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Where to find Imitation and Improvement: The Norfolk Sampler Tradition<br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">It has been a long time since we've ducked in to see the blog, but on the off chance that some of you still drop by from time to time, we wanted to tell you our news!</span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">We are having a huge sale on the Imitation and Improvement: The Norfolk Sampler Tradition! Normally, this beautiful tome goes for $92.95, but right now, we can "get it for you wholesale"! That's right - it's half price - $46.50 plus shipping! For any of you for whom it was not affordable before, this is your chance!</span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">It's a beautiful book filled with fascinating information about Norfolk, England, and the textile industry there, as well as the strictly amateur sampler traditions being taught to the daughters of those families in that industry. </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">With over 100 photographs of the beautiful samplers in question and biographical information about the girls, this book is chock-filled with important information!</span></i></b><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>As we celebrated the 4<sup>th</sup> of July last week and
the birth of our independence, my thoughts go to the early sailors and military men as they set off to gain our
independence, brought back items for trade from lands far away or carried our
immigrants to this country. Many
carried the huswifs and other tokens, we so enjoy in the stitching world
today. What did theirs look like, what
did they carry in theirs? Why did they carry the tokens they did?<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>The earlier huswif was pronounced hussif, and this
pronunciation survives in the application of the word to a small case
containing scissors, needles and pins, cottons.</i></b></span></div>
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uniforms in good order. So they were
sent off with huswifs made of bits of wool or cotton. Formed into pockets and
pages to hold the important needle and threads, possibly an extra button.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i> It is a small piece
of cloth used to store scissors, needles and thread. Women , sailors and
soldiers often carried them. <o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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tokens of remembrance of those they were leaving behind or as a comfort while
they were away from home?<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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Woods, when she lead us in her beautiful Button Lovers Brag Book class. Below
is information I found from a couple of button sites on the web.</i></b></span></div>
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scent to remember you by as you go to lands unknown or into battles and
difficult conditions.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Perfume Buttons were designed and manufactured in the United States
in the early 1800's, incorporating fabric as part of their design - usually
velvet. The ladies of the day wore these buttons on their dresses, putting
their fragrance on them rather than running the risk of staining their
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>The story goes that during the Civil War the ladies would
take a perfumed button off their dress and give it to their loved one, sending
him into war with a romantic memento. Many stories are told of soldiers who
died with a button in his pocket or stories that recount how this memento kept
them alive during those stressful times. </i></b></span></div>
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leave home without a pocket bible, maybe a lock of hair of a loved one. In
later times they of course had photos of the many family members and loved ones
to carry with them. Some would be lucky
enough to have a special quilt to add warmth to their bedding in the early
days.</i></b></span></div>
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high school and it also talks of various things soldiers carried with them and
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tokens and smalls that were treasured in prior years and love trying to
recreate a few of them for our
customers to enjoy. We hope you enjoy
the bits and pieces of history we find to share with you as well and that all
of you in the United States have all enjoyed a wonderful 4<sup>th</sup> of July
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framing styles...<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The addition of a
topper with a title and a signature block gives you some ideas about finishing
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Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08877038657361699565noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445534393986100820.post-2885805761256331992013-06-18T15:58:00.000-07:002013-06-18T15:58:01.411-07:00Norfolk Inspirations...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>While there, Gloria Moore, of Milady's Needle showed us M. Wood in person - she is so dainty and so lovely - no picture can do her justice! But now to see in the latest <a href="http://www.atticneedlework.com/Newsletters/2013/20130530_Newsletter-web.pdf">Attic Newsletter</a>, that <a href="http://miladysneedle.blogspot.com/2013/03/nashville-needlework-market-m-woods.html">M. Wood </a>is the June Sampler of the Month! I'm sure Gloria is pleased, and so are we to see that this lovely reproduction is ready to stitch (on lovely <a href="http://www.lakesidelinens.com/">Lakeside Linens</a> fabric with <a href="http://www.glorianathreads.com/Tudor_Silk.html">Gloriana Tudor Silks</a>!) </i></b></span></div>
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2013 – The University of Delaware’s Sampler
Archive Project invites the public to bring their antique American samplers
to one of its upcoming “Sampler ID Days" so they can be registered, documented and photographed. Three Sampler
Identification and Documentation (ID) Days are scheduled: June 8 at the Delaware Historical Society in Wilmington, June 15 at the Biggs Museum of American Art in Dover, and July 18 at the Lewes Historical Society in Lewes. People living in Delaware and neighboring communities are encouraged to participate in this new statewide initiative, funded in part by the Delaware Humanities Forum. </i></b></span></div>
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a piece of linen fabric. Girls frequently stitched rows of alphabets and
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for the Humanities (NEH) to the University of Delaware’s Winterthur Program in
American Material Culture, the Sampler Archive is under development, and will
make its online public debut in early 2014. Recent additional funding from the
Delaware Humanities Forum is supporting the project’s efforts to locate,
document, and photograph historic samplers and related embroideries in
Delaware’s public and private collections. Because this includes family
heirlooms that may have been passed down from generation to generation, the
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embroideries are supported by a large number of organizations. In addition to
the Delaware Humanities Forum, these include the Winterthur Program in American
Material Culture at the University of Delaware, the Center for Advanced
Technology in Education (CATE) at the University of Oregon, the National
Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and the Sampler Consortium
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>If it seems like we don't blog very often any more, there's a reason - we don't seem to be in town much these days! Whether it's vacation (Becky and I each spent some time in Hawaii recently) or work trips (Arizona, Vancouver, WA, and now, Pennsylvania) - we have been on the go! Our last trip for awhile (at least for me - Becky has two kids graduating this spring, one from college and one from high school, so she's still got graduation ceremonies to attend, moving out of college housing, moving another into a dorm room, etc. - she's busy through the summer, I know!) But I ought to be staying put for a little while very soon.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>But first..... Our last work trip for awhile is a doozy! We've been looking forward to the <a href="http://www.schwenkfelder.com/pennmarket.html">Penn Dry Goods Market</a> days! This will be a wonderful opportunity to visit old friends and make new friends, take some classes, and shop at a wonderful Antiques Fair with booths from so many wonderful places, featuring needlework and other areas of great interest to us. We can't wait! Joanne Martin Lukacher will be on hand to do a lecture about the Norfolk Sampler Tradition, so if you are in the Pennsburg, PA area May 17 and 18, do drop in to meet her, have her sign your copy of the book, and please say hello to Becky and I - we'll be around all weekend!</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Since I've been home from Hawaii, we've spent a few days in the workroom getting things together for a trunk show for this event - and we are so proud of some of the lovely things we created from the Schwenkfelder collection, we just had to show you! If you don't know the Schwenkfelder needlework collection, you are missing out! In 2008, we published a daybook calendar featuring wonderful photos of the samplers and other pieces - it's the only publication in which you can see the collection. While it doesn't work as a calendar any more, it's still a wonderful keepsake and documentation of this beautiful collection of Schwenkfelder needlework! We still offer it for sale, and it will also be available at the<a href="http://www.schwenkfelder.com/Heritageshop/Heritageshop.htm"> gift shop </a>at the <a href="http://www.schwenkfelder.com/">Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center</a>! The price is $21.95 and a portion of all sales goes to the Schwenkfelder needlework collection for preservation of the samplers.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Well, April is our Hawaii month - so if you feel like we've abandoned our blog, I guess you could say we have! But we will be back in May with new items to post. We have lots of new adventures coming up, but we all have to take some time to refresh and renew. Becky has just spent a week in Hawaii, and now Julie is boarding a cruise-ship in the morning, to Hawaii and back again. </i></b></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;">If you feel like you missed out, Joanne will also be speaking at the first ever
Penn Dry Goods Market Show and Sale in Pennsylvania! May 17 and 18th,
this wonderful event is coming to the Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage
Center! Take a look at their lineup on the </span><a href="http://www.schwenkfelder.com/pennmarket.html">Schwenkfelder website</a>. We'll
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<a href="http://www.3stitches.com/shop/index.php"><span style="font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none;">3 Stitches</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span>in
Spring, TX<br />
<a href="http://www.acornsandthreads.com/"><span style="font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none;">Acorns and Threads</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span>in
