Membership in the Sampler Consortium International provides access to resources, information, events, and gifts not available to non-members.

Available fall and winter of 2026-2027 are the following:

1. Thank-you Gift: In appreciation for your membership, we are providing a reproduction chart with  instructions and color recommendations for Mary Ann Waterman’s 1818 Rhode Island sampler. Charted by Queenstown Sampler Designs for the exclusive use of the Sampler Consortium International, this free gift to members is available as a downloadable PDF. Included is historical research about Mary Ann Waterman (1806-1860) and her life in Johnston, Rhode Island. Available now.
2. Sampler Exhibitions 2026-2027. To assist you in visiting current sampler exhibitions, we have pulled together in one document a list of  2026-2027 exhibitions featuring schoolgirl samplers and other forms of historic needlework. The list includes the title of each exhibition (which links to more information), as well as details about the hosting institution, address, dates, days and hours, and who to contact if needing to arrange a special group tour. To be expanded as we learn about new exhibitions. Available now for download as a PDF.
3. Access to the first installment of the Sampler Digital Resources Archive. Coming some time in October. The first installment of the Sampler Digital Resources Archive will be a searchable database of international organizations and institutions that have posted information and images of their sampler collections online for the public. Members will be able to search the database for samplers from different countries, regions, and time periods. Members will also have an opportunity to help expand this database by contributing information about online sampler collections they know about but are not yet represented. Members will also have the opportunity of attaching notes to an online collection so future users will have a more detailed idea of what is available for viewing at that collection.
4. Archive of Sampler Consortium International (SCI) Newsletters. Beginning in 2027 the SCI will send a monthly newsletter via email to all members. The newsletter will include a message from the SCI president; a list of current exhibitions, upcoming lectures, and new publications; book and/or exhibition review; plus features titled “Where in the World?” and “Did You Know?” – both designed to share interesting tidbits of sampler related information. The archive of past issues will be available on the Members Only page.