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THE ATTIC Issue No. 14-10 2014 May 1 www.atticneedlework.com

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May Sampler of the Month from Gigi

* Chart $24 * Lakeside Linen ~ Design size 300w x 427h: * 52/60c ~ 11.53 x 14.3 ~ SQ (~17 x 27) $30 * 45c ~ 13.3 x 19 ~ SQ(~17.3 x 34) $38 * 40c ~15 x 21.4 ~ Special Cut (~21 x 27) $36 * 36c ~ 16.6 x 23.7 ~ SH $56 *32c ~ 18.75 x 26.7 ~ SH $56 Silks ~ * Gloriana Tudors $173.25 (for 52/60c or 45c) * Overdyed Silk Threadpack $189.50 !!(Above prices are before the discount)

During May save 15% on 2 of the 3 ‘kit’ parts:

“The Rose Wreath Sampler” (C. Matthews 1841)

Another absolutely stunning sampler from Gigi’s private collection that seems the perfect sampler for the month of May for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere. May, known for flowers, is typically the most beautiful month of the year, a warm, springlike month ~ and this year, more than most, this will be most welcome! May is also the time when we honor mothers, frequently with flowers. What a lovely reverie this sampler gives us to enjoy while recreating this exquisite sampler!

Thank you, Gigi, for sharing so many lovely antique samplers from your collection that have given us endless hours of pleasurable time with our needles and fine silks and linens. We are most grateful to you and all you’ve done to enhance our needlework journey. The exquisite samplers on the following pages (with more to come in our next issue) represent your immeasurable legacy to the sampler makers of the world.

Where Samplers Rule

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More Photos of Our SOM

Close-ups of the antique

Close-ups of Inguna’s reproduction

Above, my meager start on this glorious sampler! I’m stitching on 52/60 linen with Tudor silks, and for the large border, I chose Granny Smith Green rather than Spanish Moss, which was a more yellow green and closer to the cotton overdye but with much less variegation ~ I get bored easily and wanted more color change as I worked my way round the border. I will probably use some of the Spanish Moss in the interior areas, like some of the trees and leaves. The overdyed silk threadpack includes a yellow-green silk. However, if you are ordering the Tudors, please give us your preference: 2 Spanish Moss or 1 Spanish Moss & 1 Granny Smith Green or 2 Granny Smith Green.

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Other Reproductions from Gigi

“Mademoiselle Viola Martini 1876” $19

“Miss Manners” $22

“The Lady in Red Spinning Her Wool” $22

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“Sampler Chanson d’Automne” aka “Autumn’s Song” $22

“The Polka Dot Cow Sampler (Ann Harding 1811)” $24

And More Stunning Samplers from Gigi

“Maria, Joseph and the Donkey” $24

Look to our next issue for more of Gigi’s fabulous sampler reproductions!

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Support a great cause (all net proceeds go to breast cancer research) by buying a copy(s) of the Recipes for a Cure cookbook for a donation of $14.95 (or more) with fabulous t ime-tested recipes as wel l as complimentary designs from 11 designers.

Saturday, May 3, 10:30-12:30, Beginning Linen This class is appropriate for both beginning stitchers and anyone wishing to refine their skills. The class project is Linda/Needlemade

Designs’s Tulip needlebook design, and the $30 fee includes her expert instruction + materials. !

May

Sunday, May 18, Sampler Sunday, 1 - 4 ~ We’re back on our third-Sunday-of-the-Month schedule for this special gathering of samplermakers. Refreshments served. Please register. Fee $10

As an Attic Addict save 15% in May on: * Gigi Charts * All Scissors * All Boxes

We still have some BCRF cookbooks left.

!X 6 Summer School at the Attic

fifty shades of red

August

Fri, August 1 ~ Sun, August 3, Our 2014 Summer Soirée ~ See page 8.

January 20152015 Sampler Symposium plans are in process for this annual event, Friday, January 16 - Sunday, January 18 ~ our program is currently being formulated, including Merry Cox as part of our faculty, with an optional Monday class as well.

Saturday, May 10, 1:30 - 3:30 Buttons with Julie, $10 In this class Julie will share her love of buttons. She will cover the history of buttons, as well as how to identify the materials buttons are made of and their age. Please bring your button box and she will tell you about your collection, as time permits. Julie Dearman owned an antique store in Spokane, Washington for 15 years. She was also an appraiser with the International Society of Appraisers. She belongs to the National Button Society and the Arizona State Button Society.

