“By this exemplar I am taught

How letters great and small are wrought.”

 Sampler Verse c. 1817

There are so many lovely things on antique samplers ~ flowers and birds, houses, bees and dogs, trees and angels, sailing ships and tiny people. There are verses about virtue, faith, and a heavenly reward. And delightful names so carefully wrought ~ Elizabeth Pickford, Mary Ann Appleyard, Florry Hollands…  All delightful! Yet I never fail to find charm in the humble marking sampler. I think it is their sense of order and simplicity that appeals to me as much as the way they exemplify the value placed on industry and knowledge.

 That said, I am pleased to introduce a new pattern! A French redwork marking sampler stitched by Rosalie Amphoux Vauvert. I love it for its small size and simple alphabets and numbers, some worked rather plainly and others quite prettily. I chose The Gentle Arts Pomegranate thread and Weeks Dye Works Alabaster linen for my reproduction.

The pattern is available in mailed and instant download formats - convenient links are just below under "Featured".

 “May you dear Fanny with your needle trace

A small memorial of your youthful days

When learning's page with useful arts combined

To engage your fancy and improve your mind.”

Sampler Verse c. 1826  

Until next month, my friends, I wish you and yours a blessed, happy Easter!  May you find joy in each and every day…

Wendy 

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