"Grandma loved her fancywork and passed it on to me. My daughter found her needleart at my dear mother’s knee. Our love and lives are intertwined for all of us to see. The threads with which I stitch today connect our family" - Thea
This 10th addition to the Heirloom Sampler Series celebrates a deep love of stitching, as well as the bonds that stitching has in our families. Needlework of the more domestic kind, has been passed from mother to daughter, from grandmother to granddaughter in many loving quiet moments of yesteryear.
Not everyone has learned at their mother's or grandmother's knees, but I hope you also feel the love and connection with your own stitching mentors, whether they are your mothers, aunts, grandmothers, sisters, good friends, or all the stitchers that came before you as you create this exquisite heirloom for your legacy. We are a family of stitchers!
The top Alphabet and floral motif set the ‘tone’ of the sampler, and they are followed by lovely specialty stitch bands to showcase the stitcher’s skill. There are over 38 specialty stitches in this sampler, along with clear instructions and diagrams! These stitches are there to showcase your skills as a needleworker! You can learn them as you go through this sampler, band by band. If you need to learn them, try the Beyond Cross Stitch series of courses or patterns to help you master the ones you don't know already.
The three lovely domestic scenes depict stitchers in the various times in history. The top scene shows a colonial scene with a spinning wheel and various members of the female household engaged in their tasks. The middle scene shows a 'forties' living room, and finally our modern times are depicted in a more modern scene.
I hope this special stitcher's design will become an Heirloom prized by those you give this to in the years to come! Stitch it and evoke a special connection with your large family of stitchers! - Thea
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Design area: 434h x 64w (31”h x 4.6”w)
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Model: 28ct Cashel Linen - Raw Linen
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Cut fabric: 37” high x 11” wide)
Another version of the verse could give people more options:
"My Aunt (Sister, etc) loved her fancywork and passed it on to me. I practiced well my needleart and share it all with thee. Our love and lives are intertwined for all of us to see. The threads with which I stitch today connect our family" - Thea
Suggested Materials
- Kreinik #4 braid - #102 - vatican gold (1 spool)
- Au ver a Soie/Soie Perlee #550 grey green - 2 yards
- Gloriana Silk Floss - #178 "Mocha" - 1.5 yards
- Gloriana Silk Floss - #116 "Olive Grove" - 2 yards
- Gentle Art - Sampler T. - Tarnish Gold - 3 yards
- Gentle Art - Sampler T. - Antique Rose - 2 yards
- Au ver a Soie/Soie D'alger #3412 - tan lt - 1 yards
- Needlepoint Inc. #0923 - grey blue med - .5 yards
- Caron Collection "Waterlilies" #155 - "Steel" - 1.5 yards
- Gloriana Silk Floss - #172 "Arroyo" - 3 yards
- Gloriana Silk Floss - #117 "Elizabethan Green" - 2 yards
- Gentle Art - Sampler T. - Harvest Basket - 2.5 yards
- Kreinik Mori #7124 - cream - 9 yards
- Needlepoint Inc. #0714 - wine red - 1.5 yards
- Needlepoint Inc. #0972 - taupe - 1yard
- Gloriana Silk Floss - #045 "Lacquered Gold" - 1 yard
- Gloriana Silk Floss - #046 "Fallen Leaves" - 1 yard
- Au ver a Soie/Soie D'alger #3826 - golden brown dk - 1 yard
- Needlepoint Inc. #0121 - flesh - 2 yards
- Needlepoint Inc. #0126 - brick red dk - 1.5 yards
- Needlepoint Inc. #0755 - pink med dk - 1 yard
- Needlepoint Inc. #0925 - grey blue dk - 1 yard
- Needlepo