Special 2009
4 charts (Hélène François 1898, Hedwig Handlechner 1926, SS 1911 and MW 1903) at a price of € 25,-
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Hélène dedicated a typical French school sampler with a large, opulent alphabet to her dear father.
The original piece is in private ownership. It is 37 cm wide and 46 cm high. It was on display in the exhibition "300 jaar mooi noticed" at Veenkoloniaal Museum, Veendam in 1993.
Crosses: 193 x 229
Size: 27 x 32,5 cm
Stitches: Cross stitch
Once again, Christel Ross from Panzweiler has got the stitching bug. She worked "MW 1903" in blue.
Small, cute samplers from Austria can be so nice! The original measures 35 cm x 36 cm. It is privately owned.
Crosses: 112 x 116
Size: 16 x 16,5 cm
Stitches: Cross stitch, back stitch
Hedwig worked her narrow sampler, 92 cm long and 38.5 cm wide, on coarse fabric in two colours. It probably comes from Austria and is in private hands today.
Many samplers from the first quarter of the 20th century contain witty sayings. Kitchen textiles with sayings have been worked until 1930, those sayings are called "kitchen poetry” today.
"God’s blessing gained, all is obtained."
Crosses: 139 x 320
Size: 20 x 45,5 cm
Stitches: Cross stitch