2019, December 27 newsletter - Attic Needlework

Where Samplers Rule

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January Sampler of the Month from Lindsay Lane Designs Pour Ta Fete (For Your Party)


* Chart $30 * Overdyed Silks $97; Soie100/3

$69.30; Soie Surfine $66 * Linen ~ This incredible

sampler would be beautiful on several linen colors and, depending on your preferred count, there are many lovely choices.

I was gobsmacked last July when I first saw this exquisite and very unique antique French sampler. This beautiful undated, unsigned sampler was found in a house in upstate New York, which Meg of Lindsay Lane Designs, the reproductionist, was fortunate enough to acquire. “Pour ta fete” translated from French to English means “For your party.” One can only assume the initials of the stitcher are VAM. The other words on the sampler are Noite and Feliz, which are Portuguese for Night and Happy. So was this sampler created by a French girl for a Portuguese friend? Was the party at night and was it happy? We will never know, but isn’t it fun thinking about the celebration that might have taken place so long ago.

A s S a m p l e r o f t h e M o n t h , purchase a minimum of 2 “parts” of the kit and receive a 15% Sampler of the Month discount.

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Above, a variety of linens and colors will work for this remarkable sampler, including 53/60, 56ct, 46ct, 40ct and, if you must, 36ct. It would also work on 28ct over one! It is all cross stitch and perfect for over one, on any count actually.

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Soie Surfine on 53/60 Legacy Sycamore Seed Pod

Soie Surfine on 56ct Zweigart Cafe au LaitOverdyed Silks on 46ct Weeks Parchment

Soie Surfine on 56ct Weeks Parchment with a darker red

Lef t , I’m st i tching on L e g a c y ’ s 5 3 / 6 0 c t Sycamore Seed Pod with Soie Surfine. That linen and silk are, as they say, a marriage made in heaven! Oh, my! The pinky salmon color isn’t working quite as I’d expected, so I will probably darken it to a redder shade, and a bit darker. That’s the beauty of this sampler, make the colors work for you!

Suggested Linen/Silk Combinations: * 36ct - 39.6 x 17.7 design size - Cut YD Edinburgh $66 or

YD Weeks $120 with Hand-Dyed Silks * 40ct - 35.6 x 15.9 design size - Cut 42 x 22 Newcastle $50

or Weeks Zweigart $75 * 46ct - 32.4 x 14.5 design size - Special Cut 41 x 21 Weeks

Parchment/Straw/Cocoa/ Confederate Gray or ???, $69 * 56ct - 26.4 x 11.7 design size - Cut LQ Zweigart Standard

$26 or SQ Weeks $35 * 53/60ct - 23.8 x 12.2 design size - Cut 29.5 x 18, $20




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Here are the chart cover images for the five parts of this exquisite sampler reproduction, each part $10, and the antique sampler below.

The very beautiful Maria Ceron 1830 Band Sampler


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Maria Ceron, the reproduction for which is published in the five parts shown above.

Another Beautiful Sampler from Lindsay Lane Designs

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Attic Events Schedule

B e g i n n i n g L i n e n S a t u r d a y , J u l y 2 0 , 1 : 3 0 - 3 : 3 0 This 2-hour c l a s s i s

December ~ January

”Embroidering a sampler is embroidering the soul of the past” . . . Isabelle/Reflets de Soie

Customer Appreciation/Stitch-In, Thursdays, 4 - 8 PM. For as long as I can remember, The Attic has been open on Thursday nights and, along with that, provides the setting for customers to gather to share their needlework with others. This is an opportunity for you to

stitch together with others who share your passion. As a valued customer, you are invited to join us!

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O u r 2 0 2 0 S t i t c h - A l o n g S t a r r i n g t h e e x q u i s i t e E l i z a b e t h C h a r l o t t e C o t t o n f r o m Hands Across t h e S e a S a m p l e r s ~ details inside.

Every Thursday

THE ATTICOur 2020 Junipine Retreat is scheduled for 3 PM Thursday thru 11 AM Sunday, February 6-9. These dates have just been finalized with the resort, and once I have had the opportunity to contact last year’s attendees to verify their attendance, we will open it up for the general public. That should be published in the next newsletter. Thanks for your patience.

December

Our Holiday Hours Tuesday, December 31, 10-2 PM

Wednesday, January 1, New Year’s Day, Closed Reopen on Thursday, January 2, 2020, 10 AM


Friday night, June 5 ~ Sunday, June 7: Bristol Needlework from paper to fabric ~ Join Claudia from Dutch Treat Designs along with Vickie & Maegan

from NeedleWorkPress for a weekend exploring the needlework created in the New Orphan homes in Bristol, England. You will learn about the history and the variety of the Bristol samplers stitched on fabric and how those samplers were created. You will also learn how stitching on perforated paper played an important part in helping the orphan girls learn to stitch.

As a thank-you to our Attic Addict members, for your loyalty and patronage throughout the year, once during December or January enjoy a one-time 15%-off shopping spree. A family member may use this for gift-giving from your favorite needlework shop.

Gary PARR of Fiber Talk senses that there are a good number of male stitchers in the Phoenix area, and he has suggested a Men’s Only Stitch-In, and I thought it was a grand idea! We’ve selected Wednesday, January 15, 6 PM - 9 PM. Please call to register, or send me an email, [email protected] ~ bring your scissors and whatever else you need and, of course, your project ~ OR we can put one together for you!

Men’s Stitching Night at The Attic 2020

Sunday, January 26, 1:00-4:00 ~ Sampler Sunday This will be our first Sampler Sunday of 2020, postponed a week due to our Sampler Symposium, where we share our passion for needlework, and samplers in particular. We hope you will join us … and bring your sampler(s) for Show & Share. $10 fee due at registration.

* January 17 - 20, 2020 ~ Sampler Symposium & Optional classes with Jeannette Douglas, Sherri Jones, Vickie Jennett

* September 2020 Nicola Parkman workshops ~ preliminary details inside, some still being determined

* November 2020 with Jackie duPlessis, Betsy Morgan, and more

Saturday March 7 ~ Our 2020 Nashville Market Day ~ A special day to shop, shop, shop for all of the latest and greatest in our industry. Doors open at 9 AM for Attic Addict members and 10 AM for the general public.


