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Hands Across the Sea - Emma Lavinia Crocker 1825 ~ The Reproduction - Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
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Emma Lavinia Crocker 1825 is another little gem sampler from Hands Across the Sea. This sampler is the Reproduction version of the samplers. The sampler has been rated as suitable for confident beginners through to advanced needleworkers.
**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:
Linen Choices:
Au Ver a Soie®, Soie d'Alger Kit Includes:
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
“Emma recorded that she finished her sampler on July 16, 1825. The 16th was a Saturday, and this has given us reason to consider that the sampler was wrought under the guidance of her mother rather than a school or Sunday school teacher.
Emma’s sampler is an amazing achievement for a girl of barely 9 years of age."
Hands Across the Sea - Emma Lavinia Crocker 1825 ~ The Reproduction - Soie 1003 Thread Kit
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Emma Lavinia Crocker 1825 is another little gem sampler from Hands Across the Sea. This sampler is the Reproduction version of the samplers. The sampler has been rated as suitable for confident beginners through to advanced needleworkers.
**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 + 18 spools of Soie 1003 threads and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles (Gift with Purchase)
Linen Choices:
18 spools of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 100/3 Kit Includes:
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
“Emma recorded that she finished her sampler on July 16, 1825. The 16th was a Saturday, and this has given us reason to consider that the sampler was wrought under the guidance of her mother rather than a school or Sunday school teacher.
Emma’s sampler is an amazing achievement for a girl of barely 9 years of age."
Hands Across the Sea - Mary Ann Diaper, 1826 - Soie 1003 Thread Kit
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Mary Ann Diaper, 1826 is a sampler from Hands Across the Sea - at only at only eight years of age, finished her sampler in the year 1826. Mary Ann’s sampler has been rated as suitable for confident beginners through to advanced needleworkers.
**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 + 27 spools of Soie 1003 threads and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles (Gift with Purchase)
Linen Choices:
27 spools of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 100/3 Kit Includes:
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
“Mary Ann, at only eight years of age, finished her sampler in the year 1826. An amazing achievement for one so young!
The sampler has been mainly executed in cross stitch over two linen threads with a small amount of cross stitch over one linen thread for the verse and dedication. There is a small amount of satin stitch. Mary Ann’s sampler has been rated as suitable for confident beginners through to advanced needleworkers."
Hands Across the Sea - Mary Ann Diaper, 1826 - Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
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Mary Ann Diaper, 1826 is a sampler from Hands Across the Sea - at only at only eight years of age, finished her sampler in the year 1826. Mary Ann’s sampler has been rated as suitable for confident beginners through to advanced needleworkers.
**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 + 28 skeins of Soie d'Alger thread and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase)
Linen Choices:
28 skeins of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie d'Alger Kit Includes:
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
“The longest road out is the shortest road home”
Who can resist a red house sampler? Jane’s colourful sampler glows with good cheer. Contained within a stylised red carnation border is a delightful scene of a sturdy redbrick house surrounded by urns of fruit, four birds and auriculas. The parkland abounds with deer, two small dogs and an aristocratic cat with tail held high. The three chimneys, with smoke billowing, create a feeling of “home is where the hearth is” and adds to the overall feeling of warmth the sampler conveys.
Jane stitched the number four in 1840 backwards. Writing numbers backwards (mirror-writing) is not unusual for young children, it is how their brain processes what they see.
Hands Across the Sea - Jane Hardy 1840 ~ a Little Gem - Soie 1003 Thread Kit
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Jane Hardy c 1840~ A Little Gem is cute colorful sampler and is the 9th in a series of Little Gems from Hands Across the Sea.
**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 + 11 spool of Soie 1003 thread and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles (Gift with Purchase)
Linen Choices:
11 spool of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 100/3 Kit Includes:
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
“The longest road out is the shortest road home”
Who can resist a red house sampler? Jane’s colourful sampler glows with good cheer. Contained within a stylised red carnation border is a delightful scene of a sturdy redbrick house surrounded by urns of fruit, four birds and auriculas. The parkland abounds with deer, two small dogs and an aristocratic cat with tail held high. The three chimneys, with smoke billowing, create a feeling of “home is where the hearth is” and adds to the overall feeling of warmth the sampler conveys.