Portland, OR<br />
<a href="http://www.atticneedlework.com/"><span style="font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none;">Attic Needlework </span></a>in
Mesa, AZ<br />
<a href="http://www.ceciliassamplers.com/"><span style="font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none;">Cecilia's Samplers</span></a> in
Branson, MO<br />
<a href="http://www.themadsamplar.com/whats_new.php"><span style="font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none;">The
Mad Samplar</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span>in
Yadkinville, NC<br />
<a href="http://search.cartserver.com/search/search.cgi?cartid=s-2841&category=books&bool=AND&keywords_1=.&keywords=Norfolk&go=Perform+Search"><span style="font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none;">Needle
in a Haystack</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span>in Alameda,
CA<br />
<a href="http://www.scarlet-letter.com/books/norfolk.php"><span style="font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none;">The
Scarlet Letter<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></a>in
Sullivan, WI<br />
<a href="http://www.shepherdsbush.net/"><span style="font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none;">Shepherd's Bush</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span>in
Ogden, UT<br />
<a href="http://cloudwww.thesilverneedle.com/countedcrossstitchbooksnovelsandsoftware.html"><span style="font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none;">The
Silver Needle</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span>in Tulsa, OK<br />
<a href="http://www.thestitchersstash.com/"><span style="font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none;">Stitcher's Stash</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span>in
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<a href="http://www.amymitten.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=24_45"><span style="font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none;">Amy
Mitten Designs</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.theessamplaire.com/browse.php/detail/463"><span style="font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none;">Essamplaire</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.traditionalstitches.com/p_Lukacher.html"><span style="font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none;">Traditional
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In the UK:<br />
<span style="font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://www.thesamplerguild.co.uk/ReferenceBooks.htm">The
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In Australia:<br />
<span style="font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://bloo.com.au/Apple-Gallery/Perth/Bayswater/WA/4190674/">Apple
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enjoy a bit of the traditions of Ireland.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>The shamrock refers to the young sprigs of clover or
trefoil. It is known as a symbol of Ireland, with St. Patrick having used it as
a metaphor for the Christian Trinity, according to legend. <o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>This is an ironic phrase. The Irish have been, and are a
spectacularly unlucky race. The "luck of the Irish" is BAD luck, as
any reading of Irish history will document. Apparently, the original and proper use
of this irony goes clear back to the Old Country and migrated to America early
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traditional Irish meal? The article below says no. Are you Irish, do you think it’s us crazy Americans who developed
this tradition? I do like corned beef
and cabbage with potatoes, but the rest of the family isn’t in agreement. So I
too usually only get it when I visit a New York deli. And boy do they pile it
on! There is one deli in the theater district that is truly known for their
corned beef sandwiches, and I’m sorry that the name escapes me. But oh yummy
and that big pickle to boot! With lots of mustard and I have a real treat.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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linen, the North of Ireland has a long tradition of stitching on fine cotton,
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>The collections and archives at the Ulster Folk and
Transport Museum contain many examples of finished work in addition to
outworkers sample pieces and original designs on paper. The most significant
collection is a group of over 600 embroidered, lace trimmed, and printed
handkerchiefs from the early twentieth century, featuring the designs of the
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1953, school needlework sample books, and a range of needlework tools provide
an insight into embroidery as worked for hobby or pleasure, rather than for
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Celtic cross stitch sample patterns are a style of cross
stitch embroidery and a true embodiment of Celtic art patterns seen in early
medieval art using contemporary cross stitch techniques. Celtic cross stitch is
a simple and elegant way of doing embroidery. By tradition deep, rich colors
are used to make intricate geometrical patterns, spirals, interlacing themes,
knotwork, alphabets, animal forms and zoomorphic patterns.</i></b></span></div>
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more expertise is required. This method of embroidery is very old, but still as
popular as it was long ago.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Book on Northern Ireland Samplers: Well I thought I owned
this book and was going to add a bit of an overview of it for you here, but I
cannot find it! So it must not have made it to a cash register with me yet! I
only find this one book on Irish sampler making. There is very little additional information in any of the books
in my library and as Julie will tell you, our libraries are pretty full! </i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Ireland is known more for lace making then sampler making
from the information I have found. In
The Complete International Book of Embroidery by Mary Gostelow, it talks about
the different types of lace making that was significant to Ireland. Mountmellick and Carrickmacross work are the
two most popular. Mountmellick is
characterized by designs worked in soft un-mercerized cotton sometimes known as
“knitting Cotton”. Satin Stitch, sometimes padded, bullion knots, French knots,
cable, chain, coral and herringbone stitches are mostly used with a buttonhole
fringe edge. This style of lace started about 1825. </i></b></span></div>
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This consists of layering cambric on top of a ground of hexagonal net. The
outline design is stitched through the two fabrics with a running stitch. By cutting only through the cambric, it is
carefully removed to reveal the net below.
The running stitch is then bound with over-stitching to prevent the
edges of the cambric from fraying. Sometimes tamboured chain stitch is also
added. Some pieces are so intricate
that they look like needle-made lace. Much of this work was done in the convent
by the Sisters.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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Traditions:</i></b></span></div>
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blue and a sixpence in your shoe.</i></b></span></div>
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borrowed is a symbol of friendship and the brides handkerchief is usually
something new for good luck. Something
old is the connection to family and the sixpence is so you will always be financially
well off in your marriage.</i></b></span></div>
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Curses and Drinking Toasts<o:p></o:p></i></span></b></div>
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Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08877038657361699565noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445534393986100820.post-18497002978668490452013-03-06T17:47:00.000-08:002013-03-06T17:47:22.887-08:00Rosa Mundi<br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Rosa Mundi is a beautiful rose that appears on many of the Norfolk samplers featured in the book <a href="http://www.inthecompanyoffriends.com/Books.htm"><u>Imitation and Improvement: The Norfolk Sampler Tradition</u> by Joanne Martin Lukacher</a>.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Within the typical floral border of Norfolk samplers can be seen the ancient rosa mundi, red edged and striped white roses (reputed to have originated in Norfolk), prominent and distinctive rose buds, violas, honeysuckle, columbine, </i></b></span><b style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>forget-me-nots, carnations and morning glories. A 17th-century needlework depiction of the rosa mundi in conjunction with the arms of the City of Norwich can be seen on a turkeywork pillow in the collection of Carrow House in Norwich. </i></b></div>
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<b style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span style="color: #666666;">In his <a href="http://books.google.com/books/about/The_History_of_the_Worthies_of_England_V.html?id=bNPNNo8yBp8C">The History of the Worthies of England, Thomas Fuller</a> says</span> </i></b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>“…and the rose of roses (rosa mundi) had its first being in this city.”</i></b></span><b style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i> (Norwich)</i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Rosa Mundi was first
described in 1583, and according to 'The Garden Book' of Sir Thomas Hanmer
(published in England in 1659) it was originally found in Norfolk '..upon a
branch of the common red rose...' . However there is an earlier legend which
states that the ‘Rosa Mundi’ was named after Rosamund Clifford, the mistress
of King Henry II who reigned as England’s monarch from 1154 to 1189. Rosamund
Clifford (1150-1176), also known as the "The Fair Rosamund" or
"Rose of the World", was the long-time mistress of King Henry II.
Henry was forced to marry Princess Eleanor who, jealous of her husbands
relationship with the fair Rosamund, is said to have had her murdered by
poison. <o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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Rosamund's family paid for a tomb at Godstow Nunnery near Oxford </i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>and put an
endowment in place for it to be attended by nuns who were instructed to place
Rosa Mundi flowers upon it on the anniversary of her death. This became a
popular local shrine until 1191 (two years after Henry died) until St. Hugh of Avalon
- Bishop of Lincoln happened to visit Godstow Nunnery and saw Rosumund's tomb
right in front of the high altar. It was covered with rose flowers and lit
candles, and upon calling Rosamund a harlot, ordered her remains to be removed
from the church. Her tomb was taken to the cemetery at the nuns' chapter house
close by but it eventually became destroyed during the 'Dissolution of the
Monasteries' between 1536 and 1540. <o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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rosa mundi was one of the prominent flowers found on the Norfolk Samplers.