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Projects inspired by Martha’s sampler for the Primitive Holiday Celebration that were kitted for our guests were, clockwise from above left: Chessie & Me’s pillow ornament; NeedleWorkPress’s primitive holiday treat bag; and Blackbird

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Registration Information: Registration is by email only to [email protected] ~ Registration opens on Monday, October 21, at 8 AM Phoenix time. All successful registrants will receive an email acknowledging their registration and will have attached the Registration Form. Upon return of the Form and payment of the $50 nonrefundable registration fee, your Summer School reservation will be confirmed.

For your Summer School Tuition of $625 you will receive six wonderful projects, many derived from a sampler for which you will receive the chart, your meals (except Saturday night), retreat treats, and more wonderful surprises. This very reasonable tuition is only possible because all of these designers are local and, therefore, have no airfare expense. Don’t miss out on the funnest Summer School ever! We hope you’ll plan to join us!

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Linda V/Needlemade Designs’ beautiful Rebecca Stewart 1836 and Vickie & Maegan/NeedleWorkPress’s very charming Sarah Burgess 1828.

Nancy/Five Times Blessed says that she will be offering a sweet little traveling sewing tin filled with the basics for on-the-go stitching. It will have a cross-stitched Tall Ship design on the top and a sweet poem on the inside that reads: There are tall ships And small ships But the best ships Are friendships

Hotel Information: All Summer School events will be at Hilton Garden Inn Phoenix-Tempe University Research Park, a new venue for this event, to accommodate a larger group. The hotel is offering us a discounted summer rate of $79/night. A booking link will be provided in a following newsletter, after registration opens.

Our Summer School opens at 5 PM Friday night, and closes with a lunch at noon on Sunday.

As always, our Summer School faculty has some very fun and interesting projects planned for you! Our faculty includes the very talented and creative designers in the desert: Linda/Samplers Remembered, Gloria/Milady’s Needle, Vickie & Maegan/NeedleWorkPress, Linda/Needlemade Designs, and Tanya/The Scarlett House. The designers are busy designing their projects, and we are all very excited to invite you to our annual Summer School presented by The Attic. I am pleased to tell you that Nancy Mills, a gifted and creative artist and buttonphile extraordinaire, of Five Times Blessed has once again agreed to be a part of our faculty Nancy has been with us in the past, and her projects are always wonderful and well received! You can see her specialties in her Etsy shops, Five Times Blessed and Five Little Buttons. By popular student request, Pieces of Olde returns as this year’s theme, and your faculty are using antique samplers, Pieces of Olde, for inspiration for their projects. I can assure you that you will not be disappointed! We are very excited about the Summer School Curriculum for this year and have provided a few sneak peeks below.

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ANN ROBERTS c.1842

This very charming reproduction from Hands Across the Sea Samplers has been selected for the online Stitch-Along for 2020 on a FaceBook group, Our Sampler Years - Yesterday’s Needlework for Today. For anyone needing the supplies, The Attic has them for you: * Chart $28 * AVAS silks, either Soie d’Alger $76.50 or Soie 100/3 $56.10 * The chart also lists the converted DMC colors from the silks used for the model. * Fabrics, many choices, beautiful linens in every imaginable count, from 28

through 56ct

Here’s the easy-to-manage stitching schedule that Krista has laid out for this Stitch-Along for the 12 months of 2020!





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PAGE7The Attic’s 2020 Stitch-Along Starring . . .

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. . . Elizabeth Charlotte Cotton from Hands Across the Sea Samplers

Reproduced by Nicola Parkman of Hands Across the Sea Samplers from a sampler in her private collection as an Attic Needlework exclusive. Here’s what Nicola tells us about this exquisite 18th-Century sampler: Elizabeth, who we believe was known as Charlotte, diligently plied her needle laying reversible cross stitches, cross stitches over 1 thread, satin stitches, Montenegrin stitches, double back stitches and Algerian eyelets. Stitched from a palette of 15 jewel-like colors including garnet, rose, terra cotta, peach, gray greens, soft golds, yellows and celadon green, the sampler has a stitch count of 353 x 303.

The model, left, was exquisitely stitched by Bhooma Aravamudan on a now-unavailable linen. But we are kitting it with the beautiful Legacy 37ct Wild Honey plus Au Ver A’Soie’s Soie d’Alger. For those wanting a smaller count, we’re offering 46ct Weeks Platinum or Confederate Gray, shown below, The Stitch-Along will be lead by Robert Harris, who will post details of his progress each month. Prices: * Chart $32 * Au Ver A’Soie Soie d’Alger silks $85.50 * Au Ver A’Soie 100.3 silks + Soie Surfine for the over-one words $67.10 * 37ct Wild Honey - special cut w/2.5” margins $33 or 46ct Weeks in your choice of either Parchment (several of the lighter golds stitch tone-on-tone on this linen) or the lovely Confederate Gray, shown below. If you prefer a darker linen in 46ct, Straw or Mocha is also a suggestion.

The original sampler

Most Unique Feature of this SAL ~ Online Workshop is Available You may have access to the very same online videos that Nicola created for our Sampler Symposium. Go to the HATS Website here to read about this opportunity.

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January 2020 Sampler Symposium

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Kit includes: Chart with excellent diagrams for the specialty stitches, floss card carded and labeled with all silk threads used, a generous cut of linen and beads needed to complete the pattern, all the finishing parts (the iron-on interfacing, the comic board, the green velveteen, and backing fabric used, DMC to make the twisted cord, and DMC for sewing things together.

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Registrations will be accepted by email only to [email protected] ~ Please do not phone the shop to register. We will be happy to answer your questions by phone, but registrations will only be accepted by email. Receipt of your email registration will be acknowledged by email, and after your email registration has been received, you will be notified by email, sent a registration form, which provides critical information for our records. A nonrefundable deposit of $50 completes your reservation. Space is limited by the size of the room to 49 students.

Because an email address is needed for each of you to provide additional information along the way, we are looking to email registration as the best method for the entire process, to ensure fairness for everyone, most importantly. I am very pleased to present the weekend faculty for this event:

Friday night, 5 - 6 PM supper ~ 6 - 9 PM, Flower Tray Set with Jeannette Douglas Saturday morning, 9 AM - Noon (with a morning break), Velvety Violaceae with Sherri Jones of Patrick’s Woods Saturday afternoon, 1 - 4 PM, Sampler Tour at San Tan Vista Manor, Vickie & Niles Jennett’s residence in Chandler, AZ with box lunch Saturday evening, 5 - 8 PM, reception at The Attic, with food and refreshments, including adult beverages. Sunday, 9 AM - 4 PM (with lunch & morning and afternoon breaks) Tapestry of Stitches Sampler with Jeannette Douglas

Your $740 fee for the Symposium includes all classes, kits, and lectures, a light supper on Friday night, breakfast, lunch, and coffee/tea breaks on Saturday, a Saturday night reception at the shop with refreshments and supper, and Sunday breakfast, lunch, and coffee/tea breaks.

