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  @laurab5889Ай бұрын

  Phenomenal info & collection. Thank you so much for sharing

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  @Kathy-Loves-StitchingАй бұрын

  I had the opportunity to visit today and see these samplers in person. What a fantastic collection from both Alexandra and the Litchfield Historical Society.

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  @taniayelton5270Ай бұрын

  Wonderful presentation! Is there a way to see more of the Sarah Samson Sampler or has it been reproduced? Henry was my 9th great grandfather and I would love to find out more about this special piece!

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  @litchfieldhistoricalsocietyАй бұрын

  Hi Tania, the Samson sampler is currently on display at the Litchfield Historical Society in Litchfield, CT. If you are unable to visit in person, we do have copies of the exhibit catalog for sale online. Follow the link in the video description to order. Thanks for watching!

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  @lisaharner37202 ай бұрын

  This was a very interesting review of women’s needlework. I took up needlework in my twenties when I was laid up several months by an accident. It was engaging and brought out my creativity. Weaving and beadwork are other forms of women’s art and are still popular today. Beadwork is highly collectible too, although identifying the maker is difficult. Thank you for sharing your considerable knowledge!

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  @litchfieldhistoricalsociety2 ай бұрын

  Thanks for watching!

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  @skadelizi2 ай бұрын

  You have done a great job highlighting women's history. I am involved in a small historical Park in California. It's difficult to find things to put in our museum that highlight women.

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  @litchfieldhistoricalsociety2 ай бұрын

  Thanks for watching. It can be hard work, but so worthwhile to find these stories. Good luck at your musuem!

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  @Kelli.Hicks.52 ай бұрын

  This was so, SO interesting. 🪡

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  @sharontabor77182 ай бұрын

  I wish organizations that post these videos would indicate their location. There are 13 Litchfields and 1 Lietchfield in the US.

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  @annekstrom39302 ай бұрын

  Connecticut

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  @litchfieldhistoricalsociety2 ай бұрын

  We have our location and lots of information about us in the video description. Hope you can visit us soon!

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  @lesliedelooze36812 ай бұрын

  Thanks so much for sharing this through youtube. I went to see Alexandra's exhibit when it was at the Sharon Historical Society, and I'm so happy to hear more details and history about these samplers.

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  @litchfieldhistoricalsociety2 ай бұрын

  Hope you can visit us in Litchfield as well! Thank for watching!

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  @ednad23302 ай бұрын

  A delightful and informative lecture.

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  @litchfieldhistoricalsociety2 ай бұрын

  Glad you enjoyed it!

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  @historyunderfootnyc2 ай бұрын

  Fabulous presentation. Would like to hear more!

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  @litchfieldhistoricalsociety2 ай бұрын

  Stay tuned, we are working on plans for more in the fall

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  @elizabethwestlake88962 ай бұрын

  There is an aspect to sewing that was not necessarily engrossing or rewarding. Everything made of fabric had to be hand stitched and then mended endlessly. There is a famous story of Charlotte Brontë having to do her creative writing after spending the day as a governess and evenings doing the household sewing and mending. Writing time was from midnight to 3am. Sewing’s skills were essentially required for every women. We find it so rewarding today in part because we choose it not because it is an obligation. Perhaps a more balanced approach to how women felt about the sewing portion of their lives is warranted.

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  @giantsequoias17882 ай бұрын

  great and informative. I learned so much!

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  @giantsequoias17882 ай бұрын

  she should do a college lecture

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  @litchfieldhistoricalsociety2 ай бұрын

  Alexandra gives an amazing talk!

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  @Boardseye2 ай бұрын

  @@giantsequoias1788 Thank you so much! I had a lot of fun doing this!

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  @mariwilliams44332 ай бұрын

  Thank you, very informative

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  @fwp2092 ай бұрын

  Smart, knowledgeable, articulate and fun.

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  @brendasiwecki90322 ай бұрын

  So enjoyed your lecture on samplers. I’m an avid stitcher and I have quite a few antiques as well. Thanks for making this available to everyone

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  @litchfieldhistoricalsociety2 ай бұрын

  So glad you enjoyed it!

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  @warmwomyn2 ай бұрын

  We build our own enamelled pieces to paint on.

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  @warmwomyn2 ай бұрын

  We still use quills.

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  @athenabesa3802 ай бұрын

  This was a great seminar on American girl samplers. I most appreciated the back drop and insight into the lives of these girls and women ad how misunderstood or misrepresented they were. There is certainly a great sense of freedom to be engrossed in fine needlework. There is also much to be said about their ability to understand , follow charts and more importantly the creativity to deviate and design their own personality into their work. Thank you for sharing your samplers and research.

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  @litchfieldhistoricalsociety2 ай бұрын

  Samplers are a wealth of information into not just the lives of their makers, but those around them. Thanks for watching!

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  @Boardseye2 ай бұрын

  I love what you said about "understanding, following charts, and the creativity to deviate and design their own personality into their work". Great way to put it. And thank you for listening. Alexandra

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  @louiselee88692 ай бұрын

  Thank you for offering this presentation to the public, it was very interesting

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  @litchfieldhistoricalsociety2 ай бұрын

  Our pleasure! Thanks for watching

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  @Boardseye2 ай бұрын

  Thank you for listening!

