{"id":3326,"date":"2020-09-02T08:20:23","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T15:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marysthread.com\/?p=3326"},"modified":"2020-09-02T08:20:25","modified_gmt":"2020-09-02T15:20:25","slug":"september-sampler-soiree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marysthread.com\/?p=3326","title":{"rendered":"September Sampler Soiree"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Have you heard about this excuse for directed stitching? It is the September Sampler Soiree. I heard about it on Instagram. I decided, because I have a reproduction sampler I have been meaning to work on this year, this event is the perfect reason to do that. The sampler is I, Bathya, from Hands Across the Sea. I took the workshop with Nicola Parkman last summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/img_3449-1-scaled.jpg?resize=640%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/img_3449-1-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/img_3449-1-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/img_3449-1-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a stunning reversible sampler. It will be a big challenge but I have access to the class videos and the beginning is all satin stitch. Yay! Here is my start from last night:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/img_3455.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3341\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/img_3455-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.marysthread.com\/?attachment_id=3341\" class=\"wp-image-3341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/img_3455-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/img_3455-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/img_3455-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/img_3455-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/img_3455-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/img_3455-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/img_3455-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/img_3455-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/img_3455-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/img_3453.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3343\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/img_3453-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.marysthread.com\/?attachment_id=3343\" class=\"wp-image-3343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/img_3453-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/img_3453-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/img_3453-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/img_3453-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marysthread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/img_3453-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Front and Back. I might need to do something about the top of the &#8220;B&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I will try to work on it a little bit every day in September. There are 11-12 letters in the top 2 rows. Then a band of white work. I hope to have the top, white stitching done this month. I will probably just post the daily progress on Instagram, and then when I really have something to show and say about it check in here. If you want to follow there my name is marysthread. And if you&#8217;re on instagram, feel free to leave your name in the comments and I will be sure to add if you if I haven&#8217;t already!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you heard about this excuse for directed stitching? It is the September Sampler Soiree. I heard about it on Instagram. I decided, because I have a reproduction sampler I have been meaning to work on this year, this event is the perfect reason to do that. The sampler is I, Bathya, from Hands Across the Sea. 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