Saturday, August 23, St. Charles Market Day

Sherri Jones/Patrick’s Woods Workshops Nov 7 - 9 ~ See pages 5 & 6November

... a wonderful Attic exclusive kit coming in June! A Jackie du Plessis limited edition that she calls a needle case, but it will be so much more, a needlework accoutrement, a utilitarian accessory but oh, so ornamental. Jackie describes this beautiful project thusly: The outside of the needle case will feature wonderful sweet silk stitched red roses with other dainty flowers and leaves. The interior will be finished with luxury silk fabric. A tiny silken bag for your treasured thimble or any other trinket can be fastened, while the second area allows for a needlebook made from doctor's flannel pages. A special hand-turned wooden spool attaches to the mid area allowing for fiber or laces to be wrapped and stored here. The needle case closes and ties with a soft vintage dyed double-sided silken ribbon. Jackie and John collaborated on this when Jackie was visiting last November, and I was so excited about it when I heard them discussing it. It will be a patriotic tribute to America featuring the rose, which was designated the official flower and floral emblem of the United States of America in 1986. Updated photos as available ~ but feel free to get your name on our reservations list now! !

Sew Darling . . .

Zoe with Grandma Vickie ~ and can you see what Zoe is playing with/eating? A tape measure! Never too young to get their focus on needlework!

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1. Medallion for front of box. These are made from the piano end keys, and there are only 2 of these keys on a piano. Marcy has set aside some of these very special pieces just for us.

$90 each ___________ 2. Ruler and thread winder set with bird motif. $66 set ___________ (No substitutes please.) 3. Thread winder with floral spray. $38 each ___________ 4. Thread winder with monogram of your choice. $38 each ___________ Please specify. (Alphabet matches stitched alphabet.) Monogram (one letter please) ___________ Total ___________ Please mail this form or email your order list to Patrick’s Woods by August 1, 2014.(Sorry, no additional orders will be taken during or after class.) DO NOT SEND ANY MONEY. THESE PIECES WILL BE CREATED FOR YOU AND DE-LIVERED TO YOU AT THE WORKSHOP. YOUR TOTAL IS DUE AT THE TIME OF DE-LIVERY. THANK YOU! NAME:___________________________________________________________________ !

Workshops with Sherri Jones of Patrick’s Woods

This handsome sewing box made exclusively for Patrick’s Woods is an exquisitely handcrafted adaptation of an antique sewing box. The box is made of fine cherry wood and measures approx. 6 ¼” wide x 4 ¾” tall (with legs) and 3 ½” deep. Both sides of the box open wide for access. The interior is finished with two silk-lined panels that have stitched slip pockets. The pockets are embellished with hem stitching, ribbon weaving, and embroidered floral sprays. Smalls include a needlebook, pynkeep, and berry scissors ornament. Stitches include hem stitching, long-arm cross, overlap stitch, stem stitch, tent stitch, and cross stitch over one. The linen is a 32c antique white. The box is secured with hidden magnets. The bottom of the box is fitted with a silk-lined tool pad and a removable mattress style pyn pillow. Scrimshaw pieces shown in the photo, and below, not included in the kit, but can be ordered separately. Workshop Fee $310 Pre-stitching kits are shipping now; fee must be paid in full prior to kit shipment.

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Lesson Proposal

This handsome sewing box is an exquisitely crafted and engineered adaptation of an antique sewing box. It is

handcrafted of fine cherry wood and measures approx. 6 ¼” wide x 4 ¾” tall (with legs) and 3 ½” deep. Both sides of the box open wide for access. The interior is finished with two silk lined panels that have stitched slip pockets. The pockets are embellished with hem stitching, ribbon weaving and embroidered floral sprays. The bottom of the box is fitted with a silk lined tool pad and a removable mattress style pyn pillow. Smalls include a needle book, pyn keep and berry scissors ornament. Stitches include hem stitching, long arm cross, overlap stitch, stem stitch, tent stitch and cross stitch over one. The linen is a 32 count antique white. The box is secured with hidden magnets. Class time will be divided between practicing specialty stitches and constructing the interior panels, so please bring the supplies listed below.

Kit includes box, linen, silk fabrics, silk floss, ribbons, interfacing, stiffener, muslin, wool felt, magnet buttons and tapestry needle. Scrimshaw pieces shown in the photo not included, but can be ordered separately. Class size: 25 maximum Skill level: Intermediate. Student supplies: fabric shears, tape measure, pins, sewing needles, marking pencil, and other basic sewing supplies Class time: 5 hours Kit cost: $260 (includes cost of shipping boxes)

DESIGNS BY SHERRI JONES 2539 ALBERT DRIVE, SE GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49506 !616-285-3238

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Blue Ribbon Sewing Box

Students will need to bring to class basic sewing supplies, plus perforated paper cutting tool and cutting mat, paper scissors, tape measure, straight pins, neutral basting thread, glue pen or stick, double stick tape, and twisted cording tool. For the best perforated paper cutting tool, Sherri recommends an X-Acto X3000 knife or X2000 knife with a NEW blade. Or, if paper cutting scissors are preferred, the Dr. Slick Microtip Arrow, 3 1⁄2” straight scissors used by anglers for tying flies and available at large sporting goods stores like Bass Pro Shops or Cabela’s, or online through Amazon and other retailers. If a less expensive, one-time-use tool is preferred, the Revlon cuticle scissors with precise curved blades will work.

