September's Sampler of the Month...... "Virtue Samplers" from Sandra Sullivan/HomespunElegance ~ our in-shop model is finished and framed! Thank you, Deb, for your beautiful (and fast!) stitching. The framed model is stitched on 40c Days Gone By with Belle Soie, and the hand-grained frame is from Priscilla's Pocket. You may choose to stitch it on something other than 40c. We currently have in stock 40c and 32c, and the 36c is on its way. During September you may save 15% on the purchase of at least two of the three parts: chart ($13) + linen and silk ($5 for 2-inch margins on 40c, other counts will be slightly higher and Belle Soie $6.50) + frame ($42 for 40c, $44 for 36c, $46 for 32c) ~ please specify your linen count when ordering as well as the margins you prefer The larger "Virtue Sampler" is also very striking, and here are some possible color choices + fabric combinations if that's your preferred project: Tulip on Flax or Natural (40c, 36c, or 32c) or Wren Wing (34c) Red Fox or Rose of Sharon on 45c??? (I can't remember what I photographed) Enchanted Forest on??? (Linda put this lovely combination together, and I can't remember the fabric either ~ we have it set aside if you like it)
September's Attic Addict Discounts As an AA member here you may save 15% during September on your purchase of the following items: Belle Soie Homespun Elegance Designs/Kits Lakeside Linens custom cuts And in remembrance of 9/11, all designs/kits with our flag Coming in November...... our Second Spectacular Sampler Symposium (the first one was in January 2005 if you missed it). Here's the incomparable faculty for this very special weekend, Friday, November 14, 6 p.m. through mid-day on Sunday, November 16: Barb and Alma of Blackbird Designs Tina and Teri of Shepherd's Bush ASU English Professor Dr. Maureen Daly Goggin specializing in Rhetoric SANQ author, sampler lover and collector, reproductionist, and journalist Vickie LoPiccolo Jennett of NeedleWorkPress All events will again be held at Mesa's Dobson Ranch Inn, www.dobsonranchinn.com/ A room block is available there (just mention Attic Needlework ) ~ and the room rate for a single/double is $95. We hope that you will plan to spend this special weekend with us learning and stitching and laughing and eating and developing new friendships along with a greater appreciation for a few who came before us in our needlework journey ~ and for those who enrich our journey today. Your $350 fee includes all classes, kits and class materials, Friday night supper, Saturday and Sunday lunches, Saturday night reception, and a few special surprises. A non-refundable deposit of $175 will secure your spot' the balance of the fee is due on or before November 1. Registration is limited by the size of the Pagoda Room at the Dobson Ranch, so don't delay. Registration is over three-quarters full, and we don't want you to miss out. The preliminary schedule for the weekend is: Friday night
6-7 p.m. - Dr. Goggin's lecture and slideshow, "Marking Time: Janie Terrero's 1912 Embroidered English Suffrage Signature Handkerchief" In the early evening of March 1, 1912, several hundred WSPU (Women s Social and Political Union) suffragettes engaged in a vigorous window-smashing campaign throughout London and the greater London area to call attention to the women s cause and to bring pressure to bear on politicians who were poised to vote on a suffrage bill. Among the over 200 women arrested, Janie Terrero was put into custody. While incarcerated in Holloway Prison, London, she stitched a signature handkerchief to mark the second of two hunger strikes that year by suffragettes in prison. She collected twenty signatures of the women who shared her cell block and who had participated in both strikes, and carefully chain stitched their names. Maureen Daly Goggin shows how Terrero s handkerchief represents a powerful twist on the friendship handkerchiefs and quilts that were popular at that time as it served as an activity of political resistance and purposeful construction of suffragette identity in the choice of fabric, colors, and stitches 7:30-9 p.m. - Lecture and Demonstration with Barb and Alma of Blackbird Designs Love the worn look and feel of antique samplers? Unfinished projects packed away in plastic bags that you know you will not get done in this lifetime? Samplers finished, but not yet framed? Let s have some fun and explore ways to create new finished projects. Bring an unfinished project and meet with Barb and Alma of Blackbird