Nov 14, 2025
Embroidered band sampler (British, circa 1650).
Silk on linen.
Image and text information courtesy The Met.
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Embroidered band sampler (British, circa 1650).
Silk on linen.
Image and text information courtesy The Met.
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So about 3 nights ago I felt very restless about what to work on.
I decided to grab a random blank bookmark I’d gotten off of ebay and start practicing blackwork and trying to learn how to make the patterns. I started out with 2 strands and some pattern directions and after that I found some more patterns and used what I’d learned and I think it’s turning out alot better.
My mom wants to keep it when I’m done XD
Band sampler (English, 17th century) by Hannah Thornbush.
Linen embroidered with silk.
Image and text information courtesy MFA Boston.
Two band samplers (Scottish, first half 19th century). Embroidered by Harriet Bertram.
Wool embroidered with silk.
Images and text information courtesy MFA Boston.
Spanish band sampler (19th century).
Linen embroidered with silk.
Image and text courtesy MFA Boston. Textiles
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Band Sampler (English, 1701).
Worked by by Elizabeth Burton (under the direction of Judeth Hayle).
Linen with silk embroidery.
Images and text courtesy Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Band sampler (1687) wrought by Hannah Culleup.
Linen embroidered with silk and linen.
Images and text courtesy MFA Boston.
http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/sampler-116929
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A catch-up post on what’s been stitched since I explained the Mystery Saying. Just a bit over two weeks, in fact. This is what I’ve been up to: Forgive the tilt. The lacing is a bit uneven and the work appears skewed. All will be nice and parallel when it’s finally off the frame. I was in the middle of the fish strip when I last posted. Obviously that plus three more have been completed. Plus a…