About this episode

Isabella interviews Alexandra Peters about her sampler collection and the importance of studying samplers.

In this episode, Isabella interviews Alexandra Peters about her sampler collection and the importance of studying samplers. Images and sources are available at @sewwhatpodcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. The podcast has a website, sewwhatpodcast.com. Alexandra's website is https://www.alexandralallypeters.com/. You can learn about her upcoming talks at Norwalk Historical Society and Suffield Historical Society here: https://www.alexandralallypeters.com/talks. Alexandra also men...

People in this episode

Host: Isabella Rosner

Guest: Alexandra Peters

Topics covered

• samplers
• collecting
• textile history
• interview
• art

Keywords

• sampler collection
• textiles
• historical samplers
• interview
• art history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Norwalk Historical Society, Suffield Historical Society, sewwhatpodcast, Alexandra Lally Peters

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