No matter how sweet the sentiment of antique samplers, they do have a dark and limiting history for the girls that stitched them even in era of the Industrial Revolution when most were forced into cities to work the factories, some were able to gain new status and wealth but most girl's lives whether rich or poor were still controlled by others. 

Episode 4 of my series on why women stitch is a reminder that some of us have a heritage of needing to stitch and some have a heritage of stitching for pleasure.

New podcast up talking about who does your laundry has always said a lot about how privileged you are. Check out on my website, link in my profile or Iheart radio or spotify...

A pondering, or maybe a rant on the difference between Art and Craft, cuz there is a difference no matter how much some “Say it ain’t so…”