This is one of the treasures that I found recently at a nearby antique shop. I don't know how old it is, or who stitched it, I just knew it had to come home with me! And at a price of only $5.00, the decision wasn't difficult. I thought the word "hame" was odd, but I did some googling and found that it was a Scottish word for "home". However it's said, I agree with the sentiment!
Some of the stitching has rotted away from being so old.
If you look closely, just above and to the right of the little black dog, the thread from an entire animal has gone missing.
The happy couple!
If anyone has an idea of how old this sampler might be, I would love to hear from you!
More treasures:
This lovely cross stitch design is on what looks like a dish towel made of very soft linen.
It was stitched with what looks like one strand of flower thread over four threads of the linen. The linen is so fine I can barely see the threads, but this cross stitch was definitely counted and not done over a stamped design.
Another beauty, I'm guessing this may have been done in the 40's or 50's. I love the crocheted edging.
A nice doily for only $3.00. I'm often amazed at the bargains that can be found with antique linens, I bought all four of these pieces for $18.00!
Now, here's a couple of fun selvage projects I've been working on:
A drawstring bag to use as a purse or to hold needlework projects. As you can see, I shop at Jo-ann Fabrics quite a lot!
A smaller bag with a slightly brighter color scheme. Thank you for stopping in again to look at my pictures! I'm going to leave you with one last one.
This was an old abandoned house, built in the 1800's just around the corner from us. The owners decided to let our local firefighters burn it down for training purposes. I know it was a good thing for the firefighters to be able to use it this way, but at the same time I hated to see it go. We have been driving and walking by that old house for 22 years and and will absolutely miss it!
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