THE ATTIC. The Attic, Mesa, AZ Toll-Free: ATTIC ( ) August Sampler of the Month

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1 Where Samplers Rule Just 15 minutes from the Airport at the SE CORNER OF DOBSON & GUADALUPE 1837 W. Guadalupe Rd, Suite 109 Mesa, AZ TELEPHONE (480) THE ATTIC 2014 August 14 Issue No T O L L - F R E E : ATTIC August Sampler of the Month Elise Schlüter from Gigi During August save 15% when you purchase a minimum of 2 of the kit parts: Chart $24 Lakeside Linen ~ Design size 259w x 236h: * 52/60c ~ 8.62w x 9h ~ $21 * 45c ~ 11.5 x 10.5 ~ $23 * 40c ~ 13 x 11.8 ~ $32 * 36c ~ 14.3 x 13 ~ $30 * 32c ~ 16.1 x ~ $36 Threads ~ * Gloriana Tudors $ (for 52/60c or 45c) * Overdyed Silk Threadpack $312 * Overdyed Cotton Threadpack $ (Above prices are before the discount.) Here s what Gigi says about this sampler in the chart: This attractive (presumably German) woolwork sampler has been stitched by Elise Schlüter in Since the original was ruthlessly glued to the cardboard plate, we were not able to inspect the back side of the sampler. Therefore it was charted from the front side, reproducing the sampler in its present aged state. Some colors seem to be faded and altered over the years. Our guess is that the sampler used to be much brighter, with vivid greens and purples. I m stitching our model on Lakeside s 52/60 Vintage linen with Gloriana s Tudor Silks ~ and the linen color, in three different lighting settings just wouldn t photograph as it really is, much more golden than it looks, more like the antique.

2 THE ATTIC! More Beautiful New Samplers from Gigi PAGE 2 Gigi says about this sampler: This beautiful Dutch sampler originally was stitched on very fine uneven-weave linen with silk threads. The original is almost square. Stitched on even-weaved linen, the sampler will obtain more rectangular shape. The name of the girl who stitched this sampler probably was Helena Willems. Helena is stitched at the end of the first alphabet line, but Willems - at the end of the line of numbers. Helena Willems 1817 $22, 276 x 342 MTVG $15, 225 x 190, that Gigi has called the 20-year sampler because it has two dates on it, perhaps the start date and the finish! Mary Hunter 1844 $15, 139 x 150 ~ love the reds! And it seems a perfect companion to Mary Hart

3 THE ATTIC! More of Gigi s Beautiful Samplers PAGE 3 Two of my most favorite: Left, The Rose Wreath Sampler $24 and, above, Little Dutch Sampler $18, Anka s beautiful finish of this very charming sampler, with a few changes, she says: black cat & her children s initials under the crowns! We ve done silk conversions for both of these! Close-ups from Bénédicte s beautiful rendition of this stunning sampler ~ two of my most favorite motifs!

4 THE ATTIC! New from Linda/Samplers Remembered PAGE 4 Left, Quilted & Ruffled Bag $8, an Attic exclusive, with directions to make several sizes of this charming bag, first used in last year s Summer School project, right, which is NOW available to everyone, the sweet sampler shown, Girl with Flower Baskets $16, stitched on 40c Weeks Havana with Belle Soie Sew Darling by Jackie du Plessis Kits include Jackie s several graphs and pages of finishing instructions, along with templates, a SQ of 36c Lakeside Pecan Butter (enough to also do the smalls, coming next year, to ensure the same dyelot), 23 yards of Gloriana silks, 9 yards of Gumnut silks, John s hand-turned spool, and Jackie s finishing kit. Kit cost, $145 We have begun shipping your kits!!! We ship in date order, and we re still waiting on the last of the linen, so the kits for those of you who recently ordered will ship a bit later. Scrim will ship later Scrimshaw, $32 (optional) If you haven t ordered this Attic exclusive kit yet, don t delay ~ quantities are very limited! Only 1 Kit Left

