Decorate for Thanksgiving With a Primitive Turkey
Filed under: Primitive Decorating Tips, Seasonal Primitives
Primitive turkeys are a wonderful way to decorate your home this upcoming fall and for the Thanksgiving season. By showing thanks to the turkey you will most likely cook and to the pilgrims who gave us this wonderful holiday, a primitive turkey is a great way to show your feelings for the season.
However, a primitive turkey is a great decoration as it is not the “norm” in decorating you will not be displaying the same centerpiece as most of your friends or family. Showing your own unique more country based styles. Read more
Decorating with Primitive Samplers
Samplers were first made starting in the 15th century. As there was no way to print designs and patterns directly on fabric, if a needle worker saw a stitch or design they liked, they would sew it onto a small piece of fabric. At the time, fabric was expensive, so samplers would often be filled with patterns and stitches. The oldest surviving sample was stitched by Jane Bostocke. The sampler has her name and the date 1598 stitched into it. Samplers evolved over time and became more organized rather than just a jumble patterns that the embroiderer wanted to remember.
Around the 17th century, sewers began adding borders to samplers and the alphabet. By the 18th century, samplers were made to show skill and knowledge of the form rather than to simply preserve the stitches. The ability to stitch samplers became a social grace and women were taught to sew samplers from a young age.
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 Primitive Prayer Sampler Wall Hanging w HANGER ~ NEW  US $19.50
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 pRiM FrAmEd UniQuE SaMpLeR ~ WiLLoW TrEE ~ PriMiTiVeS ~ AbC'S~ 123's ~ US $16.99
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 Primitive Sampler Alphabet Tuckaway Peg Ornie US $9.50
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 Primitive My Mittens Sampler Country Home Decor US $16.99
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 Primitive Sampler Log Cabin Spring Tuckaway Mini Stitchery US $7.00
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Primitive samplers feature a variety of stitches, not just the cross stitch often associated with them. The stitches may be slightly imperfect, adding to the rustic feel of the work. They often feature religious thoughts and sentiments such as Bible verses or moral quotations. Primitive samplers are commonly stitched on linen or other open weave fabrics. Primitive sampler reproductions and primitive samplers by contemporary designers are available to purchase for home decoration. Antique samplers are also available.
Primitive samplers can add a rustic, country feel to your home decor. They are still made by hand and give your decor a unique feel that is so often lacking from mass produced prints and decorations. Samplers vary in size and usually come pre-framed, ready to be hung on the wall or propped up on a table. Primitive samplers can be personalized to your tastes and thoughts and stitched with a quotation or pattern that expresses who you are. Reproduction primitive samplers can be combined with family heirlooms and antiques to give your home a personal, down-home, country feel.
Shutters in the Bathroom?
Filed under: Primitive Bathroom Decor, Primitive Decorating Tips
In a recent post, Newly Remodeled Bathroom with Primitive Decorations, we talked about how we had updated our bathroom and added some new Primitive Decorations. Shower Curtains, Boxes, Willow Trees, Mason Jars with soap in them, are just a few common things you might see in a bathroom decorated with Primitives. But Shutters? Read more