Friday night, January 17 thru Sunday, January 19

With Optional classes Friday, January 17, and Monday, January 20

Hotel Information: All classes will be held in Meeting Rooms A+B at Hyatt Place Mesa, where they have available an Attic Needlework room block with discounted room rates of $159 + tax. These room rates will be available until December 20, 2019. All guests will enjoy complimentary hot breakfast, wi-fi and parking. To book your room, call 480-969-8200 and ask for the "Attic Needlework" group block.... you may also book by clicking on their Website. Free shuttle service to the shop is provided (airport transportation is not).

YÄÉãxÜ gÜtç fxà ~ A petite stitching tray, scissors fob,

roses pin set, and drum pincushion from Jeannette Douglas

(Scissors is not included)

Registration Information: Registration for these events opens on Monday, July 22, at 8 AM Phoenix time (Mountain Standard Time), and registration is by email only to [email protected] ~ You will receive a confirmation email from me with a registration form if your email is one of the first 49 registrants. If not, you may elect to be placed on the waiting list.

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and viola-shaped emery from Sherri Jones/Patrick’s Woods

The design includes the scrim wheelbarrow pincushion, silk gauze pocket sampler, and Viola-shaped emery. A prerequisite to sitting for this workshop, scheduled for 3 hours, is previous attendance at the Fanciful Fragaria workshop either here or at the prior three workshops for this design that Sherri taught.

Symposium Saturday Morning

Quarter shown in photo illustrates scale of pieces

Please note that Friday’s workshop is a prerequisite to this workshop, which is only 3 hours long and will NOT include the lecture on silk gauze and polysil, how to finish the pocket sampler, and how to make the scrim pin cushions.




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THE ATTICIntermediate to Advanced finishing skill level. Kit includes: hand-carved wheelbarrow pieces embellished with incredibly detailed scrim art, 40-count silk gauze, 34-count faux silk canvas, assortment of needles, silk floss, handmade Dupioni silk fabric, custom-dyed velvet, custom dyed silk taffeta ribbons, printed needle packets, vintage findings and finishing materials. Supplies to bring to Velvety Violaceae class: In class, we will work on creating the wheelbarrow pin cushion. You will need a sharp sewing needle, regular sewing thread for basting, ecru or beige colored heavy duty sewing thread (like a button and craft thread; ecru or beige will match color of scrim pieces), a small pair of pliers of other tool to pull needle through cushion pieces (clothes pins work well too!), paper scissors, double stick tape, full size dressmakers fabric shears (not small or mini shears), extra fine or silk straight pins, pencil, and 2 rubber bands (to hold cushion pieces stable while sewing).

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PATRICK’S WOODS - LESSONS Counted Thread Embroidery Designs by Sherri Jones

Velvety Viola Valise A Companion Accessory Kit

Kit includes a petite velvet valise (silk lined with side pockets),

two custom carved and scrimmed thread winders, vintage findings (colors may vary) and supplies to complete the valise.

Valise measures approx. 4.25” w x 3” h closed; 7.75” long opened.

© Patrick’s Woods, 2019

Violas Companion Accessory kit - $150


Velvety Viola Valise A Companion Accessory Kit

Kit includes a petite velvet valise (silk lined with side pockets),

two custom carved and scrimmed thread winders, vintage findings (colors may vary) and supplies to complete the valise.

Valise measures approx. 4.25” w x 3” h closed; 7.75” long opened.


Violas Companion Accessory kit - $150

This Companion Accessory Kit, $150, must be ordered well in advance. All Symposium registrants will be emailed an order form to order directly from Sherri.

Optional Companion Accessory KitReservation Deadline was Sept 1, 2019




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For a few hours Saturday afternoon, NeedleWorkPress invites you to step back in time to tour a replica nineteenth century Pennsylvania farmhouse in the Arizona desert. Thirty years ago this summer, Niles and Vickie Jennett built and moved into this unlikely dwelling, determined to create an oasis reminiscent of bygone days. Their well-lived-in and loved home contains a variety of needlework and veterinary treasures from the 1800’s. “We collect what we love,” agree Vickie and her daughter-in-law Maegan, who together blend their passion for history and needlework in the small business they run from home (Maegan and her family live just down the lane). “We tend to like simple folk art that draws us into the lives of makers who otherwise would have been forgotten.” They invite Symposium participants to enjoy viewing the many samplers, needlework smalls, and related ephemera that inspire their work. Every room in the house (yes, even the bathroom) has at least a sampler or two; some rooms have dozens. Maegan and Vickie are printing a special NeedleWorkPress surprise just for Sympos ium par t i c ipan t s . Weather permitting, enjoy your box lunch in the garden.

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Sunday, 9 - 4 PM with lunch This beautiful new sampler design from Jeannette will debut at The Attic’s Symposium. In addition to the chart, your kit will include the chart, linens and silks for this lovely new sampler design . The sampler’s lovely original verse reads: Through the needle and thread our joy does know With stitching our grief and sorrow does flow May we always stitch a little each day And weave in the journey our love to stay

This is an optional class ~ $175 (box is not included)

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Monday, January 20, 9 - 4 PM with lunch

MY STITCHING BOX

Kit includes: The charts for the rolled-up sampler and the box top, large piece of linen, all the charms, beads needed, all the finishing parts (the iron-on interfacing, the stiff interfacing, the silk dupioni, the double-faced silk satin ribbon, Perle cotton, DMC to make the tassel, chenille, nymo, and 2 patterns for alternate scissors fobs, a needle book, pincushion, scissors pocket, and a pin cube. (Not included: the box, which is available separately, and the scissors and pins)

The optional box is from Lone Elm Lane. If you wish to pre-order the box, there will be an opportunity to do that on the registration form. As of this writing, I have been unable to confirm the box price with Lone Elm Lane. That information will be included on the registration form.


