Isabella and Ann Uffindell – A Special and Limited Edition Release
$ 47.69
- Categories: Vallejo Metal Color, Apparel, Pos Printers, All Brands, Cuttlefish Colors
- Isabella and Ann Uffindell are two very special samplers. They are special not only as they are very, very beautiful samplers but also because they were stitched by two sisters. Both the sisters were 10 years of age when they stitched their samplers, Isabella in 1829 and Ann 6 years later in 1835. As a collector sister samplers particularly fascinate me. I find it so remarkable that two samplers remain together through the centuries. As a reproductionist I believe that I had a duty to Isabella and Ann to keep the girls together. For that reason their charts have been released together in a very special and strictly limited edition 60 page booklet. This really is quite special – the best booklet we have issued to date. It comes with 6 pages of historical information about the girls, their lives and the times in which they lived in. These girls have an interesting story to tell. Life wasn’t easy for working class unmarried ladies in the 1800’s. Through hard work and determination these two Cockney girls bettered themselves and broke free from servitude. They remind me of Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady. I know you will enjoy reading about them. Isabella and Ann have been reproduced using the colours on the front of the samplers – Isabella has a palette of 32 colours and Ann 26. Isabella is the larger sampler with a stitch count of 332 x 481, Ann has a stitch count of 320 x 378. Ann included a verse on her sampler: O my soul, what canst thou do, With eternity in view? Flee to Jesus, Flee away Not to-morrow, come to-day, Come this moment, For to thee, Next may be eternity. The stitches in both samplers are mainly cross stitch over 2 with the text in over one. There are a handful of small over one motifs in Ann’s sampler. They have been shown not only in the main body of the chart but have also been separately enlarged for your ease of use. Both samplers’ distinctive wreaths have been stitched with padded satin stitches and detailed photos have been included within the booklet. Isabella and Ann have been reproduced in close collaboration with J.Lee Halpin and Lisa Brown. The three of us hope that the sisters bring you, our sisters in stitches, much joy. We have issued two sets of blank greeting cards that feature the samplers on the front covers. These colourful cards with their red wreaths will make fabulous Christmas cards for your personal use or the packs wonderful Christmas presents for your stitching friends. They come with small charts on the back. They are sold in packs of 10 and we can mix the packs. To order the cards please click HERE.