From England, With Love

The petite reticule style bag is inspired by an antique needlework bag found in the Cotswolds, in England, circa 1840. The bag measures approximately 4” tall and is stitched with luscious silk pearls in icy blues and mocha browns and accented with silver cut beads that closely resemble the cut steel beads so popular with the Victorians. The bag is lined with silk, drawn closed with silk taffeta ribbons. The silk purse strings are threaded through silver rings. The sentimental smalls are inspired by Victorian tokens and include a beaded bolster style cushion-scissors rest made with pearl cut beads, a heart-and-hand needle keep with the silver cut beads, and a cut paper pinkeep with a Victorian paper scrap embellishment. Workshop Fee $210

Kit includes linen, silk pearls, silk floss, silk lining fabric, silk taffeta ribbons, beads, perforated paper, Victorian style scrap, Ultrasuede, wools, lace, needles and templates. Kit does not include glass head straight pins. Paper scraps will vary. A large variety of old and reproduction scraps will be presented for personal choice.

Class is Full ~ Waiting List Only

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All classes will be held in Meeting Rooms A+B at Hyatt Place Mesa, where they have available an Attic Needlework room block with prices of $104 for King rooms and $114 for Queen/Queen rooms. Here is their Website. Free shuttle service to the shop is provided (airport transportation is not), so renting a car is really not necessary.

Patriot Patty is inspired by the Flapper garter buttons that were popular in the 1920's. She perches on a navy velvet cushion at one end of the doubled cushion box. Patty is constructed of vintage French patriotic ribbon, and her face is printed on fabric, reproduced from a vintage flapper garter button printed on silk ribbon. The pin box is embellished with motifs inspired by vintage Army and Navy needle books that were printed after both World Wars. The pin box measures approximately 6 1⁄2” long by 2” wide and 2” high. There are two velvet cushions; one at each end of the box. The center opening of the box features a slip pocket, and will house patriotic smalls. The smalls include two needle keeps, scissors and a scissors sheath and fob. There will be available for separate purchase a set of ivory scrimshaw pieces (below right), including two thread winders, a petite ruler, and a star shaped charm with a monogram. Workshop Fee $195 ~ pre-stitching kits shipping now; fees must be paid in full prior to kit shipment.

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Scrim order form for The Attic, November, 2014

1. Art Deco style thread winder with patriotic banner. $40each ___________

2. Art Deco style thread winder with plane and flag banner. $44 each __________

3. Petite ruler with pinwheel style flower. $30 each ___________

4. Cut out star button/pendant with monogram of your choice. $44 each ___________

Please specify ONE letter choice. Optional: attach to a stick pin with a jump ring—these will be provided.

Monogram ___________

Total ___________ Please email your order list or mail this form to Patrick’s Woods by August 1, 2014. (Sorry, no additional orders will be taken during or after class.) DO NOT SEND ANY MONEY. THESE PIECES WILL BE CREATED FOR YOU AND DELIVERED TO YOU AT THE WORKSHOP. YOUR TOTAL IS DUE AT THE TIME OF DELIVERY. THANK YOU!

NAME:___________________________________________________________________

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2539 ALBERT DRIVE, SE GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49506

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Patriot Patty and her Pin Perch

Sunday’s Sherri Jones Workshop

Registration and Hotel Information Registrations for the workshops will be accepted by email only. There are 3 email addresses for me and the shop, and they all work. To allow time for everyone interested to read this newsletter and make their plans, registration will open on Thursday, February 20. Please do not phone the shop to register. We will be happy to answer your questions, but registrations will only be accepted by email. You may register for up to two workshops and, space permitting, a third workshop. In your email please provide your first, second, and third choices. After the registrations have been printed and put in date and time order, you will be notified by email of your workshop registrations and asked to phone our toll-free number with payment information. Because an email address is needed for each of you to provide additional information along the way, to send you the scrimshaw ordering forms, etc., we are looking to email registration as the best method for the entire process, to ensure that we register you for the proper workshops, most importantly. Friday, Blue Ribbon Sewing Box, 2 - 9 PM with an hour break from 5 - 6 PM for dinner. Saturday, From England with Love, 9 - 4 PM, with an hour break at lunch Saturday evening, reception at the shop from 5 - 8 PM, with dinner served at The Gathering Place next door to the shop Sunday, Patriot Patty, 9 - 4 PM, with an hour break at lunch !Your registration fees for each workshop include dinner or lunch as well as coffee/tea breaks during the day and a continental breakfast on Saturday and Sunday, as well as Saturday night reception and dinner. !