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Because this workshop has been taught three times elsewhere, it is offered as an all-day optional class, but please note that it is a prerequisite to the Symposium’s Saturday morning workshop, which is only 3 hours long and will NOT include the lecture on silk gauze and polysil, how to finish the pocket sampler, and how to make the scrim pin cushions. All of that information will be a part of this workshop and will not be repeated on Saturday morning.

Quarter shown in photo

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The petite basket pincushion is a fanciful objet d’art created by the very talented scrim artist, Cynthia Linnell, exclusively for Patrick’s Woods. The basket is inspired by an antique ivory pincushion from Sherri’s collection and measures 3” wide x 2.5” tall (1.5” h without handles). The cushion interior is covered with custom-dyed velvet. A diminutive pocket sampler for needles is embroidered on a 40-count silk gauze canvas with silk floss and measures 2.5”wide x 7” long unrolled. The interior features three pockets for storing special antique-style needle packets. The canvas is backed with handmade Dupioni silk, so there is no need to fill in the canvas background with embroidery! Alternatively, the pocket sampler may be worked on linen fabric (not included in the class kit). It is finished by hand and edged with custom-dyed silk taffeta ribbon. Two teeny plump strawberry emeries complete the set.

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sampler and berry emeries from Sherri Jones/Patrick’s Woods

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PAGE15THE ATTICIntermediate to Advanced finishing skill level. Kit includes: hand-carved basket pieces embellished with incredibly detailed scrim art, 40-count silk gauze, 34-count faux silk canvas mounted on muslin, assortment of needles, silk floss, handmade Dupioni silk fabric, custom-dyed velvet, custom-dyed silk taffeta ribbons, printed needle packets and finishing materials. Supplies to bring to Fanciful Fragaria class: In class, we will begin working on the tiny berry emeries. The canvas has been sewn to a square of muslin for you. Bring an embroidery hoop, mat board or embroidery frame with a 4.5” – 5” opening. You will also need good magnification and lighting! In class, we will also work on creating the basket pin cushion. You will need a sharp sewing needle, regular sewing thread for basting, ecru or beige colored heavy duty sewing thread (like a button and craft thread; ecru or beige will match color of scrim pieces), a small pair of pliers of other tool to pull needle through basket pieces (clothes pins work well too!), paper scissors, double-stick tape, full-size dressmakers fabric shears (not small or mini shears), extra-fine straight pins, fabric marking pen or pencil, and 2 rubber bands (to hold basket pieces stable while sewing).

GOOD MAGNIFICATION AND LIGHTING IS A MUST!

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Fanciful Fragaria Folio A Companion Accessory Kit

Kit includes a petite velvet carrier (silk lined with side

pockets), custom carved and scrimmed thread winder and ruler, vintage findings and supplies to complete the carrier.

Carrier measures approximately 3.5”w x 3.25”h closed; 7/25” long opened.


Fragaria Companion Accessory kit - $150


Fanciful Fragaria Folio A Companion Accessory Kit

Kit includes a petite velvet carrier (silk lined with side

pockets), custom carved and scrimmed thread winder and ruler, vintage findings and supplies to complete the carrier.

Carrier measures approximately 3.5”w x 3.25”h closed; 7/25” long opened.


Fragaria Companion Accessory kit - $150

This Companion Accessory Kit, $150, must be ordered well in advance. All Symposium registrants will be emailed an order form to order directly from Sherri.

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Above, the extraordinary 1709 band sampler from Elizabeth Peto featuring a number of surface embroidery stitches, including one of my favorites, the rice stitch. Right, Ann Castle’s 1811 sampler featuring a magnificent red house with satin-stitch steps, beautiful potted roses, and many other wonderful motifs.

I am thrilled to announce that The Attic will be hosting a two-day workshop in September 2020 featuring two beautiful samplers from the collection of Nicola Parkman. Each sampler has its unique features but, most importantly, Nicola’s research on both of the embroiderers brings these magnificent samplers to life for today’s needleworkers 200 and 300 years later. Neither of these samplers will be taught anywhere else in the USA.

The workshop is scheduled for September 19-20 ~ full details will be published just as soon as the models are completed, so that we know how much silk to include in each kit. Thanks for your patience.




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And the In-Progress Ann Castle Sampler … love the roses!

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To Celebrate Their 4th birthday

. . . Hands Across the Sea Samplers

BATHYA ~ A REVERSIBLE (if you choose) BAND SAMPLER c.1680


From the HATS Website about this beautiful band sampler from the private collection of Nicola Parkman, a sampler with a remarkable history: There is so much to delight in her sampler. She used a wide repertoire of stitches of varying intricacy. The variety of stitching techniques in the rows of the sampler are a testament to Bathya’s embroidery skills. Such skills were considered particularly important, not only to the management of the young maker’s future household and family, but they would also have served as evidence of her education and of her parents’ ability to provide her with one. The stitches include two different versions of reversible cross stitch. One forms a cross on the reverse with a vertical stitch on the left, and the other a four sided stitch on the reverse. Bathya also used double back stitch and diagonal double back stitch. These stitches appear plaited from the front and as two parallel rows of back stitch on the reverse. You might know them as closed herringbone. Others stitches used were double sided Italian stitch, alternating double back stitch in groups of three, which represents the Trinity, detached buttonhole, French knots, four sided stitch, satin stitch, stem stitch, eyelet, running stitch and Holbein stitch (double running stitch). The alphabet towards the top of the sampler demonstrates her ability to mark household linen. It was common practice to include initials and numbers on household linens so that women could track their household goods when they were laundered. Read more HERE.

* Chart - $34 * Linen - Price varies for varying counts, from 37ct through 56ct * Threads - Charted for Silks: Soie d’Alger ($90), Soie 100.3 ($52.80), NPI

($100), as well as DMC * Comprehensive Online Tutorial/Workshop $52 - Available HERE

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Read about the Birthday Giveaway on page 20!

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Needlework News from . . .


