Hi Jakob! What a wonderful story and you reunited the two samplers together. I think it was destiny! I love the sampler and maybe I can stitch it for the blessing sampler next January. Your cat Mira is so sweet, she is adorable. I like people that love animals! Happy Stitching!
Thank you! Mary is a very fun small stitch - not too heavy at all which is great :). And yes, Mira I'm sure will poke her head around the corner in future episodes as I've changed the studio setup a little (and they like to sleep in my studio when I work :)).
What an amazing discovery in these two samplers! It’s so fun to hypothesize on the mystery of why there are two. I feel like these would make lovely gifts for two people, I’m thinking of my mom and my aunt, one each!
Yes Carmen - I agree! I think that is exactly what Mary did as well. And perhaps Mary was an adult woman gifting it to some cousins or something like that... I think that would be a lovely thought :D. Hopefully one day I'll find out a little more! :)
I’ve stitched Mary Wereat as I loved the tree border too. She is a really enjoyable sampler and I hope someday more information can be found out about her.
Wow! Jacob, what an amazing story, total serendipity to find the second sampler, so exquisitely framed. And the sampler itself is so wonderful and tempting to stitch. Lovely to see Mira too. She just needed some loving from daddy. 😂
Thank you Tere! I still can't believe my luck in getting those two together again. As for Mira - she just loves to jump right on my lap as soon as she hears me talking! She does it when I'm on the phone as well :D.
Oh Jacob! What amazing finds! Has me wondering if Mary stitched one for each of her grandmothers or her daughters? It is a lovely pattern from the 1700’s too! Lucky you! Cheers 🧑🏻🦰🇨🇦
Thank you Marilyn - and yes that is what I think as well - perhaps grandmothers, perhaps cousins or children. It could very well be that our Mary was a grown woman when stitching these two samplers, and she might've stitched them for her nieces or something like that. I do hope one day to find out more about her though. Research is ongoing! :D
What a story about the two Mary. And yes you must get to Witney Antiques. Becky is such a wonderful host and owner. Like a museum only better, you can purchase everything! Hope you get to visit. Mary is my perfect size to stitch! Loved your chat today.
Thank you! Yes, I really want to visit - we don't get to go to the UK too often, and when we do we usually have a strict short schedule. I really need to plan in a proper visit to Whitney when I go next... :D
Mira is so cute. ❤ Wow! So glad you were able to reunite the two samplers. I've seen too many listings online where 'sister' or pair samplers are sold separately. So glad that Witney had the other! We are planning a trip to Scotland/England next year and Witney is on my list. Have a wonderful day!
Thank you! Mira says "hi" :D. As for splitting up collections of sisters or sister pair samplers - it's always so sad... I recently bought seven samplers purely on the basis that I *think* they might be from the same family. It was the same seller that sold them through an auction, but they might not be related after all. They were really lovely though, and I didn't want to split them up... :P
Loved your story of the two samplers. Maybe Mary was the original Serial Starter? I used to live within 20 miles of Witney in Oxfordshire until I came home to Wales nearly 20 years ago. Love your little kitty, great purring 🐈⬛
What a beautiful story of Mary…would love to see you chart her second one as well, if only these beauties could actually talk & tell us their story but I guess that is why we love them the journey of investigation ♥️ Fabulous work Jacob such a collection you have of samplers…
Amazing that you found two. Perhaps they were gifts for grandparents or it was the only pattern she had available. I do love a mystery! Your cat is so sweet and that purr!❤
Thank you Nancy! I do think they were planned as gifts for grandparents or nieces or something... I hope to one day find out more about her! Mire has a very loud purr - I was really happy that the microphone caught her! :D
What an amazing pair, Jacob. How fortunate for you to have found the second one. Maybe you should do a series of your sampler collection in the NEAR future. Have a good Christmas and may the New Year bring you more samplers to your collection. We can actually hear Mira purring - what a lovely sound.
