Tabbycat Hand-dyed Linen and Reproduction Samplers

24/08/2025

If you are coming to Swindon or Ackworth and would like to place an order for linen for collection at either event, then enter the code CLICKANDCOLLECT at the checkout.

If you are NOT at either of the above events but have a friend who will collect for you...follow the above, but also put the name of your friend in the comments box, it will give me fighting chance of getting the right order to the right person.

07/01/2025

Last but not least is Charlotte Kingsley Griffin 1834. Charlotte stitched a very delicate sampler for one who lead such a sad life. I feel very close to Charlotte as she died on my birthday. Charlotte's family contacted me and I am delighted that she now resides where she should with her family. We can all still enjoy her lovely autumnal sampler by following the link below.

https://www.tabbycatonline.com/product/charlotte-kingsley-griffin-1834-pdf-download/?v=82a9e4d26595

07/01/2025

Those of you who have visited Hobby House Needleworks may have seen the model for Ann Leigh 1835. Ann is a Jersey girl and her Adam and Eve samplers is typical of many Jersey samplers of that time.

07/01/2025

Second up today is Sarah Ellis 1823. Sarah stitched a very delicate sampler in silk and she did not waste a scrap of linen. Her sampler is packed full of motifs. Follow the link below for more information.

https://www.tabbycatonline.com/product/sarah-ellis-1823-digital-download-edition/?v=82a9e4d26595&fbclid=IwY2xjawHp7ZlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHb2_Y_0D7-jotuuBTjw7PlET7MQR0rkYjfBp3Gno5Klb1YLLo5NeWMNF9w_aem_7wXA3w4zAgKFq6eKUaCWvw

07/01/2025

I have been going though some of my charts that are out of stock in book format and loading the PDF on to the website so be prepared for a deluge of posts with chart links!

First up, my very first reproduction - I give you a Norfolk girl, Alice Sarah Dennis 1834

https://www.tabbycatonline.com/product/alice-sarah-dennis-1834-pdf/?v=82a9e4d26595&fbclid=IwY2xjawHp6U5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHe5BV6zTVN85GUpALPT0xGF3yJT_kisvItjYAtUWC2DlX1jfxI-vBZuNuw_aem_L1sIiCtp3DMsANjcqeView

Alice was the first child born to Norfolk mill worker Edward and his wife Maria in 1816. The Napoleonic Wars had just ended and it was a time of great

19/10/2024

Through the Looking Glass is our new linen, inspired by the silvering on antique mirrors. Lauched last weekend at The Great British SamHouse Needleworks. It is now available for purchase by clicking on the link below:

https://www.tabbycatonline.com/product/tabbycat-hand-dyed-linen-through-the-looking-glass/?v=82a9e4d26595

19/10/2024

Elizabeth Bougourd 1845 is a beautiful sampler from the Channel Island of Guernsey. The model was exquisitely stitched by my lovely friend Carlene Waldron Jewett. Elizabeth is now available to purchase as a .PDF download by clicking on the link below. A printed book will be available in the near future.

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09/10/2024

I am very pleased to announce the release of Nancy Stead 1822. Nancy is a beautiful sampler from the Feller's Collection and is exclusively available to purchase from Hobby House Needleworks either as a chart only or a kit. Nancy was stitched on Tabbycat Tickety Boo linen.

06/05/2024

NEW RELEASE. Launched at Bristol 4 this weekend, ASHLEY DOWN is a subtly mottled off-white linen. It is inspired by the samplers on display at the George Muller museum, and named after the area in Bristol where the orphanage houses are located. Available now from the Attic Needlework, Hobby House Needleworks, Traditional Stitches, or your LNS or from www.tabbycatonline.com

28/02/2024

I have a couple of these bad ladies available if anyone is interested. They are not on the website - at the moment they are flying out pretty much as soon as they arrive.

Colour charts for AVAS 100/3, Sufine and Perlee.

78e + 10e tracked delivery. Please PM me if interested with your email address and I will raise a payment link.

26/02/2024

I am delighted to be a member of the faculty for BRISTOL IV AND MORE at May 3-5.

Also presenting will be Claudia of Dutch Treat Designs - a complete authority on Bristol Orphanage Samplers; Vickie and Meagan from Needlework Press will be sharing some amazing projects and history. There will be new sampler releases; new linen releases and a huge amount of fun and friendship.

More details are available from the Attic Newsletter below.

Don't miss out! Registration opens today. To register, email Jean at [email protected]