News
July 2010
Catharine McNeal 1843 won a First Place ribbon at the 15th Annual Needleart Show at Montpelier Mansion in Laurel, Maryland. You are all invited to come and view over 200 needlework pieces on display starting Friday the 16th at 3pm. From 3 to 7 pm that day there is the added perk of the wine and cheese reception! See you there!
Come see the entire trunk show of Samplers Revisited at Montpelier Mansion in Laurel Maryland (http://www.pgparks.com/places/eleganthistoric/montpelier_intro.html) Montpelier hosts the 15th annual Needleart Show. See the rooms of the mansion filled with a dazzling array of stitched art, from needlepoint to ribbon work. Judges choose winners in several categories, and you the visitor are invited to vote for the "People's Choice" award. Demonstrations of needleart techniques are given daily. Saturday July 17th thru Friday July 30th. 11 am to 4 pm. $6 adults, $5 seniors, $3 children.
June 2010
Be sure and check out A Stitchers Garden in Fayetteville, New York www.astitchersgarden.com this month. My friend Patricia and I delivered the "girls" on Monday to Jan at this great shop in The Canal Barn along the Erie Canal. We had a lovely trip and stayed at the Craftsman Inn filled with Stickley furniture close by and had a great meal at the Limestone Grille associated with the Inn. The trunk show will be on display for the month of June. Say "HI" to Jan the owner when you visit and mention Samplers Revisited!
May 2010
Catharine McNeal and "the girls" are going to New York later this month!
No, not New York City but A Stitchers Garden in Fayetteville, NY just outside of Syracuse off of Interstate 81. All of Samplers Revisited models are making the 6 hour trip at the end of May as they will all be on display for the month of June at this bricks and mortar Needlework Shop! Check out their website at www.AStitchersGarden.com or call 315.449.2181 for more information. Perhaps you might want to take a stitching vacation and see "the girls" in person. Now is the time to let the shop know what charts you want to purchase so we can be sure and stock enough to please everyone.
April 2010
Here are the winners from the Spring Online Needlework Show:
Congratulations to : Carol Todd, Sheila Snyder and Julie Thompson! Everyone submitted wonderful entries, it was hard again to choose the top three. Due to the popularity of this contest, I will be running it again in the Fall during the October show. Stay tuned !!!
The Online Needlework Show is coming soon! April 15th through the 20th. Be sure and visit the Samplers Revisited booth during this time. Also make sure and let your local needlework store or your favorite Online store know which charts you want them to order for you. There will be a new release from Samplers Revisited that will be debuted at this time and only available from show orders until May so be sure and check it out! Also the popular doorprize contest will be offered again for 3 lucky stitchers to win a free chart of their choosing.
Here is a peak of the new chart AR 1829
Check it all out at http://needleworkshow.com
February 2010
The latest reproduction sampler!
Here she is, the latest Scottish Reproduction from Samplers Revisited, Catharine McNeal 1843. For more information see either the "New" page or the "Reproductions" page. The colors were taken from the front of the antique sampler and are very different than most Scottish samplers of this era. I don't think I have ever seen a border quite like this one either. If you like thistles, this is the chart for you! I hope you enjoy stitching her as much as I did!
Please contact your local shop and ask for them to order her for you! The picture below was taken in my garden during one of the recent February 2010 snow storms. More snow is due this week and next, oh no! I am mailing the latest charts to my distributors this week so they should be ready to purchase soon!
I am now working on a wonderful Scottish sampler from 1829 that is very colorful and lots of fun to stitch. I hope to have this one done for the April Online Show that will be held from 15 April to 20 April this year. Stay tuned for developments!
January 2010 Happy New Year!!!
I hope that 2010 brings you all your stitching hearts desire and lots of time to stitch and plenty of income to add to your stash. I have been busy charting a good sized Scottish Reproduction sampler that should be out by next month. My resolutions for 2010 are to concentrate on several large and interesting reproduction samplers, so stay tuned!
