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Where Samplers Rule

The Attic, Mesa, AZ Toll-Free: 1.888.94-ATTIC (1.888.942.8842) www.atticneedlework.com

THE ATTIC Issue No. 13-28

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2013 November 14 www.atticneedlework.com

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T O L L - F R E E : 1.888.94.ATTIC November Sampler of the Month from The Scarlet Letter

My reproduction on 50c w/Tudors

The antique

The reproduction

During November save 15% on 2 (or 3):* chart $30* Lakeside linen, i.e., w/2” margins: 40c = $48; 36c = $42; 50c = $29 (Because of this

sampler’s size, these are custom cuts; if you want/need 3” margins (and you know how I feel about that so I won’t repeat it here) you will have to order a stitcher’s half

* silks as charted, Au Ver A’Soie, $116.10 ~ OR Gloriana 12-ply overdyed floss, $187.50 ~ OR on 50c, Tudor silks $131.25

And here’s what Marsha Parker/The Scarlet Letter, writes about this stunning sampler: Oval cross stitched samplers are very unusual and this is an outstanding example. While the oval is not symmetrical as it is done in cross stitch in a rather childishly random way, the design is nonetheless stunning. Sprays of roses adorn the outer border. At the top center the crucified Christ is centered in the verse: Behold the Saviour of Mankind Nailed to the Shameful Tree How vast the love that him inclind To bleed and die for meSurrounded by counted satin stitched floral cartouches the verse continues below:

Be thou faithfull unto death and I will give the (sic) a crown of lifeAdam and Eve stand alongside the Tree of Life entwined by a menacing black serpent, yet flanked by comical little black dogs wearing collars, and stags seemingly impaled on leafy trees. The final verse is: For As By One Mans Disobedience Many Were made Sinners so by the obedience One shall Many Be made RighteousAnn Thompson was nine years old when she completed this sampler in 1803. Stitches used in the sampler include counted satin, cross, and stem filling. On 40-count linen it will measure approximately 19"x21", and is recommended for intermediate to advanced level needle workers.

“Ann Thompson 1803”

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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.

We still have some BCRF cookbooks left.

November

Sunday, November 17, Sampler Sunday, 1 - 4 ~ This year’s calendar, with Thanksgiving Day on the last Thursday, gives us another Sunday between November Attic events, so please join us for a favorite gathering of needleworkers & sampler lovers before the busy Holiday Season totally engulfs us. Refreshments served. Fee $10

Saturday,November 16, 1:30-4:00, Flat Ornament Finishing (As opposed to stuffed/pillow ornament) In the last Saturday before our 16th Annual Silent Auction for Breast Cancer, join Christy for step-by-step instruction for ornament finishing. Bring your stitched piece and backing fabric. Other finishing materials will be provided. Fee: $25. There is no fee for anyone donating their finished ornament to our Silent Auction.

. . . on 50c with Tudor silks. I can’t wait to make a bit more progress, to show you the size comparison. I’m ‘antiquing’ a few of the silk colors a bit, to make it a bit ‘quieter’ than the bright colors it was no doubt originally stitched with.

As an Attic Addicts Club member, save 15% on the following in November:* Scarlet Letter charts * All Scissors* Christmas Designs/Charts/Kits

Saturday, December 14, 1 - 4 ~ Our Annual Kris Kringle Party. Special Holiday sweet treats and the Attic’s famous fruit punch + ornament exchange for those wishing to participate. Please register for our planning purposes.

And here’s my “Ann Thompson” . . .

Our Holiday HoursWednesday, November 27, Close at 2 p.m.

Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, ClosedTuesday, Dec 24, Close at 2 p.m.

Wednesday, Christmas Day, Closed Monday, Dec. 31, Close at 2 p.m.

New Year’s Day, Closed

November 23, 2013 ~ Our 16th Annual Silent Auction for Breast Cancer Research, 6-8 pm, at The Gathering Place, 1837 West Guadalupe, Suite 107, Mesa, right NEXT DOOR to our new shop!

Linda Danielson & Nita Brock have a treat in store for you at this year’s Silent Auction for BCRF! At a special table they will be teaching an easy-to-do ‘Make-It & Take-It” precious ribbon pincushion, fashioned after an antique (on the left in the photo at the right), and they are generously donating all of the

materials. The kits with all materials will be $10 and all proceeds will be donated to the BCRF.

Saturday, December 7, 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.

December



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Our 2013 Jackie Weekend . . .. . . is now a wonderful memory, leaving many of us with beautiful projects to complete until Jackie’s return in November 2015!

