Delaware Valley Historic Sampler Guild





dvhsg@yahoo.com







ABOUT US






The Delaware Valley Historical Sampler Guild (Guild) is a non-profit, educational needlework group formed in 2000. We currently have over 200 members. Members of the Guild share a passion for antique needlework samplers and stitching in general. The purpose of the Guild is to promote the art of historic and contemporary sampler making, pursue and study sampler history and contribute to the education and preservation of antique needlework samplers. Our members vary in levels of needlework skill and knowledge representing the Delaware Valley and beyond.

Members meet on a monthly basis in Newark, Delaware on the second Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to noon. The general public is welcome to participate. We currently have six in person meetings and six Zoom meetings each year. In person meetings also have a Zoom option.

We currently meet at the Ebenezer United Methodist Church 525 Polly Drummond Hill Road, Newark, DE

Annual dues are $25 payable in January for the calendar year. Meetings are devoted to sharing information, hosting teachers of needlework designs and techniques and hosting guest lecturers on needlework related projects.

Guild information including meeting dates and programs is available at

www.dvhsg.blogspot.com

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For additional information, contact us at dvhsg@yahoo.com or via US Mail at

DVHSG
PO Box 1292
Hockessin DE 19707




CONSERVATION FUND


The Guild invites non-profit organizations to submit their written request, on an annual basis, to be considered to receive the current year's Conservation Fund.


For more information on applying for our annual conservation donation please copy a paste the following for our Blog - http://dvhsg.blogspot.com and navigate to the Conservation Tab

Questions and concerns may be directed to:


Conservation Committee

c/o DVHSG at email address - dvhsg@yahoo.com



MEMBERSHIP


Membership is open to those interested in needlework and would like to share in the joy of needlework. You do not need to focus specifically on samplers to enjoy membership but our guild is sampler based. Many members stitch samplers and the programs are geared towards things that are sampler related.


Membership Form

DELAWARE VALLEY HISTORIC SAMPLER GUILD

 New member  Renewal

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Provide the above information with your check payable to DVHSG and mail to: DVHSG, PO Box 1292, Hockessin, DE 19707

Dues are $25 annually (January-December).



MEETINGS

Our monthly meetings are the second Saturday of each month. The programs vary each month. We showcase current works from members in a Show and Tell format. We have presentations from those in the needlework industry as well as from local museums focusing on sampler and needlework related topics and topics that interest our members


Many members make a day of meeting day and join with others for lunch following the meeting. Please check our calendar on our Blog regarding the in-person meeting schedule.



Stitching has meditative benefits. Sharing your joy of needlework with other like minded stitchers creates a fellowship



Delaware Valley Historic Sampler Guild





RETREATS

In the spring and fall each year, the Guild members are able to attend to a weekend in the West Ocean City Maryland area. Salty Yarns Needlework Shop in Berlin, MD is our host store. It is a weekend of stitching, fellowship, good food, shoppings and loads of fun. These Retreats are MEMBERS ONLY events.



STASH RE-ALLOCATION

Once a year we hold an annual Stash Re-Allocation event. Members swap and give away items from their personal stash. We ask that they consider donating 10 percent of any sales to our Conservation Fund. At the end of the sale, items remaining can be taken home or items can be left to be boxed and taken to Fireside Stitchery for eBay sales. The profits from any eBay sales will go to our Conservation Fund.








HOLIDAY MEETING
Each December meeting, we have a holiday luncheon. We have a Pollyanna-type exchange with participation completely voluntary. Members stitch a needlework tool with a sampler theme for the exchange. The Holiday Exchange and Luncheon is one of our most popular meetings.

FIELD TRIPS
Our Program's co-ordinator often arranges field trips to area exhibits, museums and special events. We may be provided a behind the scenes tour and be able to view samplers and other needlework items not currently on display. Field trips are always voluntary. Trips have included but are not limited to - Bard Center in NYC for "English Embroidery the Metropolitan Museum of Art - "Twist Art and Nature” the Chester County Historical Society, the Berks County Museum, the Gloucester County Historical Society, the Salem County Historical Society and, a special viewing and tour at the Westtown School.

Updated April 2024.1





DVHSG
Ebenezer United Methodist Church





525 Polly Drummond Hill Road, Newark, DE 19711