Sampler Antique Needlework Quarterly Collection 1991 2015

Containing unique reproductions of samplers and smalls from private collectors and museum collections, this DVD edition features one-of-a-kind antique needlework projects from the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, as well as antique-inspired designs. Also featured are well-researched articles profiling sampler makers, sampler-producing schools, needlework tools, museums and the various historical events that have shaped needlework. Some of the articles and projects cannot be found anywhere else, making this DVD essential to any collection. The DVD incudes full-color photography, easy-to-read charts and complete instructions.

Enjoy an entire decade of the magazine that cross-stitch lovers look to and cherish above all others. This DVD-ROM includes every page of all 21 issues of Sampler & Antique Needlework Quarterly magazine from 1991 through 2000. The fully searchable, printer-friendly PDF allows for browsing content by issue or searching for a word or phrase. This DVD-ROM includes full-color photography, easy-to-read charts, and complete instructions. The disc is both PC and MAC compatible and can also be played on Region 1 DVD players.

Needlecrafts are becoming more popular each year. Included in this craze is a renewed interest in the traditional art of antique samplers. Originally made by young girls to practice their skills for larger projects, antique samplers have become their own special craft category used to decorate home throughout America. The Antique Sampler Set is the most complete kit available to introduce the beginner to this satisfying hobby. This exciting set includes not only an excellent Techniques Book and a Motifs Book, but also all the materials needed to create your very own heirloom sampler. This comprehensive kit contains a brief but thorough history of the craft, over 100 traditional and contemporary motifs, full-color photos, and complte, clear, step-by-step instructions for completing projects. With easy-to-follow cross-stitch charts showing combinations of alphabets and numbers, motifs, and mottos, anyone can create their own, one-of-a-kind vintage samplers from simple to complex patterns. The perfect gift for anyone interested in the fine needlecraft of the antique sampler, this delightful kit is accessible enough for the beginner and charming enough to tempt the most accomplished needleworker.

This volume considers samplers made in Scotland within the context of girl's lives. It is illustrated by a wide selection of pieces from public and private collections and shows the remarkable variety that was made by young girls as they learnt needle skills. The aim of this book is to look at samplers made in Scotland as well as their place in the education of girls, putting them within the social context of the period. The time spanned covers the first emergence of a specific Scottish style and ends with the introduction of the 1872 Education (Scotland) Act. The contents include a brief history of samplers, before considering the documentary evidence for samplers in Scotland and the earliest surviving pieces. Naomi E A Tarrant was for many years the Curator of Costume and Textiles at the National Museums of Scotland.

Samplers were embroidered pictures made by girls, and occasionally boys, as part of their education. Scottish samplers are unique with regard to the amount of information that can be gathered from them. They often include the initials of extended family members as well as details of buildings, places and events, leading to the identification of almost all of these young embroiderers. Leslie Durst, an American with a passion for Scotland, has a collection of over 500 samplers dating from the early 18th to the late 19th century; a small section of them will be exhibited at the National Museum of Scotland. This book showcases these and reveals the stories behind many of them - embroidered records of two centuries of Scottish social history. Exhibition: National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK (26.10.2018 - 21.4.2019). --