The workshop format allowed plenty of time for personal instruction where needed.

Family & friends enjoy the needlework camaraderie of our Jackie weekend! Here’s Jackie surrounded by the ladies who took all four workshops!

Seeing Jackie’s three-dimensional creations in person far surpasses any photographs, which simply can’t capture the

Jackie’s excellent written i n s t r u c t i o n s a r e supplemented during the workshops with overhead projections and detailed explanations of every step.

The kit to make this very clever “notes” pincushion was Jackie’s gift to each ‘Unplayed Piano’ student.

The plethora of workshop projects and other Jackie designs, each so inspirational!



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A Gathering of Needleworkers . . .

. . . always includes sharing beautiful needlework projects to inspire us! There were many, many that I didn’t get photographed, for one reason or another, but here are just a few:

Paola’s beautiful “Berlin Wool Work” by The Needle’s Prayse, being released by the new copyright holder, NeedleWorkPress, in the New Year. Paola stitched hers on 45c linen ~ stunning!

Several Lauren Sauer teaching p r o j e c t s t h a t P a o l a h a s completed, such great possibilities for future Attic events!



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. . . With Thy Needle & Thread, “Harriette Elizabeth Coe 1844” $16, 163 x 176, a charming reproduction sampler ~ “Needleworker’s Sampler” $11, 146 x 242, shown stitched on 40c linen, features one of my very favorite personal needlework truisms: “All of my scattering moments are taken up with my needle” ~ “Cozy in the Pines Sampler” $10, 157 x 130 ~ “Jingle Bells” $10, 121 x 96 (it would be a sweet ornament size 4.3 x 3.4 when stitched over 1 on 28c!) ~ oh, dear, I want to stitch them all!

Arriving Next Week from . . .



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It is my privilege to present our faculty and program schedule for our January 2014 Sampler Symposium at Mesa’s Hyatt Place, beginning at 5 PM Friday, January 17, through Sunday, January 19, with an optional add-on class on Monday, January 20, with Amy Mitten. Our faculty:* Dr. Maureen Daly Goggin, Professor of Rhetoric and Chair of the Department of English at Arizona State University, Tempe, co-editor of the book

Women and the Material Culture of Needlework and Textiles, 1750–1950 and author of “One English Woman’s Story in Silken Ink: Filling in the Missing Strands in Elizabeth Parker’s Circa 1830 Sampler” published in Sampler & Antique Needlework Quarterly’s Winter 2003 issue ~ read more about Elizabeth Parker’s Sampler on Victoria and Albert Museum’s Website.

* Vickie & Maegan Jennett, reproductionists and designers known to all of you as NeedleWorkPress* Claudia Dutcher, needlework designer (Dutch Treat Designs), historian, reproductionist, and collector of perforated paper samplers and Bristol samplers* Gloria Moore, reproductionist and designer publishing as Milady’s Needle* Amy Mitten of Amy Mitten Designs ~ visit her Website here

Friday night, January 17, 6 - 6:45 p.m. Dr. Goggin will begin our weekend program with a slide lecture on some of her recent research (Several very interesting topics from which to choose; decision-making again has me flummoxed!) 7 - 9 p.m. In advance of the February release of their new book based on this nineteenth century alphabet handkerchief from the Betty Ring collection, Maegan & Vickie Jennett/NeedleWorkPress will help you make A Personal Porcelain Pincushion with fabric printed in the letter of your choice. The construction is a surprise, but we promise you'll be delighted. Upon registration please provide your pincushion letter. Saturday morning, January 18, 9-10:30 a.m. Dr. Goggin’s will present another slide lecture on more of her research into some very unusual samplermaking. 11:00-12:00 Claudia Dutcher, needlework designer, historian, and collector of perforated paper samplers and Bristol samplers, will present a lecture on Bristol samplers and a brief history of George Muller, his orphan homes, and the stunning needlework that emanated from the orphanages. Workshop participants will receive the chart for the Emma Sandford sampler as part of your workshop fee.Saturday & Sunday, January 18 & 19, 1:00 - 4:00 Amy Mitten’s Secrets of a Queen - Of the Second Part Mystery Story and Sampler, a 17th century-style needlework sampler with a mystery story. Each chapter of the story coincides with the historically symbolic motifs of the sampler. Clues, hidden within both the sampler and the story, will be revealed during the workshop in order to discover the solution to the mystery. Mary spent a mere seven years as Queen ruling Scotland and almost half of her life as a prisoner in English Castles. Amy will include a slide presentation for Part 1, giving a quick history of Mary’s early years when she was imprisoned by her own people in Scotland. Her story continues after ‘Secrets of a Queen - Of the First Part’ with a second needlework project in this workshop. Was Mary the romantic author of the Casket Letters? Was Mary's goal to arrange the assassination of Elizabeth I and in turn role England? Was Mary a martyr to her religion? Were there secret messages in her needlework? Was Mary's tragic life the result of her own ambitions, bad luck or bad advice from others with their own aspirations? So many unanswered questions went with her as she climbed the stairs to the platform where she was executed for treason in 1587. The workshop includes a sampler, finished size 9” x 11 1/4”, on 32c linen, and will also include an autopsy of several types of sampler stitches. Some have asked why Part 2 before Part 1? Both parts truly stand alone. Part 2 tells the more well known story of Mary held captive in England by her cousin Queen Elizabeth I, but you will learn the details of Mary’s earlier life as well.Sunday, January 19, 9:00 - 11:00 Private in-home tour of the wonderful sampler collection of Gloria Moore/Milady’s Needle, Goodyear, Arizona