Jane stitched the number four in 1840 backwards. Writing numbers backwards (mirror-writing) is not unusual for young children, it is how their brain processes what they see.
Hands Across the Sea - Jane Hardy 1840 ~ a Little Gem - Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
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Jane Hardy c 1840~ A Little Gem is cute colorful sampler and is the 9th in a series of Little Gems from Hands Across the Sea.
**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 + 13 skeins of Soie d'Alger thread and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase)
Linen Choices:
13 skeins of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 100/3 Kit Includes:
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
“The longest road out is the shortest road home”
Who can resist a red house sampler? Jane’s colourful sampler glows with good cheer. Contained within a stylised red carnation border is a delightful scene of a sturdy redbrick house surrounded by urns of fruit, four birds and auriculas. The parkland abounds with deer, two small dogs and an aristocratic cat with tail held high. The three chimneys, with smoke billowing, create a feeling of “home is where the hearth is” and adds to the overall feeling of warmth the sampler conveys.
Jane stitched the number four in 1840 backwards. Writing numbers backwards (mirror-writing) is not unusual for young children, it is how their brain processes what they see.
Hands Across the Sea - Agnes Husband 1862 ~ a Little Gem - Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
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Agnes Husband 1862, is another sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers.
Agnes is suitable for needleworkers of all abilities and would make an ideal “starter” project for those wishing to explore samplers.
**Please note, Sampler Thread 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 + 3 skeins of Soie d'Alger thread and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase)
Linen Choices:
3 Skeins of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie d'Alger Kit Includes:
**SDF 3724 may be substituted with SDF 3723
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"Agnes’ sweet sampler is worked mainly in red and green, and follows the Scottish practice of recording family initials. Three sets of initials are stitched with black thread which indicated that those relatives were deceased. We have found Agnes in family history records and the pdf download includes information about her and her family."
Hands Across the Sea - Agnes Husband, 1862 ~ a Little Gem - Soie 100/3 Thread Kit
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Agnes Husband 1862, is another sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers.
Agnes is suitable for needleworkers of all abilities and would make an ideal “starter” project for those wishing to explore samplers.
**Please note, Sampler Thread 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 + 3 spools of Soie 1003 thread and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles (Gift with Purchase)
Linen Choices:
3 Spools of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 100/3 Kit Includes:
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"Agnes’ sweet sampler is worked mainly in red and green, and follows the Scottish practice of recording family initials. Three sets of initials are stitched with black thread which indicated that those relatives were deceased. We have found Agnes in family history records and the pdf download includes information about her and her family."
Hands Across the Sea - Mary Woodward c.1820 ~ A Little Gem - Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
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Mary Woodward c 1820~ A Little Gem. is cute miniature sampler and is the 8th in a series of Little Gems from Hands Across the Sea.
**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 + 9 skeins of Soie d'Alger thread and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase)
Linen Choices:
9 Skeins of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie d'Alger Kit Includes:
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"Mary Woodward is certainly the smallest sampler Hands Across the Sea Samplers have reproduced, yet she has oodles of appeal and all the elements, in miniature, of a school girl sampler.
A strawberry border undulates around an array of baskets filled with pretty flowers; butterflies and birds complete the charming scene. The motifs and colours Mary chose to stitch her sampler with work in harmony, recreating the froth of planting and rainbow of colours we see in a quintessential English cottage garden."
Hands Across the Sea - Mary Woodward c.1820 - Soie 1003 Thread Kit
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Mary Woodward c 1820~ A Little Gem. is cute miniature sampler and is the 8th in a series of Little Gems from Hands Across the Sea.
**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.
Kit options include 53/63 Version with 1 spool of Soie Surfine (ships December) or Regular Soie 1003 version.
