The bottom drawer holds linens I doubt I will use and it's been thinned. But the others really need to be sorted. I think the 25 count unbleached will go for sure, but I still have reservations about the 28 count. Planning to keep some of course. But glad I didn't go ahead with the big sale as I planned.
My favorites that I stitched long ago were all done on SL 25 count or 28 count. Why don't they look like large stitches to me? Maybe the 25 count will be the only to leave. I am leaning toward the lighter backgrounds now and got rid of those a while ago, never expected to use them. I should learn from that!!
Lydia Bond and Safrona Ager, why am I so drawn to them? Hannah Breed is another oldie favorite, still available from SL. She was purchased as a kit and done on 25 count and I love it.
The 25 count is unbleached but not as dark as what I have now. Is it because the white mounting board shows through the more open weave of 25? Probably. But she also does not look like a large stitch to me unless a 35 count is right next to her. And look at that over one section. I did it decades ago but avoid it completely now. Some times looking back and examining favorites reminds me why I started stitching and may give me the boost I need. The pages of Sampler Farmer's samplers on the now defunct photo website was the impetus after my first long break. Her work really inspired me to start stitching again. Can Lydia and Safrona do it again? I think so!!
Last days of September. Damn. Seems like just yesterday I was bitching about losing August.
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12 comments:
Tempus Fugit! Times goes by so swiftly now.
I stitched Hannah Breed from the kit years ago and it is still one of my favorites. She hangs across from my bed and is the first thing I see when I wake up in the morning. I always recommend it for people who want to stitch a first reproduction sampler but nobody ever takes my suggestion. She has some different stitches that can give a new stitcher confidence. I have a chart done by another Breed from Lynn that I purchased from the museum and have been intending to stitch it for years. Maybe it should be my next project.
I understand your attachment to Safrona… she still
hangs proudly on my wall. Something about her....
To change the final look, you can always pin regular fabric of some sort on the foam core/matting board and then your sampler. Easier than trying to paint it and uses scraps of fabric.
Jackie
Oh gosh. Your talking about the last days of September reminded me -- I need to post a blog post for September. Now mind you, I paid the bills for the first of the month, so the end of September should have registered. Did it? No. Sound familiar? lolol!
Hannah Breed is one of my PhD's--seeing yours reminds me I need to give her some love
I have Lydia and Safrona hanging in my home...stitched decades ago. I am stitching a small Pineberry Lane sampler and forgot how much I enjoy it. I found a piece of 28 count linen in the closet. Not sure if I can stitch much smaller than that.
I hope your guy can get things worked out for you. Nothing is easy, is it?
Your samplers are gorgeous. You should be very proud of yourself.
I've never gotten the small ones, that I've done, framed. Shame on me.
They are nothing special but would like them framed some day.
Have a lovely Sunday.
Charlotte in Va.
25 count is what I mostly use for stitching one over one stitching for my cubby shelf. I use it all the time. :) I would love to have a little chest of drawers just for my linen!!
Lots of memories in those beautifully framed samplers, Marly! You were so good about framing... That is where I fall down on the job. I'm great about finishing my small things as I stitch them, but anything larger tends to end up in a drawer somewhere. I really need to make more of an effort!
Hope October is good to you!
I haven't stitched any of those, but they are all lovely. Hopefully your guy will fix things to be the way you want. I love all your fabrics!
Marly: Your Samplers are beautiful, I keep all my linens I have regretted getting rid of some in the past.
Catherine
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