Their beautiful strong contrasting colors of red, pink and white that giving a
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>You see this flower in
the artwork of the day as well. Botany
was a popular hobby of the wealthy, developing new graphs from the plants in
their greenhouses and through trade bringing in new species from lands afar.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>The rosa mundi is not only
found on the samplers from Norfolk, but on the shawls that developed in the
area as well that they made to emulate those shawls form the East.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Below are some of the
interesting stories and information I
have found regarding the rosa mundi.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Rosa Mundi is the Summer Solstice Festival of <a href="http://www.mother-god.com/rosa-mundi.html">Our Mother God</a>. It
is the first High Feast of the Mother Half of the year. It represents the
southern pole of the World Axis and the Southern Gate of Heaven.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>The whole season of Rosa
Mundi (which can vary in length according to local custom but always covers at
least several days following the festival and some hold it to last until the
Golden Festival of Hiranya) is known as the Fire and Rose season. The two
themes, obviously, are fire and roses, and it is not coincidental that in
various forms of the Sleeping Beauty story the sleeping Princess may be guarded
by thorny briar roses (the Sleeping Beauty's name is Briar Rose) or by fire
(cf, Brünnhilde sleeping on the fire-girt rock).<o:p></o:p></i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>The secret behind all this is
that the Sleeping Beauty is the Spirit herself, the Guarded treasure. Fire and
the Rose are ambiguous in this context, in that both are Treasures
("fire-worship" is very important in Aristasia, note for example the
great Fire Temples, like that at Rayapurh) and both are Guardians - even the
lovely Rose with her thorns.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>So, ultimately the joyous
Fire and Rose season, with its flowers and its fireworks - like the beautiful
fairy tale - is about the soul's quest for the Spirit, for the Temple of the
Heart whose form is the form of a Rose. For the sacred Rose whose petals are
pure fire.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>The rosa mundi, a fresh pink
and white candy-striped rose that has apparently been around since the twelfth
century, featured prominently. And this is where the real search began – for
the phrase rosa mundi teased and tugged at my memory. Though I was never a
proficient Latin scholar (and isn’t that an understatement!), it was
nevertheless easily translated as “rose of the world”. I seemed to recall it
being connected with several poems by Yeats, and possibly also to religion, but
more than that I could not remember.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>It seems that long before the
rose became associated with Venus/Aphrodite, it was the emblem of the goddess
Isis. The priestesses of the Isian cult used roses extensively in their rites
and statues of the goddess often depicted her holding a rose in one hand, while
garlands and bouquets of flowers, including roses, were scattered by
participants in Isian festivals.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<b style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>One of the most important of these festivals was the Isidis
Navigatum, or blessing of the fleets. During the Greco-Roman period, Isis
became the patroness of sailors and ships. It is thought that the tradition of
adding carved female figureheads to the prows of ships dates back to this
period and to the wish to invoke the goddess’s protection before setting out to
sea. The Isidis Navigatum was celebrated in all the ports of Ancient Greece, in
the harbours of Rome, on the shores of Greco-Roman Egypt, and throughout the
Roman Empire, all the way up to the Seine (the Parisii, the tribe of Gauls
living in the actual region of Paris, were wealthy and powerful merchants and
ship-owners devoted to the cult of Isis, as attested by the discovery in the
eighteenth century of a statue of the goddess in the church of St
Germain-des-Prés; the ship which still appears at the centre of the city’s coat
of arms is also a direct reference to these ancient navigators). Thus the
phrase rosa mundi could stem from the wide-spread cult of Isis and all its
attendant associations with navigation and journeys.</i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>And <a href="http://universalquest.blogspot.com/2005/07/today-in-mythology-dog-days-of-summer.html">Universal Quest</a> has another view to teach us:</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>July 3<sup>rd </sup></i></b></span><b style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>is Rosa Mundi -
Rose of the World - day in the Palestinian Christian Calendar. This day has its
roots in Rosicrucian - http://www.rosicrucian.org/ - mythology (a 17th century
secret society rooted in Christian mysticism that has influenced many aspects
of modern life including Freemasonry. See the definition of Rosicrucianism at
the Wikipedia site - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosicrucian">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosicrucian</a>.) Esoterically,
the Rose is a symbol of wisdom and knowledge with the Rose of the World as a
synonym for Pax Cultura, peace through culture. Daniil Andreev, the Russian
mystic and poet, saw Rose of the World as a sign of the future age of Mother of the World, a New spiritual and
idealized Age of Aquarius. So now, when you look at a red rose you can see it
as a meditation on an ideal new age to come and the dream of world peace and a
new awakening.</i></b></div>
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is a singular example of a natural form that has been included in the symbolism
of many cultures, spiritual traditions and folklore throughout the centuries.
This flower has been intricately connected to our ideas of love and beauty and
as such has enjoyed an association with several Goddesses, among them are
Inanna, Ishtar, Aphrodite, Venus, Lakshmi, Chloris, Cybele, Flora, Demeter,
Astarte, Aurora, and Hecate. The rose also has associations with a few Gods,
Cupid, Dionysius, Eros, Mars and Bacchus. <o:p></o:p></i></b></span><br />
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back as the fifteenth century) Type: Gallica. The color is pale pink to white
with deep Rose-pink stripes overlaid. Its fragrance has been described as quite
intense to moderately strong.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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new publication is full of lovely deer that you will enjoy as well as many
other beautiful motifs found typically on the Norfolk Samplers. If you
haven’t purchased your copy yet, you may want to proceed to our</span></i></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></i></b></span><b><i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.inthecompanyoffriends.com/Books.htm"><span style="text-decoration: none;">web site</span></a></span></i></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></i></b></span><b><i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">or one of the retailers currently carrying
this edition and add it to your needlework library. Suggested retail is
$92.95. If you are in a guild and make a group purchase of 8 or more
copies, we are still offering the special guild price of 20% off the cover
price plus shipping. Which will bring the price down to $74.36 plus
shipping. For guild purchases, just email us at</span></i></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></i></b></span><b><i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="mailto:inthecompanyoffriends@gmail.com"><span style="text-decoration: none;">inthecompanyoffriends@gmail.com</span></a></span></i></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></i></b></span><b><i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">and we will figure the cost of shipping and
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have some special products designed from the sampler we created in the style of
the Norfolk sampler which you receive the chart for as well in the book.
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of shops carrying the book:<br />
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In the US:<u1:p></u1:p><br />
<a href="http://www.3stitches.com/shop/index.php"><span style="text-decoration: none;">3 Stitches</span></a></span></i></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></i></b></span><b><i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">in Spring, TX<br />
<a href="http://www.acornsandthreads.com/"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Acorns and
Threads</span></a></span></i></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></i></b></span><b><i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">in Portland, OR<br />
<a href="http://www.atticneedlework.com/"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Attic
Needlework </span></a>in Mesa, AZ<br />
<a href="http://www.ceciliassamplers.com/"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Cecilia's
Samplers</span></a> in Branson, MO<br />
<a href="http://www.themadsamplar.com/whats_new.php"><span style="text-decoration: none;">The Mad Samplar</span></a></span></i></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></i></b></span><b><i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">in Yadkinville, NC<br />
<a href="http://search.cartserver.com/search/search.cgi?cartid=s-2841&category=books&bool=AND&keywords_1=.&keywords=Norfolk&go=Perform+Search"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Needle in a Haystack</span></a></span></i></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></i></b></span><b><i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">in Alameda, CA<br />
<a href="http://www.scarlet-letter.com/books/norfolk.php"><span style="text-decoration: none;">The Scarlet Letter<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></a>in
Sullivan, WI<br />
<a href="http://www.shepherdsbush.net/"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Shepherd's Bush</span></a></span></i></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></i></b></span><b><i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">in Ogden, UT<br />
<a href="http://cloudwww.thesilverneedle.com/countedcrossstitchbooksnovelsandsoftware.html"><span style="text-decoration: none;">The Silver Needle</span></a></span></i></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></i></b></span><b><i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">in Tulsa, OK<br />
<a href="http://www.thestitchersstash.com/"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Stitcher's Stash</span></a></span></i></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></i></b></span><b><i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">in Brookville, PA<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.traditionalstitches.com/p_Lukacher.html"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Traditional Stitches</span></a><br />
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On Sunday, March 24th, Joanne Martin Lukacher will be speaking at the Marshall
House in Vancouver, WA. Stop by if you are in the area, but do please
rsvp to</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="mailto:jmpknit@msn.com"><span style="text-decoration: none;">jmpknit@msn.com</span></a>.
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Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08877038657361699565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445534393986100820.post-64915782763845999752013-02-28T18:37:00.001-08:002013-02-28T18:37:43.766-08:00Bucks, Deer, Hart, Stag<br />
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have always had a special place in our hearts for the deer we find on needlework.
Whether it be the cross eyed seated deer, the one with the zigzag
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>"Although not unique
to Norfolk Samplers, the almost ubiquitous climbing deer and pine tree-topped
mounds within the distinctive Norfolk style motif of linked octagon frames
resonated with the landscape features of the surrounding countryside.
