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Sue Blomley
Pilgrim Stitches

Sue was born in Epping, Essex, England and lived in Buckinghamshire and Leighton Buzzard before spending 2 ½ years in Rangoon, Burma while her husband was attached to the British Embassy there. She learned most of her needleart skills from her mother who was an avid and skillful needlewoman. Sue learned to knit when she was eight and continued with embroidery education. It wasn't until she started attending classes in America that her artistic talents were whetted. She became known as the "Pilgrim Stitcher" when she and her husband took a 500 mile walk to Santiago. Every evening she would stitch and that inspired her to produce the Pilgrim Etui and to organize needlework seminars in England. After one of her seminars at Hampshire Archives and Museum she was invited to reproduce a piece in their collection. Since that experience she has been hooked. Sue feels privileged to work with beautiful antiques and to recreate them with linen and silks.

 

 

Class # 96
The Pilgrim Etui

Teacher: Sue Blomley
Max: 25 students (Min: 8 students)
Level: Intermediate
Description: Exclusive Teaching Piece

Price: $175.00
Scheduled: Wednesday 12:00pm - 3:45pm

The Pilgrim Etui is stitched on 35ct Edinburg linen using Gloriana threads in blues, greens, and gold. It is a lining for an antique sterling silver cigarette case and has pockets for scissors and other necessities. There is a small pincushion and two needle pages. When closed the case protects all your necessities.

Kit includes: Linen, floss, antique sterling silver cigarette case, silk ribbon, interfacing, wadding, skirtex, chart, instructions, needle and photo.

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Class #104
Two for the Price of One

Teacher: Sue Blomley
Max: 25 students (Min: 8 students)
Level: Intermediate
Description: Exclusive Teaching Piece

Price: $139.50
Scheduled: Thursday 9:00am - 1:45pm

Here is an exceptional opportunity to have two projects for the price of one! You will receive the kit for the Jane Dennis Sampler dated 1817.This is for you to stitch as a small sampler on 40ct Edinburg linen with Pearsall's silks and there is enough materials and chart to stitch the front and back display for the Dong book. This ingenious Chinese project book has five hidden compartments in which to conceal embroidery silks, needles, and tiny scissors for that special project or a favorite photograph. You will finish the Dong book during class time and if you want to embroider the 5" x 8" display it will take perhaps two additional hours. A finished project and a sampler to take away with you, two for the price of one!

Kit includes: Linen, silks, chart, instructions, photo and stitch explanations. Bring paper scissors or craft knife and cutting mat, large glue stick, and metal ruler.

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Class #201
The Redwork Sampler

Teacher: Sue Blomley
Max: 25 students (Min: 8 students)
Level: Beginner / Intermediate
Description: Exclusive Teaching Piece

Price: $125.00
Scheduled: Friday 8:00am - 11:00am

This fascinating Redwork Sampler dated 1762 is suitable for beginners as well as more experienced stitchers. Worked on 40 ct Newcastle flax linen, stitching is done over two in Pearsall's silks and the sampler measures 12" x 7.5". The original was stitched using mainly the marking stitch but for the beginners this can be changed to cross stitch with no discernable difference on the front. All stitches will be taught as you learn the interesting history. Why is it that when it is stitched mainly in red there are touches of other colors? Why are there two sets of initials? You will own a piece of history when you complete this handsome sampler.

Kit includes: Silks, linen, chart, instructions, photo, needle.

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Class #220
LECTURE: The History of the King James Needlebook

Teacher: Sue Blomley
Max: 40 students (Min: 12 students)
Level: All
Description: Lecture

Price: $25.00
Scheduled: Friday 5:00pm - 6:00pm

The King James Needlebook, was incorrectly dated in the new "Goodhart Samplers" book. Find out about its fascinating history, the political intrigue and the fight for English crown. All contained in this tiny needle book barely 4 inches long and in such good condition that the Victoria and Albert museum in London having dated it as 1715 say that Hampshire is lucky to have it! Now you can learn the background to this wonderful piece of embroidery.

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