The Attic’s January 2014 Sampler Symposium

The $495 fee includes all kits fees, handouts, a Friday night light supper, and breakfast, lunch, & breaks on Saturday and Sunday, as well as a Saturday night reception at the shop. Registration is limited due to the size of the room. A non-refundable deposit of $50 is due upon registration. The balance is due on or before January 3. You may phone the shop on our toll-free number to register and provide payment information. The event will again be held at Hyatt Place Mesa, where they have available an Attic Needlework room block at $124/night for King and $129/night 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 optional.



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Left, Emma Sandford’s beautiful Bristol sampler

Below, Amy Mitten’s “Secrets of a Queen of the First Part” ~ the kit ($165) will be available to workshop participants for purchase.

Below left, Amy Mitten’s “Secrets of a Queen of the Second Part”

Enlargements of the Weekend Projects



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Special Add-On Kit for this ruler and thread cutter,right, will be available to students in this class. Kit, $39.95

Special Class with Amy Mitten

While Amy had done an adaptation of the “Ann Wade 1772” sampler for her online tutorials, I have loved it since I saw it featured in Joanne Martin Lukacher’s book, Imitation and Improvement: The Norfolk Sampler Tradition. I really wanted to do the whole sampler and asked Amy if she would reproduce the entire piece for our workshop, and she agreed.

I hope you will join us on Monday, January 20, 9:00 - 12:00 & 1:00 - 4:00 for this special class, Amy’s reproduction of Ann’s 1772 sampler, or in Amy’s lexicon, “Forgery #20” (such a unique way of describing our attempt to reproduce historic samplers). The kit will include the linen (when registering please specify 40c or 32c), hand-dyed Fibers to Dye for Silk Threads, with detailed stitch diagrams for all the stitches used.

In addition to the kit and Amy’s instructions, both written and in-person, your $275 class fee also includes your food for the day (breakfast, coffee breaks & lunch).



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One wonders how proud Ann would be of her beautiful sampler if she

Joanne provides the following information in the kit: “Ann Bowers was born in Newport on June 18th, 1734. She was the daughter of Jonathan Bowers, a builder of boats, and Mary Boss. We know that the family were members of the Quaker Society of Friends in Newport. Perhaps due to the economic devastation experienced in Newport during the American Revolution and the death of her father, Ann and her mother moved to Swansey, Massachusetts in 1780. We have no further genealogical information to glean on the remainder of Ann’s life.” Stitches used in this piece are cross stitch over two threads, cross stitch over one thread, back stitch, satin stitch, Algerian eye, and queen stitch. On 35c linen, sampler size is 9 3/4 x 21 1/2; on 40c linen, 8 1/2 x 18 3/4. The kit is available on 35c linen with DMC ($80) or 35c or 40c linen with silk ($150). I’m stitching mine with silk on 40c. If you’re regretful that you didn’t join our 2013 Stitch-Along, we have more “Ann Bowers” kits on order ~ with such an extraordinarily beautiful sampler, it’s never too late to begin ~ so that one day yours will be finished!

