Traditional Samplers

London: Guild Publishing Ltd. Very Good +/Very Good +. 1986. Reprint. Hard Cover. 4to 0715387138 Reprint by Guild Publishing Ltd. Dust jacket complete. Black cloth with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership marks. Numerous colour & b/w illustrations / photographs. 144 pages clean and tight. Make your own traditional sampler, a family heirloom to be passed on through the generations just like the originals. Here are 22 colourful and exciting projects with complete charts and instructions, each one inspired by an actual sampler made in England, America, Holland or Germany in the period 1500-1900. Stunning colour photographs illustrate every project in fine detail. The author uses all the traditional subjects: alphabets, animals, flowers, family trees, birthdays, weddings, Noah's Ark; and decorates them with the old-fashioned patterns, motifs and borders which make this such an attractive craft. Stitches, threads and fabrics are varied to suit all tastes and abilities, with plenty of scope for the experienced needleworker to develop her own ideas. (Full alphabets and numerals are given for every lettering style used in the projects.) For inspiration, there is a brief history of the art and skills of sampler making, with photographs of collected pieces. Also included is a selection of popular texts often incorporated into the work. Even a complete beginner can create one of these beautiful samplers, to be admired and cherished for years to come. .