Cloths Of Heaven...

Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths, Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths Of night and light and the half light,
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams. ~~

W.B. Yeats

Monday, July 21, 2008

Sampler Consortium.

I think this is a wonderful idea! A data base of samplers for the use of not only scholars, but for everyone. Also helping museums get their sampler collections on-line.

300 members are needed before they submit their grant proposal. Membership is free, so please lend your support!


http://samplerconsortium.org/

Thursday, July 17, 2008

We are bound by common threads

Here are a few pics of women doing needlework around the world, from many countries, classes, and cultures. Pictures need no translation.


China


Spain




Egypt




Japan



India


Vietnam






Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Celtic Banner


An update on Celtic Banner. It seems to be taking a long time to make any progress, for some reason. I have to devote more hours to it, as I want to start a new project, and promised myself i`d finish this first.
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Re Jennifer: I`m stitching it with the recommended threads, DMC and 2 Caron Wildflowers, Cedar and Black Forest.