Thank You
Today Plimoth Plantation’s Textile Conservation Fund received a very generous donation from the Mayflower Sampler Guild. The guild’s donation will support the conservation of the “EC” sampler, dated 1660. In this picture, Tricia and Wendy are drooling over I mean examining “EC”. It’s a fantastic sampler, and includes both whitework and colored silk embroidery. Anyone may contribute to the Textile Conservation Fund by sending a contribution clearly marked ‘for textile conservation fund’ to Plimoth Plantation, care of Kim Corben, PO Box 1620 Plymouth MA 02362.
Sincere thanks on behalf of EC to the Mayflower Sampler Guild for helping her into a more comfortable and secure condition.
Tags: EC, sampler, textile conservation fund
January 31st, 2008 at 1:58 pm
Congratulations to the Mayflower Guild and the the Conservation Fund! Is there a write-up on the Conservation Fund that we could share with our local guilds and/or stitching groups?
February 1st, 2008 at 8:08 pm
I’m proud not only to be working on the Jacket but to be part of Mayflower Sampler Guild. (Cheryl and I will be working again next weekend and I think some other members may also try to work on it. Others have been kind enough to host visiting stitching friends even if they don’t have time to stitch on the jacket themselves.) The guild has made various donations for sampler conservation and I’m lucky enough to have seen in person how beautiful this is and worth conserving. A large part of the thanks goes to the designers over the years who have given us designs for Christmas ornaments. These have been turned into limited edition kits that we’ve sold to raise the conservation funds. So thanks also go to the designers who have given us designs over the years — Martina Webber (Chatelaine), Ellen Chester (With My Needle), Rae Iverson (Moss Creek Designs), Lauren Sauer (Forget Me Not in Stitches) and Catherine Theron (Theron Traditions), along with Linda Connors, our outgoing program chair who arranged for so many wonderful donations.
I hope I haven’t forgotten anyone. Now I’m wondering — is there a picture of the two samplers that can be posted on the web and possibly used to get other groups interested in contributing to the funds. I don’t feel comfortable sharing mine without permission.