Erica Michaels
Nancy Alden, 1795 (reproduction)
Now that the Nashville Needlework Market 2016 is in the history books, I will share Erica Michaels (Linda Stolz, designer) beautiful releases. Linda is one of the stitch girls who attends the Homespun Gatherings Reunion Group. Yes, it is wonderful to have our very own designer in the group.
Now that the Nashville Needlework Market 2016 is in the history books, I will share Erica Michaels (Linda Stolz, designer) beautiful releases. Linda is one of the stitch girls who attends the Homespun Gatherings Reunion Group. Yes, it is wonderful to have our very own designer in the group.
Here is what Linda writes about the sampler:
I stumbled across the original tablet format sampler one day at my local frame shop and was delighted when the owner allowed me to reproduce it. That bird in the lower corner really grabbed my attention, but the entire sampler is wonderful. It's likely English, although we don't know much about Nancy Alden at this point. Mostly worked in cross stitches, there are also eyelets and a few bullion knots, with the Lord's Pray and Apostle's Creed worked over one thread.
Linda had chosen small motifs from the sampler and stitched them. As her time allows, she will be finishing them into needlebooks, etc. She had mounted the bird onto a small hornbook and with the holes could be used as a threadboard.
I stumbled across the original tablet format sampler one day at my local frame shop and was delighted when the owner allowed me to reproduce it. That bird in the lower corner really grabbed my attention, but the entire sampler is wonderful. It's likely English, although we don't know much about Nancy Alden at this point. Mostly worked in cross stitches, there are also eyelets and a few bullion knots, with the Lord's Pray and Apostle's Creed worked over one thread.
Linda had chosen small motifs from the sampler and stitched them. As her time allows, she will be finishing them into needlebooks, etc. She had mounted the bird onto a small hornbook and with the holes could be used as a threadboard.
Strawberries
The smaller strawberries are stitched on silk gauze, the larger berries are stitched on linen. Difficult to choose a favorite. These strawberries were awesome and Linda has many more creative ideas floating in her head for more strawberry designs.
