINGDOM $15, 189 x 189
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A QUAKER WELCOME $15, 232 x 172
SEASON’S BLESSINGS $11, 63 x 71 and 62 x 72 . . . Jardin Prive
. . . MTV Designs
A NEW STAR IS BORN PINCUSHION $13
SAMPLER AUX FLEURS $10, 254 x 190
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. . . Twin Peak Primitives
. . . AuryTM Designs
ONE NATION UNDER GOD (LIBERTY) $17, 329 X 310, model stitched on Picture This Plus Wren
. . . The Blue Flower
CINDERELLA $20, 160 x 230 LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS ~ FRIENDSHIP $10, 181 x 89
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THIS’LL DO $8, 53 x 129
. . . Cottage Garden Samplings
TWO SKINNY DOGS (MARTHA MOULDER 1859) $17, 263 x 197
BLESS THIS . . . The Nebby Needle HOME $18, 133 x 84
. . . Erica Michaels
FOLLY OF ENVY $14, 173 x 171 ~ LOVE the roses, the unusual border, and the verse: Can you discern another’s mind? Why is’t you envy? Envy’s blind. Tell envy, when she would annoy, That thousands want what you enjoy. PEACEFUL WOODLANDS $15, 140 x 72
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STITCH OR DIE PINCUSHION $10 YOU MAKE MY HEART HAPPY $12
STRAWBERRY QUEEN $12 THE GIFT IS SMALL $12
UNICORN TAPESTRY $12, 143 x 185 ~ THE STITCH GODDESS $12, 142 x 184
. . . The Needle’s Notion
. . . Thistles
PILGRIMS FATHERS SAILING FROM DELFSHAVEN $7.50, 115 x 54 MRS. SANTA’S SAMPLER $12, 178 x 165
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Clockwise from upper left: * OUT ON A LIMB PINKEEP $12, 123 X 80 * LITTLE BERRY THIEF PINKEEP $12, 101 x 56 * ‘SET FREE’ PINKEEP $12, 83 x 85 * HARVEST WAITING PILLOW & ACORN PINKEEP $12, 87 x 94 * ANNA MORGAN 1845 $14 * TOGETHER FOREVER PINKEEP DRUM $12
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BLUE CARPENTER BEES $18, 169 x 168
WISDOM OF LOVE $13, 169 x 168 ~ another red one!
BEAUTY OF STITCH TOOL BOX $13, 190 x 140 A QUIET WINTER $13, 105 x 93
STITCHING WINTER $12, 141 x 91
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. . . Jennie Lane
A new designer … and she lives here … and she also does website design! Thank you, Jennie, for your help and expertise. I didn’t know of your other talents until you brought this in! Wow! And, Ladies and Gentlemen, there will be more to come. Some people are so very gifted. It’s so fun to see what’s hiding! Anika, her design name, is an ancestor … AUTUMN HARVEST $12, 82 x 84, is charted for hand-dyed cotton floss and it includes several specialty stitches, Smyrna cross and Satin stitch.
. . . Chessie & Me
MARY LINDSAY 1 8 2 8 $ 2 0 , model stitched on 36ct linen with overdid cottons from Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works ~ but, of course we’ve done a conversion to silk overdyes … LOV E th o s e blues!
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* BRISTOL SHIP SPOT SAMPLER $18, 135 x 177 * BRISTOL RED $15, 140 x 188 ~ if you’ve been wanting to stitch a Bristol Orphanage sampler but have been put off by its overwhelming size, here’s the perfect one for you! You will be smitten … and move on to one of the larger ones after you whip through this one! So fun! And RED!
. . . Jeannette Douglas Designs
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Pam shares with us her New Year’s Eve finish of Moira Blackburn’s “Hope Sampler,” pictured below. You will note that Pam has substituted hummingbirds in place of the butterflies/moths on the original, below. This was our Sampler of the Month in October 2014 (read that newsletter here) ~ and it’s been one of the most popular samplers ever, despite the fact that my model is still in progress … so many samplers, so little time. Like the model I’m still finishing, Pam stitched hers on 52/60 linen with Tudor silks.
It’s always fun to see your adaptations of the charted designs. Here Gail inserted her own verse. It’s also interesting to note that different proportions between the two, the The Attic, Mesa, AZ Toll-Free: 1.888.94-ATTIC (1.888.942.8842)model stitchedwww.atticneedlework.com on an uneven weave linen.
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Both Cheri and Doris stitched their exquisite samplers on 56ct Weeks Platinum. And if you are taken by the photographs, imagine how stunning these are in person! (Mine is also on 56ct Platinum, languishing in the to-be-finished basket. I wish I weren’t so fickle when it comes to my needlework.). These finishes are very inspiring ~ must get back to the roses!
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Doris’s TRIFLE FROM A FRIEND, an older Blackbird Design, stitched over one on 40ct!
Cheri’s stunning finish of COMING TO AMERICA on 56ct
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Ria’s VIRGINIA by Theresa Baird/ Blackbird Designs’ Heart’s Ease Examplar Workes EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING on 56ct linen w/Gloriana Tudor Silks
Carol’s * Below FRIENDS OF THE HART by Plum Street Samplers * Left SAMPLER FOR MY MOTHER by AuryTM Designs
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Clockwise from the left: * HATS’ JANE VAUGHAN 1724 ~ Oh, my, I forgot how very beautiful this is! * LOUISE CHAUVAT 1877 from Reflets de Soie * SARAH HATTON McPHAIL 1826 from The Essamplaire All beautifully stitched by a customer in the UK … and I want to stitch them all. So lovely! So many samplers, so little time …
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Kathy’s AMELINE SAMPLER from October House, and Kathy added a sweet motif, her initials, and the y e a r a t t h e bottom from a complimentary c h a r t f r o m October House.
