In our fourth round of videos from the 2019 Nashville Market we hear from Nicola Parkman of Hands Across the Sea Samplers, Theresa Baird of Heart’s Ease Examplar Workes, Cissy Bailey Smith, Gentle Pursuit Designs, and Jeannine McGowan of The Blue Flower.
Joining us this week is Theresa Baird of Heart’s Ease Examplar Workes. Theresa designs cross-stitch samplers that are inspired by antique samplers. She had her first rudimentary needlework lessons at the feet of the skilled neighborhood ladies who brought their crocheting, embroidery and stitching projects outside in the summer and let her watch and learn from them. It planted the seed that throughout the years has grown and shaped Theresa into the designer she is today. “I, most humbly, have been blessed with the God-given talent for art, and though I am not formally trained, I’ve expanded that talent through practice, books, classes, exhibitions, sharing and demonstration.” We had a terrific conversation with Theresa and learned a lot about antique samplers and sampler design. –Christine and Gary
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Connect with Theresa at her website and on Pinterest and explore various other sampler links she provided:
Girlhood Embroidery: American Samplers & Pictorial Needlework, 1650-1850 (Two Volumes) by Betty Ring
Imitation and Improvement: The Norfolk Sampler Tradition 2013 by Joanne Martin Lukacher
Samplers Nov 26, 1987 by Averil Colby
Samplers from the V&A Museum Oct 8, 2003 by Clare Browne and Jennifer Wearden
A Maryland Sampling: Girlhood Embroidery 1738–1860 Aug 2, 2007; Columbia’s Daughters: Girlhood Embroidery from the District of ColumbiaMay 15, 2013 by Gloria Seaman Allen
Women’s Work: Embroidery in Colonial Boston by Pamela Parmal
Connecticut Needlework: Women, Art, and Family, 1740-1840 by Susan P. Schoelwer
We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Theresa Baird. We’re always looking for guests, so let us know if there is someone you’d like us to have on the show.–Gary and Christine
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