Where you can see plain-sewing samplers now
The Sampler Guild has produced a guide – The Sampler Directory of the UK(2003) - to museum holdings of all kinds of samplers. This is a great starting point: I'm in the process of exploring the entries to find out where there are substantial collections of plain-sewing items, and whether they are on display or not. I'll put my results on this site – and I'll welcome input from you! And of course if you have any of your own, perhaps handed down in the family, I'd love to know.
The Sampler Guild has produced a guide – The Sampler Directory of the UK(2003) - to museum holdings of all kinds of samplers. This is a great starting point: I'm in the process of exploring the entries to find out where there are substantial collections of plain-sewing items, and whether they are on display or not. I'll put my results on this site – and I'll welcome input from you! And of course if you have any of your own, perhaps handed down in the family, I'd love to know.