Stitches include Cross Stitch, Tent Stitch, Chevron, Rice, Tied Oblong Cross Stitch, Oblong Cross Stitch, Stem Stitch and Portuguese Knotted Stem Stitch. Kit includes linen, silk floss, pearl cotton, vintage patriotic ribbon, velvet ribbon, printed fabric pieces, suede, wool, printed card templates, cotton batting, interfacing, petite scissors, dipped pins, beads and vintage star sequins. Students will need to bring to class basic sewing supplies, plus paper scissors, tape measure, thin sharp sewing needles, sewing needle with an eye large enough for 4 plies of silk, straight pins, neutral basting thread, glue pen or stick, double stick tape, and small rotary cutter, mat and ruler set (if you have one), and pliers for pulling needles.

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For your Summer School Tuition of $450 (register by July 1 ~ after July 1 tuition increases to $500 to accommodate last-minute kitting) you will receive six amazing projects, all of your meals, the opportunity to win some great door prizes, and more wonderful surprises. Reserve your spot with a $50 nonrefundable deposit, with the balance due by mid-July. This amazingly reasonable tuition for six lovely projects is only possible because all of these designers are local and have no travel expenses (airplane & hotel). Don’t miss out on the funnest Summer School ever!

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Our Summer School faculty again includes our six very talented and creative designers in the desert (thus the 6 Shades of Red): Linda/Samplers Remembered, Gloria/Milady’s Needle, Vickie & Maegan/NeedleWorkPress, Linda/Needlemade Designs, Bunny & Apryl/Priscilla’s Pocket, & Tanya/The Scarlett House. We had our first planning session earlier this month, and we are all very excited to invite you to our third annual Summer School presented by The Attic.

Our 2014 Summer Sampler Soirée

Needlemade Designs’

project in progress.

“Red Delicious” Pincushion

from Priscilla’s Pocket

The Scarlett House’s “Little Red Chair Sampler”

The project from NeedleWorkPress is inspired by this antique thimble holder.

Our Soirée is from 5 PM Friday night, August 1 - Sunday noon, August 3 at Hyatt Place Mesa. The hotel is offering us these amazing summer rates (less than last year): $85/night for both King and Queen/Queen. Call 1.888.HYATT.HP (1-888-492-8847). Local phone number is 480.969-8200 ~ don’t forget to ask for the “Attic Needlework” group rate. Go to their Website for more information about their amenities.

“Nothing’s more pressing” from Samplers Remembered Milady’s Needle’s

project is still a surprise

- reveal coming soon!

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It’s not too late to start ~ and join us in this SAL for this gorgeous reproduction! Chart - $18 !Thread Choices: * Gloriana Tudor silks $73.50 * Gloriana 12-ply silk, $112 * Gentle Art - $46.20 !Lakeside Linen (460w x 200h) * 50c (52/60) unevenweave $26 * 50c evenweave $26 * 45c - $25 * 40c - $32 * 36c - $39

So sorry to have to put this lovely

Happy May Day Stitch-Along Participants, This is the perfect week to check in on your progress with Luciana! Didn’t start yet? No problem! You can jump in any time you like! And, if you decide to join in the fun now, we’ll be sure to get you links to each of the monthly updates so far this year. Well, I must confess that gardening and a big Easter gathering sort of got in the way of stitching for me this month. I am forging ahead. However, I haven’t had a chance to play with straightening the letters, so I’m working along the bottom, instead of my initial plan to go bottom, top, bottom, top. “Leading” this stitch-along really made me realize that I like to jump around and change motifs here and there. I guess I’ve known this all along, just never really thought about it before. That said, I had this gorgeous butterfly almost finished when I realized that little Luciana did it again! The right side of the butterfly is prettier than the left. So, I’m restitching the right side, as you can see below. I also realized that I grabbed the wrong silks, so my color may be a bit different than yours. Thanks, Betsy, for showing us your tree. Looks sort of like the ones in my back yard that have been shedding with all the winds here in Arizona. Nothing like those you’re experiencing down South and in the Midwest. Hope everyone’s safe and dry.

I was stitching on my front porch earlier this week when Vickie stopped by to shoot some photos. If it wasn’t enough that a fly pooped on the edge of my linen (yes, I can clean it), I set down my project to talk to Vickie and when I went to pick it up, a scorpion was right under my pattern and project. I had hoped to share a few more photos with you, but the scorpion was pretty dramatic, so the other pictures will have to wait for next month. Meanwhile, here’s my butterfly (I love it) and the finished wreath. Hopefully by next month, I’ll tackle the letters. If not, I’ll keep stitching along the bottom, working from right to left. Here’s hoping Luciana’s flower baskets bring you joy on May Day and all the year through,

Rosi

This is Betsy Bollinger’s This is Betsy Bollinger’s This is Betsy Bollinger’s Luciana. She started in the upper Luciana. She started in the upper Luciana. She started in the upper left and selected darker colors for left and selected darker colors for left and selected darker colors for the tree. Send your photos to the tree. Send your photos to the tree. Send your photos to [email protected]@[email protected].

