Attic Sampler Newsletter 03172016
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Where Samplers Rule Just 15 minutes from the Airport at the SE CORNER OF DOBSON & GUADALUPE 1837 W. Guadalupe Rd, Suite 109 Mesa, AZ 85202 TELEPHONE THE ATTIC (480)898-1838 2016 March 17 Issue No. 16-05 www.atticneedlework.com TOLL-FREE: 1.888.94.ATTIC March Sampler of the Month “Amelia Boyce 1829” from The Scarlet Letter Above left, the charted AVAS colors on the darker linen choice, my preference, and the overdyed silks in our conversion on the lighter linen color, for those who prefer ‘light.’ I have wanted to stitch Amelia’s sampler with its most beautiful church for several decades. I actually started it several decades ago, on 32c linen, and for whatever reason stopped with only the top fifth of it finished. And when I was captured by higher-count linens, I wasn’t enchanted with continuing it on 32c. Then I wanted to have it as our Sampler of the Month, but it was no longer available. Then Marsha/The Scarlet Letter recharted it into the large-print booklets that she is currently During March save 15% on your purchase of 2 of the following: using and updated the color list to today’s dye lots ~ and I was * Chart $24 thrilled because it is now our March Sampler of the Month. The * Hand-dyed Lakeside linen (price depends on the linen count and your truth is I seem to only have time to stitch our SOM’s, and I preferred margins, i.e., 40c w/2-inch margins, $32) really wanted to stitch this. The verse from Proverbs 3, Verse 17, * Au Ver A’Soie silks as charted, $94.60 ~ Tudor silks (best for 45c & higher), about Wisdom is $94.50 ~ the overdyed silk conversion shown, $139.50 So I’ve begun again on 52/60, and am loving every hour I get to spend with Amelia. The Attic, Mesa, AZ Toll-Free: 1.888.94-ATTIC (1.888.942.8842) www.atticneedlework.com PAGE THE ATTIC More of “Amelia Boyce” 2 I’d really hoped to have the church “built” by this time, but life just hasn’t Above, Bethany’s beautiful finish, a gift for her husband at cooperated. It’s been a very busy couple of weeks with very little stitching time. Christmas a few years back, stitched with the charted Au Ver In the tired fog of trying to stitch when I should be sleeping, I mixed up A’Soie silks. I can’t wait to be at this state with mine ... finished! the symbols in the cartouche that surrounds the “Wisdom” verse ~ the blue is Thank you, Bethany, for sharing your beautiful needlework. supposed to be the center of the flowers, but when I realized it, I was too far along. I actually like it, and I hope I still like it as the sampler progresses. A Sneak Peek at What’s Coming at Summer School Ellen Riggotts Work will be among the offerings at our 2016 Summer School, “Pieces This photo shows the petiteness of Olde,” coming in late August. I’m stitching of this sampler as measured by the reproduction as we speak. the 4-inch scissors in the photo. An email from dear Barb alerted me to its availability on eBay last August, and it seemed to be a ‘must have’ with its Lea School stitched along the bottom. Linda Danielson/Samplers Remembered kindly offered to chart it for me, and we’re now in the process of selecting the colors, based on the colors as seen on the back, offering a larger and more interesting palette for me than the faded front. The lovely border actually has a pale salmon pink among the leaves! The Attic, Mesa, AZ Toll-Free: 1.888.94-ATTIC (1.888.942.8842) www.atticneedlework.com PAGE THE ATTIC 3 Customer Appreciation/Stitch-In, Thursdays, 4 - 8 PM For as Every Merry Cox’s Ophelia . long as I can remember, The Attic has been open on Thursday nights Thursday 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! June As an Attic Addict member, in March receive a 15% March discount on your purchase of the following: * All Scarlet Letter charts, in-stock only . Parts 1 & 2 are coming to The Attic the weekend * All Lakeside hand-dyed linens, in stock only of June 24 -26, 2016. Full details on subsequent pages. * One Nashville Market item April A Saturday, April 2, 10:30-12:30 Beginning Linen This weekend Attic Needlework presents class is appropriate for both beginning stitchers and featuring August samplers, Summer School 2016 anyone wishing to refine their skills. The class project is smalls & Aug. 26-28 in beautiful Mesa, AZ 26-28 talks by Linda/Needlemade Designs’s Tulip needlebook Milady’s Needle “Pieces Save Needlemade Designs design, and the $30 fee includes her expert instruction + NeedleWorkPress Priscilla’s Pocket of materials. Class fee is due upon registration. the Samplers Remembered Sampler & Needlework Handbook & Needlework Sampler Sampler & Needlework Handbook & Needlework Sampler & Samplers in Handbook & Needlework Sampler My Attic Olde” Date! samplers Love, Lust, Cross Stitch * Other Other Passions Saturday, April 2, 1:00 - 3:30 PM ~ Louise Henderson of Cherished Stitches will be here for a Meet ‘n Greet AND teach the finishing for this Sherri Jones/Patrick’s Woods Workshops: very charming Quaker pinball. Upon payment of the November *An Afternoon Leisure Basket $20 class fee I will email you the PDF chart for pre- *Lounging Hare Sewing Box stitching, on 30c linen over 1 ~ model was stitched 13-15 *+ TBA with black silk. The finishing kits included in the fee will include the black silk ribbon shown. (Limited space available ~ please reserve your space!) Our 2017 Sampler Symposium with Merry Cox as our featured designer, where she will teach * Stitch, Mend & Mark January * Flowers for My Lady Sewing Purse & Accessories 13 - 16, * Flowers From Thy Garden as an optional workshop 2017 The Symposium will also feature other sampler- related topics as part of the “main event.” Jackie du Plessis/It’s Finally Finished November will be teaching three very special projects. 2017 Stay tuned for specific dates & details. Sunday, April 17 ~ Sampler Sunday, 1 - 4 ~ This special gathering of sampler lovers is back on track on the 3rd Sunday of the month. Show & Share is always the highlight! Recipes for a Cure cookbook for a donation of $14.95 (or more) with fabulous time-tested recipes Please register as refreshments are served ~ fee $10. as well as complimentary designs from 11 designers. The Attic, Mesa, AZ Toll-Free: 1.888.94-ATTIC (1.888.942.8842) www.atticneedlework.com PAGE THE ATTIC Our 2016 Stitch-Along from The Scarlet Letter 4 I hope those of you doing our Stitch-Along are enjoying stitching this exquisite sampler. For our goals for the next two months let’s focus on the letters, bands, and verses inside the cartouche. Most of the letters are over 2; however, in the verse, there is a mix of over two and over one, and the dividing bands are mostly cross stitch, with the exception of two eyelet-stitch bands and two satin-stitch bands. Again, with the satin stitch, I recommend saving those areas to finish later, to avoid ‘wear & tear’ on the silk threads. For the over-one letters, if you have difficulty losing your stitches, there are techniques to address this problem. I found some helpful suggestions here and here. We are privileged to have on exhibit this stunning sampler ~ the photos try to capture its beauty! 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) 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 Right, the original, his/ blessed only son to die that w/e the race might run.