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A glimpse into the past
By Sue Fenwick Sue Fenwick I recently found a pair of American cross-stitch wall art at a local antique store completed in 1930 and 1942 by the same person, a woman named Nell. The pieces are stamped...
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A sampler of distinction
By Sue Fenwick Sue Fenwick Recently, while researching examples of international cross stitch, I came across the Mexican Band Sampler from the collection of Lynne Anderson. The sampler was shown in a...
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The lessons of history
By Sue Fenwick Sue Fenwick It wasn’t easy being a little girl in the 18th and 19th centuries. The boundaries set for girls were severe by modern standards, with few opportunities for individuality or...
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Precious memories — and a free download
By Sue Fenwick Sue Fenwick When you think of the people at the top of the cross-stitch pyramid of success, you think of Ginnie Thompson, who brought the revival of cross stitch to America; Betty Ring,...
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The paper trail
By Sue Fenwick Sue Fenwick I recently found a beautiful piece of needlework at a local antique store. It is a 17-by-21-inch piece stitched on 16-count perforated paper. The design is a large red brick...
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A journey of discovery
By Sue Fenwick Sue Fenwick When Susan Greening Davis and Sally Criswell first saw the sampler in an antique store in Brugge, Belgium, they did not yet know that they were embarking on a special...
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Capturing history, one stitch at a time
By Sue Fenwick Sue Fenwick Did the ladies who stitched the Bayeux Tapestry understand what an important piece of history they were producing? Do you think they could have ever imagined when they were...
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