Artificial mounds (mounts) had been a feature of English garden design since
the Elizabethan period. In 1616 a garden mount was installed to view the newly
re-designed gardens at Blicking Hall between Norwich and Cromer, a belvedere in
the flat Norfolk terrain. In the 1740s
a formal view to and from the house at Holkham, near Wells, was created and
complemented by a series of tree-planted flanking mounds.<span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span>The Wells Directory of 1795 describes another nearby topographic phenomena 'On
the sea-side hereabouts are <span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">many little
hills cast up,</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">supposed </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">to</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">contain
</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">the</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">bones of the Saxons and </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">Danes,</span>
who <span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt;">fell </span>in some neighbouring field of
battle.' The mounds and Holkham’s herd of 1500 fallow deer lend a topical
relevance to the characteristic deer and mound composition of the Norfolk
samplers.'</i></b></span><br />
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also enjoy exploring the symbolism from various sources that would have been in
vogue during various periods of history from which needle workers might have
pulled ideas and reasons to include them on their samplers.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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hard to know, did the girls or their teachers plan the motifs that we find on
the historic samplers to carry certain meanings or was it purely an accident? </i></b></span><b style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>I
like to see if the meanings of the symbols between various countries are
similar? What about different types of
artwork that symbolism is used in, did the meanings carryout the same? </i></b><b style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>So
many symbols come to us from biblical sources and stories found in the bible.</i></b></div>
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the time, for Julie’s sake, we call them “Bucks”. Do you think of them as Bucks, Deer, Hart, or Stags? There are various meanings depending on how you view them in various aspects of history.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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I will share some of the symbolism I have found in various sources and we will
also share some images from our collection of various “Bucks” we have and
enjoy. Which is your favorite? </i></b></span></div>
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Julie, it’s that cross-eyed lazy Buck!<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>The Hart is a symbol of the Wisdom
of God: gentleness; pride and manliness; solitude and purity; Christ as the
love of God on Earth; an image of Christ; the adversary of Satan. The medieval bestiaries gave it the power to
suck snakes from their holes. The hart
is depicted being hunted, at rest, running and sometimes chained to the tree of
life. The hart is the male European red
deer over five years old which has large antlers. The female is called a hind and lacks antlers. In North America, this species is called the
elk.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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vanquishing evil; faithfulness; charity. It was thought to be the enemy of the
dragon and could kill one by spewing water on it.</i></b></span></div>
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symbol of the hunt, and with a shining cross between its antlers I is the
attribute of St. Hubert, the patron saint of hunters to whom, according to
legend, such a stag appeared while he was out hunting.</i></b></div>
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Anglo-Saxon royal scepter found at the Sutton Hoo burial site in England
features a depiction of an upright, antlered stag. In the Old English language
poem Beowulf, much of the first portion of the story focuses on events
surrounding a great mead hall called Heorot, meaning "Hall of the Hart.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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In Greek
mythology, the deer is particularly associated with Artemis in her role as
virginal huntress. Actaeon, after witnessing the nude figure of Artemis bathing
in a pool, was transformed by Artemis into a stag that his own hounds tore to
pieces. Callimachus, in his archly knowledgeable "Hymn III to
Artemis", mentions the deer that drew the chariot of Artemis:<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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chariot, bridled deer in gold".<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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Scythians had some reverence for the stag, which is one of the most common
motifs in their artwork, especially at funeral sites. The swift animal was
believed to speed the spirits of the dead on their way, which perhaps explains
the curious antlered headdresses found on horses buried at Pazyryk.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>The
Insular Celts held deer as supernatural animals, "fairy cattle" that
were herded and milked by a localized and benevolent fairy giantess (a bean
sìdhe) in each district, who could shift shape to that of a red deer; in the
West Highlands, she selected the individual deer that would be slain in the
next day's hunt.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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Motherhood, Grace, Femininity, Swiftness, Peace, Subtlety, Adventure, Psychic
Power, Awareness, Renewal, Acceptance, Connection to Spirit<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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Masculinity, Regeneration, Guidance, Gentleness, Healing, Connection to the
Earth and the Forest, Alertness, Psychic Power, Pride, Independence,
Purification, Strength, Nobility<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Deer totems and their antlers bring the
message and meaning of higher connection and awareness. Antlers act as
spiritual antennae, and if an antlered deer or stag has entered your life pay
attention to inner thoughts and perceptions. Take a moment to stop and listen
to your inner voice - it is likely that an important message is going to come to
you.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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deer spirit and totem guides us to get more in tune with our feminine energies.
If you’ve seen a deer person consider the medicine of gentleness, grace, and
compassion. When deer spirits show up in your life it is time embrace the
kindness.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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Dreamtime, deer signifies a gentle, natural beauty and grace. The gifts of deer
bring us quick and powerful bursts of high energy. The key is to see life as
play. <o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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forked-horned animals symbolized dangerous psychic and spiritual powers that
had a double nature. By observing this creature, humans learned to hide when
being hunted.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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deer or stag was also used greatly in Heraldry. <o:p></o:p></i></b></span><br />
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Latin name for deer, ‘cervi’, comes from the Greek ‘ceraton’, horns. Stags are
the enemies of serpents: as soon as they feel the symptoms of illness, they
entice snakes out of their holes with the breath of their noses, and overcoming
their harmful poison, feed on them and are cured. The are entranced by the
whistling of a pan-pipe; they can hear anything with pricked ears, but nothing
if they lay their ears back. <o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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nature of deer is like that of members of Holy Church who leave this homeland
(that is, the world) because they prefer the new pastures of heaven, and
support each other on the way; those who are more perfect help their lesser
brethren through their example and good works.
If they find a place of sin, they spring over it at once, and if the
devil enters their body after they have committed a sin, they hasten to Christ,
the spring of truth, and confess, drinking in his commandments, and are
renewed, laying aside their old guilt. <o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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word ‘tragelaphus’ comes from the Greek; although they are of the same kind as
stags, they have hairy forequarters like he-goats, and luxuriant beards on
their chins. They are only found near
the River Phasis on the Black Sea. The
bride says of the bridegroom in the Song of Songs; ‘My beloved is like a roe,
or a young hart’ (2;9), Christ is therefore like a roe in His humility, when He
was made flesh, and like a fawn born of deer, that is of the patriarchs, from
whom He was descended in the flesh, in the variety of His virtues and in His
innocence.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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42:1 reads, “As the hart (deer) panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my
soul after thee, O God” Thus the deer, or hart, symbolizes piety and religious
aspiration. The deer, and particularly,
the stag, symbolizes solitude and contemplation because of the belief that it
leads a primarily solitary life.
Because of the form of the stag’s antlers, they are often said to
represent the Tree of Life. <o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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the cemetery and in Christian religious works the stag is usually portrayed
with a cross attached to its antlers.
This refers to the tale of St. Eustace who supposedly lived in the
second century. You can find this story in several sources. Therefore, a stag
with a crucifix in its antlers symbolizes piety and devotion. The stag with the
crucifix is also a symbol of St. Hughbert. There is no documentation that
either of the saints ever existed.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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Universally benevolent symbol associated with dawn, light, purity,
regeneration, creativity and magic.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span><br />
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Solar emblem of fertility, the antlers symbolize the tree of life, the sun’s
rays, longevity and rebirth. Antlers have been used as headdresses for dieties;
on the Celtic antlered god Cerunnus they represented spring and fecundity.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span><br />
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vocabulary that formulates our thoughts and dictates our reactions to the world
around us. By Mark O’Connell and Raje Airey<o:p></o:p></i></b></span><br />
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new publication is full of lovely deer that you will enjoy as well as many
other beautiful motifs found typically on the Norfolk Samplers. If you haven’t purchased your copy yet, you
may want to proceed to our <a href="http://www.inthecompanyoffriends.com/Books.htm">web site</a> or one of the retailers currently carrying
this edition and add it to your needlework library. Suggested retail is $92.95.
If you are in a guild and make a group purchase of 8 or more copies, we
are still offering the special guild price of 20% off the cover price plus
shipping. Which will bring the price down to $74.36 plus shipping. For guild purchases, just email us at <a href="mailto:inthecompanyoffriends@gmail.com">inthecompanyoffriends@gmail.com</a> and we will figure
the cost of shipping and total the order for you.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span><br />
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in touch with her so that you can schedule this for your group or shop.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span><br />
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have some special products designed from the sampler we created in the style of
the Norfolk sampler which you receive the chart for as well in the book. You can find these products at our <a href="http://www.inthecompanyoffriends.com/What's%20New.htm">web site</a>
as well. Keep watching as we will be adding new products very soon. <o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i><a href="http://www.3stitches.com/shop/index.php">3 Stitches</a> in Spring, TX</i></b></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><b><a href="http://www.atticneedlework.com/">Attic Needlework </a></b></span><b style="color: #666666;">in Mesa, AZ</b></span></i><br />
<b><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><a href="http://www.ceciliassamplers.com/">Cecilia's Samplers</a> </span><span style="color: #666666;">in Branson, MO</span></span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.themadsamplar.com/whats_new.php">The Mad Samplar</a> in Yadkinville, NC</span></span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://search.cartserver.com/search/search.cgi?cartid=s-2841&category=books&bool=AND&keywords_1=.&keywords=Norfolk&go=Perform+Search">Needle in a Haystack</a> in Alameda, CA</span></span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.scarlet-letter.com/books/norfolk.php">The Scarlet Letter </a>in Sullivan, WI</span></span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.shepherdsbush.net/">Shepherd's Bush</a> in Ogden, UT</span></span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://cloudwww.thesilverneedle.com/countedcrossstitchbooksnovelsandsoftware.html">The Silver Needle</a> in Tulsa, OK</span></span></i></b><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i><a href="http://www.thestitchersstash.com/">Stitcher's Stash</a> in Brookville, PA</i></b></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.amymitten.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=24_45"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Amy Mitten Designs</i></b></span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.theessamplaire.com/browse.php/detail/463"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Essamplaire</i></b></span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.traditionalstitches.com/p_Lukacher.html"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Traditional Stitches</i></b></span></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.thesamplerguild.co.uk/ReferenceBooks.htm"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>The Sampler Guild</i></b></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i><a href="http://bloo.com.au/Apple-Gallery/Perth/Bayswater/WA/4190674/">Apple Gallery</a></i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>In the city of Norwich, Norfolk, almost 200 years ago,
twelve-year-old Anna Mallet sat and stitched her sampler. After several rows of alphabets and a bible
verse, she stitched some motifs she'd seen on other samplers from the
area: a set of three linked octagons
with her name and the date, separating a pair of facing deer on small
hillocks. Under the octagons, she stitched
some pine trees. These are among the
last of the of clearly "Norfolk Tradition" motifs that were stitched
by little girls in this area. Many
years later, this sampler has come to live with Julie, and she feels very honored to
have "her".</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Over a period of about 100 years, the girls in Norwich and
the surrounding English countryside, developed a stylized pattern for samplers
that is truly unique and very beautiful.