Thank you Nicole! I do plan to show more samplers from my collection in upcoming UA-cam videos. Going to record one really soon as well... :D. And yes, I'm so happy the microphone caught her purr - she's so sweet! :D
Stunning pieces Jakob ♥️♥️ I love both … possibly she stitched them for Family.. love your kitty girl.. I could hear her purring ..♥️♥️ Take care.. Blessings, 🎄❄️🙏🌍♥️🤗♥️
@@ModernFolkEmbroidery Indeed Jakob she’s soooooo attached to you ♥️ I love kitty’s. But I’m highly allergic sadly:-(( can’t even breathe around them without having an asthma attack, but I still love on them.♥️ Big dogs 🐕 are my go to pets .. thank you for always acknowledging my comments as you do with others, your very ♥️ considerate that way.. I have to catch up on your last 2 music shares.. Blessings 🎄❄️🎄🙏🌍🤗
How fascinating! I am glad the samplers are safely together now with you. Perhaps she did stitch them as gifts seeing that the verse is different. At any rate, the chart is in my cart and I am off to pay. Bought the SALentine pdf but never received an email. I was able to download it from your site. Now I am going to want to start this instead of working on Lammigien Pot. So many beautiful choices. Mira is so sweet. She patiently but insistently wants to sit with you during flosstubes. Happy flossmas 🧵
Thank you Heidi! It's so weird that no email was sent out - is it perhaps hidden in your spam folder? Glad you got the file though - that's good. Mira is really funny - as soon as I start to talk she thinks I'm talking to her :D.
What an amazing find! It’s so wonderful to have the two samplers back together again. Just think of Mary holding them together in her hands…. What a story there must be to those samplers! ❤ Wishing you a Merry Christmas and many blessings in the New Year.
Thank you Susan! Kitty is very happy when she sits on my lap. She gets mighty confused when I record videos as I'm clearly talking to her but then kinda ignore her whilst she should be getting all the cuddles... 😂
I am enjoying your video series so much! Thank-you for sharing so much history, stitching, stories, your own story, Christmas traditions, music and of course, Mira. I have 3 cats that bring me so much joy! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!
Thank you Natalia! I do think they must have been gifts and she worked very diligently on them to get them neat and finished together. I do hope to one day learn more about Mary :D
It very much is not common at all... this is pretty much one of the only ones that I have ever come across :D. And yes, my cat was purring very loudly and it was caught on mic, which makes me very happy! :D. She's a sweetie :D.
Both of them seem to have been sewn onto a tiny plank originally. The plank that mine was on had holes drilled into it through which the sampler was sewn onto the wood. As the wood is giving off acidity and is detrimental to the sampler, I had to remove that. I have sewn mine (temporarily) onto a piece of cotton on a stretcher.
Hehe thank you Jess! My current recording setup means that the cats are pretty much always in the studio so who knows, Neko (the other one) might even make an appearance in a video once! :P
Lovely samplers. Precious fur baby.
Thank you - and yea, she's a sweety! :)
What a fun find! I love your sweet kitty. I miss having a cat.
Thank you Teal - I was just baffled when I saw the 2nd one. And yes - kitty is awesome :D
That’s amazing Jacob. Thank you so much for showing us.🙋🏼♀️🇦🇺
Thank you Gail! :)
Wow. Beautiful samplers
Thank you Debra! :)
Hi Jakob! What a wonderful story and you reunited the two samplers together. I think it was destiny! I love the sampler and maybe I can stitch it for the blessing sampler next January. Your cat Mira is so sweet, she is adorable. I like people that love animals! Happy Stitching!
Thank you! Mary is a very fun small stitch - not too heavy at all which is great :). And yes, Mira I'm sure will poke her head around the corner in future episodes as I've changed the studio setup a little (and they like to sleep in my studio when I work :)).
How interesting. They are so lovely.
Thank you Alison!
What an amazing discovery in these two samplers! It’s so fun to hypothesize on the mystery of why there are two. I feel like these would make lovely gifts for two people, I’m thinking of my mom and my aunt, one each!
Yes Carmen - I agree! I think that is exactly what Mary did as well. And perhaps Mary was an adult woman gifting it to some cousins or something like that... I think that would be a lovely thought :D. Hopefully one day I'll find out a little more! :)
I’ve stitched Mary Wereat as I loved the tree border too. She is a really enjoyable sampler and I hope someday more information can be found out about her.
Thank you! I hope so too :)
Loved the story and what a cute sampler.
Thank you Leslie! :)
WoW! What a wonderful find 2 little girls almost twins are back together again! Thank you Jacob!
Yes, it was extraordinary! I've never seen anything like it since as well :D
I have to tell you, Mira brings me (and my two kitties) real Christmas joy. Thank you for letting her be our littlest hostess 🎉❤😊
Hehe on behalf of Mira,, thank you 😽
How fascinating!
