Lianne van Leyen is a historical domestic interpreter and historic cook at Upper Canada Village, located east of Morrisburg, Ontario. Her career has spanned fine arts, child protection, banking, and higher-education management. Caretaker of antique schoolgirl samplers and needlework, she is also the owner and designer behind 1897 Schoolhouse Samplers.
Drawn to the damaged and dismissed, one collector uncovers the stories stitched within these less-than-perfect antique samplers and shares a pattern for you to stitch yourself.
