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Sampler Workbook /Motifs & Patterns
To be published on 30th August, 2010
This design sourcebook for makers of contemporary samplers contains motifs and patterns based on both reworked traditional themes, together with imaginative and original designs. A number of the motifs have been inspired by museum collections, and there are many references to Dutch, German and American sampler styles. Full page coloured graphs for a range of subjects including, animals, birds, buildings, trees, figures, flowers and border patterns are featured alongside stitched examples, with information about techniques and materials. The book is suitable for a variety of skill levels and offers a wealth of exciting new patterns for further individual interpretation.
Sampler Workbook/Motifs & Patterns is available priced at £16.99 plus p & p.
Please contact Linda to order.
"Samplers From The Museum Collections of North East England"
This project and subsequent publication looked at Samplers in regional museums. The publication is intended to be of use to both interested individuals and curators without specialist knowledge. It not only documents items held in collections in the North East, but also provides an overview of the history of samplers in the region. It gives details and background about the various different museums themselves and practical information on the care and display of the collections.
A photograph of the book will appear as soon as it arrives.
Samplers From The Museum Collections of North East England is priced at £12.95 plus p&p.
Please contact Linda to order.
Looped Stitches, Chain Stitch, Knotted Stitch by Anne Warner
This is the second booklet by Anne Wanner and follows the same format as her previous booklet Cross Stitch and Crossed Stitches. 20 pages in 4 languages (German, English, French and Italian). All the photographs are in colour.
Anne says "It is not our aim here to present step-by-step instruction for embroidery stitches, but rather to classify them according to a number of basic types".
The scope of this booklet is to help preserve knowledge about an ornamental craft which has been practised for centuries, but is today threatened with oblivion, especially since handicrafts are not taught in the basic school curriculum any more.
Looped Stitches, Chain Stitch, Knotted Stitch
by Anne Warner is priced at £13.50 plus p&p.
Please contact Linda to order.
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'Tis Education Forms The Common Mind' Schools, Scholars and Seminaries The beautiful catalogue for Witney Antiques exhibition of Darning Samplers held in November 2009. The catalogue is priced at: £16.00 plus p&p
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Stitch and Crossed Stitches The project of a glossary of embroidery stitches arose among the members of the "Embroidery Group", one of the specialised groups under the banner of the CIETA (Centre International d'Etude des Textiles Anciens, based in Lyon). This publication presents a section of the glossary, which presents an illustrated collection of embroidery stitches with descriptions in 4 languages. It aims to serve as reference to those experts who study and catalogue historic textiles. It is hoped that the illustration of the embroidery stitches both from the front and the reverse side will allow new insights in terms of dating and provenance. The scope of the glossary is to help preserve knowledge about an ornamental craft which has been practised for centuries, but is today threatened with oblivion, especially since handicrafts are not taught in the basic school curriculum any more. This is a booklet of 18 pages in 4 languages(German, English, French and Italian). Many samplers and diagrams of embroidery stitch in colour. Detailed photos of historic embroideries of the Ikle collection, St. Gallen. A Vocabulary of Stitches is priced at £12.50 plus postage and packing. Please contact Linda to order. |
Samplers by Rebecca Scott Samplers have been worked in Britain since the sixteenth century, and provide a valuable social record as well as being works of art. Originally collections of patterns gathered together for reference by needle and lace workers, they came to encompass works of piety, of love, of education, and commemoration. Young ladies would stitch the alphabet, multiplication tables and religious extracts not only for decoration, but to keep them from being idle, and to impress the relevant lessons deep into their consciousness. They are among the few antiques that record precisely when they were made, and by whom, which makes the changing fashions in stitches and decoration all the easier to trace. This book, written by one of Britain’s leading experts on the subject, and illustrated with superb photographs of a great range of samplers from Britain and the United States provides an ideal introduction to these amazing embroideries for collectors and those interested in social history and the history of art. Samplers by Rebecca Scott is priced at £12.99 plus p & p. Please contact Linda to order. |
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Sew, Mend & Darn The catalogue for Erna Hiscock's wonderful exhibition of Darning Samplers held in September. The catalogues are priced at £5.00 plus p&p. All profits from the sale of the catalogue go to the Pilgrim's Hospice, Ashford Kent. For more information about Hiscock & Shepherd Antiques, please visit: www.ernahiscockantiques.com Please contact Linda to order. |
A Stitch in Time This delightful book tells the story of how 26 canvaswork hangings were produced to celebrate the millenium in the lovely village of Yetminster in Dorset. This of course is where TSG member Beryl Lawrence lives, and Beryl is credited several times within the book for her contributions. Beryl's very special skills can also be seen on page 83 of Dorothy Bromiley Phelan's book "The Point of the Needle" if you have a copy. A Stitch in Time is 40 pages long, beautifully illustrated and is priced at £5.00 plus postage and packing. Please contact Linda to order. |
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In Female Worth and Elegance: Sampler and Needlework Students and Teachers in New Hampshire, 1742 - 1940
As a companion to an exhibition taking place in the John Paul Jones House in Portsmouth, New Hampshire until the end of October 2009, the Portsmouth Marine Society has published a second edition of In Female Worth and Elegance: Sampler and Needlework Students and Teachers in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1741-1840 by John LaBranche and the late Rita Conant. This has long been out of print, so this is your opportunity finally to get a copy. This book is priced at £20.00 plus postage & packing. Please contact Linda to order.