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Glendon Place is again offering an exclusive Limited-Edition Kit called WITCH that will contain all t h e n e c e s s a r y m a t e r i a l s necessary to complete the design:* Chart (164w X 188h)* Serged Fabric 18" X 18" either

28ct Regency Cashel Linen or 14ct Regency Aida by Picture This Plus

* 3 ful l cards of Rainbow Gallery Petite Silk Lame' Braid

* 1 full card of Rainbow Gallery Sparkle Braid

* 2 full skeins of Dinky-Dyes Silk Floss

* 2 full skeins of Sullivans Variegated Floss

* 1 full skein of Sullivans Black Floss

* 1 yard of Sullivans floss for attaching beads

* 1 Color (pre-measured) of Mill Hill Beads

The kits are $60 for the 28ct Linen kit and $55 for the 14ct Aida kit. This kit is only available to shops attending the market, and our order must be placed on or before close of business on Friday, January 10. So if you want to pre-order this kit, please let us know ASAP, at least before January 10.

An Amazing Birthday GiveAway Announced on this YouTube video here!You will want to view the video to not only learn about the beautiful Bathya Sampler but also to see the beautiful samplers that are part of the most generous “birthday gifts” from Hands Across the Sea Samplers.

Here’s a Summary about the GiveAway presented in the FlossTube video:

GIVEAWAY for the samplers Agnes Husband and Keturah Cooper.* The giveaway runs from December 26th 2019 to December 23rd 2020.* The two winners will be announced via a live draw using a random number generator on December 26th 2020.* To enter you need to stitch and finish a sampler or samplers from the Hands Across the Sea Samplers' portfolio (not

freebies or card motifs) during the period that the giveaway runs. Each sampler gives you an entry into the giveaway draw. However, you can only win one of the prizes.

* You can enter a project or projects that you started before December 26th 2019 but not completed before this date.* To enter you need to email Hands Across the Sea Samplers at least one progress photograph for each entry and a

finish photograph.* The email address that MUST be used is [email protected] please DO NOT USE any other email address.* By emailing your photograph you are giving us permission to share your work on social media, our website and in other

forms of marketing.

. . . Hands Across the Sea Samplers

. . . Access Commodities

The delivery of these beautiful Giulietta Embroidery Scissors from Switzerland will be delayed until after the New Year due to a machine tooling issue ~ but as “they” say, all good things are worth waiting for, and these certainly fit into that category.

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Nicola Parkman says the following on the HATS Website: ANN UFFINDELL 1835 and ISABELL UFFINDELL 1829 were originally published by Hands Across the Sea in a special limited-edition booklet and were our gift to our stitching sisters in 2017, and as they each make their their solo appearance at the end of 2019, they are once again our gift to a new audience of sampler lovers. They come from our hearts to your hands.When we reproduce samplers, we not only follow the path that the little girls’ needles and floss originally took but as we research the girls, we also follow a meandering thread back through time casting a light onto their lives.

Ann and Isabella are two very special samplers. They are special not only as they are very, very beautiful samplers but also because they were stitched by two sisters. Both the sisters were 10 years of age when they stitched their samplers, Isabella in 1829 and Ann 6 years later in 1835. As a collector sister, samplers particularly fascinate me. I find it so remarkable that two samplers remain together through the centuries.

Ann and Isabella have been reproduced using the colours on the front of the samplers in 2016.

We have had dozens and dozens, perhaps hundreds, of requests for these samplers in the past two years, and we are thrilled that they are once again available to sampler lovers across the world. We did overdyed silk conversions for both Ann and Isabella’s samplers, so you have several choices: AVAS Soie d’Alger, Soie 100.3, or Glorian’s Tudor Silks or their standard silks. Your choice should correlate with your linen choice, and there are today, several years later, several linens that would be suitable, depending on your count preference. Choose from Lakeside’s Pecan Butter or Light Examplar in 36ct, 40ct, or 46ct, or Legacy’s 37ct Wild Honey or Corn Tassel, Weeks Parchment available in 36ct, 40ct, 46ct, and 56ct, or standard Zweigart linens in a beautiful new color, Café au Lait, available in 40ct and 56ct, or Antique Ivory available in 36ct. And I’m sure there are other choices as well, depending on your preference for lighter or darker . Send us an email inquiry or phone, and we will be happy to discuss the options with you. And if we don’t have the linen you choose in stock, we would be pleased to order it for you. Stitching samplers of this significance should be done using the best products that meet your tastes and preferences. And waiting for the right materials is a good choice.




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VIRGINIA - A Cumberland County Inspiration ~ This is the latest and, in my opinion, best ever (and that’s saying a lot when you look at her past works) masterpiece from Theresa, a true needleartist, She is exploring presenting this sampler in an online class. Her original verse:

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Virginia, Oh Virginia, was there ever a land so fair?With all its wondrous beauty, it frees my soul from careSoft birdsong sweet and sunshine bright, where dogwoods bloom so pure and whiteFrom majestic mountains the rivers flow, cascading to the sea belowAnd when God above, his heaven planned, for those on earth, mere mortal man,He created exactly on the plan of beautiful, olde VIRGINIA




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. . . Samplers Remembered

ALICE BIERTON - 1885 $12, 231 x 267. This exquisite redwork sampler with a very lovely border and a number of beautiful alphabets is shown, on the left, stitched on 56ct linen with Soie 100/3 and, on the right, the antique sampler. Isn’t it fun to see them side by side? We are so fortunate with the generosity of designers who lend us their beautiful models.

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Above, Sherri Jones of Patrick’s Woods, a member of a guild where this

sampler was taught, brought her “Love Me” adaptation of this

beautiful sampler, making it an anniversary sampler with the

wedding date, her and her husband’s initials, and a very sweet verse.

She brought it with her to the November event and has allowed us

to display it until she returns in January for the Symposium.

Above, the antique sampler that was the inspiration for THE LITTLE BUSY BEE chart $16, 270 x 238 ~ the antique’s verse has faded, but there is enough left to tell us that it was from a verse by Isaac Watts, whose verses appear frequently on samplers during the late eighteenth century through the nineteenth century.Gloriana Tudor conversion

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T h e m a g n i fi c e n t sampler that Barb & Alma presented at our November event that is currently an Attic exclusive.

Your options are: * Chart ~ $18 (395 x 339) * Picture This Plus Heartland

available in special cuts (24 x 27) of 36ct (that’s what the model is stitched in) for $35 and 40ct for $37

* Floss thread pack using the called-for cotton overdoes from Weeks & Classic Colorworks is $47.50 OR in the overdyed silk conversion shown, left

Overdyed silk conversion ~ $80.50

Right now we’re waiting for more charts and will ship your order just as soon as they arrive. Thank you for your patience.

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We’re excited to introduce this new reproductionist to The Attic!

