Marilyn Leavitt-Imblum

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]

Career

Her professional design career began in the 1960s, working as an advertising and fashion illustrator for Strouss and Hartzell, Rose and Sons.[4]

Imblum began publishing embroidery designs around 1986, when she showed her original design "The Quilting", showing 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.[4] The first 25 copies sold almost immediately. Within a decade, her Victorian angel designs were considered among the most popular cross-stitch designs available.[5] In 2000, she publicly stated her opposition to the unlicensed sharing of needlework patterns on the Internet.[6]

Personal life

She was married three times and had six children.[2] She had multiple sclerosis but did not widely publicize the fact.[4] She died on August 14, 2012 in Newark, New York, aged 66.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Marilyn Levitt-Imblum Has Died". The Chilly Hollow Needlepoint Adventure. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "Marilyn L. Imblum". Finger Lakes Times. August 16, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
  3. ↑ Tims, Jane (July 27, 2000). "Entrepreneur from Valley loved freedom, library". Youngstown Vindicator. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 Case, Mary (July 20, 1986). "Artist crafts embroidery designs". Youngstown Vindicator. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
  5. ↑ Platt, Mary (31 January 1997). "A Stitch in Time Saves ... Sanity". Los Angeles Times. p. E1. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
  6. ↑ Huffstutter, P.J. (August 1, 2000). "Is a Stitch Online a Crime?". Los Angeles Times. p. A1. Retrieved August 17, 2012.

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