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Let Love Abide, The Marian Soss Sampler Collection Let Love Abide, The Marian Soss Sampler Collection has just been published for the first time by "In The Company of Friends". Marian Soss, longtime resident of Hillsborough and Burlingame, has for years been inviting groups into her home to hear her speak on the topic of her passion - the needlework samplers she collects. Whenever an organization has paid an honorarium to Mrs. Soss, she has turned over those funds to Mission Hospice of San Mateo - her favourite charity. Now the little girls who toiled so long ago to stitch their needlework samplers are being put to work again - this time in the form of a published account of Mrs. Soss’ collection, Let Love Abide: The Marian Soss Sampler Collection. The collection features a colour photograph of each sampler in the collection, along with a description and anecdotal information about the sampler, or how it was found. Mrs. Soss’ life has been filled with love and this love story is inspiring to those who know her. Sample pages may be seen at: http://www.inthecompanyoffriends.com/Books.htm All profits from this book will be
donated to Mission Hospice of San Mateo. TSG member price £18.00 - Non member price £20.00
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The
Monogram Album by Eileen Bennett. A collection
of monograms and embellishments for cross stitch covering the alphabet
from A to Z in black and white.
This book is priced at £12.00 plus postage & packing. Please contact Linda to order. |
Tokens of Love 'The Provenance, Purposes and Constituents of English Needlework, Samplers of Poor Girls, and their life in Poor and Orphan Schools' by Vivian Crellin. TSG member Vivian
Crellin's book is published by The Sampler Guild. This is a deeply
researched labour of love covering the provenance, purposes and
constituents of English needlework samplers, with a description
and explanation of samplers from charity, poor and orphan schools.
The book includes chapters on the history and traditions of English
samplers, the needlework of men and Celtic traditions in the Isle
of Man, Wales and Scotland, as well as forty coloured illustrations
and thirty in black and white. "I thought you might like to know that Vivien Crellin’s book was listed by the Mayflower Sampler Guild as one of their favourite sampler books ever, and that the list has been published on legacy" - Linda Tokens of Love is priced as follows: |
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Cost to TSG members - £18.00
plus postage and packing
Cost to non-members - £20.00 plus p & p.
Cost to institutions, museums and colleges - £15.00 plus p & p for
orders of ten or more.
To place your order for this very special book, please contact Linda by either email or telephone - details at bottom of the page.
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The Red Book Of Sampler Stitches by Eileen Bennett. A wonderfully comprehensive book of sampler stitches. Produced wire bound so you can have it open on your lap whilst stitching. Good, clear diagrams and instructions. My own personal copy is signed by Eileen Bennett who wrote "USE and Enjoy". I have certainly done that and can therefore thoroughly recommend it to anyone who stitches samplers and wishes to create the stitches. This book is priced at £15.50 plus postage & packing. Please contact Linda to order. |
Made to Match by Carol Andrews and Helen Payne. 'Made to match' is a new book by Carol Andrews and Helen Payne which contains 16 attractive projects for making beaded scissors cases with matching needle cases. The instructions are comprehensive and the book is colourfully illustrated. The projects are suitable for beginners as well as more experieced bead enthusiasts. This book is priced at £10.95 plus postage & packing. Please contact Linda to order. |
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The Evolution of Samplers by Eileen J. Bennett of The Sampler House. An embroidery and sampler time line, covering a four-hundred year history of sampler making. This book is priced at £13.00 plus postage & packing. Please contact Linda to order. |
Embroideries and samplers from Islamic Egypt by Marianne Ellis Published by the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. The embroideries illustrated in this book are from the Tulunid period (A.D. 868-905), Fatimid period (A.D. 969-1171), the Ayyubid period (A.D. 1172-1249) and the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt and Syria, ending with the Ottoman conquest in 1517. The majority are from the Mamluk period. 'Embroideries
and samplers from Islamic Egypt' is priced at Please contact Linda to order. |
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Quaker School Girl Samplers from Ackworth by Carol Humphrey
This long-awaited book (cover
shown, front and back) is called 'Quaker School Girl Samplers from Ackworth'
and is written by Carol Humphrey, The book measures 12" x 10" and
has 250 pages with over 200 full colour illustrations, not only from Ackworth
but also from collections and museums both here in the UK and in the USA.
