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Miller's Collecting Textiles by Patricia Frost This is a much-needed introduction to a popular subject. The author examines the textiles market, taking a close look at what is available and affordable. With over 360 color photos, items are put in their historical context in an informative and accessible way- from 17th century band samplers to Arts & Crafts textiles. Covering all the key collecting areas, including samplers, embroidery, beadwork, lace, quilts, and handwovens, every item is given a price range. Advice on what to look for is offered, as well as tips on suggested collecting areas, how to spot fakes, and how to look after and display your collection. Hardbound, 160 pages, $35.00 |
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Painted with Thread: The Art of American Embroidery. This is the exhibition catalogue that accompanies a 2001 exhibit of embroideries in the collection of the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, consisting of Boston pictorial needlework, 18th century embroidered garments, samplers, plain and ornamental sewing, and much more. The publication has over 100 illustrations, many in full color. $29.95 |
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SAMPLERS: AN EXCEPTIONAL ENDEAVOR This newest exhibition catalogue from Witney Antiques features many samplers with a Scottish connection. (The exhibition runs from 13 October- 1st November, 2003.) They were made by girls from the Highlands, lowlands, small villages, hamlets and towns. The exhibit includes English samplers, serving as an interesting comparison with their Scottish neighbors. One of the unique features of Scottish samplers is that they often contain an abundance of family initials, leaving valuable clues as to the identity of the embroideress and her family, even if the piece is unsigned and undated. This softbound catalogue is illustrated in full color, with over 45 antique samplers never before published. $32.00 |
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Jacobean
Embroidery  by
Ada Wentworth Fitzwilliam and A.F. Morris HandsJacobean crewel embroidery had its heyday during the reigns of the Stuart monarchs of England. It was used to adorn wall and bed hangings with rich colors, and a wealth of detail, many fine examples of which are preserved in museums and stately homes. This book presents a historical background to this type of embroidery, followed by 27 sketches of details from authentic historical works, together with descriptions of the original colors and stitches used. Softbound, 57 pages, $20.00
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Elizabeth Murray: A Woman's Pursuit of Independence in
Eighteenth-Century America by Patricia Cleary 
A welcome addition to the literature on women in early
America, Murray was an exceptional ordinary woman for her day.
Born in Scotland in 1726, she emigrated, for the first time,
to the American colonies, after both of her parents had died,
in the late 1730's. She returned to Scotland a few years
later. In 1749, she returned to the Colonies with her brother
and his children, and chose to set herself up as an
independent shopkeeper. The rest of her story is as
unconventional and fascinating as its subject. The author
examined Murray's own papers, including her correspondence and
business records, to get past the veneer of gentility and try
to understand the complex woman underneath. Murray worked as a
shop-keeper before and during one of her marriages, and the
author discusses the material culture of the commercial
millinery trade between England and the American colonies.
Despite her wealth and experience as a shopkeeper, Murray had
to petition the court, just like other women, to keep control
of her own property after she married a second time. This
biography fills in many gaps in the history of Colonial women
and does so with an enjoyable writing style. Paperback, 279
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 FRIENDS: A COMMON THREAD:SAMPLERS
WITH A QUAKER INFLUENCE by Carol Humphrey in conjunction with Witney Antiques.  Samplers
with a Quaker connection will be featured at the Witney
Antiques Showrooms from 4th to 18th October 2008, with
an accompanying catalogue, written by Carol Humphrey. It
explores the far reaching influence of Quaker teaching
of schoolgirl
needlework. Included in the exhibition are samplers from
well known English Quaker schools such as Ackworth,
Milverton and York School, as well as samplers worked
under anonymous Quaker tuition. The display includes a
rare globe worked at the Westtown School in Chester
County, Pennsylvania.Soft bound, 72 pages, $48
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