The verses on “Ann Bowers”Arise Awake Your Lamps to TakeAnd Do No Longer Slumber YouMust Then Trim To Waite on HimUnto His Wedding Chamber * AnnBowers Her Sampler Made In The 13Year of Her Age * * W X Y Z

Love Thou The Lord And He WillBe A Tender Father Unto The WXY

“Ann Bowers” Our 2013 Attic Stitch-Along

October/November’s stitching: Above, the excerpt from Dianne’s beautiful “Ann Bowers” shows the area left to complete this stunning sampler. The beautiful strawberry band is worked in Queen Stitch, and Joanne’s instructions in #29 give detailed information about the leaf and bud colors for each strawberry from the left to the right. The “mounded band” below that is worked in Satin Stitch using colors noted.

Below, Holly’s beautiful completed and framed sampler. Here’s what she said in her email forwarding the photo: What a wonderful sampler this was to stitch! I enjoyed working on it.I'm looking forward to receiving my Embroideress when it comes in.



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New in Our Attic . . .

. . . from Erica Michaels: “4 Seasons – Winter” $15, second in this new seasonal series ~ “Linger in the Snowfall” $16, a lovely wintertime design stitched in just three colors; this would be wonderful stitched in white on a lovely blue linen, and for silk gauze, with the white motifs, definitely for the experienced silk-gauze stitcher ~ “Believe” $15, a lovely Christmas piece, either finished as an ornament or mounted on an old 1930’s Christmas card, as shown here, a lovely little collage!

“Colonial Christmas, A Hanging Basket” $9 w/pineapple charm

Miscellaneous Scissor Fobs, $11.50 each ~ please order 2nd & 3rd choice as some may be sold out!

“Merry Eweies” $9 for four very charming sheepie designs!

... from Homespun Elegance: “Pincushion Basket Necklace” $16, or make it into a fob! Absolutely adorable!



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Also New in Our Attic . . .

... from Country Garden Stitchery, each $6.50: “Little Snowman,” two hand-embroidery patterns: a Christmas redwork design featuring a sweet little snowman spreading joy and snowflakes and spindly winter trees decorated with strands of lights and ornaments, and “Little Pumpkin,” an autumn design featuring a ripe baby sugar pumpkin ~ and two cross-stitch designs: “Joy Santa,” 82w x 39h, and “Fresh Eggs,” 56w x 72h

... from Cherished Stitches, a limited-edition kit in this seasonal series, this one “Winter Wonders” $25, with favorite motifs of this season, kitted with 32c linen & everything needed to complete this project (except the stuffing) ~ and two more in her Fairest Flowers Series, “Carnation” and “Tulip,” each $8.



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Just In from Europe from . . .

... from Madame Chantilly, from the left: “Santa’s Coffee Break” $26 ~ “Volevo un Gatto Nero” (I want a black cat) $26 ~ “Key Collectors” $26

... Italy’s Blu Cobalto, “Volpe Rossa” $13, translated means “red fox” (and I totally missed them until I did the translation) ~ “Christmas Ornaments” $13 with 2 elegant designs ~ and “Noel” $15 featuring 3 elegant designs ~ and 2 we’ve shown you before but deserve repeating: “Needleroll Rose” $19 (and this shipment I finally got this for myself because I LOVE it!) and “Pinetti” $13 featuring 5 charming pine-tree designs



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More in Our Attic from Europe from . . .

. . . Zaza Pique, “La Maison aux citrouilles” (The Pumpkin House) $24 and “Ordinary Day” $26, 140w x 91h, features some precious motifs stitched over one on 32c, 4.7 x 2.8, would be adorable finished as an ornament!

“ Pe t i t M o u t o n s S a i s o n d’Automne-Hiver” (Little Sheep in Autumn & Winter)

“Ma Sorciere Bien Aimee” (My good witch Aimee), 71 x 115

. . . Tralala, six charming designs, each $18, featuring several different seasons as well as needleworker designs

Above, “Coeur de Brodeuse” (Stitcher’s Heart) ~ Top right, “Ma Petite Deco de Noël” (My small Christmas deco) ~ right, “Sous la Neige” (Snowed Under), 65 x 149

“Tricotine” (not sure of the translation but the charming sheep looks like ‘she’ is ready to help with the knitting), 111 x 82

“Loup y es tu?” (Wolf are you there?), 113 x 133




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Below, from Papillon Creations, “A Welcoming Spot” $11, 118 x 81, presented in 2 different versions, the one below with specialty stitches and the one below right in cross stitch.

More New in Our Attic

From Long Dog Samplers, “Les Cerises” (Cherries) $23, 198 x 288

From Chatelaine, clockwise from the left,“Peace Angel Christmas” $23, 159 x 291 ~ “Baroque Times Garden” $20 ~ “The Friendship Sampler” $20 ~ “The Sea Quilt” $51



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Coming Next Week from . . .. . . NeedleWorkPress, “Gobble” $6, shown

stitched on 35c Weeks Straw with overdyed cottons.