Thank you Brenda! :)
Wow! Jacob, what an amazing story, total serendipity to find the second sampler, so exquisitely framed. And the sampler itself is so wonderful and tempting to stitch. Lovely to see Mira too. She just needed some loving from daddy. 😂
Thank you Tere! I still can't believe my luck in getting those two together again. As for Mira - she just loves to jump right on my lap as soon as she hears me talking! She does it when I'm on the phone as well :D.
So interesting. I love this chart!
Thank you Ger! :)
Oh Jacob! What amazing finds! Has me wondering if Mary stitched one for each of her grandmothers or her daughters? It is a lovely pattern from the 1700’s too! Lucky you! Cheers 🧑🏻🦰🇨🇦
Thank you Marilyn - and yes that is what I think as well - perhaps grandmothers, perhaps cousins or children. It could very well be that our Mary was a grown woman when stitching these two samplers, and she might've stitched them for her nieces or something like that. I do hope one day to find out more about her though. Research is ongoing! :D
My word, what a busy stitcher Mary was! And fantastic that you now own two of her samplers. I hope you can pin down more information about her.
Thank you Barbara! Yea she was quite prolific, finishing two on the same date! :D. I really hope that one day I'll be able to find out more :)
Wow that is an interesting story, I have to go and check that sampler
Thank you Aura - she's really sweet I think :D
What a story about the two Mary. And yes you must get to Witney Antiques. Becky is such a wonderful host and owner. Like a museum only better, you can purchase everything! Hope you get to visit. Mary is my perfect size to stitch! Loved your chat today.
Thank you! Yes, I really want to visit - we don't get to go to the UK too often, and when we do we usually have a strict short schedule. I really need to plan in a proper visit to Whitney when I go next... :D
Mira is so cute. ❤
Wow! So glad you were able to reunite the two samplers. I've seen too many listings online where 'sister' or pair samplers are sold separately. So glad that Witney had the other!
We are planning a trip to Scotland/England next year and Witney is on my list.
Have a wonderful day!
Thank you! Mira says "hi" :D. As for splitting up collections of sisters or sister pair samplers - it's always so sad... I recently bought seven samplers purely on the basis that I *think* they might be from the same family. It was the same seller that sold them through an auction, but they might not be related after all. They were really lovely though, and I didn't want to split them up... :P
@@ModernFolkEmbroidery it would be interesting if they were related! You'll have to show them off on flosstube at some point. Have a great day!
Loved your story of the two samplers. Maybe Mary was the original Serial Starter? I used to live within 20 miles of Witney in Oxfordshire until I came home to Wales nearly 20 years ago. Love your little kitty, great purring 🐈⬛
Thank you! Haha who knows, she might be! And yes, I was so happy the microphone caught Mira purring!!! :D
Holy doodle that’s cool about the two samplers. And great you were able to get both of them. A great addition to your collection. Boop to Mira.❤
Thank you Ellen! It was so exciting finding a 2nd one. I've not seen anything like it before, so that's really cool as well. Mira says hi! :)
What a beautiful story of Mary…would love to see you chart her second one as well, if only these beauties could actually talk & tell us their story but I guess that is why we love them the journey of investigation ♥️ Fabulous work Jacob such a collection you have of samplers…
Thank you! Yes, it's so exciting finding more info about these girls. I hope one day I'll find out more about Mary :)
Amazing that you found two. Perhaps they were gifts for grandparents or it was the only pattern she had available. I do love a mystery! Your cat is so sweet and that purr!❤
Thank you Nancy! I do think they were planned as gifts for grandparents or nieces or something... I hope to one day find out more about her! Mire has a very loud purr - I was really happy that the microphone caught her! :D
What an amazing pair, Jacob. How fortunate for you to have found the second one. Maybe you should do a series of your sampler collection in the NEAR future. Have a good Christmas and may the New Year bring you more samplers to your collection. We can actually hear Mira purring - what a lovely sound.
Thank you Nicole! I do plan to show more samplers from my collection in upcoming UA-cam videos. Going to record one really soon as well... :D. And yes, I'm so happy the microphone caught her purr - she's so sweet! :D
Stunning pieces Jakob ♥️♥️
I love both … possibly she stitched them for Family..
love your kitty girl.. I could hear her purring ..♥️♥️
Take care..
