A Journey With Sibbel: An 18th Century Orphan's Study of Needlework

by Susan Greening Davis, Sally Criswell

Overview

Authors Susan Greening Davis and Sally Criswell found Sibbel's sampler in Belgium, fell in love with it and brought it to America. Through their research, they have opened a window for us to see what life for Sibbel was like growing up in the 1700s, learning needlework techniques and coming to love stitching.

Within these pages is an interpretation of Sibbel's young life in a Netherlands charity home. As Sibbel creates the motifs in her sampler and learns special joining stitches, you are invited to stitch along. What you will have created is a stunning showpiece. In the project pages, you can create many of the items Sibbel would have made, such as her leather pincushion or the gorgeous stitching weight used to hold her sampler in place.

So collect your favorite stitching tools, find your most comfortable chair and take a journey with Sibbel.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781611691573
Publisher:	C&T Publishing / Kansas City Star Quilts
Publication date:	02/02/2015
Pages:	96
Sales rank:	542,386
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.40(d)

Editorial Reviews

Susan Greening Davis and Sally Criswell found Sibbel's sampler in Belgium, fell in love with it and brought it to America. Through research, they discovered what life for Sibbel would have been like growing up in the 1700s and learning cross stitch in a Netherlands charity home. Stitch along and create her "show piece" roll that would have been presented to prospective patrons.

May/June 2016 Needlework Retailer

Susan Greening Davis and Sally Criswell found Sibbel’s sampler in Belgium, fell in love with it and brought it to America. Through research, they discovered what life for Sibbel was like growing up in the 1700s and learning needlework techniques. This is an interpretation of Sibbel’s young life in a Netherlands charity home. As Sibbel creates the motifs in her sampler and learns special joining stitches, you are invited to stitch along. In the project pages, you can create many of the items Sibbel would have made, such as her leather pincushion or the gorgeous stitching weight used to hold her sampler in place.

April 2016 Sewing World