. . . Plum Street Samplers, Cinnamon House” $10, 168w x 100h, a most charming

seasonal design that makes me want to hole up in that lovely stonehouse with a warm fire sending smoke signals into the sky telling everyone that inside all is right with the world! And obviously all is good outside as well, with that happy scarecrow in the cornfield!

. . . Kelmscott Designs, Red Storklettes Needle Minder $11.50, just in time for the “Red Season” (any time is “Red Season” for some of us) ~ and Folkart Angel Needle Minder $9.50, just in time for the “Angel Season” as well!

. . . Blackbird Designs, “Give Thanks” $9, second in the Sewing Box Series (the first was “Midnight Ride”), both shown in a 6” lovely wooden box from Lone Elm Lane.

Coming Next Month from . . .

. . . Liberty Hill, just in time for Christmas, a 4” x 5” carrier, handmade and individually hand-painted in midnight blue with snowy night scenes to proclaim “Peace on Earth” and “Good will to Men” ~ and it comes to you already decorated, complete with a bit of holiday greenery, a red-checked homespun ribbon, all tied to the handle with a small white heart. Inside the carrier on a bed of wood excelsior are 2 hand-painted threadwinders and also a fob for your favorite scissors! This limited-edition carrier will make a great addition to your Holiday decorations ~ or a wonderful gift for a special friend. Reserve yours now ~ $46 apiece.(The photo at the right shows 2 views of the same carrier, with Christmas stars painted on each end.)



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More New in Our Attic

Clockwise from above: The final color in Series 2, Redwood, is here and shipping now to our Society of Soie Surfine members ~ Ink Circles’ “Pepper Tree” $8 ~ Beehive Needleworks’ “Holly Trevelyan Christmas Pillow” $11.50 ~ Heartstring Samplery’s “Snow Zone” $10 ~ Needle Bling Designs’ “Winter Awwwe” $8 ~ Mirabilia’s “Ella, The Frog Princess” $14 ~



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Treasures from The Attic . . .

Love each of these! Tiny

is always cute, isn’t it?

The floss tag is $5 ~ the thread

organizers in the Vintage

Holiday Collection are $12.

I’m sorry for the fuzzy photo of

these Mini Needle Keeper Trays

($9), but I took another photo, on the

right, with the Holiday Thread

Winders, to hopefully provide some

perspective and size comparisons.

Floss tags ... or fobs ... or needle gauge, these approximate 4” x 2” wood designs at their price point of $5 make perfect gifts for your needlework friends ~ or for yourself !

Have you ever seen such adorable

thread winders, all decked out for

Holiday gift-giving, $2.50 each



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Needleworkers Share

From Robert’s Needle From Angelica’s Needle

“Honeybee Hill” from Blackbird Designs

From Brenda’s Needle

Brenda’s start on My Big

Toe’s “Apostle’s Creed”

Notforgotten Farm’s “Thomas” & With Thy Needle & Thread’s “Pumpkin Brew” in the perfect Valley House Primitives frame

S A N Q ’ s “ E l l e n n o r Whitehouse” (sampler from the NeedleWorkPress collection) stitched on 50c with Gloriana’s Tudor Silks.

Carriage House Samplings’ “Katy

Horn,” I believe OOP, but not sure.

From Janet’s Needle:



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Epilogue

It was a joyous celebration, a reminder of how very fortunate we are to celebrate another birthday! No complaints about getting older ~ because it is indeed a privilege!

Don’t forget to check out the Scarlet Letter models we have on display in the shop ~ including “A Parrot, A Leopard, A Lion,” shown stitched over one on 35c, hanging below Courtney’s beautiful over-two-on-40c! Very interesting comparison!

Also on display in one of the glass cabinets, colorful pocketbooks and other smalls also from The Scarlet Letter.

Now that it’s finally football weather here in Arizona, Tyler’s team, Joy Christian Eagles, is in the playoffs! We’re having great fun watching these high school games!

Next Saturday we will be hosting our 16th Annual Silent Auction for Breast Cancer Research, and between now and then you will be receiving notifications that the BCRF newsletters with photos

and bidding opportunities have been posted to our Website ~ watch for them early next week! And

we’ll be pleased to receive your bids for some very remarkable needlework items ~ the generosity of so

many of you each year is always a remarkable thing!



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