Between 1790 and 1820, the classic Norfolk style flourished and there
are many wonderful samplers showing this gorgeous sampler tradition.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Kezia
Hawkes, English, born Norwich 1794<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Sampler <i>(“Virtue's
the brightest Gem a Maid can wear…”)</i>, 1803<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar
College, Poughkeepsie, NY<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Gift of Mrs. James W. Packard
(Elizabeth Gillmer, class of 1894), 1960.9.51<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Conservation treatment of this sampler
was made possible by a grant from the Stockman Family Foundation.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>A classic Norfolk sampler is easy to spot - one of the main
components is the diamond-shaped cartouche made up of saw-tooth lines that
takes up the central part of the sampler - it's very large, expanding from top
to bottom and side to side. Inside the
cartouche you will find rows of alphabets separated by decorative bands in the
top third. The center is filled with a
bible verse - the most common being: </i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i> Next Unto God dear Parents I Address<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i> My self to you in humble
Thankfulness<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i> For all your Care and Charge on me
Bestow’d<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i> The means of Learning unto me
Allow’d<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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deer (sometimes dogs or lions) on hillocks and pine trees. The name of the stitcher and the date is
often in one these octagons, or just below it.
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Larter, English, born Norwich 1778<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Special Collections, Martha Clawson Reed Collection, 1997.7.74<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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call them "ears"). In the
side panels you will find a stylized urn of flowers. All of this is done in counted cross stitch, with perhaps a very
little satin stitch in a dividing band.</i></b></span></div>
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borders. In the four corners left by
the diamond design, you find free-embroidered bouquets of flowers in grand
disarray! The sheer beauty of these
flowers, emanating sometimes from a cornucopia and sometimes from a
satin-stitched bow, is breathtaking and the skill of these little girls is
evident!</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Joanne Martin Lukacher first noticed this lovely set of
design elements when she curated a sampler exhibit for Vassar College some
years ago. Since then, she has found
others with the same elements. She
became intrigued, and ten years of research followed. Finally, she felt she had traced the designs from their origins
and understood why these samplers were unique to a very small geographic area
and a short era in history. Her
findings are presented in a new book:
<a href="http://www.inthecompanyoffriends.com/Books.htm">Imitation and Improvement: The Norfolk Sampler Tradition.</a> </i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>In the Company of Friends are very proud to have been able to publish this significant scholarly
work. Over 100 girls and their samplers
are featured with beautiful color photographs.
Each girl was researched for her genealogy and design influences are discussed at length. This is a book you will find yourself
reading like a story, as well as coming back to it again and again for
information. Over 350 pages long, this
is a beautiful addition to any needlework library.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>In Canada, you can order from <a href="http://www.amymitten.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=24_45">Amy Mitten Designs</a>, <a href="http://www.theessamplaire.com/browse.php/detail/463">The Essamplaire</a>, or <a href="http://www.traditionalstitches.com/p_Lukacher.html">Traditional Stitches</a>. In England, <a href="http://www.thesamplerguild.co.uk/ReferenceBooks.htm">The Sampler Guild</a> is expecting their books to arrive soon and can begin shipping. We will keep you apprised of other shops in other countries as they "come aboard". </i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>To say we were thrilled when Jean wanted to feature our sampler (the one that is included in the book<a href="http://www.inthecompanyoffriends.com/Books.htm"> <u>Imitation and Improvement: The Norfolk Sampler Tradition</u></a>) is an understatement! This is our first big sampler that we've designed and it's a huge departure for us. To be honored this way was so wonderful! And through January, this is the Attic's "Sampler of the Month" which means a 15% discount on the book (as that's the only way to get the chart) if you also buy the materials to stitch it! How great is that? This is a terrific program that Jean uses to introduce new samplers, and give her customers a break on the costs! This discount is for the month of January only - come February, another sampler will be featured, so be sure to jump in now! And do sign up for her terrific newsletter - it keeps you up on all the fantastic goings-on in her shop!</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Back to the hotel for a 5 p.m. reception - a gathering of all the attendees as well as the teachers and lecturers. What fun - we see some new faces, and some old friends. Everyone happy, chatting and ready to share the weekend's adventure! After a lovely light dinner, we moved to the meeting room to partake of the first offering: Vickie LoPiccolo Jennett’s “A Token of Friendship”! Some will remember this from the cover of the spring 2003 Sampler and Antique Needlework Quarterly. Fewer yet will be as lucky as me and have one of these treasured little books! Mine was sent to me by a dear friend, and I have always cherished it. I showed it to Vickie as we worked on the project, and she was so charmed that someone had stitched her design and given it, just as intended "as a token of friendship"! She admired the work and pronounced me a very lucky girl!</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>The Tokens of Friendship, which is such a wonderful program, gives you a surprise gift from our hands to yours, four times a year! Who doesn't love to receive a gift-wrapped surprise in the mail? In this era of Twitter, email and IM's, old-fashioned mail is usually filled with bills and junk. Wouldn't you like to bring back that lovely feeling of "is there something in the mail today?" Last year's Tokens subscribers all seemed to love the offerings - items we've never offered for sale otherwise - so it truly is a gift that's made up especially for you! Don't miss out - there are just a few days left to subscribe - subscriptions close on January 15th! After that, we start to order in the supplies and get working on our first surprise...</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Now, Santa would bring it a little late, but wouldn't this make a marvelous Christmas gift? Sending this <a href="http://www.inthecompanyoffriends.com/Books.htm">link</a> to a loved one who might be wondering what to get you could be a good idea!</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>If you're a member of a guild - good news! We are offering a 20% discount to any guild that places a group order of 8 books or more to one address (you'll save on shipping, too). This is a great way to either pass on the savings to guild members (a wonderful perk for members) or to raise funds for all the guild does! Either way, everyone wins! </i></b></span></div>
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in time for holiday giving or receiving!
It glints with gold that seems to shimmer in the light. Filled with fun toys for any stitcher to enjoy.
There is a beaded scissors fob which ends in a golden swan charm and
attached to a beautiful pair of scissors. A swan waxer, a tiny tri-fold with a thread counter
bejeweled with another swan and holding a needle ready to start your stitching, a pin keep with beautiful jewel-topped pins
and a 3” quick start/thread palette doing double work complete this set. Just the right size, this 4” box can go
anywhere you take your needlework.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>So it has us thinking about the swans we enjoy on many of
the samplers we see in historic needlework.
Why were they placed on the sampler and what was it a symbol of for the
women who choose to stitch them?<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>The<a href="http://ww.needleworksamplers.com/Simply_Samplers/"> Simply Samplers site</a> has many motifs explained as well as lots of other wonderful information.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Swan: the bird of love and is associated with Venus
and Cupid; also because it believed to sing sweetly when dying, it represents a
good death; in Germanic mythology , being an attribute of Wotan, it is a
creature of the sun, a bringer of light and life. It is the typical symbol of
purity and of chance. Rare in the old samplers, it became more popular in the
nineteenth century.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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regarding love and romance, that when you look and find the two swans together
they create a heart.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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in the tale of the Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Anderson. Mislabeled from
birth, the little duckling lives his life with the heroic heart of a swan.
