I was exploring the Simply samplers website yesterday and discovered this Sampler Game in which you can design your own sampler from traditional sampler motifs. I spent an age mucking about enjoying this Sampler Game. To design your sampler you click to add or select object by clicking in the …
The back story I am starting the process of documenting a band sampler, band by band, section by section. This is a little of the back story. Since the sampler is 33 ft 2 inches or 10.109 meters long and still growing there is a considerable amount of information to …
For anyone interested in samplers and their history I discovered the 1926 edition of Leigh Ashton’s Samplers Selected and Described as a digitised book free online. The overview from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries covers primarily English samplers but European and American samplers are also included. The book contains …
It’s that time of week where I look back and ask myself what I have been stitching lately. So this is another work in progress report. (I know I am late posting this but for some reason my ISP is misbehaving today So I will be brief) First, as you …
This is the start of what may become the tale of two samplers and is actually a continuation of yesterdays post but for all those who swing by for links rather than chatter Susie Monday has a very good article about getting yourself going. 10 Ways to Unstick when You’re …
Hi all grab a cuppa, as you can see I have done a little more crazy quilting work. Not much stitching because work is busy and frankly from now until the end of the year it just gets busier. I am also polishing my latest online workshop, so for the …
It is not the largest embroidery in the world but it is large. The sampler that the Emboiderers guild organized beats all records as they the worlds longest embroidery at 605.55 meters or 1,986.77 feet. However this looks to have been an interesting project and I must admit I am …