Por Luciana Delgado from NeedleWorkPress

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The latest in Blackbird Designs’ ‘Reward of Merit’ series, “In Full Glory” $8

From Priscilla’s PocketNew in the Shop

Wow! Many of you are so ready to stitch patriotic once again, and it’s only May! Here are some of the latest for our red-white-and-blue season!

Arriving Friday (if the USPS keeps its promise of 2-day delivery!), Threadwork Primitives’ “Beggars 4th” $10, third in this wonderful series of ‘Beggars’ pillows/pincushions ~ above right, “Beggars Christmas” & “Beggars Night” each $10

“Where Liberty Dwells” $12 provides so many projects for your needle: Large, framed in the chain frame ($40) or small, as a needlecase tied with an exquisite silk ribbon.

Above: The smalls are all included in the chartpack, even the instructions for making the red leather scissors sheath! ~ American Flag Threadkeep, $32 ~ the sweet red sampler is a separate chart, “CEJ 1836” $12 ~ the Stitcher’s Cache, $110 ~ and the exquisite Stitcher’s Sampler Cache (I call it a tray), $130

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The Last from Jackye/A Mon Ami Pierre

Clockwise from the left: “Le Temps qui Passe” (known in our shop as “Molly’s Sampler” with her beautiful over-one-on-40 model kindly on loan to us for a long time) $15 ~ “Quaker Table Runner” $22 ~ “Story From the Past” $12 ~ “Dolphin Quaker” $13 ~ “Phoenix Quaker” $13 ~ “Génération de Brodeuses” $26

Weeks ago we gave you the sad news about Jackye’s retirement and presented a last opportunity for you to special order before her closing on March 31. We placed our last order, increasing amounts for our favorites and trying to guess which ones you would want. Many of your orders came after our deadline to place our final order. We filled orders in date order and were able to fill many of your requests but not all. However, we do have a number of charts remaining, many with only 1 copy of each ~ if you are interested in any of these, please give us a first, second, and third choice.

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Clockwise from upper left: “Le Courrier d’AMAP” $26 ~ “Les timbres de Perrette” $16 ~ “Lettres Fleuries” $22, beautiful floral letters ~ “Noel 2009” $15 ~ “Compilations de Modeles Style Quaker” $25, 10 separate projects! ~ “Il Etait une Fois” (Once Upon a Time) $19

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Clockwise from above: “Coeur Bijou de Brodeuse” $13 (Heart Jewel Embroidery) ~ “Remember October” $13 ~ “Quakers Love” $13.50 ~ “Pochette Azur” $13.50 ~ “La Maison du Grand Duc” $13.50




Clockwise from above: “Leonore’s Quaker” $13 ~ “Antique Stitcher” $22 ~ 2 with charms: “Hearts Christmas” $15 includes several charms & “”Coeur de bergere Pinkeep” $15 is shown with 2 charms, but only 1 is included, the sheep ~ “Quaker aux ciseaux” $15, with some fabulous scissors images ~ “Sampler de Leo” $12, shown in red monochrome but also includes a multi-color version ~ and “Let Them Free” $13 (my apologies for the distortion in the scan from the plastic envelope)




Clockwise from above: “La Bande a Noe + Sa Calligraphie” $14.50 (“Noah’s band + calligraphy) ~ “Monogramme Colombes” $16, a lovely alphabet embellished with doves ~ “Si romantique brodeuse” $13 ~ “Le Grand Cerf ” $13, and the French on the pillow/ornament translates to “night ... in the woods, the big deer” ~ “Pochette Quaker 1” $17 ~ “Stitch, Stitch Girl” $13 ~ “La Promesse” $13.50

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Also New in the Shop

Above: 2 from Muriel Berceville: “Antique Rose Alphabet” $14 & “Needlework Wallet” $10

Right, 2 from Tams Creations: “Pussinpatches” $14 and “Humminpatches” $14

Barbara Ana Designs’ Long May She Wave $12 is an interesting tribute to everything American. Uncle Sam and the American flag feature prominently. More discreet is Betsy Ross, needle in hand, just about finishing sewing the very first American flag. So in a way, its also a tribute to all the women behind the great men. The cross stitch pattern (133 x 149) features a tiny cartouche in petite stitch with the date 1778.

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Kitties Counting Set $20 Originally designed for counting knitting gauges (as it is photographed on knitting), it is the perfect tool to count your stitches on your linen (or other ground fabric). Simply place the ruler, which is laser-cut for extreme accuracy, onto your ground fabric. Align the ruler with the first stitch you wish to count, place the magnets behind the ruler to secure it, and count! I found Linda’s linen project handy, so I used it for the photo below.

Easter's come and gone, but this little Bunny Needle Nanny $12 is perfect any time of the year ~ made with those super strong rare earth magnets, it’s just the perfect thing for holding your needles, pins and scissors. Heck, just a cute little pin to wear ~ how great is that?

