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the samplerstitcher skip to main skip to sidebar the samplerstitcher walls for the wind and a roof for the rain and drinks beside the fire laughter to cheer you and those you love near you and all that your heart desires tuesday october 03 2023 the day is done launch audio in a new windo by henry wadsworth longfellow the day is done and the darkness falls from the wings of night as a feather is wafted downward from an eagle in his flight i see the lights of the village gleam through the rain and the mist and a feeling of sadness comes o er me that my soul cannot resist a feeling of sadness and longing that is not akin to pain and resembles sorrow only as the mist resembles the rain come read to me some poem some simple and heartfelt lay that shall soothe this restless feeling and banish the thoughts of day not from the grand old masters not from the bards sublime whose distant footsteps echo through the corridors of time for like strains of martial music their mighty thoughts suggest life s endless toil and endeavor and to night i long for rest read from some humbler poet whose songs gushed from his heart as showers from the clouds of summer or tears from the eyelids start who through long days of labor and nights devoid of ease still heard in his soul the music of wonderful melodies such songs have power to quiet the restless pulse of care and come like the benediction that follows after prayer then read from the treasured volume the poem of thy choice and lend to the rhyme of the poet the beauty of thy voice and the night shall be filled with music and the cares that infest the day shall fold their tents like the arabs and as silently steal away posted by mj at 12 51 pm no comments thursday november 25 2021 well life never goes as planned it has been a year since i have posted a back issue multiple health issues depression and loss of two beloved pets has meant a year of no stitching or sampler love the sampler research in the previous post went no where as when i contacted a certain author and collector i was basically stonewalled what is it with some collectors are they afraid by giving out info someone might steal the scoop and publish findings instead of being happy others are interested and helping out a fellow stitcher they clam up and give you the cold shoulder there was one time someone had bought a sampler at auction contacted me for an opinion on something and got furious when i gave it if i was correct it was worth much less than she thought the almighty dollar i am stitching a tiny bit on ann morison way too far behind to catch up with the others in the stitch a long but i like the sampler so will try and finish it christmas is coming and no not ready posted by mj at 9 31 am 2 comments sunday november 22 2020 down the rabbit hole sampler from feller needlework collection vol 2 figure 450 it all started with the book the feller needlework collection 2 oop aside from it being a gorgeously illustrated book inside the front cover is a sampler pattern that had me drooling from the first time i saw it since it had been calling to me since the book was published in 2002 it went on my to do list then i got the book embroidered stories scottish samplers by helen wyld published in 2018 and i saw a sampler that looked so familiar the elizabeth hadden sampler on pages 16 and 17 circa 1770 it was nearly identical to the sampler in the feller book i was so excited wondering if anyone else had made the connection between these two samplers these are the times i wish i had money money to travel and research and find connecting samplers maybe they were done by sisters at the same school under the tutelage of the same teacher i then started to delve into some of my other sampler books i found a sampler on page 69 of samplers and tapestry embroideries by marcus huish but it was an earlier picture of the sampler in the feller book i had been perusing my issues of sanq sampler and antique needlework quarterly now oop something was nagging at my brain that i had seen these beautiful samplers before suddenly there they were in volume 27 on page 56 three more they were so similar that they had to be related three samplers done by three sisters hillen helen elizabeth and caroline scott circa 1730 i don t know just how rare sister samplers are but this is the first set of three that i had seen even better they nearly matched the one from the feller collection the floral bands and the geometric red and green band were there just in slightly different positions the arrangement of the bands and motifs are slightly different on all the samplers but the similarities just screamed at me the predominately satin stitch floral bands were so strikingly beautiful and to my mind firmly established that they were related to the feller sampler the samplers had been part of an exhibition at the cora ginsberg gallery in 2002 on page 63 of naomi tarrants book on scottish samplers remember now thy creator there is a sampler by ann scott that has a very similar floral band and another sampler on page 139 has a similar geometric band i have a feeling there are more out there waiting to be found it is so much fun to make finds like this i have gotten in touch with a collector and i am hoping they can connect the threads and perhaps fill in some of the blank spaces in the history of these samplers and the girls that made them ps i wish i could find more pictures of the various samplers but all i can find is the one at the top of this post posted by mj at 10 33 pm no comments location san angelo tx usa friday september 04 2020 i must be getting old i hate change and blogger is changing just when i am trying to get back in the blogging spirit i can t tell if major change is happening yet so maybe that is a good thing i have read that the changes are making it difficult for some bloggers so we will see what happens i have started stitching again and have some new starts lined up first is a little gem from hands across the sea samplers agnes husband a small sampler bought as an instant download such a sweet little band sampler i am stitching it with dmc on 40ct flax linen i may tea dye it after i am finished to give a warmer colour to the linen the flax is a bit of a cool grey then on sunday the 6th the coming to america stitch a long starts i have the pattern by brenda gervais which i got from sassy jacks with a lovely storage box an adorable needleminder and a free pattern i see they are out of stock but there are some charts available on etsy and possibly other on line retailers i am using some 40 ct flax again and dmc weeks dye works and sampler threads i have matched up as best i can to the called for colours i have so many threads i will never use them up in my lifetime so i refuse to buy any more at least no more cottons other than replacing dmc as it is used up next will be the traditional stitches exclusiv e stitch a long for the ann morison sampler starting in early december the pattern can only be purchased through traditional stitches in canada and i am not sure how many pattern booklets are available this is another stunning reproduction by hats an exclusive offering from traditional stitches for their 20th anniversary i am quite addicted to their patterns i love to collect them even if i won t stitch them their charts are clear and there are always stories about the sampler and or stitcher inside nicola is a lovely lady really the nicest stitcher i know and is always willing to give so much of her time to help out a fellow stitcher well that should keep me busy for awhile i have figured out a way to lay flat on my back and stitch at least on small samplers so maybe i will get some progress on the smaller pieces not sure if i can work on larger samplers that way we will have to see keep stitching ladies posted by mj at 9 06 pm 1 comment tuesday april 07 2020 no stitching there has been no stitching and sporadic posts here for a while now i have hardly picked up my needlework all year i have done maybe an hours worth all told i am done trying to get my stitchy mojo back i have depression and have lost interest in a lot of things i am on medication and am thinking it just isn t working as soon as the pandemic recedes i will see about increasing my dose the afb that we go to to see our doctor and get our meds has closed to retirees so no docs and meds will have to be purchased instead of getting them free sort of nothing is free i am just soooo tired of everything all i see are nasty selfish people hoarding and bullying on the net i am so tired there will be no more posts til further notice mj posted by mj at 2 31 am 2 comments older posts home subscribe to posts atom one treasure old and priceless created by the ladies hands one fate born in the dark nights by the songs of somebodys heart about me mj san angelo texas united states older wiser but still constantly amazed at the capacity of humanity for self destruction view my complete profile 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your slave just to keep in touch with all this egg yolk yellow just to keep my hands on all this glory stuff stephen beal and what is a stitch for to hold it binds past to present old country to new generation to generation