This cute Sampler is the second in a series of "Little Gems" from the popular Hands Across the Sea Samplers.
The Chequerboard House, EB 1860 sampler is the second in a series of “Little Gems” from Hands Across the Sea Samplers.
**Please note, Sampler Kit does not include chart. Purchase is required separately on Hands Across the Sea.**
Kit Options :
Choice of purchasing thread only or as full kit.
Full Kit options:
Includes linen of choice + 14 spools of Soie 1003 thread and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles (Gift with Purchase)
Linen Choices:
- 37 ct Fat Eighth of Corkscrew Willow - 17.5" x 18"
- 45 ct Fat Eighth - Woven Sedge - 17.5" x 18"
- 53/63 ct Fat Eighth of Sand Castle - 18" x 29.5"
Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 100/3 Silk Thread colors include:
- SMS 022 - Mustard - Medium
- SMS 048 - Hazelnut brown - very dark
- SMS 176 - Shell pink - very light
- SMS 197 - Blue green
- SMS 199 - Olive green - medium
- SMS 217 - Desert sand - light
- SMS 224 - Old gold - light - ** SMS 147 will be substituted**
-
SMS 338** - Shell grey - dark *SMS 011 will be substituted
- SMS 393 - Melon - dark
- SMS 430 - Navy blue
- SMS 524 - Raspberry - very dark
- SMS 597 - Beige Brown - dery dark
- SMS 674 - Straw - Dark
- SMS 682 - Copper - Medium
- **Please note that the model was stitched using #338. The shade has since been discontinued
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler
The sampler features a brick house with a lawn stitched in Turkey work / Ghiordes knot that can be found in many Scottish samplers. The stone blocks the young girl used to “build” her house in a checkerboard pattern gives the sampler a distinctive look of its own.