5 THE ATTIC! PAGE 5 August As an Attic Addict save 15% in August on: * Gigi R. Charts * All Christmas charts/kits * All ready-made frames Saturday, August 23, St. Charles Market Day Saturday, August 23, 1:30-4:00, Cotton Candy Scissors Fob Bring your Cotton Candy Scissors or select from instore stock for this 2-hour class. Linda has selected some stunning beads to coordinate with the sweet scissors colors ~ or make a charm bracelet for your scissors, choosing up to 8 charms. Bead/charm kits are $15 each. Class fee $15 Linda s Sampler Stitches 101 was very popular, and the group decided they d like a Sampler Stitches class once a month, so... And watch for future Sampler Stitches classes: * Sampler Stitches 201 ~ Double-Running Stitch, Queen/Rococo Stitch & French Knots that don t pull through your fabric! Or choose to do the Colonial Knot instead! * Sampler Stitches 301 ~ Four-Sided Stitch, Double Backstitch (one of Linda s favorite stitches), and Chain Stitch (both the typical way of working them and her favorite way, the Backward Chain Stitch) * Sampler Stitches 401 ~ Montenegrin, Detached Buttonhole, Trellis Stitch Saturday,???, 10:00-12:00, Peyote Beading - Wrap Up or Down: This follow-up class (date to be determined when students have completed the fob body; let us know when you re ready) assists with securing both clasp & fringe attachments, shaping at the top or bottom of your work, plus any concerns you have encountered along the way. Again, diagrams used will be from your Fern Ridge kit. Please bring any needed magnification, highlighter, pen/pencil, scissors, along with the needle, threader and bead mat from the prior class. If you did not take the first class, the supplies needed will be available for purchase. Fee $20 These and others are the charming charms Linda has picked out for this fun class! November January 2015 August 2015 Sherri Jones/Patrick s Woods Workshops Nov 7-9 ~ See pages 12 & 13 Two weekends for our 2015 Sampler Symposium and Merry Cox s optional class on the following Monday (Monday classes are sold out/waiting list only) ~ See pages 9-11 Sunday, August 24, Sampler Sunday, 1-4 ~ This month s special gathering of samplermakers will necessarily move to the 4th Sunday because of the St. Charles Market. Refreshments served. Please register. Fee $ Summer School at The Attic History Lessons August Save the Date... f o r S u m m e r School 2015, August for some History Lessons... with a needlework bent! Saturday, September 6, 10:30-12:30, Beginning Linen This class is appropriate for both beginning stitchers and anyone wishing to refine their skills. The class project is Linda/Needlemade Designs s Tulip needlebook design, and the $30 fee includes her expert instruction + materials. September We only have a few BCRF cookbooks left! Support a great cause (all net proceeds go to breast cancer research) by buying a copy(s) of the Recipes for a Cure cookbook for a donation of $14.95 (or more) with fabulous time-tested recipes as well as complimentary designs from 11 designers.

6 6 Summer School at the Attic THE ATTIC! Our 2014 Summer School/Soirée... fifty X shades of red PAGE 6... weekend was great fun! Several of this year s registrants have already registered for next year s Summer School. Our talented faculty again included the creative designers in the desert (thus the 6 Shades of Red): Linda/Samplers Remembered, Gloria/Milady s Needle, Vickie & Maegan/NeedleWorkPress, Linda/Needlemade Designs, Bunny & Apryl/Priscilla s Pocket, & Tanya/The Scarlett House. What a great group of needleworkers join us, from as far away as Germany... Texas... Georgia... South Carolina... Florida... Pennsylvania... Missouri... Indiana... Colorado... & Arizona, of course! Tanya/The Scarlett House with her Little Red Chair Sampler Linda V./Needlemade Designs Our Faculty: Apryl, Linda V., Bunny, Tanya, Vickie, Linda D. & Maegan!!! Linda V s very French setting for her very French project! NeedleWorkPress s displays! Barbara s birthday was the perfect excuse for a Lisa s (Cathy s daughter) rum The Scarlett House display, the antique that inspired this year s project + St. Charles releases, including Hannah Brownstone

7 THE ATTIC! More from Our 2014 Summer School/Soirée PAGE 7 The project from NeedleWorkPress on the left was inspired by the antique thimble holder on the right! Maegan & Vickie Fabulous new release from NeedleWorkPress Nothing s More Pressing from Samplers Remembered Cindy & Katie, mother & daughter Ava (Texas) ~ Sylvia (Germany) ~ Michelle (Texas) Michelle was thrilled to see her reproduction side by side with the original!

8 THE ATTIC! More from Our 2014 Summer School/Soirée PAGE 8 Lynne s L! Sabine was thrilled to finish her first 40c piece!!! Apryl & Bunny, a/ k/a Priscilla s Pocket Milady s Needle s St. Charles Market Releases Here s trouble, aka Carol ~ can t you just tell by that grin! Priscilla s Pocket display, showing their newest releases, St. Charles release, and their 2014 Summer School projects 2015 Summer School at The Attic History Lessons August Ready for the PJ party! Hope you will plan to join us next year!

9 THE ATTIC! PAGE 9 Registration and Hotel Information January 2015 Sampler Symposium... Registration is Full ~ Waiting List Only... Friday night, January 9 thru Sunday, January 11 OR... Friday night, January 16 thru Sunday, January 18 Please register for the weekend of your choice by . All of the addresses that you may have for me and the shop all work so it is not necessary to send more than one . Please do not phone the shop to register. We will be happy to answer your questions, but registrations will only be accepted by . Receipt of your registration will be acknowledged by , and after your registration has been received, you will be notified by and asked to phone our toll-free number with payment information. A nonrefundable deposit of $50 completes your reservation. Space is limited by the size of the room to 49 students. Because an address is needed for each of you to provide additional information along the way, we are looking to 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, 6-9 PM, Merry Cox s Souvenir Book with a 5-6 PM supper. Saturday morning, 9 AM, 19th Century Mourning Practices, a PowerPoint presentation by Sandra Ball that includes mourning samplers and embroideries as well as a coffin quilt and many other interesting facts from the Victorian era. Following a midmorning break, Sandra will also present a lecture on gravestone art, also touching on the vampire scare in early New England. Saturday afternoon, 1-4 PM, Holly Rison will teach the Gentle Art of Scrimshaw. Saturday evening, 5 -? PM, reception at The Attic, with food, refreshments including adult beverages served. Sunday, Merry Cox s Eternal Love Stitching Tray w/accessories, 9-2 PM, with the last hour for lunch. Your $495 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 and lunch. All classes will be held in Meeting Rooms A+B at Hyatt Place Mesa, where they have available an Attic Needlework room block with prices of $134 for King rooms and Queen/Queen rooms. Here is their Website. Free shuttle service to the shop is provided (airport transportation is not), so renting a car is optional and really not necessary. Souvenir Book by Merry Cox Friday night, 6-9 PM. A souvenir is a memento which serves as a reminder of past events or a keepsake with sentimental value. What better way to remember a special trip or event or our love of stitching than with this unique souvenir pull-out book. There is a stitched bookplate for the first inside page plus a lovely miniature sampler for the 4th page. You will construct the book with beautiful paper and use scrapbooking techniques to make pockets with fun embellishments with lots of space for pictures and personalization. In addition to making the souvenir book, you will make a drawstring bag with vintage ribbons for your book. Stitched on 35-count linen with Nun Stitch, Feather Stitch and over 1 tent stitch. Kit includes all stitching materials and finishing materials.

