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 Moira Blackburn |
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 Friend's House Sampler | |
 Pains of LoveMoira Blackburn has released several new samplers... Pains of Love being one of them. Such an intense title for such a pretty and balanced piece... I think this could be a really neat wedding sampler, or better, yet, an anniversary piece! The verse reads: Pains of Love be sweeter far than all other pleasures are. I don't really think of love as being 'painful!'... but OK... in an antique-inspired sampler format... it can work! So... offered as a chart, 'Pains' is stitched in 15 shades of DMC floss. (You know, I don't think overdyeds are as prominent in England as they are in the US... that's why the designers don't always call for them... but get out your stash, and possibly enhance the colors and shading in this!) It features lots of flora and fauna... lovely borders, and the alphabet is awesome! Finishes approx 15 x 17 on 32ct... pick some hand-dyed linen that is distressed and old-feeling! Lovely! | |
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 Green Tree SamplerStitch a forest-feeling sampler complete with lots of green pine trees, birds, flowers and the squirrels and deer! "Always keep a green tree in your heart so that the singing bird may come." Definitely a 'welcome' kind of piece, this would be pretty in an entry way, or perfect for someone with a green thumb! Offered as a chart, Green Tree measures approx 7-1/2 x 16 on a 28ct, and for the first time... features Weeks overdyed flosses!!! Get out your Lucky, Whiskey, Cinnabar, Marigold, Caper, Hazelnut, Cadet and Mulberry... what yummy colors!!! | |
| Beehive Sampler Moira Blackburn designs some of the most charming samplers! Beehive -- a recent release -- is no exception. Stitched on 32ct linen, in regular DMC flosses, quite a few of the colors are blended in your needle to create subtle color variations. It measures approx 16 x 16... an impressive size for all your stitching! The verse reads, "He who sows courtesy, reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness, gathers love." It includes an alternate verse, as well; and true to old samplers, the commas and rhymes are either not there... or are a bit of a puzzle or lesson! "The busy bee with ceaseless hum, Morn, noon and evening sucks the flower Think you such honey e'er will come To those who waste the fleeting hour?" The next challenge is to find the beeskeps... and the busy bee! (They're in there!) Notice, too the gathered ribbon around the piece a the mat? How cool and such an antiqued touch! |
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| Keep Me Sampler "Keep me as the apple of thine eye, hide me under the shadow of your wings," is the verse on this beautiful sampler piece! Measuring approx 17 x 17 on 28 ct linen, it's stitched in Weeks Dye Works overdyed flosses and DMCs of Hazerlnut, Cadet, Thistle, Whiskey, Bark... touches of Blue Spruce and Lilac... lots of great colors. I love the border and all the lacy trees. Something about this piece is just enchanting -- I don't know if it's the balance, colors or verse... but it's really a neat piece! |
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| Remember Me Sampler The verse in this stunning piece speaks of loving beautiful things and the stitcher's wish to create something long lasting, to remember her by. Stitched on 28ct linen in rich greens bronzes and browns, sand, mustard and grape... this measures a whopping 19 x 25 inches!!! Although the chart calls for regular DMC flosses, this would be awesome worked in overdyed flosses instead! I think all the repeating motifs in this appeal to a sense of symmetry and organization! No special stitches... just lots of loving hours needed to complete! Available as a chart. |
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Anniversary & Wedding Sampler This is a beautiful piece that has an entire border of white stitches -- I didn't really see them until I opened the chart to read about it -- that allow for more personalization and decoration to your sampler! Finishing approx 16 x 18 on 28ct linen, this is full of cherubs and has a lovely verse about love and marriage. Lots of places for dates and family names, it turns out that the white border has children and grandchildren birth dates and names in the anniversary version! Available as a chart. |
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The Prayer Sampler This reminds me of something that should be hanging in a log cabin, or upstairs in the hall outside the bedrooms. A quiet piece, no special stitches, it finishes approx 10 x 10 on 28ct. Just peaceful and nice, and available as a chart! |
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Three Things Sampler Finishing approx 14 x 20 on 36ct linen, this traditional sampler is stuffed full of motifs and ornamental borders. The verse is very humbling. 'There are Three Things that will never come back, the arrow shot forth on it's destined track -- The appointed hour that could not wait, and the helpful word that was spoken too late.' Just a really beautiful piece, the colors are rich to create an heirloom! Available as a chart. |
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Peaceful Garden Sampler Eight pages to this huge chart, the finished sampler will measure 15 x 23 on any 28ct linen! Stitched entirely in cross stitches, the verse: "Peaceful in my garden, contentment is my lot" is surrounded with floral and animal motifs in the most pleasing array of colors! Although the chart calls for only DMC flosses, you could really add some overdyeds to this and it'd be breathtaking! Lots of charm and detail, it's striking! Of note: the designer: Moira Blackburn is from England! Available as a chart. |
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Time & Season Sampler An endearing design, stuffed full of traditional sampler motifs, this measures a substantial 15 x 23 on any 28ct linen. Lots of buttermilks and greens, the blues features are actually the dusty 926 and 927 DMC colors. Charted entirely in cross stitch, it has a very old-fashioned feel to it! Available as a chart. |
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| Growing Like a Tree Another of Moira's generously sized samplers... you'll know you've stitched something wonderful when you see it across the room, gracing your wall! Finishing approx 17 x 24 on 28ct linen, and charted in 1995, this has such a timeless sampler appeal. Stitched entirely in regular cross stitches, the predominant colors are browns, rusts, and lots of sage greens. I see something new in it each time I look at it! Available as a chart. |
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