THE ATTIC. . . Hewitt Hill Samplers

Clockwise from the left: * ELIZA HARRISON 1885 $12, 70 x 195 ~ This sweet sampler is stitched primarily in

cross stitch with straight stitch bargello bands at the bottom. * MARGARET WOODCOCK 1816 $20, 270 x 262 ~ This charming sampler contains a

large pink Temple as the central motif surrounded by flower baskets, stags, sailing ships, birds, and Adam & Eve with the Tree of Knowledge. It is completed primarily in cross-stitch with a few algerian eyelets and satin stitched baskets.

* JANE MILBURN 1837 $9, 112 x 135 ~ This small reproduction sampler contains a flower basket, dogs, birds, and colorful alphabets.

* MARTHA BOWER OATES 1829 $12, 240 x 200 ~ This sweet English sampler looks Quaker-inspired with the serif alphabet and flower sprays but Martha grew up Moravian.

* MABEL CHARD $9, 113 x 90 ~ This charming red marking sampler is perfect for the stitcher new to reproduction samplers or a quick project for the experienced needleworker.

* BOUDEWINA $9, 128 x 149 ~ This monochromatic cross stitch sampler contains a variety of alphabets and a line of eyelet stitches.





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Clockwise from the left: * WINTER SALTBOXES $10, 63 x 81 ~ Aren’t

these the sweetest Salt Shakers ever? * FOR YOU $10, 99 x 51 ~ Kris Kringle pays tribute

to moose * A COUNTRY WINTER $12, 120 x 70 ~ Such a

sweet winter cottage with a snowwoman holding a mini quilt square (tent-stitch

* RACK STACK $10, 54 x 90 ~ How cute are these?! LOVE reindeer ~ and these are fabulous!

* HOME FOR CHRISTMAS $12, 103 x 113 ~ A charming Christmas house flanked by urns with white pumpkins, holly berries, and pomegranates!




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The Attic, Mesa, AZ Toll-Free: 1.888.94-ATTIC (1.888.942.8842) www.atticneedlework.com READY FOR HALLOWEEN NIGHT $10, 220 x 40

P r o j e c t s i n s p i r e d b y Martha’s sampler for the P r i m i t i v e H o l i d a y Celebration that were kitted for our guests were, clockwise from above left: Chessie & Me’s

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WINTER VALENTINE $8, 105 x 77

I LOVE this design, too … a pair of very charming cardinals under the mistletoe! Here’s what Designer Jeannine tells us about this design: “This is my take on a winter ‘valentine,’ with two small birds and a cluster of mistletoe. One version offers the text Love Warms the Heart and the other features snowflakes. Although both are presented on the same linen, the effect of the thread colors has a significant impact on the way the linen color looks, so this was a bit tricky to photograph.”

The models are stitched in DMC, but overdyed silks would be F.A.B.U.L.O.U.S.! Just ask Carolyn!


SLEEPING BEE $10, 151 X 151

I LOVE this beautiful Sleeping Bee. I want to stitch it very small so that it fits into a pincushion, either one from Lone Elm Lane or the Sudberry Shaker pincushion. The model is stitched on Lakeside’s 40ct Vintage Fawn and trimmed with Lady Dot Creates Sequoia pom trim and presented in an 8" needlework box from LeHays Shaker Boxes (www.lehays.com). The pattern calls for the following threads: Weeks Dye Works - Whitewash, Blackboard, Onyx, Juniper ~ Classic Colorworks - Lunar Eclipse, Weeping Willow ~ Gentle Art - Chamomile, Crystal Lake, Heirloom Gold




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The Attic, Mesa, AZ Toll-Free:

. . . My Big Toe DesignsI absolutely love this series from Debbie@MBT ~ each $8, each 63 x 63. I know that I’ve showed you these previously, but in case you missed it, here they are again:

Counterclockwise from the left, each $8: * WHEN I SURVEY THE WONDROUS

CROSS, 137 x 105 * HE WILL SUSTAIN YOU, 96 x 64 * MY LIGHT AND SALVATION, 71 x 71 * PINS AND NEEDLES, 99 x 99

And they fit in this beautiful Locket ($10) when stitched over 1 on 56ct


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. . . Petal Pusher

Clockwise from upper left: * FLOR DE NOCHE BUENA

(POINSETTIA) $8, 138 x 80 * I MUST HAVE FLOWERS $8,

121 x 73 * A COMMON THREAD $6, 57 x

68 * MOO-ELLA DE VIL $6, 63 x 56 * PEACE ON EARTH $8, 129 x 63 *WINTER WONDERLAND $6, 91

x 66 *FRESH PICKED PUMPKINS

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PAGE30THE ATTIC. . . Jeannette Douglas DesignsWe’re so excited that soon we will have on display a Trunk Show featuring Jeannette’s designs, and

we will show you photos of it in the next issue. In the meantime, these new designs have arrived:

Clockwise from above: * CHRISTMAS BOX ~ Chart + Threadpack (with silk threads

from Gloriana & Thread Gatherer as well as the By Jupiter antique gold bow charm) + Wool pack, which includes the 2 adorable tiny pins from Puntini Puntini. $94 ~ the beautiful wood shadow box is $38

* JOYFUL #3 in the Blooming Bouquets Series ~ Chart + Threadpack with silk threads from Gloriana & Thread Gatherer + Belle Soie $73, 130 x 158, model stitched on 36ct Picture This Plus Legacy

* FALL POSEY chart packaged with 40ct natural linen + Gloriana’s Tudor Silks $18 ~ the Wood pincushion form $44




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* MERRY CHRISTMAS PIN PILLOW $10, 194 x 53 * HO HO HO SANTA DRUM $10, 205 x 60

. . . Dames of the Needle

Left, we just happen to have in stock this beautiful Aztec Red Weeks linen in 56ct (and other counts as well) for this very charming design ~ it would be a sweet 7.2” x 2” on the 56ct linen!

CHRISTMAS HARE NEEDLE CASE $38 ~ Kit includes 32ct Zweigart linen, Weeks floss, cotton quilt lining, interfacing, ribbon, beads and buttons, floss rings, and pins.

. . . Fern Ridge Collections

CHRISTMAS HARE FOB $37 ~ Kit includes Delica beads, specia l ty beads, findings, Nymo thread, instructions, and needles.




