Hands Across the Sea - Alice Park ~ Soie d'Alger 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.

Kit Options : 

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

Full Kit option:

Includes linen + 23 spools of Soie 1003 thread, Printed Chart Booklet and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles + Free Shipping  (Gift with Purchase)

Linen Choices:

• 37 ct Fat Eighth - Corn Tassel - 18" x 17.5"
• 38 ct Fat Eighth - Fuller's Teazel - 18 " x 17.5"
• 45 ct Fat Eighth - Foxtail Millet - 18" x 17.5"
• 53/63 ct  Fat Eighth - Sycamore Seed Pod - 18" x 29"

23 Spools of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 Includes:

• SMS 022 ~ Golden olive
  
• SMS 048 ~ Golden olive ~ dark
  
• SMS 071 ~ Antique blue ~ light
  
• SMS 081 ~ Topaz ~ very light
  
• SMS 088 ~ Desert sand ~ light
  
• SMS 129 ~ Golden olive ~ dark
  
• SMS 142 ~ Yellow beige ~ light
  
• SMS 155 ~ Tan ~ light
  
• SMS 179 ~ Olive green ~ very dark
  
• SMS 199 ~ Olive green ~ medium
  
• SMS 344 ~ Salmon
  
• SMS 378 ~ Avocado green ~ very dark
  
• SMS 391 ~ Blue ~ very light
  
• SMS 465 ~ Pistachio green ~ very light
  
• SMS 499 ~ Garnet
  
• SMS 524 ~ Garnet ~ dark
  
• SMS 542 ~ Brown ~ very light
  
• SMS 543 ~ Brown ~ light
  
• SMS 634 ~ Yellow beige ~ dark
  
• SMS 646 ~ Delft blue ~ medium
  
• SMS 647 ~ Avocado green
  
• SMS Crème ~ Off-white
  
• SMS Noir ~ Black

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

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."