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Date/Time:  02/10/2002 1:30 - 4:00
Type:General Meeting
Location:Glen Ellyn Library
Teacher:LMSG-Roberta Siegel

The program at February's general meeting is "Mystery Band Sampler" by Jana P. Kerr. Originally this was an EGA project with 15 lessons. This pretty sampler teaches a wide variety of counted thread techniques including some drawn work. There is no cost for the instructions. They will be distributed at the meeting, but you must reserve your copy by signing up at the January meeting or by sending an email to Roberta Siegel, the program chair.

You must gather your own materials. This narrow sampler was originally stitched on 2.5" wide 25-count linen banding in an ivory color. It takes one yard of the banding. If you wish to use linen instead of banding, cut your fabric 6" wide to allow for hems. DMC floss colors are:
  • 930
  • 931
  • 932
  • 221
  • 223
  • 224
  • 3051
  • 3053
  • 3045
  • 3046
  • Ecru Perle Cotton (Optional - very small amounts are used)
  • No. 8 Ecru
  • No. 12 Ecru
If you wish to substitute different colors, the designer recommends that you use the same number of shades in each color family as the original design has.  What a good way to practice new stitches without investing as much time as the large samplers take!  

Banding is available from Welcome Stitchery in Crystal Lake.  See the links page for address and directions.

Highlights

Elaine Hoagland welcomed everyone to the February meeting.  This was followed by reports from the guild officers including a review of the 2002 program schedule by Roberta Siegal. Roberta also distributed the instructions for the Mystery Band Sampler and passed around a completed sampler so we could all study and admire it. Marilyn Fettinger did a review of the LMSG website and described the new features that have been added in 2002.

We had a table of books for sale including several older out of print books. We'll continue to have a book sale at future meetings. Please bring any books that you would like to sell.  For show and tell, Mary Tulloch brought in a book on early English culture titled "Pleasures of the Imagination"  Marilyn Fettinger showed a recently purchased book titled "Needlework Masterpieces from Winterthur".  This  book was purchased from Edward R. Hamilton, a book remainderer that sells publisher's overstocks and closeouts.  Check out their website at:

http://EdwardRHamilton.com 

 

 
Leslie Lewis talked about the 2002 project,  the Spot Sampler.  The border color of the third motif on the chart is different than the picture included in the kit.  Leslie stitched it in the charted color, a light mint green. She showed another sampler stitched in the color in the picture, a dark green. 

Leslie handed out detailed charts for the first and third motifs. The color numbers are very small and hard to read on the original chart so this should be helpful for those who have not yet started these motifs. She also gave out instructions for the spider patterns that appear in the squares of the third motif. 

Leslie started a board for the Lake Michigan Sampler Guild on ezBoard. This will enable members to have discussions on various topics between meetings.  One of the topics is the Spot Sampler Project. If you have a suggestion, comment or question on the project, please enter it on the board.  Or just visit the board and read the entries from other guild members. 
 

 

Carol Shaal has been busy working on Abigail Chase, a kit distributed at the January meeting.  She brought in her almost finished sampler for us to see. Fast work, Carol!  We'll expect to see it finished at the next meeting! 

 

 

Carol also brought in an antique sampler that she recently purchased.  The sampler was dated June 1832. She is still studying the sampler to try to make out the name of the person who stitched it. After reading the article in the last online newsletter, Carol thinks the sampler is Dutch.  It has muslin on the back and it is covered with many alphabets.  It also has some small motifs like a key and dog. Unfortunately, the sampler did not photograph well because of the lack of contrast between the linen and thread color. The picture does not show all of the intricate alphabets.

 

 
Marilyn Vanover brought in several pieces of needlework that she has completed.  At the right is a series of flower motifs done in Brazilian embroidery. The sampler on the left below won two ribbons including the Best of Show in the embellished category at the National Counted Cross Stitch Show.  Congratulations, Marilyn!  

Click on any of the images below to see a larger picture.


 
Remember to bring your needlework projects to the next meeting so you can show others what you've accomplished! 

See you in March!