Indeed, after growing strong under the nurturing of kind humans, the duckling
is set free, and sees its image for the first time in a reflective pool of
water to discover he had “transformed” into a lovely swan. </i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Who doesn’t love this little fairy tale? It reminds us of
our inherent glory, power and beauty (as the duckling was always a graceful
swan). At the same time, the tale encourages us to have faith and have a
persistent heart while pursuing the gifts that are our birthright. <o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Dreams hold many symbolic references. White swans in dreams are symbolic of
cleansing and purifying ourselves and our lives. Black swans indicate deep
mysteries within us that are longing to be set free to express themselves
creatively. Dreaming of a swan may signify self-transformation, intuition,
sensitivity, the soul.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>For many cultures the white swan is a symbol of light, both
as a feminine symbol of the moon and a masculine symbol of the sun. In Greek
mythology, the swan has been linked to Apollo, to Zeus who took the shape of a
swan to seduce Leda, to Aphrodite and Artemis who were sometimes shown
accompanied by swans.</i></b></span></div>
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symbol of transformation and many of the people transformed in the stories are
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>In India stories tell that
it was the swan that lay the Cosmic Egg on the waters, from which Brahma
sprang. The In Hindu tradition, swans represent the perfect union, and the
spirit of Brahma.The Hindu goddess Saraswati who is the goddess of learning,
music and wisdom has a swan as Her companion animal. The word in Sanskrit for
swan is "hansa" or "hamsa" so the Divine is also called
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of beauty and grace. As in the story of the Ugly Duckling, it connotes inner
beauty as well. If Swan is your totem animal, you are emotionally sensitive,
and empathic towards the feelings of others, and you draw people to you. The
pure white swan is a solar symbol, whereas the Australian Black Swan is a
nocturnal symbol. The swan, with its long neck, acts as a bridge between the
worlds, making it an oracular bird. Being a cool weather bird, its direction is
North. Swans are excellent totems for children, those connected to the Fairy
Realm, poets, bards, mystics, and dreamers.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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Cards, pulling the Swan card tells you to “accept your ability to know what
lies ahead, pay attention to your hunches, gut knowledge, and female intuitive
side.” Reversed, the Swan card means you are not grounded, not paying attention
to your intuition, or the Unseen. The authors suggest that you “notice your
surroundings, and touch the Earth; be still and focus on one reality or the
other - the Dreamtime or the mundane world; stop the clutter in your mind and
listen; or focus on a physical activity that will ground you.”</i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Love, </i></b></span><b style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Grace. </i></b><b style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Union, </i></b><b style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Purity, </i></b><b style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Beauty, </i></b><b style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Dreams. </i></b><b style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Balance, </i></b><b style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Elegance, </i></b><b style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Partnership, </i></b><b style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Transformation</i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>What does SWAN stand for? </i></b></span><b style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">S</span>ociety of <span style="font-size: large;">W</span>omen <span style="font-size: large;">A</span>ddicted to <span style="font-size: large;">N</span>eedlework</i></b></div>
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<b style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>This information below is where I found a lot of information and there is more if you wish to pull anything else from it….otherwise, you can just use the links to the web-sites for reference.</i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Swan: the bird of love and is associated with Venus and
Cupid; also because it believed to sing sweetly when dying, it represents a
good death; in Germanic mythology , being an attribute of Wotan, it is a
creature of the sun, a bringer of light and life. It is the typical symbol of
purity and of chance. Rare in the old samplers, it became more popular in the
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<b style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Our first symbolic clues from the swan can be taken from
observing them in nature. They are waterfowl, closely connected with water,
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Water is symbolic of: Fluidity, Intuition, Dreaming,
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>In this respect, we can intuit the swan’s appearance in our
lives as an arrow pointing to our dreamier depths and feelings. Furthermore, we
get the sense of balance from swan meaning as it lives harmoniously amongst
three of the four Aristotelian elements. Grounding herself on earth, lofting to
great heights in the air, and winding through waters with magnificent elegance.</i></b></span></div>
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They pair for years, sometimes male-female unions are sustained for a lifetime.
When the swan glides upon the waters of our awareness, it might be a symbol of
love, and a reminder of the blessings found in our relationships. </i></b></span></div>
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level in Hinduism, wherein the swan graces vibrant traditions as the Hamsa
bird. In the Saundarya Lahari (translated: “Waves of Beauty,” it’s a text
filled with beautiful mantras from the Hindu perspective) two swans (Ham and
Sa) pair together, swimming around in the divine mind “living on honey from the
blooming lotus of knowledge.” Isn’t that a lovely concept? </i></b></span></div>
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context of movement. Specifically, the keenly observant Celts noted their
transitory nature and the swan’s pattern of migration. Consequently, the sign
of the swan urged Celtic intuition to consider changes of mood (water) and
heart (love). </i></b></span></div>
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associations, like Belanus and Lugh. As solar animals, the swan represents the
rising glory of a new day as well as the farewell of an old day with the
setting sun. Fittingly, the Celtic goddess Bridgid is also associated with the
swan as her grace is expressed with equal elegance in the form of writing
(poetry) and song. </i></b></span></div>
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Otherworld required passage to the physical land of life you and I experience
every day, they would take the shape of the swan. Furthermore lore states they
would travel out of the Otherworld in pairs, thus reinforcing the theme of
union, bonds and partnership. </i></b></span></div>
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around the swan's neck. I’ve read where this is symbolic of supernatural
appearance of divine energy or the descent of gods to earth. I like to think
the chains are symbolic of a harmony between cosmic forces; gold representing
the sun, and silver symbolic of the moon. Perhaps the Celts recognized the
essence of gods within the guise of the swan, and honored that power in the
bird. </i></b></span></div>
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embodiment in Greek myth wherein Zeus (Jupiter in the Roman pantheon)
transformed himself into a swan in an effort to slake his uncontrollable
passion for Leda. </i></b></span></div>
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in the tale of the Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Anderson. Mislabeled from
birth, the little duckling lives his life with the heroic heart of a swan.
Indeed, after growing strong under the nurturing of kind humans, the duckling
is set free, and sees its image for the first time in a reflective pool of
water to discover he had “transformed” into a lovely swan. </i></b></span></div>
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our inherent glory, power and beauty (as the duckling was always a graceful
swan). At the same time, the tale encourages us to have faith and have a
persistent heart while pursuing the gifts that are our birthright. </i></b></span></div>
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flight into our waking dreams. She also encourages us to strengthen our
relationships, as well as make new, long-lasting bonds with people whom we
admire. </i></b></span></div>
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purifying ourselves and our lives. Black swans indicate deep mysteries within
us that are longing to be set free to express themselves creatively – perhaps
as Bridgid would have us do, in poetry or music. </i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>For many cultures the white swan is a symbol of light, both
as a feminine symbol of the moon and a masculine symbol of the sun. In Greek
mythology, the swan has been linked to Apollo, to Zeus who took the shape of a
swan to seduce Leda, to Aphrodite and Artemis who were sometimes shown
accompanied by swans.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Many cultures have stories incorporating the swan as a
symbol of transformation and many of the people transformed in the stories are
women.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>In the symbolism of Alchemy, the swan was neither male nor
female, but the "marriage of opposites", fire and water. It was
associated with Mercury as it was white and winged. </i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Dreaming of a swan may signify self-transformation,
intuition, sensitivity, the soul. </i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>In Navajo tradition, the Great White Swan can call up the Four
Winds. The Great Spirit will use swans to work its will.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>The aborigines saw the Black Swans as the wives of their All
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>In Ainu folk tales, the swan was an angelic bird who lived
in heaven. When the Ainu fought amongst themselves killing all but one boy, the
Swan descended from heaven, transformed into a woman, and reared the boy to
manhood. She then married him to preserve the Ainu race.</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>It was the swan that lay the Cosmic Egg on the waters, from
which Brahma sprang. The In Hindu tradition, swans represent the perfect union,
and the spirit of Brahma.The Hindu goddess Saraswati who is the goddess of
learning, music and wisdom has a swan as Her companion animal. The word in
Sanskrit for swan is "hansa" or "hamsa" so the Divine is
also called Parmahansa or Parmahamsa. </i></b></span></div>
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enter Valhalla after death, had the power to transform into swans. If a man stole
their plumage, they were forced to obey him. (Germanic)</i></b></span></div>
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another person is to be kept in mind; a memento; a souvenir.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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friendship. We find needle-books,
pin-balls, wallets, pin-keeps, lovely scissor holders and more that were given
to commemorate a friendship in some way through history.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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tokens of friendship that were exchanged.
The heart and hand were very important to many forms of gifts that were
exchanged. The heart in the hand
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receptacle. A butterfly symbolizes the flight of the soul. Color can also play an important part in the symbolism used as a
token of friendship, the red rose shows bashfulness or shame; a white rose stand for sadness
and in many societies is the color of mourning, while a yellow rose means let us not forget. <o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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Hair does not disintegrate and symbolized abiding love as well as deeply
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exchange of tokens took place during the Lewis and Clark expedition and should
be understood as results of exchanges made in diplomatic and social contexts
rather than as products of collecting in an anthropological sense. When Lewis
returned to the east in the last days of 1806, his party included Sheheke (Big
White), a chief of the Mandan nation. As their route to Washington would take
him through central Virginia, Jefferson wrote Lewis before their arrival in the
capital, "Perhaps while in our neighborhood, it may be gratifying to him
[Sheheke], & not otherwise to yourself to take a ride to Monticello and see
in what manner I have arranged the<a href="http://www.monticello.org/site/jefferson/tokens-friendship"> tokens of friendship</a> I have received from
his country particularly as well as from other Indian friends: that I am in
fact preparing a kind of Indian hall."</i></b></div>
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exchange of tokens of friendship in many of the ways they were given in the
past. To promote friendship and love
with those we encounter through our love of this art. How many of you in your various guilds have held exchanges of pin
cushions or needle books, book marks and such.
