Marilyn Leavitt-Imblum

Marilyn Leavitt-Imblum
Marilyn Leavitt-Imblum
Born	Marilyn J. Leavitt; August 1, 1946; Youngstown, Ohio
Died	August 14, 2012 (aged 66); Newark, New York
Nationality	American
Known for	Embroidery Design

Marilyn Leavitt-Imblum (August 1, 1946 – August 14, 2012) was an American cross-stitch embroidery designer known especially for her Victorian angel designs.^[1] Her designs were published under the business name Told in a Garden, with product divisions of Told in a Garden, Lavender and Lace, and Butternut Road.

Biography

Early life

Marilyn J. Leavitt was born August 1, 1946, in Youngstown, Ohio,^[2] where she attended Ursuline High School.^[3] She was the daughter of Marcella (née O'Toole) and Earle Leavitt. She had one brother, Bruce.^[2]^[4]

Career

Her professional design career began in the 1960s, working as an advertising and fashion illustrator for Strouss and Hartzell, Rose and Sons.^[5]

Leavitt-Imblum began publishing embroidery designs around 1986, when she showed her original design "The Quilting", depicting an Amish quilting bee, to the owner of a local needlework shop who told her that if she graphed the design the shop would sell it.^[5] The first 25 copies sold almost immediately. Within a decade, her Victorian angel designs were considered among the most popular cross-stitch designs available.^[6] In 2000, she publicly stated her opposition to the unlicensed sharing of needlework patterns on the Internet.^[7]

Personal life

She was married three times and had six children: Jeff, Nora, and Elizabeth Adams, Corriander "Corrie" Ferenchak,^[8] and Matt and Sarah Imblum.^[2] She had multiple sclerosis but did not widely publicize the fact.^[5] She died on August 14, 2012, in Newark, New York, aged 66.^[2]

Her daughter Nora is an artist and fellow cross-stitch embroidery designer, under her married name, Nora Corbett.^[9]^[10]

References

^ "Marilyn Levitt-Imblum Has Died". The Chilly Hollow Needlepoint Adventure. 15 August 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Marilyn L. Imblum". Finger Lakes Times. August 16, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
^ Tims, Jane (July 27, 2000). "Entrepreneur from Valley loved freedom, library". Youngstown Vindicator. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
^ "New Comer Family Obituaries - Marcella H. Leavitt 1913 - 2012". Archived from the original on 2021-09-04. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
^ ^a ^b ^c Case, Mary (July 20, 1986). "Artist crafts embroidery designs". Youngstown Vindicator. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
^ Platt, Mary (January 31, 1997). "A Stitch in Time Saves ... Sanity". Los Angeles Times. p. E1. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
^ Huffstutter, P.J. (August 1, 2000). "Is a Stitch Online a Crime?". Los Angeles Times. p. A1. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
^ "Family". www.tiag.com. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
^ "Farewell, dear Marilyn - Casa Cenina". www.casacenina.com. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
^ "r/CrossStitch - [MOD]October's Featured Artist--MIRABILIA!--And our first AMA!!". reddit. October 2019. Retrieved 2020-03-05.

External links

Told in a Garden: official website for Marilyn Leavitt-Imblum
"Designer Spotlight" on website for Caron Collection company (specializes in variegated embroidery thread)
Yahoo discussion group dedicated to Marilyn Leavitt-Imblum designs

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[1] "Marilyn Levitt-Imblum Has Died". The Chilly Hollow Needlepoint Adventure. 15 August 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2012.

[obituary-2] "Marilyn L. Imblum". Finger Lakes Times. August 16, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2012.

[timsvindicator-3] Tims, Jane (July 27, 2000). "Entrepreneur from Valley loved freedom, library". Youngstown Vindicator. Retrieved August 17, 2012.

[4] "New Comer Family Obituaries - Marcella H. Leavitt 1913 - 2012". Archived from the original on 2021-09-04. Retrieved 2021-09-04.

[casevindicator-5] Case, Mary (July 20, 1986). "Artist crafts embroidery designs". Youngstown Vindicator. Retrieved August 17, 2012.

[6] Platt, Mary (January 31, 1997). "A Stitch in Time Saves ... Sanity". Los Angeles Times. p. E1. Retrieved August 17, 2012.

[7] Huffstutter, P.J. (August 1, 2000). "Is a Stitch Online a Crime?". Los Angeles Times. p. A1. Retrieved August 17, 2012.

[8] "Family". www.tiag.com. Retrieved 2020-05-08.

[9] "Farewell, dear Marilyn - Casa Cenina". www.casacenina.com. Retrieved 2020-03-05.

[10] "r/CrossStitch - [MOD]October's Featured Artist--MIRABILIA!--And our first AMA!!". reddit. October 2019. Retrieved 2020-03-05.

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Stitches	Backstitch Blanket Box Buttonhole Chain stitch Couching and laid work Cross stitches Embroidery stitch Featherstitch Holbein Parisian Running Satin stitch Sashiko Shisha Straight stitch Tent stitch
Tools and materials	Aida cloth Embroidery hoop Embroidery thread Evenweave Perforated paper Plainweave Plastic canvas Sampler Slip Yarn
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Embroideries	Butler-Bowden Cope Bayeux Tapestry Bradford carpet Great Tapestry of Scotland Great Tapestry of Scotland: People's Panel Hastings Embroidery Hestia tapestry Magna Carta (An Embroidery) Margaret Layton's jacket New World Tapestry Overlord Embroidery Oxburgh Hangings Prestonpans Tapestry Quaker Tapestry Scottish Diaspora Tapestry Fragments of a Cope with the Seven Sacraments
Designers and embroiderers	Emilie Bach Leon Conrad Shahin Ebrahimzadeh-Pezeshki Kaffe Fassett Juanita Growing Thunder Fogarty Constance Howard Marilyn Leavitt-Imblum François Lesage Ann Macbeth May Morris Jessie Newbery Mahtab Norouzi Tetiana Protcheva Charles Germain de Saint Aubin Mary Elizabeth Turner Dimitri Vlachos - Castano Kathleen Whyte Erica Wilson Lily Yeats
Organizations and museums	Embroiderers' Guild (UK) Embroiderers' Guild of America Embroidery Software Protection Coalition Needlework Development Scheme Royal School of Needlework Wemyss School of Needlework Chung Young Yang Embroidery Museum Han Sang Soo Embroidery Museum
Related	Appliqué Crochet Knitting Lace Needlework Quilting

Marilyn Leavitt-Imblum

Born	Marilyn J. Leavitt (1946-08-01)August 1, 1946 Youngstown, Ohio
Died	August 14, 2012(2012-08-14) (aged 66) Newark, New York
Nationality	American
Known for	Embroidery Design