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BRISTOL POCKET KITThis kit comes complete with hand drawn pocket design to imitate walnut ink on linen, linen pocket back, linen tape, binding, crewel wools, needle and instructions. $35.00 |
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CAMBRIDGE POCKET KITThis pocket is based on an original that was remade from an existing piece of embroidery. Because of this, the slit for the pocket is cut through the finished embroidery as was the original. This kit comes complete with hand drawn pocket design to imitate walnut ink on linen, linen pocket back, linen tape, binding, crewel wools, needle and instructions. $45.00 |
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DEERFIELD POCKET KITThis kit comes complete with hand drawn pocket design to imitate walnut ink on linen, linen pocket back, linen tape, binding, crewel wools, needle and instructions. $35.00 |
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HATFIELD POCKET KITThis kit comes complete with hand drawn pocket design to imitate walnut ink on linen, linen pocket back, linen tape, binding, crewel wools, needle and instructions. $40.00 |
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NEWPORT POCKET KITThis kit comes complete with hand drawn pocket design to imitate walnut ink on linen, linen pocket back, linen tape, binding, crewel wools, needle and instructions. $40.00 |
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PORTSMOUTH POCKET KITThis kit comes complete with hand drawn pocket design to imitate walnut ink on linen, linen pocket back, linen tape, binding, crewel wools, needle and instructions. $45.00 |
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SALEM POCKET KITThis kit comes complete with hand drawn pocket design to imitate walnut ink on linen, linen pocket back, linen tape, binding, crewel wools, needle and instructions. $45.00 |
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WETHERSFIELD POCKET KITThis colorful pocket follows the tradition of a central motif rising from a mound or pot and dates from the early to mid 18th century. As with all our pocket kits this one comes complete with hand drawn pocket design to imitate walnut ink on linen, linen pocket back, linen tape, binding, crewel wools, needle and instructions. $45.00 |
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Origin and date: 1776  |
ABBIE LUCAS CIRCA 1770This sampler came to us from a descendent of the maker, whose genealogical records went back only as far as early 19th century Connecticut to one Elizabeth Lucas, whose great aunt Abbie made this "before the war". This bit of information had been passed along orally in the family and there is no written record of where Aunt Abbie lived or died. A very similar piece is pictured in American Samplers by Ethel Stanwood Bolton and Eva Johnston Coe. It is unsigned but dated 1775, and depicts a tree with apples in which appear meaningful words such as: PARDON, VICTORY, SANCTIFICATION, BAPTISM, REFUGE, SECURITY, PROMISES, etc. The existence of this similar dated sampler reinforces the oral family tradition. The figures on Abbie's sampler are more primitive than those on the 1775 sampler which suggests an earlier date. The verse is from Psalms 1 and is illustrated by the scene set above it: He shall be like a tree planted by the waterside that bringeth forth his fruit in due season. Flanked by caped, winged and harp-playing angels, the sun above proclaims PEACE and the apples in the tree announce various Christian virtues. Abbie worked her name in one of the apples: humbly, in a much paler shade which is difficult to read. The piece requires only cross stitch (one over two threads of linen) to complete. The silk ribbon and rosettes are not included in the kit but are available separately. Linen 25-count, unbleached Kit with silk floss $72.00 Sale Price $44.99 |
Origin and date: Connecticut 1770  |
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Origin and date: Maine 1790  |
MARY EATON 1763A New England (possibly New Hampshire) sampler with multiple borders surrounds an upper reserve with alphabets and the attribution, above a fanciful scene depicting a sheep and a bull facing off on opposite mountaintops. The original sampler has quite a lot of freehand, satin and stem stitch work, which is how we stitched our model; however, instructions and graphs are also provided for stitching the entire sampler in just cross stitch (it looks wonderful either way). The more challenging and authentic version requires cross, freehand, and counted satin, stem filling, backstitch, French knots. Rated: Beginner Kit with cotton Floss $32.00 |