Samplers Revisited will again be participating in the wholesale Online Show in April and October. Check back for more information next month. Until then, stay warm (or cool if you live in the southern hemisphere) and Happy Stitching!
November 2009
Results of the Online Retail Show that ran from 5-8 November.
Results were a little different with this group of voters. Perfect Love was the all around favorite and Isabella Gray and Henrietta McGirk tied for second. The following 3 lucky stitchers won a prize:
Felicia Nagalski won a copy of Henrietta McGirk
Veena Parrikar won a copy of Perfect Love
Thomas Coleman won a copy of Perfect Love for his wife for Christmas!
Thank you all again for your support, your emails and your comments on what you like to stitch. Remember if your local shop doesn't carry Samplers Revisited, ask them to check out this website so they can find a way to order charts for you to purchase!
Results of the Online Show Door Prize Drawing for the 7-12 October 2009 show!
Well the results are in!
106 entries were received during the Online Show. There were so many good ones it was hard to choose. I promised three prizes but actually ended up awarding four! Congratulations to the following stitchers:
Dianne Kolan receives an Isabella Gray chart
Helen Scalzi receives an Irish Coffee chart
Cindy Vander Woude receives an Isabella Jemima chart
Terri Patillo receives a Tartan Pumpkin chart
I had so much fun reading all your entries, I will certainly do this again in the Spring when the Online Show runs again. Thank you all for your kind words and support. Sometimes it feels like I am working in a vacuum and to hear that you are following and supporting my work was wonderful. I do enjoy what I do and want you to enjoy stitching it also! Please feel free to contact me at any time with questions or suggestions and remember to share my website information with your local needlework store or online shop.
Just for fun, here are the statistics from the door prize voting. 20 for Martha Wood, 14 for Tartan Pumpkins, 10 for Isabella Gray, 9 for She Who Must Be Obeyed, 8 for Irish Coffee, 7 for Henrietta McGirk, 7 for Perfect Love, 1 for BAQA, 2 for Dancing Delmarva Blue Crabs, 4 for Dorcas Coffin, 1 for Eleanor Atkinson, 1 for Ellen Milne, 2 for Fall Flower Basket, 4 for Isabella Jemima Catchpoole, 2 for Less is More, 2 for Maggie Hendry, 6 for Mary Clare Carroll, 1 for Mary Veall, 4 for May You Be Happy, and 1 for Sarah Hood.
Well, back to the drawing board! I have 5 antique samplers lined up to be reproduced!
Happy Stitching,
Patty
Summer 2009
I just came back from 2 weeks in Scotland. I was able to visit Cromarty (way up in the Highlands on the North Sea Coast) to search for Isabella Gray's 1838 roots. Since I knew she lived on High Street, there were only about 6 houses to choose from as possible residences before she left Cromarty. See picture below for my best guess!
I am currently collecting pictures of your work to post on this website to show your wonderful renditions of "The Girls" as I like to call them. Please contact me with your photos!
Here is a picture of Dorcas Coffin 1772 by Patricia Eaton, it won a first place ribbon at Needleart 2009 at Montpelier Mansion in Laurel Maryland last month!
Here is a picture of Maggie Hendry 1907 also done by Patricia Eaton !
Look for Patty Yergey's interview in the "Library" in The Stitchers' Village in the book "Designer Interviews"
Samplers Revisited is now being distributed by Stitching Pretty Presents
Samplers Revisited has joined MANRA - Mid Atlantic Needlework Retailer's Association www.manra.net as an associate member. The Mid-Atlantic Needlework Retailers Association's (MANRA) objective is to promote needle art in our communities through education; professionally sharing our talents and enthusiasm in the Mid Atlantic region. MANRA is a network of independently owned local yarn, needlework, and framing shops located throughout the Northern Virginia, Washington DC, and Baltimore Maryland region. Each shop has its own personality and welcomes your visit. When in our area please patronize these shops!