Sheep Eyeglass Holder $12 Can't find your glasses? No where to put them? Here is the perfect answer! These charming Magnetic Eyeglass Holders are easily attached to your clothing, with magnets instead of damaging pins, and will keep those glasses where you can actually find them. The older I get, the more I need these as well as my glasses! What a relief !

More New in Our Attic

Kitty Magnetic Needle Threader $8 Made with a stainless steel hook, and with the added benefit of the magnet, these little threaders are sturdy and easy to keep track of ! These needle threaders will fit long-eye needles: Size 28 Tapestry and above, Size 28 Chenille and above, Size 5 Darning and above, Size 7 Basting and above, and Size 7 Embroidery and above. !

Puffin Pattern Keepers-Kitty $14 Now with stronger and larger magnets that are easier to keep track of ! Made with beautiful honey-color finished laser-cut solid Alder, these pretty and practical keepers mean you don't have to drag along those clunky magnet boards for your project, they work right on the pattern! How great is that?

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Handblessings’ Cubistic Color Wheel Needlepoint with One Charm $13 Every stitcher needs a color wheel, and Cubistic Color Wheel is a perfect color "wheel". With its modern lines and bright colors, it is a very striking piece, like a modern painting! The “Create” charm finishes it perfectly!

Wildflowers Pocket $12.50 Pocket size 5 ½ x 6. Wildflowers Pocket was created, designer Eileen/Handblessings tells us, to hold a small book of stitches. The backside (chart included) of the pocket is a mirror image of the front side shown. It can also be used to hold stitching tools or any number of treasures. Instructions for finishing as a pocket are included.

And Even More New!

Handblessings’ “Puddle Dancer w/Heart Charm” $5 recalls precious moments and cherished memories, like this little boy splashing in the puddle, a special memory, and thus it includes a heart charm to attach in the upper left corner. Framed or finished as a stand-up, this small tabloid will become a treasured part of your decor.

Coming Very Soon!

Above, RuthAnne’s lovely model showing another colorway.

We were thrilled last week when Pam Schmidt of The Prairie Sampler visited us and showed us the model for her beautiful sampler basket. It ties at the corners but, when untied, lies flat, easily transportable to your stitching events/needlework classes. Charts for this wonderful needlework accessory will be in the shop very soon. I love the verse: Count that day lost whose low descending sun Views from thy hand no worthy action done.

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The Witch, The Crow and the Pumpkin $11 An orange-clad witch is riding her favorite mount, a crow with a large eerie eye staring at us. The pattern is full of Barbara Ana's favorite symbols such as keys and houses, dates, Quaker motifs and more. The chart comes with a free bonus pattern (53 x 33) featuring a plant with tiny kittens and a spider. The round circles featured on the picture are not cross stitched but made of felt appliqué. Or just stitch and frame the design (89 x 108) without the felt appliqué!

Something Wicked $12 A quote from Shakespeare's Macbeth where the 3 witches' dance and songs are interrupted by a knock on the door and one of the witches playfully remarks: "By the prickling of my thumb something wicked this way comes" Barbara Ana's delightful interpretation of the witch is a red- haired lady with a pale, moon-like face and freckles. Her full length dress is beautifully depicted in cross stitch, with frilled cuffs, a narrow waist and an ample skirt combining several layers of fabric with Quaker motifs. Her eerie, orange-eyed cat stands still at her feet. A discreet motif with moon and stars runs in the background of the pattern. The choice of colors is very subdued yet rich, as shown in the vertical diamond motif that structures the piece. 112w x 128h

New from Barbara Ana Designs

The Rampant Cats Sampler $12 The traditional looking sampler is full of unexpected surprises, such as the ones Barbara Ana loves to place in her designs. Look closely and you will notice that the gentleman and the lady differ from Adam and Eve, not only because they are fully dressed, but because they seem to be tempting the snake, not the other way round, and further more they are holding a pumpkin! There are many interesting details to stitch in this rather large sampler (157w x 184h) such as the rampant cats that seem to be levitating on their hind legs. Colors have been very carefully selected by Barbara Ana for this sampler. In two areas she uses a combination of 2 strands in different colors so as to create the exact hue she is looking for. "All hallows eve" and initials are stitched over a single thread.

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Painted Dragon Charm Garden Pin $15.50 Look what the kitty found at the back of a shelf ! The dragonfly is gold-plated and hand-painted in jewel tones. Gold plating is way too expensive these days, so these are a real find! And very limited. Since writing this, most of my order has been sold.

Limited Editions Coming from Just*Nan

Miss Kitty Charm Garden Pin $10.50 Miss Kitty is hand-painted with touches of white on her ears, face and paws with a tiny pink nose. She rests on stacked green and pink glass beads. The perfect finishing touch for her pin cube (see below) or any needlework small. And also very limited.