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. . . Whimsical Edge Designs

. . . Kelmscott Designs

From the left, 3 New Threadkeeps, each $10: STITCHING SCHOOLGIRL ~ THE BUTTON QUEEN THREADKEEP ~ A MERRY CHRISTMAS VINTAGE POSTCARD

. . . Dinky Dyes

Top, CHRISTMAS AT THE BEACH TRIPTYCH $11 ~ each design also shown on the sled ornaments

L e f t , N A T U R A L L Y MICHIGAN $10, 148 x 109 ~ what a sweet scene with the American robin, the apple blossoms, the white-tailed deer, painted turtle, eastern white pine and the wild flower - dwarf lake iris

. . . Meridian Designs


Honeybee Scissors, $12 each!!! In 3 styles to choose from, from the upper left: Honeybee #1 (yellow); Honeybee # 2 ( w h i t e ) ; a n d Honeybee #3 (blue)




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Clockwise from the upper left ~ each $14: * FROSTY PENDELOQUE * SPARKLY CHRISTMAS

PENDELOQUE * LET IT SNOW STAR * O TANNENBAUM IN BLUE * O TANNENBAUM IN PINK * C H E R RY B L O S S O M

CUSHION * DREAMS

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OUR LOVE IS SWEET $9, 97 x 69

. . . La-D-Da. . . Puntini Puntini

A MERRY CHRISTMAS SAMPLER $10, 127 x 111

MESSAGE DE NOËL $10, 262 x 73

. . . Jardin Privé

ESPRIT DE NOËL $10, 77 x 58, 37 x 39, 51 x 51 & 23 x 68

GOOD MUST I BE $8, 67 x 48

. . . Homespun Elegance

CHRISTMAS JOY TRUCK $7.50, 68 x 44




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BE MERRY PIN PILLOW $12

. . . Chessie & Me

PEACE AND GOODWILL SAMPLER $14STELLA’S SLEIGH RIDE $12 ~ Sleigh, $60 (in stock in cherry)

CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS $12 ~Sleigh, $70 (special order)





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We doubled our order, and we have a few copies left of this popular December issue, $14.99

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. . . Punch Needle & Primitive Stitcher


. . . Lila’s Studio

SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS ~ Set 1 and Set 2, each design 58 x 58, and when stitched on 40ct linen, you will need a Stitcher’s Quarter for all 8 designs. Each chart is $12.

. . . Blackbird Designs

FROSTY’S NIGHT OUT $9, 82 x 84 ~ the linen called for is 36ct Picture This Plus Murky ~ we have 40ct




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. . . Hands on Design

Left, HOLLY JOLLY FARM $12, 135 x 170, 124 x 74 & 109 x 37 Above, FLOWER OF WINTER (House on a Hill Series) $10

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. . . Country Cottage Needleworks

Left, AWAY WE GO $8.50, 129 x 97 Right, FRESH CUT CHRISTMAS TREES $8.50, 124 x 73

. . . Little House Needleworks

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From the upper left:* GREEN HOUSE ON THE HILL $13* PRIMITIVE BLESSINGS $12,93 x 87* STITCH TOOL BOX SAMPLER $15, 247 x 159

. . . Scattered Seeds Samplers

“HAND & HEART” STITCHER’S MAT $12, 152 x 107

. . . Twin Peak Primitives

WISE MEN STILL SEEK HIM $9, 92 x 108

. . . Carousel Charts




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Our silk+linen choice

We are offering you several options, with 2 linen choices, 30c Legacy Parisian Gray as used in our model or 32c Wichelt Blue Moon as shown on the chart cover * Chart only ~ $12 * Chart + linen of your choice ~ $26 * Chart + linen of your choice + Classic Colorworks ~ $41 * Chart + Parisian Gray linen over 2 + hand-dyed silk threads ~ $67 * Chart + 30ct Legacy linen over 1 + hand-dyed silks ~ $58

The sweet Needle Nanny is included with the purchase of the chart/linen/silk threads. If you wish to purchase the Needle Nanny, it’s $10.


And here is Dorie’s finished model for us … we just have to decide how to finish it, frame it or pincushion it or . . . Aren’t the silks lovely?

This fabulous project, a collaboration between Ink Circles, Hands On Design, and Summer House Stitche Workes, is being offered exclusively at a select list of shops who took the class at Nashville. The Attic is one of them. Our model, over one, is being stitched as we speak, and we’ve done a silk conversion … of course! … and put it on a beautiful 30ct Legacy linen.

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Our November Merry Cox/Blackbird Designs Weekend

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This photo was taken with Boomerang from Instagram ~ its fun, unexpected mini videos add a new dimension!





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S a n d y ’ s a d o r a b l e finish of this H O L I D A Y HOOPLA - CHRISTMAS d e s i g n b y B r e n d a Gervais/With Thy Needle & Thread

Libby’s beautiful finish of O TANNENBAUM by Brenda Gervais/With Thy Needle & Thread

Sandy stitched these adorable stocking ornaments and personalized them for her grandchildren.




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Anne with an “e” has another beauty in progress: HATS’ ANNE THOMAS 1854

Cheri also finished this Rovaris design.

C h e r i ’ s v e r y beautiful finish of the CHARLOTTE CLAYTON sampler




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Mary stitched these for her granddaughters, and used their favorite colors for the dress! The design is by her sister Linda/Chessie & Me, a favorite of mine, ALPHABET SAMPLER

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Mary’s HERITAGE SAMPLER by Plum Street SamplersCyndi’s O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL from Stitches Through Time




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Carol’s REINDEER FEED SACK by Carriage House Samplings

Three more of Cyndi’s work: HE GIVETH SNOW LIKE WOOL, an out-of-print design from C Street Samplerworks ~ WELCOME CHRISTMAS from The Drawn Thread ~ FLIP FLOP DAYS from Just Another Button Company

Exactly one week after she took the class with Merry Cox, Kathy brought her completed PALAIS ROYAL ~ it’s absolutely stunning!

I think these were Patty’s ~ I believe the one on the left is a Ewe & Eye design.

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Cheri ’s exquis i te needlework: * Top, WINTER’S

WISDOM from Cottage Garden Samplings

* M i d d l e , T H A N K F U L FOR THEE from P l u m S t r e e t Samplers

* Bottom, Blackbird D e s i g n s ’ T I S THE SEASON

Cheri’s THE BEEKEEPER by Plum Street Samplers.

