Heartstring Samplery ~ Small Samplings I (Book)

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Written by Beth: This is my first true book, which includes beautifully printed full color pages interspersed with easy to read black and white charts. Included in the book are fiv e small samplers and three little pin cushions, all antique reproductions from my personal collection. It was a room full of antique samplers that rejuvenated my love of needlework back in the late 1990’s. I had learned to cross stitch as a young girl, but had a hard time connecting with the patterns that were available from local stores, so I had set the craft aside for quite awhile. There I was, surrounded by the needlework of hundreds of little girls from centuries past, and I was mesmerized. Fast forward a few decades to the day that I was financially able to start my own collection. In the beginning, I focused on larger samplers that I thought I could reproduce and sell enough pattern copies to pay for the initial cost. But every so often a diminutive sampler would catch my eye, and resistance was futile. By 2020, I had enough small samplers that I realized I could launch a series, sharing my sweet little samplings with other lovers of the needle arts. Show more