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I've been finding myself very drawn to samplers lately - I'm not sure why, but I guess I love the idea of girls and women creating some sort of record and example of their needlework. I love the look and feel of old samplers - the general composition of them - but not the old graphics they used. I thought it would be fun to do a Sublime Stitching Sampler, so I dug through all my Sublime Stitching transfers (in the book and a few transfer packs) and put this together. I'm not 100% satisfied with the final stamping (I rushed and got a few bits crooked) but I think it's going to be fun to work on for a while. I'm taking pictures of finished bits as I go along. Eventually, it will be framed and hung in my office/craft space. :)

Still working on the sampler, visit the blog for these letters and more! :)

for size comparison, against my fruit canes. gotta make more whole fruits though, ran out making these samplers.

update on my sampler of shisha stitches...

some need more practice...

A small sampler to try out some new textures in a ‘star and cross’ pattern I recently came across in a book, ‘Islamic Art in Detail’ (a publication from The British Museum Press, ed. Sheila R. Canby, 2005, pp74-77). Some of the textures are more successful than others but then that’s why this is termed a ‘sampler’ and not a finished zentangle.

 

Faber-Castell PITT Artist pens in a 9x14cm Moleskine sketchbook.

Beer sampler from Pecan Street Brewing, clockwise from the lower left:

Screw Loose Blone, Ten-Peny Nail Ale, County Jail Pale Ale, Jackalope Brown Ale, Chain Gang Oatmeal Stout and 1897 Jailbreak IPA.

 

We ordered the citrusy 1897 Jailbreak IPA but I also like the Scottist AleTen-Penny Nail Ale and the citrusy County Jail Pale Ale.

 

Johnson City,

Texas

Completed last nite upon my return from Somerset. Coming to a craft fair near you soon!

Little sampler of Kool-aid dyed wool. I just love this little tin with the pots in it..

Quilt Sampler 2 by Johanna Masko

Come stitch with me! Sampler #2 of my Year of Samplers will be a full stitchalong, so come by and join me! Blogged here.

The pistil stitch marks Week 37 of the TAST challenge and is simply a french knot with a tail and is easy peasy to do. :)

Examples of asymmetricalButterfly Beads

Link to all blocks included can be found on the blog and on my pinterest board.

these are some of the mini clutches we made for the special mtv style lounge event sampler. they are about half the size of the normal clutches.

I have only just begun to work on my sampler. I couldn't wait to do the spiderwebs so that is where I started.

Sinds 1990 verwerk ik mijn proeven, restanten, schetsen, ideeen in Samplers van 1 x 1 m. Als een persoonlijk archief, niet te koop.

Vandaag mijn 20e Sampler samengesteld, paardenhaar, perkament, zeemleer, egelpennen...

Quick sampler to practice some stitches before a swap.

Button samplers with clip to be included in a goody bag in a facebook '250th fan' giveaway.

So far... ; )

 

I still have some spaces I need to fill, but over all, I'm pretty happy with my first attempt!

 

I think, next time, I will work with something a bit smaller... lol!

Just before I threw away the broken Oktomat and Action Sampler. They're not built to last; they're toys, after all. August 2008

Dropcloth Samplers

Sampler to use in an upcoming 3x5" Bottoms-Up swap I'm hosting over at lineweaving.com/forums . Come join the fun!

From the book

Creating Historic Samplers

By: Judith K Grow and Elizabeth C. McGrail

Join along if you want to learn new stuff! Year of Samplers Sampler #1, in progress - on the blog now.

Starting on my first sampler in my sampler-a-month year. Blogged.

This is a sampler worked by Ann Williams in October 1805.

SH.1963.98

 

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 Ann Ingham, aged 9 in 1839.

 

This is a particularly finely worked example and the text reads 'Love not sleep lest thou come to poverty'. The quote comes from the Bible - Proverbs, 20:13. The quote continues, 'open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread'. It is advice to get adequate sleep, but not to desire sleep beyond all other things.

SH.1965.233.3

 

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.

Willis Toys Ltd,

Elsenham CM22 6EF

"Treasure Trove" WT 520

1,000 pieces, used and complete

approx. 69cm x 49cm

approx. 27in x 19in

2022 piece count: 1,000

puzzle no: 1

 

From the box:

"English Sampler worked by Susanna Gellet in 1800 on woollen canvas with coloured silks. Reproduced from the outstanding collection of Samplers in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge."

 

Our first puzzle of 2022 is from a manufacturer/distributor we'd not heard of before: Willis Toys. A quick search reveals they are still in existence, but this particular jigsaw is some years old and no trace of it remains online as far as I can tell. Thinner pieces - although they fit together well enough - all with regular shapes: 2 knobs, 2 holes, so not as easy as it first appeared.

  

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