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Floss Tube #82 "Judith, Esther and the Revolutionary War"

Susan Standley Stitch In TimeUnited States
1.3K views116 likes42:15English11 May 2026Watch on YouTube ↗

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Susan Standley presents Floss Tube episode 82, continuing her series on the Quaker ancestors Judith and Esther. She begins by thanking viewers for their support of her 'Judith' design, which is now shipping, and discusses her progress on Esther's Marking Sampler, stitched in indigo shades. She explains the four-sided stitch and shows an antique sampler from 1828 featuring the same stitch.

  • Susan shares progress on Esther's Marking Sampler, stitched in indigo, and discusses the four-sided stitch.
  • She introduces her new project, Hannah Whittaker 1821, an Ackworth Quaker style reproduction from Cross Stitch Antiques, and deliberates over fabric and thread choices.
  • Susan shows Dutch Heritage Fabrics, including chintz reproductions by Petra Prins, Nel Kouwenhoven, and Anne Moonen.
  • She tells the story of Richard Moon, Judith's father, and the Battle of New Garden during the Revolutionary War, and how Quakers cared for the wounded.
  • Susan explains her First Stitches Journal and offers a free Quaker mini book download to viewers who email her.
  • She announces that the next video will be a historical fiction chapter based on the story shared in this episode.
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Description from YouTube
WHAT??? You mean to tell me that Judith and Esther's ancestors were connected to the Revolutionary War. 
In this episode we will explore the Quaker Community and the Revolutionary War battle in New Garden  North Carolina!

00:00 - 04:23     Opening
04:24 - 09:50     Esther's Marking Sampler and the four sided stitch
09:51 - 15:56     Hannah Whitaker
15:57 - 21:44     Dutch Beauty Sampler and Dutch Heritage Fabrics
21:45 - 36:42     Introducing Richard Moon, the battle at New Garden and Quakers during the    Revolutionary War
36:43 - 42:15     Stitch Journals, First Stitches Journal and the Quaker Mini Book Download

The Quaker mini book can be accessed by emailing me at smsquiter@comcast.net and requesting a copy!
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