History of samplers, books, online resources & some examples including a special one from Ukraine..

I take a look at hand embroidery samplers including a brief history of them, some wonderful online resources so you can study some up close, some books on samplers and some pieces from my own collection. I've also got a very special one to share with you stitched by Natalie Mulina from Ukraine

00:00 Introduction
01:19 A brief look at the history of samplers
05:47 Using samplers today
06:46 Sampler books from my library
18:36 Natalie's Ukrainian sampler
23:56 My examples of samplers

See the Nasca sampler at the Metropolitan Museum of Art website here:
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collect...

See the V&A Jane Bostocke Sampler on their website here:
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O4...

See the Fitzwilliam Museum online sampler collection here:
https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/sea...

Sampler books from the video:
Sampled Lives, Samplers from the Fitzwilliam Museum by Carol Humphries 2017 Fitzwilliam Museum Enterprises Ltd
ISBN 978-1-910731-07-9

Millers - Samplers, how to compare and value by Stephen and Carol Huber
2002 Octopus Publishing Group Ltd
ISBN 1-84000-541-6

Victoria and Albert Museum Samplers by Donald King
1960 London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office - John Wright & Sons Ltd at The Stonebridge Press

Samplers and Tapestry Embroideries by Marcus B Huish
1913 B.T Batsford Ltd, London
ISBN 0-7134-6463-1

Sampler workbook, Motifs and patterns by Caroline Vincent
2010 A&C Black Publishers Ltd
ISBN 978-1-4081-1015-7

Picture it in Cross Stitch by Jo Verso
1988 David and Charles plc
ISBN 0-7153-9098-8

555 Cross-Stitch Sampler Motifs by Donna Kooler
2008 Lark books
ISBN 978-1-650059-192-1

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