Blessings, 🎄❄️🙏🌍♥️🤗♥️
Thank you Sharon - so happy the mic caught her pur! :)
@@ModernFolkEmbroidery Indeed Jakob she’s soooooo attached to you ♥️
I love kitty’s. But I’m highly allergic
sadly:-(( can’t even breathe around them without having an asthma attack, but I still love on them.♥️ Big dogs 🐕 are my go to pets ..
thank you for always acknowledging my comments as you do with others, your very ♥️ considerate that way.. I have to catch up on your last 2 music shares..
Blessings 🎄❄️🎄🙏🌍🤗
How fascinating! I am glad the samplers are safely together now with you. Perhaps she did stitch them as gifts seeing that the verse is different. At any rate, the chart is in my cart and I am off to pay. Bought the SALentine pdf but never received an email. I was able to download it from your site. Now I am going to want to start this instead of working on Lammigien Pot. So many beautiful choices.
Mira is so sweet. She patiently but insistently wants to sit with you during flosstubes.
Happy flossmas 🧵
Thank you Heidi! It's so weird that no email was sent out - is it perhaps hidden in your spam folder? Glad you got the file though - that's good. Mira is really funny - as soon as I start to talk she thinks I'm talking to her :D.
That is amazing to find two nearly identical samplers by the same girl! Give Mira lots of cuddles. 🥰
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Beautiful samplers. Thank you for sharing. 😍
Thank you Sue!
What an amazing find! It’s so wonderful to have the two samplers back together again. Just think of Mary holding them together in her hands…. What a story there must be to those samplers! ❤ Wishing you a Merry Christmas and many blessings in the New Year.
Thank you Janet! I really hope to uncover more about Mary in the future :D. Merry Christmas to you! :)
So interesting, thanks for sharing. Your kitten is so sweet and patience. I've been meaning to say how lovely your set is lite very festive.
Thank you Susan! Kitty is very happy when she sits on my lap. She gets mighty confused when I record videos as I'm clearly talking to her but then kinda ignore her whilst she should be getting all the cuddles... 😂
I have stitched your Mary’s sampler and just love it - such an interesting story that there were two.
Thank you Peg! It's so awesome that there are two I think :D.
How wonderful to have the girls together again! They are lovely. Thank you so much for sharing them with us! 💜🎄
Thank you! Yes, I was so happy to be able to bring them together again :)
Love your two samplers. Especially love hearing Mira’s purring! Merry Christmas!
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I am enjoying your video series so much! Thank-you for sharing so much history, stitching, stories, your own story, Christmas traditions, music and of course, Mira. I have 3 cats that bring me so much joy! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!
Thank you! ❤
That’s amazing Jacob. I have your charted first Mary Wereat but it might be fun to do both just like I did with the Tindale sisters..
Thank you Anne - I'll try and see if I can release the 2nd Mary Wereat at some point as well! :)
I do have your charted design of her. So softly pretty. I love how polite your kitty is…I had to laugh out loud. Thanks for sharing! 🎄🌟💌
Hehehe thank you Cheryl! She's a sweetie (most of the time) :D.
So interesting and intriguing :) May be they were really stitched as gifts for someone special :) Thank you, Jacob, for sharing this story 🌹
Thank you Natalia! I do think they must have been gifts and she worked very diligently on them to get them neat and finished together. I do hope to one day learn more about Mary :D
Same stitcher, similar sampler….is that common? Fascinating, especially the age. Did I hear purring from your little fur-baby? Mine is snoring🤣
It very much is not common at all... this is pretty much one of the only ones that I have ever come across :D. And yes, my cat was purring very loudly and it was caught on mic, which makes me very happy! :D. She's a sweetie :D.
Hi Jacob, what beautiful samplers! Can you please tell me how the first sampler was mounted?
Both of them seem to have been sewn onto a tiny plank originally. The plank that mine was on had holes drilled into it through which the sampler was sewn onto the wood. As the wood is giving off acidity and is detrimental to the sampler, I had to remove that. I have sewn mine (temporarily) onto a piece of cotton on a stretcher.
Wat een bijzonder verhaal! En ja, als er twee zijn waarom dan geen drie? 😉 Bedankt voor het delen.
Dank je Yvonne! Ja, wie weet vinden we er ooit nog één...! :D
Such a beautiful sampler!
Also, more cat content please 😍
Hehe thank you Jess! My current recording setup means that the cats are pretty much always in the studio so who knows, Neko (the other one) might even make an appearance in a video once! :P
I’m going crazy it looks like #20 dogs have 5 feet? So am I going crazy or do they have 5 feet. Help!!😮
They do have 5 feet - it makes them the fastest dogs in the world!