10 THE ATTIC! PAGE 10 January 2015 Sampler Symposium (continued) Saturday morning, 9-10:30 AM, 19th Century Mourning Practices. Sandra Ball s PowerPoint presentation will include mourning samplers and embroideries, mourning clothing, jewelry, and other Victorian mourning customs, including a coffin quilt. Following a mid-morning break, at 11 AM Sandra will continue with a presentation on gravestone art, also touching on the vampire scare in New England. The Scarlet Letter s Mourning Sampler 1832 with the name and date left blank to be filled in with the name of your loved one. Examples of Holly s scrimshaw Saturday afternoon, 1-4 PM, Learn the Gentle Art of Scrimshaw. Embellish your beautiful pieces of needlework with colorful scrims! You can do it! Become a scrimshander! Holly will teach you two methods, freehand and transfer. The class will use vintage piano keys to achieve lovely works of art that you can take home from the class! You will create a monogram piece and a lovely colorful painted piece. You will receive all the tools necessary to create these pieces. Sunday, 9-1 PM. Eternal Love is the name of a poem Merry wrote for the foreword of Sampler Motifs and Symbolism by Patricia Andrle and Lesley Rudnicki. Merry has always wanted to incorporate her poem into a needlework project, so she designed this 6 x 6 stitching tray with the poem, charming birds and vines. Of course, we must have accessories to complement the tray and then, of course, we must also have a box! The box will be a surprise, but knowing Merry, we know that it will be a wonderful papier-mâché painted box with a stitched nameplate on top. The accessories include a mattress type pincushion/pin keep and a scissors holder, both finished with ultra suede. Stitched on 35-count linen with Cross Stitch, Cross Stitch over 1 and Nun Stitch. Kit includes all stitching and finishing materials. (Scissors not included) Eternal Love Stitching Tray with Accessories by Merry Cox

11 Classes are Full ~ Waiting List Only THE ATTIC! PAGE 11 Monday, January 12, 2015 OR Monday, January 19, 2015 A Young Lady s Workbox Imagine a very young lady being at school ( Dewitt Academy for Young Ladies ) in the 1800 s and receiving her first sewing workbox. As the instructress issues each painted workbox, she informs the young ladies that they will be perfecting their sewing and stitching skills with examples to fill the compartments within this special workbox. Inside the painted workbox is a stitched tray with a poem Merry wrote. The tray (with a very unique finishing) can be removed to hold threads, buttons, scissors, ruler etc when working on a project. Pincushion to the right lifts out to reveal the perfect place for a thimble and other treasures. Pinkeep is placed in the back compartment along with ribbons and threads. Needlecase features the Dewitt Academy, a basket of flowers and personalization. Inside the case is a stitched needle page, an ultra suede scissors holder and scrimshaw ruler holder. (Scissors and ruler not included in kit.) When ready to close the workbox, the needlecase is placed inside the linen tray. This is an all-day class with Merry Cox, an optional class, i.e., not included in the Symposium Weekend. Registration for this class will be accepted by only. We will be happy to answer your questions, but registrations will only be accepted by . Receipt of your registration will be acknowledged by , and you will be notified by of the status of your registration and asked to phone our toll-free number with payment information. In addition to your kit, the workshop fee includes breakfast, lunch, and a mid-morning break. Workshop fee, $230. Because an address is needed for each of you to provide additional information along the way, we are looking to registration as the best method for the entire process. A nonrefundable deposit of $50 completes your reservation.

