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Phenomenal info & collection. Thank you so much for sharing

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.

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!

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!

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.

This was so, SO interesting. 🪡

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

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.

A delightful and informative lecture.

Fabulous presentation. Would like to hear more!

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.

great and informative. I learned so much!

Thank you, very informative

Smart, knowledgeable, articulate and fun.

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

We build our own enamelled pieces to paint on.

We still use quills.

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.

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

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.

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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Exquisite

Fascinating lecture. Thank you so very much!

Do u buy fine art??

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

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

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! 💖

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!

Thanks for that. Very informative!

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.

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

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

Nice!

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

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.

I was in windham cemetery today got great pics

Drones could help u take pictures of table tops

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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Well done by everyone involved.