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Make a purchase of $50 or higher in the shop to receive a free reprint of this journal article published in July 2025. Use code BOOKLET at checkout. Only one per customer, as supply last.

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I cannot sell the article outright, so please choose threads or kits and use the discount code BOOKLET. There is a cost listed here because that is how I have gotten the promotion to work with the computer system.

Description

I am excited to announce that I have recently published an article in the prestigious material culture journal, Winterthur Portfolio (Vol 59 No 1). This article is a summation of my research combining the knowledge of sampler and casket making/teaching, biographical research on sampler/casket makers and archival investigation. Crucial to the article is the knowledge from making, termed ’embodied knowledge’ in the historical community. It is rare for a craftsperson’s perspective to be published in a history journal and results in a new interpretation of the 17th century boarding school embroidery we love. Why should we makers publish in academic journals? Read my blog about this topic.

The article is amazingly 59-pages, vs the typical limit of 20 pages, I am very thankful for the extra space to explore the topic.

Other Ways to Read Article

The journal issue is available electronically for $25 and includes the guest-editor’s article for this special issue and a wonderful article by Kate Sekules, a well known scholar on mending. It can be purchased direct from Winterthur Portfolio.