12 THE ATTIC! PAGE 12 Nov 7-9 Workshops w/sherri Jones of Patrick s Woods Blue Ribbon Sewing Box - Friday, November 7 Class is Full ~ Waiting List Only This handsome sewing box made exclusively for Patrick s Woods is an exquisitely handcrafted adaptation of an antique sewing box. The box is made of fine cherry wood and measures approx. 6 ¼ wide x 4 ¾ tall (with legs) and 3 ½ deep. Both sides of the box open wide for access. The interior is finished with two silk-lined panels that have stitched slip pockets. The pockets are embellished with hem stitching, ribbon weaving, and embroidered floral sprays. Smalls include a needlebook, pynkeep, and berry scissors ornament. Stitches include hem stitching, long-arm cross, overlap stitch, stem stitch, tent stitch, and cross stitch over one. The linen is a 32c antique white. The box is secured with hidden magnets. The bottom of the box is fitted with a silk-lined tool pad and a removable mattress style pyn pillow. Scrimshaw pieces shown in the photo, and below, not included in the kit, but can be ordered separately. Workshop Fee $310 Pre-stitching kits have been shipped From England, With Love - Saturday, Nov 8 The petite reticule style bag is inspired by an antique needlework bag found in the Cotswolds, in England, circa The bag measures approximately 4 tall and is stitched with luscious silk pearls in icy blues and mocha browns and accented with silver cut beads that closely resemble the cut steel beads so popular with the Victorians. The bag is lined with silk, drawn closed with silk taffeta ribbons. The silk purse strings are threaded through silver rings. The sentimental smalls are inspired by Victorian tokens and include a beaded bolster style cushion-scissors rest made with pearl cut beads, a heart-and-hand needle keep with the silver cut beads, and a cut paper pinkeep with a Victorian paper scrap embellishment. No pre-stitching for this project; Workshop Fee $210 Kit includes linen, silk pearls, silk floss, silk lining fabric, silk taffeta ribbons, beads, perforated paper, Victorian style scrap, Ultrasuede, wools, lace, needles and templates. Kit does not include glass head straight pins. Paper scraps will vary. A large variety of old and reproduction scraps will be presented for personal choice. Students will need to bring to class basic sewing supplies, plus perforated paper cutting tool and cutting mat, paper scissors, tape measure, straight pins, neutral basting thread, glue pen or stick, double stick tape, and twisted cording tool. For the best perforated paper cutting tool, Sherri recommends an X-Acto X3000 knife or X2000 knife with a NEW blade. Or, if paper cutting scissors are preferred, the Dr. Slick Microtip Arrow, straight scissors used by anglers for tying flies and available at large sporting goods stores like Bass Pro Shops or Cabela s, or online through Amazon and other retailers. If a less expensive, one-time-use tool is preferred, the Revlon cuticle scissors with precise curved blades will work.

13 THE ATTIC! PAGE 13 November s Sherri Jones Workshop Patriot Patty and her Pin Perch - Sunday, Nov 9 Patriot Patty is inspired by the Flapper garter buttons that were popular in the 1920's. She perches on a navy velvet cushion at one end of the doubled cushion box. Patty is constructed of vintage French patriotic ribbon, and her face is printed on fabric, reproduced from a vintage flapper garter button printed on silk ribbon. The pin box is embellished with motifs inspired by vintage Army and Navy needle books that were printed after both World Wars. The pin box measures approximately long by 2 wide and 2 high. There are two velvet cushions; one at each end of the box. The center opening of the box features a slip pocket, and will house patriotic smalls. The smalls include two needle keeps, scissors and a scissors sheath and fob. There will be available for separate purchase a set of ivory scrimshaw pieces (below right), including two thread winders, a petite ruler, and a star shaped charm with a monogram. Workshop Fee $195 ~ prestitching kits are available; fees must be paid in full prior to kit shipment. Stitches include Cross Stitch, Tent Stitch, Chevron, Rice, Tied Oblong Cross Stitch, Oblong Cross Stitch, Stem Stitch and Portuguese Knotted Stem Stitch. Kit includes linen, silk floss, pearl cotton, vintage patriotic ribbon, velvet ribbon, printed fabric pieces, suede, wool, printed card templates, cotton batting, interfacing, petite scissors, dipped pins, beads and vintage star sequins. Students will need to bring to class basic sewing supplies, plus paper scissors, tape measure, thin sharp sewing needles, sewing needle with an eye large enough for 4 plies of silk, straight pins, neutral basting thread, glue pen or stick, double stick tape, and small rotary cutter, mat and ruler set (if you have one), and pliers for pulling needles Registration and Hotel Information Please register by . We are happy to take your phone calls with questions, but because an address is needed for each of you to provide additional information along the way, to send you the scrimshaw ordering forms, etc., we are looking to registration as the best method for the entire process, to ensure that we register you for the proper workshops, most importantly. Friday, Nov 7, Blue Ribbon Sewing Box, 2-9 PM with an hour break from 5-6 PM for dinner. Saturday, Nov 8, From England with Love, 9-4 PM, with an hour break at lunch Saturday evening, reception at the shop from 5-8 PM, with dinner served at The Gathering Place next door to the shop Sunday, Nov 9, Patriot Patty, 9-4 PM, with an hour break at lunch Your registration fees for each workshop include dinner or lunch as well as coffee/tea breaks during the day and a continental breakfast on Saturday and Sunday, as well as Saturday night reception and dinner. All classes will be held in Meeting Rooms A+B at Hyatt Place Mesa, where they have available an Attic Needlework room block with prices of $104 for King rooms and $114 for Queen/Queen rooms. Here is their Website. Free shuttle service to the shop is provided (airport transportation is not), so renting a car is really not necessary.

14 THE ATTIC! PAGE 14 Coming at the St. Charles Market from Louise/Cherished Stitches Winter Garden ($28) is stitched on Wichelt s 32c Sand linen with overdyed threads. The limited-edition kit contains all threads, linen, and backing fabric. The cording is made from a bamboo yarn and is also included. This is the last piece in the Norfolk style series. Halloween Chronicles ($30 kit) is stitched on Picture This Plus 32c Wren with overdyed threads; double-faced silk satin ribbon and some awesome green Halloween fabric for finishing are included in this limited-edition kit. All In A Night s Work" $7 is stitched with Weeks threads on Picture This Plus Cauldron. Miniature Reproduction Sampler $12 was reproduced from one of Louise s Nashville purchases earlier this year, with some enhancement by Louise. To fill in the empty space on the bottom half of the antique, Louise wrote a lovely verse. Her reproduction is stitched on 45c Lakeside Lt. Examplar with Gloriana s Tudor silks. Samantha s Pillow $9 is a great alternative to the more traditional birth samplers, a tooth fairy pillow stitched on 36c Lakeside Bisque with Gloriana s glorious Florimell silks. It would be easy to convert this to a boy s version with a blue flower!