Or you meet someone as you explore this art form and just send off a
token to be shared after sharing a special time in enjoying this art form at a
symposium or seminar? Today, Becky is hard at work on
an envelope that will be sent to another member of the Swan Sampler Guild as we
share in a mail art exchange, another kind of token of friendship. </span></i></b></span></div>
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year of our Tokens of Friendship program has been so enjoyable and we have
received so many favorable comments that we have decided to offer this once
again. We hope you will enjoy the
program we have for you this year as we begin our second year of subscriptions
to the “Tokens of Friendship”.</span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Our year long program will bring a lovely packaged token to your
door or the door of a friend that you might want to gift a subscription
too. The token will only be available
to those who are subscribed to the <a href="http://www.inthecompanyoffriends.com/One%20of%20a%20Kind.htm">“Tokens of Friendship”</a> program. These unique
special tokens will not be available for sale on our web site or anywhere else.
The designs will be created just for those lucky enough to be in the limited edition
subscription program. <o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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seems to receive is in the form of a bill or advertisement. Possibly another
request for you to open just one more credit card! How nice would it be to four times a year find a lovely wrapped
surprise token just for you in the mail?
Julie and I love surprises and we also love creating unique items for
the company that we all love to have in our needlework smalls collections. So
we have decided to combine the two and create this program just for you, so
surprise yourself or surprise a friend. Put us on your wish list for someone to
surprise you with. We can keep the
surprise on the sly or send a special gift announcement to the recipient. You
decide. <o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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and November. $88.00 a year for those in the United States, covers the cost of
everything, the special token gift-packaged and delivered four times a
year. For those of you outside North America, the
cost will be $135.00 and for our friends in
Canada the cost will be $120.00</i></b></span></div>
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the upcoming year. This is a limited edition program and so don’t hesitate,
sign up now so you won’t be disappointed when you see the “Tokens of
Friendship” that arrive to your
stitching friends doorsteps. <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1445534393986100820" name="_GoBack"></a><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Please indicate if this is for yourself or a friend, please give
us your information and the mailing information for the recipient of the gift
subscription. Please let us know if you
wish to keep this gift a secret or would like us to send a gift announcement on
your behalf. If you would like to
include a special message on the gift announcement, please include that in the
comments section. We also offer a
printed gift certificate if you order early enough and would like to offer this
to a special someone for the Holidays. <o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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and look forward to surprising you in the months to come.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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kind action ever stops with itself. One kind action leads to another. Good
example is followed. A single act of kindness throws out roots in all
directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. The greatest work that
kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves." Amelia
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>We have many new items coming in the next few weeks, so watch for news here. We promise not to go so long between posts again! Meanwhile, you can get a little taste of our "baby" by clicking on "Norfolk Samplers" in the sidebar - it will bring up a description of the book, and a form for you to use to be put on our list of "first-to-know" people when the book is available. As yet, we don't know the price - shipping rates change so much in such a short time, that until they are locked in, we can't price the book - but you'll find out here first! We are so excited about this project! </i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>We've done other books - the <u><a href="http://www.inthecompanyoffriends.com/Books.htm">Schwenkfelder Days of Remembrance</a></u>, which was a 2008 day-planner, but also the only place to find the complete needlework collection owned by the Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Sampler. As such, it is still a great reference book! The text was written by Candace Perry, Curator of Collections at the Library and Heritage Center. Purchase of this book includes a donation to the Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center for the preservation of the needlework.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>And <u><a href="http://www.inthecompanyoffriends.com/Books.htm">Let Love Abide</a></u>, a compendium of the sampler collection of Marian Soss. This lovely little book gives you an insight into the art of collecting and the life of an extraordinary woman! Each sampler in her collection was lovingly photographed and documented for the book. All profits from this book go to Marian's favorite charity - Mission Hospice in San Mateo, CA.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>But this book is different. On a much larger scale, this book includes years of painstaking research by the author, Joanne Martin Lukacher. Starting with the Vassar collection of samplers, Joanne noticed a stylistic relationship with some of the Vassar samplers and others she'd seen. As she looked further into the connection, Joanne was excited to learn that these samplers all hailed from what amounts to the same time and place: Norwich, Norfolk in England (and the area surrounding the town) from approximately 1790 to 1820! What led to the development of this uniquely Norfolk style? Joanne's research brings the answer to that question into focus, and shows us a truly beautiful sampler tradition! In fact, we liked the sampler style so much, we did something else we've never done before: we designed a chart for a sampler "in the Norfolk style" that will come with the book as a bonus! In the coming weeks, we'll give you a few peeks at the finished sampler.</i></b></span></div>
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our girls with you. We are often asked about the samplers we use in our designs, and we thought it might
be nice to see the entire sampler and then see what some of the products look
like that have been designed from this piece.
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items we use our creativity and work with images from the piece to make the best presentation for you we can. You will see that in some of the borders for
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Elliott several years ago, when she received a call from a lady in one of the needlework guilds here locally, called the Pacific Northwest Needle Arts Guild
(PNNAG). Becky's love for
samplers was well-known and this lady was involved with the University Women’s group and they
were preparing for a garage sale. She didn't know much about the piece when she called, just said it was a nice sampler and shouldn't be in a garage sale
and would Becky be interested in seeing it and making an offer. So she changed her schedule and headed to the
garage sale where it was being held for her.
You can see what a lovely piece it is.
Well when Becky saw it, it was in a colored plastic frame and had a colored
matting and was glued, yes that horrible word, glued to a backing in the
frame! We imagine someone had coordinated it to their interiors in the 1970s. Now the hard part, yes, Becky wanted
it, but how much was fair to offer to this worthwhile group. The donor had no information on the piece, which was a shame as Becky had been hoping it had come from a family
member or such who knew where it had originated. So Becky offered a sum and they were totally blown away and very
grateful, so we were all happy with the outcome. <o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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from the backing. But it was most
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come to be known as Elizabeth’s Garden to us.
The beautiful floral motifs, deer and birds are so happy. The unusual border reminds us of the
mountains and fir trees so plentiful in our area, so we hope that Elizabeth
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figure out who Elizabeth Elliott is, some day we may try to do that, although
with nothing but a name to start with, that will be very difficult.</i></b></div>
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beautifully, so we have enjoyed using her in several special pieces and I am
sure you will see her around the site more in coming years as we create new
products and find her colors and images are just right for them. </span></i></b></div>
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Yes, it has to be pleasing to us, but it doesn't necessarily have to be
in the best condition. If we think it
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start coming about wouldn't that work well for this type of piece or that, then
we are hooked! Sometimes though we think they will photograph well and they end up being a devil to deal with.
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meeting Elizabeth and seeing the pretty pieces from the past and present that
are from In The Company of Friends.
(Note, not all are available for sale at this time as some are from the
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might enjoy adding some additional toys to it.
If you didn’t have the opportunity to purchase a Golden Splendor box
set, we have two left in stock. Each of
these special pieces can stand alone as well and be enjoyed all by themselves.
Great for your own stitching box or to give as a gift to a friend. I was reminded that Christmas and the
holidays are approaching when I entered the store the other day and side by
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November. We have already been asked if
we will do it again and the answer is yes! We have enjoyed creating these
tokens for our subscribers and it seems they have enjoyed receiving them as
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program is a year-long subscription program that brings four unique gifts to you (or you can gift a special friend with a subscription) all beautifully wrapped.
These are not available for sale in any other way than as a subscriber to
Tokens of Friendship. We will announce
open subscription time in early November.
Subscriptions will be taken from November through January 15, 2013 for
the 2013 program. Mailings will happen
again February, May, August and November 2013.
