In 1997 I worked The Chimney Piece with DMC cotton floss. I purchased a lot more floss because I wanted a more solid field of stitching.
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| Chimeypiece |
There are a variety of stitches, I chose to use the split stitch mostly to fill in. My work was awarded a First Place Ribbon at the Woodlawn Needlework Show in Alexandria, Virginia.
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| Chimeypiece |
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| Chimeypiece |
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| Chimeypiece |
I was told by the woman in charge that my sampler would have won the Viewer’s Choice Award, but lost by three votes.
When my daughter Jessica announced her engagement, I asked her what kind of sampler she would like for her wedding. Jessica of course, wanted one like her favorite – The Chimney Piece.
Good thing I also had The River. The River has been OOP. I made a copy of the printed paper, modified the design, and transferred it to 40 count Graziano linen (took me 3 tries to get it right).
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| The River |
I added a few personal touches. I wouldn’t let them take it home right away. It needed to go on tour to my Sampler Guilds & such.
Jessica’s wedding sampler was awarded a First Place Ribbon in the Maryland State Fair 2004.
I so enjoy reading and watching everyone’s progress. You all make my day!
Barbara
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24 comments:
Oh Barbara your Chimney is the most amazing sampler that I have seen outside of a museum.
I have blown the photos up and studied them. WOW !!!!!
I am ordering this chart straight away and going to try and hunt down a copy of The River, as my son got married in 2012 and lives on a farm with a huge lake and has lots of animals this would make a beautiful sampler for his home.
They are gorgeous!
Oh my goodness, I have never seen these tw samplers before and they are totally amazing.
Oh my stars! ... Barbara ... your work is absolutely amazing! ... Beautiful ... I need to get my thesaurus out to come up with more descriptive words!
Thank you so much for sharing! You will be my inspiration today as I struggle with a tiny bit of stem stitch on the sampler I am stitching (arrgghhh!!)
WOW! Amazing samplers! Just WOW!
Wow! That is amazing. What sort of frame did you use to hold the Chimney Piece while you were working on it?
Oh my goodness...this blog is inhabited by true needleworkers. I feel like a total amateur. Where, may I ask, does one find the chart for this magnificent piece?
Barbara,
This is amazing! You have me drooling--oh my goodness! How did I miss seeing this at your lovely home?
I never would have thought of doing it in stem stitch. I love it that way!
Your work is truly amazing. I have never seen anything like it since I have been stitching for over 40 years. WOW, is all I can say.
Nikki
WOW! WOW! WOW!
Just absolutely DROP DEAD gorgeous!!
Good morning! The Chimneypiece is a "stamped" design; i.e. the design has been printed onto the linen. It isn't done using the counted thread technique, so there is no chart available. Amazing work, Barbara. Yours puts my model to shame!
Thanks for the info - I don't think I'll ever produce work of that quality but it's nice to dream!
Such beautiful stitching!!
Absolutely beautiful
AMAZING! (that's all I can say as I am completely dumbstruck with how amazing they are)
Absolutely gorgeous!
Hugs,
Absolutely gorgeous!
Hugs,
Both samplers are absolutely fabulous!
Gorgeous samplers and such beautiful work!!
These are two amazingly beautiful samplers, which certainly deserved First Prize Ribbons. Your needlework is absolutely magnificent.
I am totally enthralled by Chimney Piece!! I have looked so often at this piece in the catalog but it seemed so daunting! But seeing your close-up pics I am going to have to get it!!!Thank you for sharing!
Thank you everyone for your kind comments. She was a joy to stitch.
I used a round spring tension embroidery hoop. I own an older 10" hoop, but also used other sizes. If you don't have one of those, use a strong, thick wooden hoop - the hoops from Germany are very good. You will need strong tension when working this sampler.
Ellen, she adorns the dining room.
Oh my gosh. I've not seen either of these pieces before. The Chimneypiece made me stop and gasp. Your work is absolutely beautiful!
My word - what beautiful, beautiful samplers. Absolutely stunning.
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