15 THE ATTIC! PAGE 15 St. Charles Releases from Threads of Memory Louise/Cherished Stitches daughter Robin! Thy Needle and Thy Book $9 is a collaboration piece with Gentle Art stitched with the new GA wool releases. It measures almost 5 X 7 when stitched on Lakeside Linens 36 ct. Cedar Plank. Spanish reproduction, Antonia de Cruzba $10 & stitches include Cross-stitch, satin stitch, and some irregularly shaped cross-stitches. Above, a limited edition kit, The Shepherd s Love, $30 stitched on 32c Wichelt linen with overdyed threads, finished with a coordinating brown cotton fabric trimmed with beautiful French lace and a brass button. It may commemorate a wedding, as shown, or personalized to your choosing. Above, Noel 2014 $7 stitched on Weeks linen with Weeks floss. Haunted Hill $7 on 32c Wren linen from Picture This Plus with Weeks floss.

16 THE ATTIC! PAGE 16 New Hands-On Designs Releasing at Market! Indigo Star $12 includes both a sampler and a pincushion! I love this! Every Day Sampler $12 is a St. Charles release, with its border adorned with Smyrna crosses, a favorite specialty stitch for many that s easy to execute and that adds wonderful dimension to your needlework. Two sneak peeks: left, a 30-day market exclusive for shops attending the market Pomegranate Pocket & Pin $9 ~ right, Wreath House & Home for the Holidays Neighborhood $8.50 has a connection to the Just Cross-Stitch Ornament Preview Edition & JCS Ornament Edition. Stitch as a single ornament or create a tri-fold Holiday scene! Sneak peek of Blissfully Unaware $8.50 ~ we ll try to pick up some of the perfect purple fabric for this very Halloweeny design! Twice Blessed - Thankful & Grateful $10 will include the wool felt pennies to make the adorable

17 THE ATTIC! PAGE 17 More Great Stuff Priscilla s Pocket s Stoneware Pillows inspired by salt-glazed stoneware (all 7 designs are in one chart) Same great calendar, same great price, $12!!!

18 THE ATTIC! New from NeedleWorkPress PAGE 18 Harmony The one you ve all been asking about for years, featured in The Attic ads in SANQ, Ellen Harrison 1889 is now available! New from Queenstown Sampler Designs Praise God $20, 271 x 334, an adaptation of the original sampler. The antique was worked in wools on 22c canvas. We will never know the sampler maker s name or date it was made. The sampler was cut at the corners and bottom to fit a frame well over 50 years ago. The sampler is charted close to what it is thought the sampler looked like before it was cut, using the vivid colors from the back of the original.

19 THE ATTIC! PAGE 19 New at Market from Chessie & Me Tombstone Mansion that features a charming Halloween verse: Shadows of a thousand years Rise again unseen Voices whisper in the trees Tonight is Halloween Gettysburg 1862 Sampler inspired by the Civil War with a verse that touches my heart: Liberty is the only thing you cannot have unless you are willing to give it to others Left, a little kit called Ghost Inn Above, second in the Seasons of Chessie Series, Harvest Time Right, third in the Seasons of Chessie series, Winter Wonder Another wonderful stitch book called Patriotic Stitch Book... I LOVE this!

20 THE ATTIC! New from The Scarlett House PAGE 20 Counterclockwise from the left: Ann Pegg 1877 $14 ~ Penny Pumpkin $10 (we photographed the model with the chart photograph, to show you the beautiful Lakeside Woodsmoke isn t really blue, as someone asked for today) ~ 1871 School House Sampler $12, Tanya s project at last year s Summer School/Soirée

21 THE ATTIC! PAGE 21 Also Coming at St. Charles Coming from La-D-Da, counterclockwise from the left: Harvest House ~ Soul Birds ~ Serbian Proverb (Be humble for you are made of Earth; Be noble for you are made of stars) ~ Garden Maiden Kit ~ sorry for the small images, but it s al that s available right now. New from The Traveling Stitcher, Teachers Love Teaching $14, 189 x 100, stitched with overdyed cottons (with a DMC conversion) with specialty stitches, backstitching and French knots. The model was stitched on Lakeside s 32c Vintage Lentil. Coming from Heartstring Samplery, His Eye is on the Sparrow ~ and this is the sneak peek shown on Beth s blog, the reverse side of it, with her toes giving it size perspective.

22 THE ATTIC! PAGE 22 Coming from Ink Circles This Weekend! The Ship of Life, 345 x 421, is an amazing and inspired design from Tracy that she talked about in her newsletter to shops: I showed some photos on my blog and described some amazing antique weavings that inspired me to create an homage to the Tampan ship cloths of Sumatra. I was happy to see so many stitchers interested in this design. Rather than being a replica of a particular example, mine is a collection of my favorite bits and pieces and a few things I made up. Although fairly large, it's a very fun stitch because the individual motifs are so diverse. I LOVE red samplers, and this is certainly a stunning original design that I can t wait to see stitched! Also debuting at St. Charles from Tracy/Ink Circles: * Northwoods, a market exclusive to those shops attending the market for 30 days, when it will be available to others * Miracle Grow, #5 in the Bad Neighborhoods Series Bee s Knees is a new monochromatic piece Diversity in Beer ~ and the word is that a similar wine-themed version is in the works ;-)!!!

