Hands Across the Sea - Alice Park ~ Soie 1003 Thread Kit

Alice Park is a charming small sampler designed by Hands Across the Sea.

The sampler is executed in cross stitch over two threads and can be worked on Aida or linen. It is rated suitable for beginners through to advanced needleworkers.

Choice of purchasing thread only, Printed Chart only or as full kit with linen.

Full Kit options: Includes linen of choice, Printed Chart Booklet + 23 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping)

Linen Choices:

• 30 ct Fat Eighth  - Victoria Sponge Cake - 17.5" x 18"
• 37 ct Fat Eighth - Corn Tassel - 18" x 17.5"
• 38 ct Fat Eighth - Fuller's Teazel - 18" x 17.5"

 Au Ver a Soie®, Soie d'Alger Includes:

• SDF 524 ~ Golden olive
  
• SDF 525 ~ Golden olive ~ dark
  
• SDF 945 ~ Garnet
  
• SDF 1742 ~ Antique blue ~ light
• SDF 1842 ~ Pistachio green ~ very light
  
• SDF 2125 ~ Avocado green
  
• SDF 2224 ~ Olive green ~ medium
  
• SDF 2226 ~ Olive green ~ very dark
  
• SDF 2513 ~ Topaz ~ very light
  
• SDF 2914 ~ Salmon
  
• SDF 3596 ~ Desert sand ~ light
  
• SDF 3735 ~ Avocado green ~ very dark
  
• SDF 3745 ~ Golden olive ~ dark
  
• SDF 4236 ~ Brown ~ light
  
• SDF 4513 ~ Brown ~ very light
  
• SDF 4524 ~ Yellow beige ~ dark
  
• SDF 4636 ~ Garnet ~ dark
  
• SDF 4933 ~ Delft blue ~ medium
  
• SDF 4531 ~ Off-white
  
• SDF 4935 ~ Blue ~ very light
  
• SDF F4 ~ Tan ~ light
  
• SDF F8 ~ Yellow beige ~ light
  
• SDF Noir ~ Black
  

***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales. 

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"It is such a shame that Alice did not record more personal information on her charming sampler. The scene that she stitched when she was 12 years old depicts the mutual love between children and dogs; it’s timeless! The surrounding autumnal border is delightful and catches the eye."

Maria Ewin, 1820 is a beautiful colorful sampler from Hands Across the Sea.

Maria executed her sampler predominantly with cross stitches laid over two threads of linen; only the verse has been worked in cross stitch over one thread of linen. The sampler is suitable for needleworkers of all levels of ability.

Kit Options : 

Choice of purchasing thread only, printed chart only OR as full kit.

Full Kit options:

Full Kit options:

• 37 ct option for 1 strand: Includes linen of choice + 24 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads, Chart Booklet and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping)
• 30 ct option for 2 strands : Includes linen of choice + 28 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads, Chart Booklet and 2 Tapestry Size 28 Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping)

Linen Choices:

• 30 ct Fat Half - Mariner's Map - 35" x 36"
• 37 ct Fat Half of Russian Tea Cake - 35" x 36"
• 38 ct Fat Half of Fuller's Teazel - 35" x 36"

Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 kit Includes:

***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

Maria Ewin is a beautiful colorful sampler from Hands Across the Sea.

Maria executed her sampler predominantly with cross stitches laid over two threads of linen; only the verse has been worked in cross stitch over one thread of linen. The sampler is suitable for needleworkers of all levels of ability.

Kit Options : 

Choice of purchasing thread only, printed chart only OR as full kit.

Full Kit options:

Includes linen of choice + 24 spools of Soie 1003 thread, + Printed chart booklet  and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles (Gift with Purchase) - Free Shipping included

Linen Choices:

• 37 ct Fat Half of Russian Tea Cake - 35" x 36"
• 38 ct Fat Half of Fuller's Teazel - 35" x 36"
• 45 ct Fat Quarter of Foxtail Millet - 18" x 35"
• 53/63 ct Fat Eighth of Sycamore Seed Pod - 18" x 29"

Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 kit Includes:

***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"Maria was an excellent stitcher.  Her execution was precise and accurate.  It amazes me that at the young age of 11 Maria took such great care with her work.  My impression of Maria is that she was a very organized and disciplined girl.  She shows great attention to detail in the way that she matched her top and bottom borders and then also matched her side borders with perfect symmetry.

In the border flowers, she carefully placed each pair of colours so as to not repeat a combination.  She did so similarly in the floral band beneath the verse. I think she was very intentional with her colours and that the results were not just a happy accident.  The balance of greens, reds, and blue against an otherwise neutral palette makes the sampler so visually appealing and alive with colour.  I feel Maria’s sampler is a master class in design, colour placement, and execution."

Lydia Barnes Pidgeon, 1827 is a beautiful antique reproduction sampler from Scattered Seed Samplers

The model was originally stitched on 40 ct linen using one stand of thread over two linen threads, except for words which are stitched one over one. 

Stitch count: 286 h x 285 w

Design Area: 14.30" x 14.25" 

Kit Options : 

Choice of purchasing thread only, printed chart only or as full kit.

Full Kit options: Includes linen of choice, Chart Booklet + 12 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping)

Linen Choices

• 37 ct Fat Eighth - Corkscrew Willow - 17.5" x 18"
• 38 ct Fat Eighth - Fuller's Teazel - 17.5" x 18"
• 45 ct Fat Eighth - Woven Sedge - 18" x 17.5"

***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales. 

About the Sampler

"The original 191 year old sampler was stitched by 9 year old Lydia, who grew up in the United Kingdom, living at 19 upper Kings Street, Bloomsbury, London England. Born on December 29, 1818 and dying October 24, 1857, she was 39 years old."