Miss Kitty’s Pin Cube & Embellishments $13 A little jewel of a pin cube covered in summer blossoms. Stitched on Zweigart 32c Ash Rose Belfast Linen with DMC, the finished cube is just 1 1/2" all around. There is a mixed bouquet on the top and a different floral motif with matching bargello border on each side, all in lovely summer colors accented with beads. Easy finishing instructions are included. Dangle a filigree butterfly from one of the corners and outline the side seams with pins. Beads and butterfly are included; stitcher will need to provide interfacing, stuffing and pins. Design area is 6 1/2" X 5".

Left, Long Dog Samplers’ “The Stag Party” $27, 249 x 421 !Middle, Tempting Tangles’ “Peacock Pinwheels” $12, 219 x 221 !Right, Rosewood Manor’s “French Country Sampler, $15, 168 x 138

Here Now!

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New From Little House & Country Cottage Needleworks

Left, 2 from Country Cottage Needleworks: “Welcome Home” $6 & “Snowy Foxes” $6 in the Frosty Forest Series !Above: Little House’s “Town Church” $6 in the Hometown Holiday Series & “Pretty in Perle - Needle Lady Pocket” $6, stitched in perle on 20c fabric, but choose your own! ~ and, below right, “Calendar Girls - May” $6 !And THEN a wonderful treat for fans of Little House Needleworks threadpacks, $14. The first in a set of three from a series titled “Sun, Moon and Stars” is now available exclusively from Classic Colorworks. You will get the threads to stitch the design along with the chart. The first design is “Over the Moon” and will be followed by “Beneath the Stars” and “Under the Sun.” !

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Left, “Peace in the Valley” $22, 145 x 161, from Just A Thought. This beautiful sampler includes pulled work and some of the following stitches: Smyrna stitch, satin stitch, couching, over-one cross stitch, over-two cross stitch, velvet stitch, long Rococo stitch, oblique Slav stitch, French knots and stem stitch, just to name a few.

Also New in Our Attic

Blackbird Designs’ “Mother’s Day” $9, Ten in their Loose Feathers Abecedarian Series

Right, “Mary Wigham 1790 Wardrobe” $38 from Just A Thought. Originally released as a class-only design, it is now available in chart form. The chart includes complete stitch instruction and “finishing visually” finishing instructions.

“The Flatfold and Friends” $34 from Just A Thought. Over 45 full-size pages. The flat-fold, the Christmas ornaments, the box, the heavy weights, the stuffed stand-up, and the round/oval box finishing instructions you have come to love, this book as them all. Instructions have been revised, with the ‘fluff ’ removed, and ‘finishing visually’ finishing instructions. !

Left, “A Lady’s Cabinet” $38 from Just A Thought. Originally released as a class-only design, it is now available in chart form only. The chart includes complete stitch instruction and “finishing visually” finishing instructions.

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From Carolyn, counterclockwise from the left: “Owl Birth Sampler” by Cherry Hill Stitchery ~ Foxwood Crossings’ “Pomegranate Sleds” & “Saltbox Sleds” ~ Little House Needleworks’ “April Calendar Girl”

April Sampler Sunday

Amy’s “Le Temps Qui Passe” by A Mon Ami Pierre

Amy’s “Stitchingly Ever After” by Barbara Ana

Michelle’s “Bluebird” from NeedleWorkPress’s “A Schoolroom Alphabet”

Michelle’s “Seven Sheep Sampler” from NeedleWorkPress’s “A Schoolroom Alphabet”

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Tedra’s “Sampler

aux Bouquet I, II

& III” from

Jardine Prive

More from Sampler Sunday

Barbara’s “Spring Hare” from

La D Da, finished as a small

hanging pillow, with the perfect

fabric on the back!

Cheryl B’s “Pink Sparrow”

from With Thy Needle & Thread

Cheryl B’s “Where

There Are Bees”

from Prairie Schooler

Cheryl B’s “Phebe Edwards”

from Forget Me Not In Stitches

Cheryl B’s “My Heart’s

Garden” from Shepherd’s Bush

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Cheryl V’s “Metamorphosis” by Ink Circles

Right, Debby’s “Souvenir Sampler” from The Drawn Thread

Lynne’s. counterclockwise from above left: “Apostle’s Creed” from My Big Toe ~ “Hearts Bloomed” from SamSarah Designs ~ “Noel House” from Chessie & Me ~ “Garden Sheep” from Shepherd’s Bush

It was our pleasure to welcome Cheryl V & Debby, who traveled from California to be with us, to our April Sampler Sunday!