Origin and date: New England 1763  |
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Origin and date: English 1778  |
JEAN SCRIMGEOWR 1779Reproduced from a brilliant Scottish sampler of 1779, this piece is finely worked. Stylized pansies across the top symbolize the Holy Trinity, while doves near the center perch on the Fountain of Eternal Life. Adam and Eve stand beneath their umbrella-shaped tree, surrounded by various heraldic motifs including a peacock, dogs, and crowns. Begin the high celestial strain my raivshed (sic) soul and sing a solemn hymn of grateful praise to Heavns Almighty King Rated: Intermediate Kit with cotton floss: $41.00 |
Origin and date: Scottish 1779  |
RUTHEY MACKAY CIRCA 1780A very pretty, nicely balanced, quirky little American marking sampler, Ruthey distinguished her work by stitching the large, graceful flower in the lower third, flanked by eager little birds. The last two digits of the date disappear under the edge of the frame, which perhaps Ruthey did not mind much in later years as it kept her true age a mystery. Rated: Beginner Kit with cotton Floss $27.00 Sale Price 17.99 |
Origin and date: New England, circa 1780  |
HANNAH BREED 1756This American band sampler was originally worked in Lynn, Massachusetts. Rows of lettering are intermixed with rows of sheep and cows, a verse and floral bands. The verse reads: Hannah Breed is my name Rated: Intermediate Kit with cotton floss $35.00 |
Origin and date: Lynn, Massachusetts, 1756  |
All-American Sampler ClassicCounted cross-stitch sampler. Includes 14-count Aida cloth, Anchor floss, needle, graph, history, and instructions. $7.50 |
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Quilt Pattern Cross-Stitch BookmarkExcellent beginner's counted cross-stitch project. Measures 2" × 7". Includes 18-count bookmark, floss, needle, graph and instructions. $5.00 |
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Pocketbook KitsWorked linen pocketbooks were often made in New England between 1740 and 1790, but reached their peak of popularity between 1760 and 1780. This type of worked pocketbook was more popular in America than in England. They were obviously valued by their owners, and mention of them can be found in wills, inventories, and diaries of the period. While leather pocketbooks were more common, being commercially available, more of these hand-worked examples survive, perhaps because of personal and sentimental reasons. Both sexes carried these pocketbooks. Women carried theirs inside their pockets (the large, U-shaped cloth bags tied at the waist and worn under the outer skirt). Inside the pocketbook, a woman might carry buttons, a thimble, hooks, needles, and sundry papers. Men usually carried business and personal documents, coins and paper money in theirs; hence women's pocketbooks were usually smaller than men's. The pocketbook itself was usually lined with a brightly color wool or silk fabric, and given a stiff interlining of cardboard. The ends were bound by an extension of these binding tapes, or a metal clasp. Cross stitched pocketbooks of this period are quite rare, with Irish stitch being the most common technique used. Some examples worked in Queen stitch survive, usually executed in silk rather than wool because of the intricacy of that stitch. Most of them were made with wool floss. Click here for worsted tape for binding and finishing the pocketbooks |
ES POCKETBOOK CIRCA 1780Linen count and finished size: 30-count same as the original: 9" × 8" when opened completely and flat Kit with wool floss: $ 45.00 |
Origin and date: American 18th century  |
THE GARDNER POCKETBOOK OF 1755This unusual worked pocketbook made in Swansea, Massachusetts in 1755, done in cross stitch was lined - as was usual - with pink worsted wool, and made with two broad interior pockets permitting the piece to open fully. All edges were bound with red (now faded to pink) wool tape woven in a chevron pattern (reverse twill). Linen Count and finished size:35-count 10 1/2" × 4 1/8" when flat Kit with cotton floss $35.00 |
Origin and date: American 18th century:  |
ANN DAVIS POCKETBOOK 1762This flame stitched, single pocketbook, found in Newburyport, Massachusetts, was originally worked in simple Irish stitch, in still brilliant rainbow hues. Linen Count and finished size: 35-count same as original 5 3/8" × 3 1/2" Kit with cotton floss: $35.00 |
Origin and date: American 18th century  |
SUSANNA LANE 1776