Up for a 2013 challenge???

Did you see this???

Nicola's 

Scarlet Letter Year ...

Challenge for 2013 ....

Link to Challenge Rules HERE.

And, you don't have to be a blogger to participate.

And, there are prizes, too!

How awesome is that?

I'm thinking about that lovely WIP sampler

and the alphabet kit I recently obtained.

Hmmmmmm ..... are there enough hours in the day?

nice article ....

Link to Article

Betty Ring - sale

Betty Ring Needlework Collection

(Link Above)

Remaining items from the Betty Ring needlework auction

will be sold via Stephen + Carol Huber

beginning Saturday, May 19, 2012.

Follow the link or contact:

40 Ferry Rd, Old Saybrook, CT. 06475 (860) 388-6809

Betty Ring (Links)

Sharing some Betty Ring links today:   

"American Needlework Treasures" by Betty Ring

On-Line, Digital Book

Girlhood Embroidery, Vol One

On-Line, Digital Book

Girlhood Embroidery, Vol Two

On-Line, Digital Book

--- Not sure how long they will be on-line

Post re Sotheby's (Jan 2012) Auction

Samplers

Interested in samplers?

Visit the

Hudson Valley Sampler Guild

site ...

which provides photos and 

research from 

Vassar College collection.

Another site defines

Sampler motifs + their meanings,


Sampler Consortium
is a group studying samplers

In addition to the above sites,

check out Antique Samplers

for samplers by date, origin, etc.

and
Frisian Samplers
for viewing 444 on-line samplers.

Needlework Stolen

This 1804 silk and painted paper on linen sampler by Mary Bowker has been missing from the collection of the Burlington County Historical Society since October 16. Illustrated in Betty Ring's Girlhood Embroidery, Volume II, it is from a small group of locally made samplers prized for their charming depiction of a lady on horseback.


Article by Laura Beach Needlework Stolen

Blog post Sampler Stolen + Other Sad News

Exhibit in Boston

Embroideries of Colonial Boston: Samplers

Saturday, November 20, 2010 - Sunday, March 13, 2011

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Avenue of the Arts
465 Huntington Avenue
Avenue of the Arts
Boston, Massachusetts 02115-5523
617-267-9300
TTY: 617-267-9703

Schoolgirl samplers on display

Milwaukee Public Museum
800 West Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53233

ABC's of Schoolgirl Samplers: Children, Education, and Needlework

Schoolgirl samplers are one of the most recognizable and beloved American needle arts. Samplers were created by young girls as part of their formal education demonstrating needle handiwork, literacy, moral education and historical/geographic understanding. A selection of a dozen samplers from the Museum's Clothing and Textile Collection provides an opportunity to enjoy and examine the handiwork of early 19th century American girls. This is a limited run exhibit due to the fragility and age of the textiles.

ABC's of Schoolgirl Samplers is located on the first floor, center gallery, from August 21 – November 29, 2009.

Milwaukee Public Museum
Summer Public Hours (June 14 - September 30) Monday 9:00 - 4:00
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday 9:00 - 4:00
Thursday 9:00 - 4:00
Friday 9:00 - 4:00
Saturday 9:00 - 4:00
Sunday 10:00 - 4:00

* Box Office closes 30 minutes prior to Museum closing time.

Closed Dates
July 4, 2009 (Independence Day)
November 26, 2009 (Thanksgiving Day)
December 25, 2009 (Christmas Day)