The jacket is double folded and when opened out has a fully charted medallion
sampler by Katie Trendell of an 'Elne of Lynnyn..'
'Quaker School Girl Samplers from Ackworth' is priced at:
£20.00 plus p & p to TSG members (1st copy) and £25.00 plus p & p (subsequent copies)
£30.00 plus p & p to non-members
To order this very special book, call Linda on 44(0)1628-634274 or email her: linda@thesamplerguild.co.uk
All That Glitters by Alison Cole While the primary focus of 'All That Glitters' is Goldwork, the author's passion for both Goldwork and Stumpwork is evident throughout the diverse range of projects featured. 'All That Glitters' features sections on Basic Supplies and Requirements, Stitches and Techniques and Projects, ranging from dimensional framed pieces to functional items all with clear, easy to read instructions, illustrations and colour photographs.
'All That Glitters' is available at £21.95 plus postage and packing. Please call Linda to order. |
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Tokens of Love - Quaker Pinballs by Erica Uten This is the book that everyone wants a copy of, and the cover will apparently be very similar to this illustration. The book is around 50 pages in full colour and has patterns for 12 knitted pinballs with different patterns on the back and the front. It has photographic step by step instructions for making up 2 varieties of pinball - the round and the spherical. There will also be images of antique pinballs. Tokens of Love - Quaker Pinballs is available at: TSG members
£10.00 (1st copy) £12.50 (subsequent copies)plus p &
p. Please contact Linda to order. Please note! We can supply 0.8 mm knitting needles at £2.50 per pair plus postage. |
Needleweaving
and Embroidery: Embellished Treasures This wonderfully illustrated book is aimed at a broad range of skill levels from those just starting out, such as stitchers who have dabbled in counted work, cross stitch, hardangar and pulled thread, to more experienced practitioners. It combines drawn thread embroidery, needleweaving and surface stitches which reflect the author's personal style based on traditional techniques. 'Needleweaving and Embroidery: Embellished Treasures' is available at £14.99 plus postage and packing.
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The Bargello Book by Frances Salter Bargello, also known as Florentine work, dates from the 17th century and is a canvaswork craft worked in wools or silks. It is characterised by parallel lines of straight stitches in 'wave', 'flame' or similar formations. Part of the beauty of bargello lies in the simplicity of the stitch. The book includes 24 stitch pattens, incorporating colour photographs, charts and instructions providing a mixture of traditional and contemporary designs. 'The Bargello Book' is available at £9.99 plus p & p.
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The Yarn Book by Penny Walsh In this book, Penny Walsh explores yarns, their history, production methods, fibre content and the new advances that are constantly being made. She also provides practical instructions for making your own threads and yarns, with detailed making sequences and helpful step-by-step illustrations 'The Yarn Book' is available at £14.99 plus p & p.
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Jane Bostocke...the rest of the story The unknown story of Jane Bostocke revealed, including who Jane Bostocke was, her family history and much more. This is an absolute 'must have' for those interested in the history of samplers in general and this very famous sampler in particular. 'Jane Bostocke... the rest of the story' by is available at £10.50 plus p & p. Please contact Linda to order. |
English Embroideries by Mary M. Brooks
The full title of this beautifully written and illustrated book is 'English Embroideries of the Sixteenth and Seventeen Centuries in the collection of the Ashmolean Museum'. The book explores the Ashmolean Museum's collection of English seventeenth-century embroideries. These intriguing pieces, often made by affluent school girls, include pictorial panels and an elaborate box showing bible stories as well as costume accessories and fanciful items such as a frog shaped purse. Detailed photographs reveal the fine stitches and imaginative raised work embroidery techniques, as well as the lavish use of metal threads and semi-precious stones. This book will appeal to all those interested in the life of seventeenth-century women as well as to textile and embroidery specialists.
The author, Mary M. Brooks is a senior lecturer at the University of Southampton and has a background in museums and textile conservation.
'English Embroideries' is
available in the U.K. at £9.95 plus p & p.
Please contact Linda to order.
To overseas purchasers, 'English Embroideries' is priced at £15.00 plus p & p.
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E-mail: linda@thesamplerguild.co.uk
Telephone: +44(0)1628-634274
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