23 THE ATTIC! PAGE 23 A New Designer Coming to Our Attic... T.A. Smith Designs Motif Musings 116 x 648 My Forest 98 x 142 Mini Motifs 98 x My Love 75 x 131 Noel 85 x 145 Thinking Green 99 x 99

24 THE ATTIC! PAGE 24 Also New to The Attic from Market Left, two new samplers from Samplers Revisited: top, Ada Haslam and and, bottom, Willis/Hedley Sampler c1850. New from R e t r o m a n t i c F r i p p e r i e s formerly Images Stitchery Designs Owl Thread Organizer, $13, made from hardwoods and about 6 inches tall Raven Thread Organizer, $13, features a favorite quote from Shakespeare ~ about 6 inches Mr. Moon Thread Organizer Fob $6, about 2.5 inches across

25 THE ATTIC! More coming at St. Charles! PAGE 25 Limited Edition Kit from Abby Rose Designs available at St. Charles: To Thine Own Self Be True $36 ~ kit inludes 30c linen hand-dyed for this project, special aged ribbon, Gentle Art & Weeks Dye Works threads, special aged/ distressed backing fabric, and a handmade pin for this charming pinpillow! Darkwing Manor is Praiseworthy Stitches newest haunted house! What a fun design to stitch! There are bats in the belfry ~ and are there bats in the house too?! There are all sorts of surprises in this fun piece. See the blue ghost peeping out at you and the tiny monster in the window? These are just the start of all the many other surprises waiting for those that dare to visit this house for tricks and treats this Halloween!

26 THE ATTIC! PAGE 26 Sampler Reproductions from Threads Through Time Nancy of Threads Through Time would like to go to the printer just once to fill our orders, so at her suggestion, we will take your orders for a few more weeks, at which time I will submit one order to her. After that time, I will not be able to add to it, so please review the next 7 pages of beautiful sampler reproductions and make your list. You may it or phone it in, whichever is more convenient. Delivery will not be until September. But if you re like me, you have one or two other projects in your to-do baskets to keep you busy until then! Adam & Eve $20 England cross stitch only 9 colors 263 W x 309 H Mary Ann Bosworth 1820 $18 New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA cross stitch only 12 colors 285 W x 223 H Hannah Alsop 1782 $12 Middletown, Connecticut, USA family history: mother studied needlework in Newport, RI, and has work in the collection at Winterthur ~ cross, marking cross, eyelet 7 colors 185 W x 108 H unfinished (hmm, Hannah and I have something in common) Ann Carter 1852 $12 Withy Ditch School, Dunkerton, England partial design from a sampler cross stitch only 10 colors 243 W x 144 H

27 THE ATTIC! More from Threads Through Time PAGE 27 Catherine Bard 1824 $12 Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA family history cross, queen, eyelet, rice, stem, marking cross, satin, Algerian plait 7 colors 135 W x 201 H Catharine Louisa Chamberlain 1844 $12 Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA family history cross stitch only 3 colors 72 W x 106 H A. H cross stitch only 10 colors 133 W x 125 H $14 Sarah Coulthard 1849 $18 cross, eyelet, hemstitched border 8 colors 283 W x 242 H And with my Needle...! Rachel Farington 1814 $12 cross stitch only 5 colors 104 W x 149 H Elizabeth Lloyd Harper $18 cross & satin 10 colors 283 W x 233 H

28 THE ATTIC! More from Threads Through Time PAGE 28 Hannah Cushing 1810 $16 cross & half cross 12 colors 183 W x 177 H Hannah J. Kennedy 1824 $10 cross, eyelet, stem, long-arm cross 7 colors 93 W x 125 H - may I Pursue virtue Rachel Hyde $24 Norwich, Connecticut, USA family history - cross, rice, eyelet, half cross 18 colors 222 W x 269 H God Save America Janet Irving 1836 $18 Hillfoot School, Scotland family history cross, crewel outline, back stitch 22 colors 225 W x 233 H Betty Key 1807 $12 Arbroath, Angus, S c o t l a n d f a m i l y history cross & eyelet 9 colors 86 W x 100 H Robina D. Jack 1850 $12 Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland family history cross, eyelet, rice 7 colors 101 W x 203 H Remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth...

29 THE ATTIC! More from Threads Through Time PAGE 29 Ann Nelson 1828 $22 England cross, 4-sided, 6 eyelets, backstitch 22 colors 221 W x 259 H (strong similarity to Gigi s Isabella Fox ) Left, Virginia Jane Kyle 1834 $20 Raleigh, North Carolina, USA family history attended Mrs. Freeman s school in Philadelphia; adult life in St. Louis, Missouri cross, 4- sided, eyelet, hemstitch 11 colors 221 W x 240 H The Lord s Prayer Betsy Cheesman Leach 1845 $12 B a r d n e y, Lincolnshire, England cross stitch 1 color 212 W x 256 H Honour thy Father and thy Mother... Eliza Ann M a r l e t t 1838! $12 rare Aurora, Illinois, USA family history cross, eyelet, rice, smyrna cross, 4-sided, long arm cross 9 colors 220 W x 102 H Jane Pawson $18 Utterby, South Lincolnshire, England - cross stitch only 19 colors 215 W x 233 H