You might want to think about gift subscriptions for friends or for
yourself when someone asks what you might want for the holidays! We will have gift certificates for this as
well as our regular gift certificates to our on line shop available. We can send out email gift cards with
messages as well to announce your gift to a friend. Whichever you prefer. So watch the blog and the <a href="http://www.inthecompanyoffriends.com/">website</a> for our
announcement early November and don’t
delay or you might miss out! We do
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Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08877038657361699565noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445534393986100820.post-68602058947802896902012-09-03T14:55:00.000-07:002012-09-03T22:44:10.573-07:00September!<br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>September always feels like a new beginning to me, sometimes
even more so than January 1<sup>st</sup>! It may be the fact that I still have
school aged children, yes 21 and 17, but still having to prepare for the first
day of school and buy those much needed supplies, pencils, pens, notebooks,
folders…..as well as a few new things for the wardrobe and for the 21 year old,
stocking up at Costco on some good food to keep him going for a little
while. Both of my children, young adults, are seniors this year, so it’s the start of a very big year in our
household. Big endings next spring,
which will lead both into big new beginnings a year from now. So chaos has been reigning in my life in more
ways than one! While we have kept Julie chained to the computer working on our
final edits and layouts for the upcoming book, I have popped in and out giving
my yea, nay, how about this….then dashing back to the workroom to create
products for our upcoming releases as well as some new pieces for some special
locations and events. </i></b></span></div>
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Sampler World! Usually making Julie and
I wish we lived somewhere closer to wherever the action is. If you have a special event or activity
coming up that relates to samplers and historic needlework, let us know and we
will be happy to help promote it!</i></b></div>
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through November 15<sup>th</sup>, at
The <a href="http://www.mercermuseum.org/">Mercer Museum</a>, Stitches in Time:
Bucks County Needlework Samplers. </i></b></span></div>
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with the exhibit will be lectures and a discovery day for samplers…..this
exhibit is being curated by Kathy Lesieur. Stitches in Time will examine over
50 samplers from the Mercer Museum’s permanent collection, many of which have
never been exhibited, as well as borrowed pieces from premiere private
collections and prestigious local museums. The exhibit will feature 18th and
19th century Quaker samplers, exploring how they were influenced by the
English, and comparing these pieces with Pennsylvania German communities and
their methodology of teaching and transference of style and design. <a href="http://www.mercermuseum.org/visit-us/hours-and-admissions/">Contact the museum</a> for further
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souvenirs at the museum exclusive to
them created by us, from images in their collection. Hopefully they will arrive in the nick of time for opening, but
we are still waiting for the last of the beads to arrive Tuesday to finish up
one of the special items. I hope you have time to go and see the exhibit and
enjoy some of the special activities they will be offering. </i></b></span></div>
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their exhibit this week on September 7<sup>th</sup> if you haven’t had a chance
to visit, now is the time, quick! </i></b></span></div>
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Historical Society are providing a unique opportunity to see large portions of
their needlework collections in one exhibition.</i></b><b style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Learn how commonplace pieces become heirloom treasures. Enjoy select samplers and other embroidery
made by girls from Chester County and the surrounding area 200 years ago.</i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>We are proud that you can also find pieces from our
collection and next week exclusive pieces we have designed for the museum shop
from images in theirs and Westtown Schools collection. Great little gifts to share with friends who
were not able to see the show or for you to add to your stitching toys. For more information <a href="http://www.chestercohistorical.org/">contact the museum. </a></i></b></span></div>
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have never been to Maine, so it’s very tempting to try and fit into my
schedule. If only Julie might let us loose for a week or so? Time to mark your calendars and see if it
might fit into your schedule too.<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<b style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>This is an in-depth look at the complex and lovely
needlework created in Maine by schoolgirls of the late 18th and early 19th
centuries. At a time when advanced academic opportunities for young women were
limited, private academies--often run by women--offered training not only in
academic subjects, but also in the fancy sewing skills that were still of
critical importance to future homemakers of the Federal era. While many of
these schools were well established in southern New England states by the late
18th century, Maine developed private academies a bit later. As these local
academies grew and flourished, new styles of samplers and needlework evolved
that were unique to Maine.</i></b></div>
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glimpse of a period of blossoming female creativity and accomplishment that
transcended the societal limitations on women of the era. About 80 samplers and
other embroideries will be on view, drawn from the collections of the Dyer
Library/Saco Museum as well as other public and private collections in Maine
and beyond. The exhibition will also be accompanied by an illustrated catalogue
with an essay by Dyer Library/Saco Museum Executive Director Leslie Rounds. A
FREE public opening reception will take place.
<a href="http://www.sacomuseum.org/mus_upcoming_exhibits_temp.shtml?id=EFFpZpVFAEZEHgieTk">Contact the museum </a>for further details. <o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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and Sale will be held at the Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center. There
will be dealers in antiques, vintage textiles, quilts, needlework, linens, clothing,
textiles, accessories and tools, baskets and more. Including “US” In The
Company of Friends will be there with not only our needlework toys, but our
books as well. Some special goodies
just for the show to tempt you as well. </i></b></div>
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classes. How will we fit it into just two days? Candace Perry and Kathy Lesieur will be heading up this
event. For more information call
215.679.3103 or email <a href="mailto:info@swhwenkfelder.com">info@swhwenkfelder.com</a>
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lecture for an upcoming event or program, Joanne Martin Lukacher will be happy
to schedule her new lecture, “Imitation and Improvement: The Norfolk Sampler
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<b><i><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;">The image above was kindly provided by and is copyright to The Micheál and Elizabeth Feller Collection. Look for the Micheál and Elizabeth Feller Needlework Collection Volumes I and II at <a href="http://needleprint.blogspot.com/">needleprint.blogspot.com</a></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Ms. Lukacher's book of the
same title will be released February 2013 by In The Company of Friends. Ms. Lukacher identifies and interprets a
distinctive body of samplers executed by the girls of Norfolk during a dramatic
time of social and cultural change in the late 18<sup>th</sup> century
Britain. The motifs and style of these
samplers reveal a rich engagement with textile craft and industry that was both
regional and international in scope.
These works are analyzed for their exquisite beauty and skill and for
the civic, moral, and educational values that they embodied in Norfolk society
from 1730-1830. By closely studying the
intricate and distinguishing features of these samplers, Ms. Lukacher opens up
remarkable vistas onto a complex social landscape and the significant primary
place of textile art within. <o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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B.A. in Art History from New College before studying architectural history and
historic preservation planning at Cornell University. After twenty years as an historic preservation consultant she
turned her attention to samplers and needlework, interning at the Textile
Conservation Workshop in South Salem, New York and conducting a survey of the
extensive sampler collections at Vassar College where she organized an exhibition
and symposium. Her investigations into
the Vassar sampler collections were published in an exhibition catalogue for
the Francis Lehman Loeb Art Center and in Sampler and Antique Needlework
Quarterly. In addition to the book,
“Imitation and Improvement: The Norfolk Sample Tradition”, her sampler research
is published periodically at the <a href="http://hudsonvalleysamplerguild.blogspot.com/">HudsonValleySamplerGuild.blogspot.com</a></i></b></div>
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accommodations. Please contact Joanne
directly at <a href="mailto:lukacher@hv.rr.com">lukacher@hv.rr.com</a>
to arrange for her lecture.</i></b></span></div>
Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08877038657361699565noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445534393986100820.post-39265283993180748402012-08-18T13:40:00.000-07:002012-08-18T13:40:43.848-07:00Books, Books, Books!<br />
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<b style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>This book tells the stories of six women and how needlework shaped their lives in colonial Boston. </i></b><b style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Those highlighted in this book are names some of us have heard before in the studies of various </i></b><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>American needlework histories: Mary Holingworth English, Mary Turfrey, Mary Fifield Adams, Susanna </i></b></span><b style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Hiller Condy, Hannah Otis, and Faith Trumbull Huntington. </i></b><b style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>It also talks about Boston Samplers and their makers and an area I find fascinating Dye Analysis of the </i></b><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Boston Schoolgirl Embroidered pictures, where they show you the needlework from the front, back and </i></b></span><b style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>under ultraviolet light. Amazing how technology helps us to learn more and more about the history of </i></b><b style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>these pieces.</i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>We have been teased in several places lately about the upcoming release of the second volume of the </i></b></span><b><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Micheál and Elizabeth Feller Needlework Collection being published by Jacqueline Holdsworth of </span></i></b><b style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><a href="http://needleprint.blogspot.com/">Needleprint</a>, due out in September. </i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>This second volume is said to be the size of two books in one. I </i></b></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>know how beautiful the first volume was, with so many wonderful highlights of the images so you could </i></b></span><b style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>enjoy the stitches up close and personal. The photography is always so beautiful in Jacqueline's books </i></b><b style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>due in most cases to her special photographer Richard! </i></b><b style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>If you want to be tempted, see articles in the current Sampler and Antique Needlework Quarterly </i></b></div>
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<b style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>as well </i></b><b style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>as the current edition of Text For The Study of Textile Art, Design and History Volume 39: 2011-2012 The </i></b><b style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Textile Society. This magazine is produced by the <a href="http://www.textilesociety.org.uk/">Textile Society</a> in the UK and is well worth membership </i></b><b style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>to receive the wonderful newsletters and publications on various goings on in the textile world.</i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>The other book we are all waiting for this fall is by Dr. Gloria Seaman Allen, who is working on a book </i></b></span><b style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>about the history of the samplers from the Washington DC area: "</i></b></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Columbia’s Daughters: Girlhood Embroidery from the District of Columbia". </i></b></span><b style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i> I know how much we enjoyed her </i></b><b style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>book and exhibit on Maryland samplers, so this too, is sure to be a treat.</i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Watch for updates from your sampler guilds and favorite needlework shops on how to order these </i></b></span><b style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>books for your own libraries. It's so important to support the work of these researchers to keep the </i></b><b style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>thread going and continue to find more and more information about the ladies and their needlework </i></b><b style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>that we all love. </i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Lest you think we have <u>nothing</u> on our minds but books, we are busy as little bees in our workshop as well - getting ready to launch some new products for the fall! Meanwhile - our latest Tokens of Friendship gifts went out about two weeks ago - just a quick tease - </i></b></span></div>
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