Any relation to Agness?

I'm finishing up the instructions for a reproduction of an 1849 Quaker sampler and would love to get some information about the person who stitched it. Agness Rowlandson was just 11 years old when she "worked" this 304 x 303 piece.

A sneak peek at the model:

A website listing the marriages of St. Luke, in the Parish of Lowick, in the county of Lancashire, England includes an Agnes (one "s" instead of two.) Agness would have been 25 at the time.

Marriage: 25 May 1863 St Luke, Lowick, Lancashire, England
Thomas Ashburner - of full age Grocer Widower of Bent Hawes Colton 
Agnes Rowlandson - of full age Spinster of Lowick Parsonage 
    Groom's Father: Thomas Ashburner, Weaver
    Bride's Father: John Rowlandson, Yeoman
    Witness: John Rowlandson; Jane Rowlandson; Sarah Rowlandson; John Turner
    Married by Licence by: S. J. Clarke M.A. Offg. Minister
    Register: Marriages 1837 - 1872 from the Bishop's Transcripts, Page 32, Entry 65
    Source: LDS Film 1040312

 I wonder if Spinster refers to unmarried or a spinner of wool.... Please let me know if you have more info on Agness.

Thanks!
Marty

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Our Three New Designs

Thanks to Kathy Bonham for stitching More Thank Luck! It's on 30-count Tin Roof Gingham from Weeks Dye Works and with gorgeous DMC threads including two variegated colors: 4045 Evergreen Variations and 4180 Rose Petals Variations. Thanks to Liz Saylor from The DMC Corp. for providing those! The frame is from East Side Mouldings. It's called "This Old House" in Encyclopedia Brittanica Red.

And thanks for Sharon Schutjer for stitching Praise Ye The Lord. Needlepoint Silk provided the beautiful floss. It's stitched on 40-count Parchment from Weeks Dye Works. And a really special thanks to my sister Kathy who designed this in 2002 and rediscovered it a decade later. This is a great frame by Valley House Primitives. Thank you Janet and Mike!

Spring at Hawk Run Hollow was stitched amazingly fast (and to perfection!) by Carol Sims. Thanks also to her husband Skip for providing me photos along the way. Thanks so much to Needlepoint Silk for sending such beautiful flosses and to Janet and Mike from Valley House Primitives for creating the frame with the beautiful double scallop tombstone top. The linen is 40-count Straw from Weeks Dye Works.

Marty
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Spring is in the air

Block 1

Spring at Hawk Run Hollow

Thanks to Carol Sims for her beautiful stitching, 

Weeks Dye Works for their fabulous Straw linen, 

Needlepoint Silks for their gorgeous floss 

And Janet and Mike from Valley House Primitives for this stunning frame!

Last day for 10% off retail price of $32.00

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Thank you!

Marty

Spring at Hawk Run Hollow, Block 2

Spring, Block 3

Finally! Some sun today in Maryland!

Lucky Sampler?

I'm interrupting the Spring countdown to share this photo with you. I was photographing another CHS new release and was surprised to see a tiny rainbow at the bottom of the image. It seemed appropriate for the design, More Than Luck, which features a four leaf clover.

Each of the leaves of a four leaf clover are thought to have special meaning: One if for faith, one for hope, one for love and one for luck. I hope that this design brings you all four!