30 THE ATTIC! More from Threads Through Time PAGE 30 Ann Rayner 1839 $24 Wakefield, Yorkshire, England cross, 4-sided, stem 27 colors 274 W x 255 H ( S e e S u e s & Tanya s beautiful models, page 26) The Graue Mill $18 cross, marking cross, back-stitch 14 colors 194 W x 215 H no alphabet! Trinie Pieters 1706 $16 Dutch cross, eyelet, satin, picot top edge 17 colors 318 W x 149 H Sally $10 cross stitch only 7 colors 60 W x 102 H Quaker $16 cross and eyelet 10 colors 123 W x 123 H Eliza Low Pumroy 1819 $20 cross, satin, eyelet, rice 17 colors 146 W x 450 H Eliza Low Pumroy is my name and with my needle I worked the same. Although my age is but small, twice 4 and that is all. (Love Eliza s verse!!)

31 THE ATTIC! More from Threads Through Time PAGE 31 Mary Rayner 1850! -- $20 cross stitch only 15 colors 340 W x 230 Jane Salusbury c.1835 England $14 cross stitch only 8 colors 170 W x 163 H Emily Sewell 1874 $12 - cross stitch only 7 colors 106 W x 134 H (I LOVE this sweet sampler!) Jane Stebbins 1829 $12 cross, 1 eyelet, hemstitch/backstitch 7 colors 97 W x 200 H Eliza Jane Stiles 1824 $12 Michigan, USA family history cross, queen stitch in border, satin, eyelet, Algerian plait 12 colors 254 W x 208 H

32 THE ATTIC! More from Threads Through Time PAGE 32 Elizabeth Traill 1827 $20 Scotland family history cross, satin, backstitch, 3 eyelets 16 colors 152 W x 355 H How blessed are they and only they who from God s precepts never stray. Who know whats right nor only so but always practice what they know. Ellen Van Winkle 1836 $18 cross, rice, embroidery 21 colors 207 W x 236 H Mary Walker 1803 $14 On Modesty Poynton School, Cheshire, England cross & eyelet - 1 color 161 W x 229 H Phebe Jane Turner 1836 $14 Chester, New York, USA family history attended Mt. Holyoke Female Seminary cross & eyelet 10 colors 207 W x 206 H Thank you, Nancy/Threads Through Time, for this last opportunity to add your amazing reproductions to our collections!

33 THE ATTIC! GPA s Grethel PAGE 33 Elizabeth s Chatelaine, Sterling Silver, ~$76 (ND) We ll be Kitting This Doll... Roberta s Chatelaine, Sterling Silver, ~$105 (ND) Please note that the chatelaine shown above with Grethel has increased in price to $35 (ND) because the buckle is no longer available in the silver plate but only in the Sterling silver.... from Giulia/GPA Designs, Grethel - A Dutch Maiden Pincushion Doll (chart $20)... the gorgeous blue/ecru-striped fabric arrived from Italy today, and below is a preview of the materials we ve selected: 36c V. Maritime White, 4 Gloriana silks ~ also shown, the vintage lace that Giula enclosed, some more than 80 years old, from her mother and grandmother ~ she wanted to be a part of your doll in this very generous way ~ we will kit with it as long as it lasts. Kits will also include the finishing materials, the Skirtex, the ecru felt, the silk ribbon & fusible interfacing. Kit price $69 (excluding the chart & the chatelaine).

34 THE ATTIC! Luciana Update from Rosi! PAGE 34 Guess where in the world Luciana is? That s right..deutschland, with Rosi! Sorry we missed a month or so of updates, but with the excitement of World Cup (yes, the BEST team DID in fact win), trips to the cabin and picking up the debris from monsoon storms, Vickie and I didn t get together to go over progress. The good news is that I m moving right along, and pretty much on target to be finished before we ring in I decided to straighten out the top alphabet, and am really pleased with the progress, as you can see here. Will send an update from Germany! Remember To share your Progress with us! xoxoxo, Rosi

35 THE ATTIC! PAGE 35 Just In from The Essamplaire Left, the beautiful Soie de Paris silks from Au Ver A Soie that are kitted in the TC 1691 kit. Below, TC 1691 ($350 kit) is a fabulous sampler from the island of Terschelling off the north coast of the Netherlands. There are at least three other similar samplers. They all feature the wonderful bands with cut work, the five wise and foolish virgins, of which five carry an oil lamp that s lit and five don t, along with Christ with a halo above his head. There are other Dutch samplers with the five wise and foolish virgins but only the ones from the island have Christ wearing a halo. This pattern is based on the story from Matthew 25:1. Geometric motifs, sewing cushions, crowned and pierced hearts, and trees of life are other common elements on these samplers. All the bands are worked with colored silk thread. Difficult to tell who the original stitcher was, could have also been II and ID. The original sampler is in the Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe. Stitches used are satin, eyelets, Algerian eye, double running, cross stitch, cut work, dove s eyes, whipped stitch and pulled work. Kitted with Soie de Paris silk. Our 40c kit will produce a sampler measuring 26.5 x 24 and is suitable for intermediate to advanced stitchers. I apologize for the not-so-good photograph, which was obtained through the plastic bag that encloses the kit. Above, Abigail Pinniger 1780 ($153 kit) belongs to the earlier group of samplers made in Newport, Rhode Island. The large floral band is found on a number of other samplers from this time period. Abigail was the daughter of William Pinniger and Abigail Moon. She was born in Abigail married Joseph Thurston at Trinity Church in Newport on April 8, They had nine children. She died in (information from Girlhood Embroidery by Betty Ring). The sampler is worked almost entirely in marking cross with some cross over one thread, double running, and satin stitches. The original is at the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design. It was unfinished and there was empty space below the large band, so it was adjusted to finish there. (Hmm, there s still hope for many of my unfinished samplers, that they will be completed one day!) On 40c linen the size is approximately 10 1/2 x 14 1/2.