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Deb’s “Easter Eggs III”

from Homespun Elegance

And More from Sampler Sunday

Deb’s “Song of the

Seasons” Mystery Sampler

from Little House Needleworks

Angelica’s “Naughty &

Nice” from Shepherd’s Bush

Angelica’s “Gingerbread

Mouse” from Just Nan

Janet’s “Apostle’s Creed” from My

Big Toe Designs & Elizabeth

Sheffield” from The Scarlet Letter

Angelica’s “Apostle’s Creed” from My

Big Toe & “Spring” from Shepherd’s Bush

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Brenda’s, counterclockwise from the left: iStitch’s “Sew Scattered” ~ The Crickett Collection’s “Red Nose Kiss” ~ Shepherd’s Bush “The Fold” ~ and My Big Toe’s “Apostle’s Creed”

More from Sampler Sunday’s Show & Share

Janet’s “Word Play” by With Thy Needle & Thread

Molly’s “Seven Sheep Sampler” by The Scarlett House

Brenda’s “Naughty & Nice” from Shepherd’s Bush and, below, her Just Nan “Tulip Time”

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Nita’s “Spring Hare”

from Stacy Nash stitched

over one ~ so sweet!Nita’s “Name Tag” from La-D-Da ~

offered as a kit at Nashville, now available

as a chart, and we’ve ordered some!

Linda D’s “Wee Bundle” by La-D-Da, also a kit at Nashville, now available as a chart, and we’ve ordered those as well ~ and Linda D’s “Beggar’s Christmas from Threadwork Primitives

Linda D’s “Por Luciana” from NeedleworkPress on 52/60 linen with Tudor silks

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Julie’s “Ordinary Day” from Zaza Pique

Julie’s “Noel 2009” (OOP) from A Mon Ami Pierre

Julie’s “French Country Rooster” from

JBW Designs finished as a boxtop ~ and

the box is trimmed with the fabulous

ribbon that mirrors the needlework!


The 2014 Summer Soiree project from Linda

Danielson/Samplers Remembered ~ see a better photo on page 8!

Jan’s “Count Twice” from

Plum Street Samplers

Evelyn’s “Green on Green” from Rosewood Manor

Barbara’s design for her Mother’s Day gift to her mother, to commemorate a pillow her mother remembers having as a child ~ the pillow will be backed with personalization and the year. So sweet!

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Betsy’s “M. Woods” from Milady’s Needle

Tanya/The Scarlett House’s

newest reproduction in

progress ~ and, right, her

“Little Red Chair Sampler”

~ see better photo on page 8

Tamami’s “Elizabeth

Sheffield” from The Scarlet Letter

Paula’s homemade carrot cake cupcakes were not only lovely but equally delicious! A great addition to our Spring Lock-In!

Jan’s beautiful pillow that she stitched for her dear friend Karen. The “finishing touches” by our pillow finisher are, in a word, exquisite!

I’m sorry, but I can’t give credit to anyone (because I forgot whose it is) for this adorable over-one bunny, The Primitive Jewel’s “White Rabbit”

The fabulous dessert treat from our in-house Martha, Linda L at April’s

Sampler Sunday. We are so lucky she loves to bake!

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Left, Melanie’s “Something Wicked” from La-D-Da

Left, Roblyn’s ?? ~ I’ve emailed her to ask but so far no information !Right, Sandy’s “Phoenix Quaker” from A Mon Ami Pierre

From Sandy’s Studio

2 of Deb’s: “Sweet Adeline” from Gigi & “Shores of Hawk Run Hollow” from Carriage House Samplings

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10th Place Region 1 All-Around Winner ... our beautiful Hannah!

Tyler & Hannah on Easter morning ~ I know I’m not objective about them, but they really are wonderful young adults.

Tyler all dressed up for the prom ~ as handsome as he is nice!

Epilogue

The front table display has evolved once again, thanks to Beth’s talents,with the floral month of May and Mother’s Day setting the stage.

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“Speak to the Earth Sampler” $15. This classic sampler by Sandy Orton received a great deal of positive press on FaceBook a few weeks ago when Robin posted her beautiful finish, right, and Kooler Design Studios has just released the chart. We have it ordered and on its way. You may reserve yours now ~ and we’ll save you one as well, Carol!

Our advance copy of this just-published soft-cover book by finisher extraordinaire Marsha Brown arrived this afternoon, and I couldn’t wait to give you a glimpse of it! Paging through it quickly, it has 22 chapters filled with techniques and color photos and graphic aids to help even a novice to professionally finish your needle art. It also includes lists of necessary tools and materials to help you finish beautifully! Reserve your copy now, $55.

Epilogue 2

Many agreed that it was the most beautiful wedding ceremony they’d ever witnessed. Tess and Allen shared their special day with hundreds of friends and relatives and shared the story of how they met 17 1/2 years ago when they were both married to their now-deceased spouses ~ over the years both lost their spouses to cancer, and now they are continuing their life’s journey together. There wasn’t a dry eye in the house ... that is, in the church!

We’re so excited about the collaboration with artist and former Attic staff member Nancy ~ it was her artistry that inspired Vickie/NeedleWorkPress’s design for “Sweet Land” ~ Andrea just completed the model, and the chart will be available soon!

New!!!

Coming Soon!

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