Designs. They will demonstrate their color removal and overdyeing process of fabric and samplers. Many examples will be shown of how one finished sampler can be used for many other projects. Saturday 9-10 a.m. - Dr. Goggin's lecture and slideshow, "Elizabeth Parker's Story and circa 1830 Sampler Through The Eye of a Needle" In 1830, Elizabeth Parker, daughter of a day laborer and teacher of Ashburnham, East Sussex, England, cross-stitched a memoir of her then brief life of some seventeen years. In these lines, Parker relates a story of sexual violation and physical abuse at the hands of her employer, Lt. G. After suturing 46 lines, 1,722 words, and 6,699 characters, she stops mid-line and mid-way down her cloth with the powerful plea, What will become of my soul[?] Maureen Daly Goggin s research unravels the mysteries of Parker s life and her sampler. 10:15-11:45 - "Inked in Silk" ~ included in this presentation by Vickie LoPiccolo Jennett will be a wonderful sampler Vickie's designed which incorporates one of the hundreds of verses she's collected over the years - here's a snippet of Vickie's design and a snippet of the verse: Sunday "Tis friends who make this desert world... " 12:00-1:00 - Lunch (included in your fee) 1:00-4:00 - Tina and Teri of Shepherd's Bush 5:00 -?? - Evening Reception with Food at the shop 9-12 Noon - Barb and Alma of Blackbird Designs 12:00-1:00 - Lunch (included in your fee)
1:00-2:00 - Door prizes and surprises! Classes this Weekend Beginning Linen Instructor: Linda One 2-Hr. Class Saturday, September 6, 10:30-12:30 Fee: $30 (includes all materials) It's the first Saturday of the month and that means there's another opportunity for you to perfect your needlework skills in this class with Linda. The title, "Beginning Linen," is really a misnomer because this class is really so much more than that. The beautiful geranium bookmark is the class project, with the classic book "Linen Stitches" as the text. You will learn basic techniques and a wonderful edge finishing stitch, the nun's stitch, as well as stitching with overdyed threads and many tips and techniques from Linda's vast needlework experience. What's New Here Okay, I have begun with something that's not here yet, but I couldn't wait to show it to you: A new threadpack ($16 each) series from Crescent Colours/Little House Needleworks called "From Sea to Shining Sea." Coming in about five weeks will be the threadpack for the border and West Coast (on the left), and then each month following that you will receive the next in the series. You may reserve yours now. From Lizzie Kate, "Candy + Tree" and "Cheer + Faith" in her latest Double Flip series (each $8 w/charms) ~ and probably one of the MOST adorable punch-needle designs ever, her "Santa '08 for Punch Needle" ($14)
And "Don't Get Your Tinsel in a Tangle" ($4) ~ and "Tiny Tidings XIII" ($12 with embellishments)
... and "Santa's Got the Goods" ($6.50) ~ I can't wait to see Rhonda's over-one version of this year's Santa. From The Victoria Sampler, "Christmas Treasures Collection" ($78 w/embellishment packet), a bride's tree box and twelve ornaments. Thea tells us that this beautiful collection of ornaments was inspired by an old German tradition that suggests that a couple's Christmas tree needs 12 specific ornaments for happiness in their life's journey together, to ensure a peaceful and fruitful marriage and family. Thea includes what each motif symbolizes, i.e., the rose for beauty, affection and faithfulness in the marriage; the teapot for hospitality, etc. What a treasured gift for some very special people in your life! The box can be ordered for a 40-count boxtop or any count that is your preference. And in Thea's Alphabet Sampler Series, here's "V for Valentine" ($41 with embellishment packet). And from Cathy Jean, a charming and plumped-up "Cardinal" ($8) and "Snow Much Fun," ($10)
This is necessarily short for today ~ Angelica and Carol are coming to help hang the Silent Auction donations that we've received thus far, and so there will be more next time. Thanks for allowing our enewsletter into your "In" box ~ and thanks for your continued interest in receiving this periodic publication. If you wish to be removed from the database, simply e-mail me at this address and that will be done. Enjoy a lovely September weekend, wherever you are! Jean Lea Attic Needlework & Collectibles 106 East McKellips Road, Suite 111 Mesa, Arizona 85201 480.898.1838 ~ FAX: 480.898.0332 Toll-Free: 1.888.94-ATTIC www.atticneedlework.com/