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Romanian Point Lace Sampler. Each oval is done in a different stitch. Next I will decide how to finish the little spaces and the tree trunk. I really should have decided that before I started stitching.
this is a little sample pack of zines. the MHW issue (green) talks about how to make your own zine. DNB and Cook This! are 24 Hour Zines, and EA:Self Portraits (red) is a 1/8 size zine that shows staple binding. it's an alternative zine size that isn't really used much.
Isabel se decidió al fin a unir los cuadros y en breve comenzará a acolcharlo. Ya, ya sé, el borde no es bonito pero es que......... ese no es el borde que llevará al final, sólo es para mantener curiosa la labor mientras la acolcha. El definitivo será amarillo o marrón.
This is a sampler worked in the 1800s.
SH.1964.63.6
Samplers were first made in the 1400s or 1500s as a way of remembering different types of stitches or patterns. Over time they evolved into pieces of work made by young girls, proving their knowledge and patience.
The Herbert has over 60 samplers in its collection. With volunteers from NADFAS we have recently completed a project to improve their storage and to make them more accessible. You can see some of the samplers on display at the Herbert in the History Gallery, Connected and in What's in Store.
close up of center of sampler cross stitch
Rescued cross stitch sampler from Value Village. Matted and framed but when I tore off the backing paper to see if a name was on it, I discovered a dreadful framing job. Someone had spray glued a thin piece of acidic foam on a matboard then used masking tape on every edge of fabric. At least ten years of decomposition had stained the fabric and left gummy deposits. I used mineral spirits and Dawn to clean it and after several washings, it came clean. What a shame to treat someone's work this way. Please take the time to learn how to correctly mount your needlework and please stitch or use a permanent pen to put your name on your work. 7½" by 11". Nov. 2012.
This is a sampler worked by Ann Harrison in 1812. The text reads 'Wealth may take wings and riches fly away, God is a rock that never will decay'.
The first part of the phrase is taken from Proverbs 23:4-5 which reads 'Do not wear yourself out to get rich; have the wisdom to show restraint. Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.'
SH.1975.133.1
Samplers were first made in the 1400s or 1500s as a way of remembering different types of stitches or patterns. Over time they evolved into pieces of work made by young girls, proving their knowledge and patience.
The Herbert has over 60 samplers in its collection. With volunteers from NADFAS we have recently completed a project to improve their storage and to make them more accessible. You can see some of the samplers on display at the Herbert in the History Gallery, Connected and in What's in Store.
This is a sampler worked by Maria Hulett in 1843. The text is from Proverbs 15:13:
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
You can see another one of Maria's samplers here.
SH.1965.242.2
Samplers were first made in the 1400s or 1500s as a way of remembering different types of stitches or patterns. Over time they evolved into pieces of work made by young girls, proving their knowledge and patience.
The Herbert has over 60 samplers in its collection. With volunteers from NADFAS we have recently completed a project to improve their storage and to make them more accessible. You can see some of the samplers on display at the Herbert in the History Gallery, Connected and in What's in Store.
My ghosts are a bit too floaty (barely visible) for my liking, BUT my partner really likes them like this. I may outline them once the rest of the sampler is done, or I may not. I have actually started a second version on darker raw linen, which is working a lot better for me.
patch d'une cliente; le quilting améliore nettement le patch, fais vibrer le fond beige et met en valeur les blocs piécés; les plumes dans les bordures encadre bien le tout.
This is a sampler from about 1750 to 1900. Unfortunately the silk thread of this sampler is so delicate and damaged that most of the words are impossible to read. It is possible to make out the word God, but no date or name of the person who worked it.
SH.1957.73
Samplers were first made in the 1400s or 1500s as a way of remembering different types of stitches or patterns. Over time they evolved into pieces of work made by young girls, proving their knowledge and patience.
The Herbert has over 60 samplers in its collection. With volunteers from NADFAS we have recently completed a project to improve their storage and to make them more accessible. You can see some of the samplers on display at the Herbert in the History Gallery, Connected and in What's in Store.
This was my first cake (aka a sampler cake) for our Wilton Fondant and Gumpaste class. 6" double layer white cake covered in homemade kahlua buttercream icing, then white homemade kahlua marshamallow fondant. The daises are a mixture of fondant and gum paste with the centers tinted yellow then rolled in cake sparkles. Remaining fondant tinted blue then cut to do ribbon, drape, and handkerchiefs. Ribbon cutter and punch set used for embellishments. Lustre dust painted on after assembly.
This was created for the embroidery sampler project in my surface design class. The text is from one of my favorite novels, "Gilead" by Marilynne Robinson. It is taken from a part of the story where one of the characters, after returning from the Civil War, enters his father's church and finds an exquisite needlework hanging above the the alter with these words: "The Lord Our God Is a Purifying Fire".
The scene is a beautiful illustration of one of the book's themes: Christianity and violence/nonviolence. It is also a beautiful illustration of historic needlework samplers and their context.
With this piece I am using the quote to speak to contemporary issues of violence.
Made with the help of the sew connected 2 guys and gals back in 2009
(found this old photo so thought I'd upload it)
This is a sampler worked by Selener Samuel aged 8 in 1836. The first synthetic dye was discovered in 1856 so all dyes before this date come from natural sources such as plants. This is why the early samplers are often less vibrant than ones made from 1856 onwards, such as the samplers worked by Martha Barnes.
SH.1961.113
Samplers were first made in the 1400s or 1500s as a way of remembering different types of stitches or patterns. Over time they evolved into pieces of work made by young girls, proving their knowledge and patience.
The Herbert has over 60 samplers in its collection. With volunteers from NADFAS we have recently completed a project to improve their storage and to make them more accessible. You can see some of the samplers on display at the Herbert in the History Gallery, Connected and in What's in Store.