The Grand Daddy of Them All

Just got back from a business trip to Prague and London and I was lucky enough in London to have time to visit the Victoria and Albert Museum. What a treasure trove of stitching. In the next few days, I will be posting plenty of pictures of what I saw. First though, to start with the granddaddy of them all....The oldest dated sampler! I have read about this hundreds of time, but I actually got to pull it out and look at it up close and personal. It is much smaller than I imagined, but the colors and the stitching are incredible. I have some close up pictures of this one that I will also be posting soon!