Suffrage Sampler
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
August 18, 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the Women's Suffrage movement in the United States. I designed a sample to commemorate this important anniversary.
Details:
- linen- Zweigart 32 count white Belfast linen
- thread- Sulky blendables 12 weight color 4032
- finished size 6 1/4 inch width, 5 inch height
The sampler is designed to be a Quaker sampler, since many of the Suffragettes were Quakers. White linen was chosen to represent the white dresses Suffragettes often wore to parades and marches. Purple was also chosen as a suffragette color to mean loyalty, though women wore sashes of many different colors.
There are many inspiring Suffragettes, and I chose seven to honor by putting their initials in the sampler.
Susan B. Anthony (SBA)
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Lucy Burns
Emmeline Pankhurst
Lucy Stone
Lucretia Mott
The design of this sampler is very simple, and my thought was that it could be customized to the stitcher's taste, and is a chance to be creative. The fabric and floss can easily be changed to something in your stash.