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  @kaykirn95522 ай бұрын

  As an avid sampler lover and stitcher I’m so grateful to have the opportunity to hear this lecture! Not everyone can travel to sampler symposiums unfortunately.

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  @litchfieldhistoricalsociety2 ай бұрын

  Thanks for watching!

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  @paulabadger17842 ай бұрын

  Thank you. My sister went to Emma Willard in Troy, NY. I will have to find out more about the samplers. So enjoyed.

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  @litchfieldhistoricalsociety2 ай бұрын

  Glad you enjoyed it!

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  @Boardseye2 ай бұрын

  Yes, please let me know if you find out anything more!

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  @user-xc7lu5cr5u4 ай бұрын

  ❤

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  @lynnettehall86155 ай бұрын

  Exquisite

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  @lisascenic8 ай бұрын

  Fascinating lecture. Thank you so very much!

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  @litchfieldhistoricalsociety8 ай бұрын

  Thanks for watching!

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  @gysforeign78028 ай бұрын

  Do u buy fine art??

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  @litchfieldhistoricalsociety8 ай бұрын

  As an actively collecting museum, we do have a limited budget for acquiring new works for the collection with our focus being on the town of Litchfield, CT. Most additions are donations. If you have a piece that has significance to Litchfield and are interested in selling or donating the work, I would reach out to our Curator, Alex. You can find his email address on our website. Thanks for watching!

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  @jonathanfeinman333211 ай бұрын

  Thank you! This was very informative because I have recently started collecting pocket watchers and I have a few old fobs too.

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  @litchfieldhistoricalsociety11 ай бұрын

  Glad we could share some new information as you start your collection. Thanks for watching!

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  @jondoe5323 Жыл бұрын

  Very high-quality content. Keep up the good work!

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  @litchfieldhistoricalsociety Жыл бұрын

  Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoy the content!

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  @marvelousmakers Жыл бұрын

  What a fun and unusual project! I can't wait to make a few myself and then share with my students. Your instructions were very clear and it looks to be very achievable regardless of experience level. I found you via the My Modern Met article and so glad I did. Thanks for the great tutorial! 💖

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  @litchfieldhistoricalsociety Жыл бұрын

  Thanks for watching! Cobweb cards are such a fun way to make your Valentine's three dimensional!

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  @winstonlanda7731 Жыл бұрын

  Visited this video to get ideas for my Seiko Railroad SVBR003. I'm glad it's been a customizable and personal thing. I plan on using a little stainless steel skull and just let it hang from my fob pocket. Thanks for this!

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  @litchfieldhistoricalsociety Жыл бұрын

  Glad a look at the past can give you some inspiration for today! Thanks for watching!

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  @winstonlanda7731 Жыл бұрын

  @@litchfieldhistoricalsociety thanks for posting! Wearing my Seiko SVBR003!

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  @JewelryJam Жыл бұрын

  Thanks for that. Very informative!

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  @litchfieldhistoricalsociety Жыл бұрын

  Thank you for watching!

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  @ladybearbaiter Жыл бұрын

  I love your presentations. My guess about the phrase "give him the mitten" is this, back in the day a gentleman would share his mittens and hand one to a lady to keep her hands warm and appear gentlemanly. I am thinking if she wanted him to get lost, she would give his mitten back.

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  @CC123982 жыл бұрын

  Nice! PS I use for the tin foil to sharpen my scissors

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  @pattihamaguchi88962 жыл бұрын

  Thank you so much for this very informative talk! Much appreciated.

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  @litchfieldhistoricalsociety2 жыл бұрын

  Thank you for watching!

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  @Telstar62a2 жыл бұрын

  Nice!

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  @teresaharrison85962 жыл бұрын

  Thank you for this presentation. I enjoyed it and purchased the book which I am also enjoying.

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  @keeganbluegrass3 жыл бұрын

  George Griswold actually was carving earlier than the 1660's, several of his table top/tomb style stones from the 1640's in multiple yards including the one in the Palisado Cemetery of Windsor from 1642, and a single headstone type grave from 1648 exists in the Ancient Hartford Yard. Theres another headstone dated 1657 in Palisado, and some others from that era mixed around including some across the Mass border. Griswold sourced his Brownstone from a quarry in Windsor which seemed to have been a more pure source, less salt from what I have read and his work has aged much better than many of the Portland carvers including the Stanclifts which tended to age worse. Also the stones shown at 14:10 are both the work of Obadiah Wheeler not Collins, the right one being his earlier work. Benjamin Collins work has similar design aspects, and was influenced by Wheeler, though his work is discernible especially considering he used a darker granite schist than most.

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  @blurayne19743 жыл бұрын

  I was in windham cemetery today got great pics

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  @keeganbluegrass3 жыл бұрын

  Josiah Manning, the most prolific of the eastern CT Schist carvers is buried there, he carved his own stone.

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  @blurayne19743 жыл бұрын

  Drones could help u take pictures of table tops

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  @Wayloen3 жыл бұрын

  I was looking everywhere for more information on HOW to make these, I can't believe you even posted it TODAY. It's a sign I need to make these. Do you have any idea how to do those twisting doors that they have on display on the Met website with these cobweb designs?

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  @evelynedousson1833 жыл бұрын

  0:49 dating-near.online

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  @Rich-od8bs3 жыл бұрын

  Well done by everyone involved.