Cissy Baily Smith, Gentle Pursuits Designs, presented a program on Scottish Samplers where we learned about Scottish history and female education in Scotland, the materials used in sampler making in the 1750-1850 time period, and key Scottish Sampler identification clues. Cissy shared several Scottish samplers in her collection. Our members have been busy and shared several […]
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Our guest speaker at the Tudor Rose Sampler Guild in August was Theresa Venette, the designer behind Shakespeare’s Peddler (also known as Kitten Stitcher on Floss Tube). Theresa discussed with us her experience with purchasing antique samplers. Theresa has purchased and reproduced many beautiful samplers and shared her extensive knowledge with the guild membership. This
At the January 2021 monthly virtual meeting of the Tudor Rose Sampler guild, we had a lot of show and tell! Our members have been keeping their hands very busy during the pandemic. It is great that we all have a hobby that can help us to reduce our stress and ease our minds during
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Our April program was this spiral rope beaded lanyard. Members were able to choose from a couple different colorways for their kit and Carrie passed out instructions on how to create these beautiful lanyards. These beaded lanyards are perfect for using with your nametag. Now, on to show & tell! 2013 TRSG Workshop Closeup of
Exciting things are happening in the world of needlework! It seems over the last ten years or so, we have lost important publications such as Sampler & Antique Needlework Quarterly and Fine Lines, just to name a few. For stitchers interested in antique needlework and reproduction samplers, it’s getting harder and harder to find publications
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Hello all! I hope you’re all finding time to stitch now that Fall has arrived. The hot temperatures are receding and the colors are starting to pop in the trees (every place in the country except in Texas – where the leaves just drop to the ground all at once it seems). It has been
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