Loretta’s SANCTUARY from The Drawn Thread. Loretta reminded me that this was from a class she took at The Attic 19 years ago, and she thought it was the perfect piece to finish in 2020! Beautiful, isn’t it?
Cheri’s stunning W I N T E R R O S E MANOR from With T h y N e e d l e & Thread stitched on Fiber on a Whim’s 46ct Hazelwood
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And so is Sandy, our framer extraordinaire, who has a special talent for selecting the perfect frame for your needlework.
Tina picked up these two framings last week: HUCKLEBERRY FARM by Blue Flower Designs, especially beautiful on the linen she chose, Fiber on a Whim’s 46ct Cocoa, and CHEERFUL, Jeannette Douglas Designs’ Blooming Bouquets #2, on Picture This Plus 40ct Sand
Carolyn’s GIVING THANKS is from Little House Needleworks ~ so sweet and one I’d forgotten about! Linda brought in her MERMAID OF SALEM BAY from The Primitive Hare The Attic, Mesa, AZ Toll-Free: 1.888.94-ATTIC (1.888.942.8842) www.atticneedlework.com for framing … stitched on Pirates hand-dyed linen also from The Primitive Hare
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Carolyn’s two 40ct silk-gauze finishes, both Pat’s very beautiful THE BEATITUDES by Erica Michaels in Erica Michaels’ SILK GAUZE PRIMER
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Celeste’s beautiful FRANCES GRASSBY 1845 from Hands Across the Sea Samplers, Celeste’s first sampler on 46ct linen! It is beautiful! Anne’s stunning BRIDGET POWER 1840 by Gigi R ~ I only wish that you could see this in person! Absolutely amazing!
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One of the best things about being in the shop daily is seeing all of your beautiful work come through either Sandy’s framing studio or Beth’s magical finishing. Here are some that Beth finished for Doris, who loves to stitch S.M.A.L.L! These are each stitched over one on 40ct linen. Absolutely exquisite embroidery!
Above, “Merry” is a Plum Street Samplers design called MERRY ONE ~ the others are taken from larger designs.
These are adapted from Samplers Remembered’s SAMPLER ROLL
Above, a design from Australia
Kathy decided to frame her SAMPLER ROLL by Samplers Remembered ~ It doesn’t matter how you finish this design, it is absolutely charming!
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Some of you have asked if we were able to go to Williamsburg … we were! We had an absolutely wonderful time. As you can see, the weather was quite lovely … except it rained on the first day and the last day. John was insistent on renting scooters, and I’m so glad he was. My brothers were very helpful in loading them into the vehicles each day. We were celebrating our 50th wedding anniversaries. Jerry and Nancy are a bit ahead of us, but together we have 153 years. It was a grand celebration. As Nicola says, the best part about memories is making them!
This ‘collage’ exemplifies Christmas 2020 … it was my dream that we would all be together … and be decked out in our matching red/black buffalo plaid shirts … but that didn’t happen, so this is the next best thing, a photo-shopped family gathering. Which reminds all of us of a story when we were having a family lunch in Wisconsin on a recent visit and we asked the waitress to take a photograph of us. Well, she had been ‘sparring’ with my husband for the entire lunch, and in setting up the group for the photograph, she suggested that John should be on the outside … in case we wanted to photo-shop him out of the picture.
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Almost every year since 2005 The Attic has hosted its Sampler Symposium in January on MLK weekend … and this year Facebook sent me these photos as a memory, and it brought to mind wonderful friends that I miss so much.
Many of you have met Deborah at stitching get-togethers at The Attic in the days BC (before Covid) and have come to love her engaging smile, wonderful spirit, beautiful singing voice, great laugh ~ she always was a bright spot at any gathering. The photo on the right was taken at our October 2017 Halloween Stitch-In, and she came in a very clever “costume” she called “Spice Rack,” an example of her endearing sense of humor. Well, Deborah needs all of our prayers now as she has just begun a six-week treatment of radiation and chemo for rectal cancer, which will be followed by surgery and more treatment. She is writing a daily blog on FaceBook that demonstrates another gift that she has, for writing. Of course, that’s her job… You can follow along with her journey if you wish at deborahchaddockbrown.com ~ most of all, she will appreciate your prayers. That, and her strong faith and indomitable spirit, will see her through this! � ❤
Pandemic Mailing Problems One of the many problems we are dealing with in this pandemic is mail delivery. While many businesses, and needlework shops especially, have discontinued shipping internationally, we have continued to do it. It has been our experience that, while some packages have taken months, they I am blessed with such a wonderful family. My brother and his wife Debbie drove to have all eventually been delivered. Arizona, left Wisconsin the day after Christmas, to help. John had been hospitalized for Similar problems domestically as well. 11 days with Covid, and they came out to help take care of us, and do whatever needed We ask for your patience. Once we doing. Mike has such a great smile … who could be that ‘happy’ washing windows?! relinquish control of the package, we Debbie helped me go through cupboards and drawers in the kitchen and discard/donate have no more control, and claims with accumulated stuff that was clogging up my kitchen. And Mike did the same for John in the USPS will not be accepted for at his workshop. They are very hard workers. We were so grateful to have their help. least 30 days. Patience is the key, and The Attic, Mesa, AZ Toll-Free: 1.888.94-ATTIC (1.888.942.8842)we www.atticneedlework.com appreciate yours in these times.
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