Lynda’s THE BEE COMES by Lila’s Studio


Anne’s ANTIQUE CUPS & SPOONS by Shakespeare’s Peddler




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And More of our Customers’ Beautiful Needlework


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SEVEN Shepherd’s Bush stockings, all stitched and finished by Patty for her family! Amazing needlework, both in stitching and in finishing!

Martha’s MADAM COTTONTAIL by Brenda Gervais/With Thy Needle & Thread

Dolly’s exquisite ANN EMPTAGE 1845 by Milady’s Needle, a most beautiful sampler




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Even More of our Customers’ Beautiful Needlework

Anne’s THE BUTTERFLY by The Primitive Hare

Sue’s finish of this 2019 Summer School project from Milady’s Needle

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Melanie stitched this charming design by Madame Chantilly to fit in this amazing ready-made frame that Sandy painted ~ it’s really adorable!

Kathy’s MERRY CHRISTMAS by Abby Rose Designs





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N a t h a l i e ’ s b e a u t i f u l S h e p h e r d ’ s Bush stocking for her sweet granddaughter! Love the pink!

Tina’s finish of t h i s m o s t exquisite design, A SAVIOUR’S P R A I S E b y Shakespeare’s Peddler

A beautiful finish on the very special HATS reproduction of WHEN THOU ART RICH stitched on 46ct with Soie 100/3

I am enamored with these Tim Holtz Assemblage Lockets ($10) ~ I think they’re stunning with their beveled glass and vintage look. Easy formula to determine the linen count you will need to fit a design into the 1.5-inch diameter opening: Divide the size of the design, i.e., number of stitches, by 1.5 inches. For example, if your design is 65 stitches, divided by 1.5, you will need to choose a 46ct linen to fit the design stitched over one.




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Beth dropped off these beautiful finishes in the “rush” time before getting them to their makers, and I didn’t take the time to get the names of each of the designs and the needleworkers who stitched them. Aren’t they exquisite?!


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The backing o n t h e “Amer ica” c u s h i o n . H o w perfect!




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Anne’s CHRISTMAS AT HOLLYBERRY FARM by Stacy Nash Primitives


Mary Louise’s beautiful sampler, Alyce Schroth’s recreation of an 1860 French sampler.

Carol’s CHRISTMAS JOY by Barbara Ana




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Patty stitched this Lila’s Studio design,

BLESS US, for her mother’s 90th birthday!

P a t t y ’ s B L U E B A N D SAMPLER by iStitch D e s i g n s t h a t s h e personalized i n s u c h special ways.

Patty’s loving gift for her daughter’s 40th birthday. It’s really beautiful ~ I wish you could see it in person!

The charm at the bottom reads “She believed she could so she did.”

This block was designed for the alphabet, but Patty substituted her daughter’s first name, middle, maiden name, married name, and MSN for her nursing degree.


Patty’s Beautiful Needlework Gifts for Two Special Occasions




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For as long as I’ve known about The Attic, starting with when I was a customer, the shop has hosted this thank-you-to-our-customers with an ornament exchange included, and so in that tradition, once again we gathered for good food, conviviality, and the stitched ornament exchange.




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Two-Sided Ornament

Stitched card that accompanied its ornament

Stitched over one




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The Beautiful Tree Has a New Home


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Thank you to everyone who participated in the opportunity tickets for this amazingly generous donation with proceeds ($550) benefitting the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF). When Carol drew the winning ticket on Friday, the 13th, it was a very lucky day for the winner … and for us … because the winner is a five-month survivor of breast cancer! It couldn’t have been more perfect. So the tree was packaged and shipped to New Jersey to its new home, arriving on Christmas Eve day! And here’s some of what Lynn wrote in her message when she sent the above photo: It’s here! It’s here! And it’s GLORIOUS! The work that went into those ornaments is jaw dropping. They are true labors of love! Please tell everyone who was involved in this project that I am so thankful. This really has made our Christmas merry!

The wonderful news: The two very talented and generous beaders/donors have offered to do this again next year. I have frequently been blown away by the generosity and kindness of needleworkers, and it continues! But next year it will be my goal to double or triple the money raised by this incredible gift, and I ask for your help!

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A Gift for our Newsletter Readers


My Big Toe Designs Cross Stitch Designs & Fine Needlework Accessories

Faith, Family, Friends MBT-F11

Model stitched on 28 ct. Jobelan “Queen Anne’s Lace”

Stitch count is 49w x 66h

Design size 14/28 count 3-1/2 w x 4-5/8 h 16/32 count is 3 w x 4-1/8 h

Instructions: All cross stitches are stitched with two strands over two threads when working on evenweave or linen. There is an endless selection of fabric and thread colors on the market. We encourage you to play with your stash and make something uniquely yours.

Symbol Weeks Dye Works DMC W Deep Sea 930 ò Collards 935 ¿ Eggplant 29 S Fathom 939 k Cranberry Ice 3802

© Copyright 2019 – My Big Toe Designs – Exodus 20:15

This is a free design offered as a gift from My Big Toe Designs and your favorite needlework shop. It may not be kitted or sold. After printing a personal copy, please only duplicate with needle and thread. Please direct your stitching buddies to www.MyBigToeDesigns.com to download the freebie, and so they can view

our other items available! Thank you and God bless!

Normal Family

~whimsical designs! The Lord’s Prayer

~large & stunning I Surrender All ~hymn series

Lots of fantastic fobs and fun accessories!!! ~fobs, pins, threaders, needle minders, thread keeps, and more~

www.MyBigToeDesigns.com ~ PO Box 2237, Brenham, TX 77834 ~ 281-391-1415

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My brother Mike and his wife Debi drove from Wisconsin for a two-week visit over Thanksgiving, and we had a wonderful time … preparing Thanksgiving dinner together, visiting Christmas light displays, cheering for our Packers, going to water aerobics classes ~ they were so helpful with tasks that needed doing, like decorating our Christmas tree, planting geraniums, etc. We had a blast!

World of Illumination

At Scottsdale Quarter


Decorated homes on Cherry Street in Mesa, the whole neighborhood ~ beautiful!




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Guess who we were rooting for?

Our tree of stitched ornaments

A decoration at one of the houses on Cherry Street

An engagement party for Avery & Hannah, pictured here with their good friends who set them up on the blind date!

A surprise meet-up with Ralph on his birthday

I loved it that they even joined me in my water aerobics classes!




2019, December 27 newsletter - Attic Needlework

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