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Blackwork Samplers and Sayings and Such

     "...And as though Cambrick, Holland, Lawne, and the finest cloth that maye bee got any where for money, were not good enough, they have them wrought all over with silke worke..."      
     Philip Stubbes (on ruffs) "Anatomie of Abuses" 1583



"Portrait of a Lady" by Meilich, 1550s
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 Practical Blackwork Samplers-

  Samplers started as a way to record stitches and  patterns,  and developed into a decorative way to display one's talent with the needle.  Our samplers are based on our historically-inspired designs, vintage samplers, and words that catch our imagination...
   

Practical Blackwork Samplers
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 Ackhorne "Alphabet"
  stitch count-194w x 266h

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* Ackhorne "Creation"*
 stitch count 132w x 98h

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Ackhorne "Let Nothing"
 
stitch count 246w x 132h

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Ackhorne "Mighty Oak"
 stitch count 130w x 165h

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* Ackhorne "Storms"*
  stitch count 133w x 99h
 

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Gillyflower "Individuality"
stitch count 130w x 55h

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PBD 1st Anniversary Sampler
stitch count 110w x 376h

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     New designs
are on the drawing board - yes, Virginia, there WILL be samplers without acorns!

"Portrait of a Man" Meilich, 1539
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Private collection

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