Full Kit options:
Includes linen of choice + 9 spools of Soie 100/3 thread and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles (Gift with Purchase)
Linen Choices:
9 Spools of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 100/3 Kit Includes:
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"Mary Woodward is certainly the smallest sampler Hands Across the Sea Samplers have reproduced, yet she has oodles of appeal and all the elements, in miniature, of a school girl sampler.
A strawberry border undulates around an array of baskets filled with pretty flowers; butterflies and birds complete the charming scene. The motifs and colours Mary chose to stitch her sampler with work in harmony, recreating the froth of planting and rainbow of colours we see in a quintessential English cottage garden."
Hands Across the Sea - M E Metcalfe ~ A Little Gem - Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
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M E Metcalfe ~ A Little Gem is the 7th in a series of “Little Gems” from Hands Across the Sea Samplers. This sampler is suitable for needleworkers of all abilities and would make an ideal “starter” project for those wishing to explore 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 + 10 skeins of Soie d'Alger thread and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase)
Linen Choices:
10 Skeins of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie d'Alger Kit Includes:
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"Where flowers bloom so does beauty”
Is this sweetest of Little Gems a Mary or a Mabel? Unfortunately, we will never know as the young needleworker never recorded their full name. They may even be a Matthew or Martin!"
Hands Across the Sea - M E Metcalfe ~ A Little Gem - Soie 1003 Thread Kit
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M E Metcalfe ~ A Little Gem is the 7th in a series of “Little Gems” from Hands Across the Sea Samplers. This sampler is suitable for needleworkers of all abilities and would make an ideal “starter” project for those wishing to explore 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 + 10 spools of Soie 100/3 thread and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles (Gift with Purchase)
Linen Choices:
10 Spools of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 100/3 Kit Includes:
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"Where flowers bloom so does beauty”
Is this sweetest of Little Gems a Mary or a Mabel? Unfortunately, we will never know as the young needleworker never recorded their full name. They may even be a Matthew or Martin!"
Hands Across the Sea - Mary Carter 1712 ~ the 2020 Queen of the May - Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
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Mary Carter 1712 ~ the 2020 Queen of the May is another sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers.
By the time Mary was taught needlework, the need to learn a great variety of stitches and complex traditional patterns had reduced. In the 1700s embroidered costumes and furnishings were replaced by extravagant woven and printed fabrics. In this century the format of English samplers was evolving, reflecting the changing perception of their purpose.
Kit Options :
Choice of purchasing thread only, printed chart or as full kit.
Full Kit options:
Includes linen of choice + 32 skeins of Soie d'Alger thread, Printed Chart Booklet and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping)
Linen Choices:
32 skeins of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie d'Alger Kit Includes:
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"Mary’s sampler was worked in the traditional bands of the 1600s on a long and narrow piece of linen. She used several reversible stitches, all exquisitely executed with skilled hands. However, we do not believe that her aim was to embroider a reversible sampler. The reverse of her sampler is extremely neat; Mary had pride in her work. There are no knotted starts and all her tail ends are neatly buried but her threads are visibly carried."
Hands Across the Sea - Mary Carter 1712 ~ the 2020 Queen of the May - Soie 100/3 Thread Kit
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Mary Carter 1712 ~ the 2020 Queen of the May is another sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers.
By the time Mary was taught needlework, the need to learn a great variety of stitches and complex traditional patterns had reduced. In the 1700s embroidered costumes and furnishings were replaced by extravagant woven and printed fabrics. In this century the format of English samplers was evolving, reflecting the changing perception of their purpose.
Kit Options :
Choice of purchasing thread only, printed chart or as full kit.