36 THE ATTIC! PAGE 36 More from The Essamplaire The beautiful silks in this kit Left, This stunning 17th century English sampler, Hannah Thornbush, formerly a teaching piece, is now available to purchase as a kit ($299). The original sampler measures 33.25" x 7 3/8" worked over 3 threads of linen; on 45c it will measure 7" x 36" and on 40c it will be 7.8" x Ours is kitted with 40c linen cut to work the sampler over 2 linen threads, when its size will be approximately 5.2 x 27. It is worked with double running, satin, running, detached buttonhole, eyelet, longarmed cross, montenegrin, couching and marking cross. Below, close-up of the sampler s interesting area below the detached buttonhole center flower. Above, Elisabeth Ramsay-1815 ($34 chart) is from the Royal Scottish Museum. Generally Scottish samplers feature one of three different styles of buildings and the one featured here, with the wings on the sides, is one of the three. Elisabeth was ten years old when she stitched her sampler, and it is fairly safe to assume the M.J. Burton was her teacher. The initials worked in black are of deceased family members. Three different styles of alphabets were stitched, all having the little curlicues coming from them. The vases with tulips in them are a common element on Scottish samplers, as are the thistle and small rabbits on the lawn. The inscription reads, I have done this to let you see what care my parents took of me. Stitches used are cross, double running, satin, cross over one, rice, stem and some encroaching satin. On 40c x 19.

37 THE ATTIC! More from The Essamplaire PAGE 37 Lena Ter Meulen ($64 kit) is typical of small red samplers made in one of the orphanages in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Het Diaconie Weeshuis. Upon entering the orphanage the children were given a number ~ Lena's number was 142; she was 13 3/4 years old. She was the daughter of Lena Friesbach and Gerrit Ter Meulen (GTM). She was baptized on April 5, 1786 in the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam. She entered the orphanage Jan, 29, 1800 at the age of 13. She left the orphanage on October 22, 1807 and received her inheritance. She took a position as a servant girl. At the age of 27, in 1813, she married Casper Speelmeijer. She was married a second time to Isaac Sluiter in They divorced in 1848 and she married a third time to Benjamin Verbruggen. The initials of SEB or SB appear on these samplers from 1773 to SEB or Sophia Elizabeth Baerselman was hired to be the linen mother for the large linen shop in the orphanage. Her duties included teaching her charges a set of skills that would allow them to be self-sufficient. Her initials always appear first, followed by numerous other sets of initials. These little samplers are all worked in marking stitch making them reversible, and most were done on a 70c linen. Four-sided stitch and algerian eye were also used on this sampler. Stitch count is 214 x 168, (on 40c linen, 10.7 x 8.4) Beautiful red silk in Lena s kit! Left, Soledad Villalobos ($21 chart) is a colorful Mexican sampler and an academy piece. Mexican samplers are usually worked in a reversible manner, i.e. the ends were finished on the front, and this sampler is no different. The cross stitch is worked so that all that is visible on the back are short vertical stitches. Long armed cross is used, as are double running, satin, cut work with wrapping, doves eyes, and Aztec stitch. The Aztec stitch can form different patterns depending on how the colors are worked and the direction they are stitched in. (255 x 239) Right, GVS 1772 ($29 chart) is a lovely sampler of Dutch origin, most likely from either North or South Holland. The farm building in the lower left corner is typical of old farm houses in the Netherlands. The people lived in the front section and the animals in the back. The storks on the roof were considered a good luck symbol. The city of Den Hague has it in their coat of arms. Numerous Dutch samplers have houses on them with the checkerboard path below it. The arbor at the bottom center on this sampler has a swan in it, but many samplers have a reclining stag in them. The central urn with roses is another motif seen on many Dutch samplers; however, the peacocks on this sampler are a bit more unusual. The sampler is stitched mainly using cross stitch, some tent, and some algerian eye. The initials and date are stitched using metallic thread.

38 THE ATTIC! PAGE 38 Coming at St. Charles from Stacy Nash The patterns are called: * Mourning Tree Sewing Bag * Potions Sewing Bag * Thistles & Spells Pinkeep (smaller pinkeep) * Pumpkin Harvest Pinkeep (below)

39 THE ATTIC! PAGE 39 Epilogue Above and right, framings from Sandy s Studio of the beautiful work of two sisters, above, Betsy s beautiful Lone Elm Lane design stitched over-one-on-32c and, right, Terri s finish of a Lizzie Kate truism, Let Them Be Small! Tyler & Hannah s first day of school ~ both now in high school! Tyler s a senior! Someone enjoyed a beautiful and delicious cake thanks to others thoughtfulness, a reminder that it s a true privilege denied many to celebrate another birthday ~ and a real blessing to have such wonderful friends who make it even more of a gift!