Full Kit options:
Includes linen of choice + 23 spools of Soie 1003 thread, Printed Chart Booklet and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping)
Linen Choices:
23 Spools of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 100/3 Kit Includes:
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"Mary’s sampler was worked in the traditional bands of the 1600s on a long and narrow piece of linen. She used several reversible stitches, all exquisitely executed with skilled hands. However, we do not believe that her aim was to embroider a reversible sampler. The reverse of her sampler is extremely neat; Mary had pride in her work. There are no knotted starts and all her tail ends are neatly buried but her threads are visibly carried."
Hands Across the Sea - Jane Harth 1868 ~ A Little Gem - Soie 1003 Thread Kit
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Jane Harth 1868~ A Little Gem is the 7th 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 + 19 spools of Soie 1003 thread and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles (Gift with Purchase)
Linen Choices:
19 spools of 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:
"Who was this little girl? Jane offers us very few clues in her sampler other than her name and a year.
The General Records Office holds over 260 million records, yet we are unable to find a birth having been registered for Jane Harth!
We do find a Jane Harth born in around the year 1854 recorded in the 1871 census working as one of two servants in the household of George Shepherd, a retired grocer, and his adult son. This Jane was born in Tetney, Lincolnshire. If this was our Jane, then she would have stitched her sampler when she was 14 years old. We would not expect a humble servant to have remained in school until this age.
There is a recorded sampler stitched by Margaret Spender in 1810 that features the same distinctive vase with carnations either side of a tulip. Whilst this is much faded, it is unmistakably the same motif that Jane stitched 58 years later."
Hands Across the Sea - Jane Harth 1868 ~ A Little Gem - Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
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Jane Harth 1868~ A Little Gem is the 7th 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 + 20 skeins of Soie d'Alger thread and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase)
Linen Choices:
20 Skeins of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie d'Alger Kit Includes:
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"Who was this little girl? Jane offers us very few clues in her sampler other than her name and a year.
The General Records Office holds over 260 million records, yet we are unable to find a birth having been registered for Jane Harth!
We do find a Jane Harth born in around the year 1854 recorded in the 1871 census working as one of two servants in the household of George Shepherd, a retired grocer, and his adult son. This Jane was born in Tetney, Lincolnshire. If this was our Jane, then she would have stitched her sampler when she was 14 years old. We would not expect a humble servant to have remained in school until this age.
There is a recorded sampler stitched by Margaret Spender in 1810 that features the same distinctive vase with carnations either side of a tulip. Whilst this is much faded, it is unmistakably the same motif that Jane stitched 58 years later."
Hands Across the Sea - Ann Matthews 1859 ~ A Little Gem - Soie 1003 Thread Kit
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Ann Matthews~ A Little Gem is the 6th 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 + 17 spools of Soie 100/3 thread and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles (Gift with Purchase)
Linen Choices:
17 Spools of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 100/3 Kit Includes:
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"Ann is a beautiful little Welsh sampler worked with a palette of bright colours that pop out from the linen. The sampler is framed by a simple but very effective border using sumptuous red and duck egg blue silks, and she continues to use some very vibrant colour combinations.
Ann lived in Glamorgan, South Wales and was born in 1849 in Aberavon near Port Talbot, which is just a few miles from Margam Church which she depicts. She tells us that she was 10 years old when she stitched her sampler in 1859. The earliest reference to Ann is from the census taken in 1851, where she is living near Margam with her father David, her brothers Morgan and John, and her sister Margaret. Her father is a widower, and his parents are living with the family, presumably to help look after the children, of which Ann at 2 years old is the youngest. Her father’s occupation is a collier (miner), and the area she lives in is dominated by coal and copper mining.
There is no record of Ann’s mother or when and how she died. The living conditions in the towns and villages were very hard, and diseases such as cholera and typhus were commonplace."
Hands Across the Sea - Ann Matthews 1859 ~ A Little Gem - Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
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Ann Matthews~ A Little Gem is the 6th 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 + 19 skeins of Soie d'Alger thread and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase)
Linen Choices:
19 Skeins of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie d'Alger Kit Includes:
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"Ann is a beautiful little Welsh sampler worked with a palette of bright colours that pop out from the linen. The sampler is framed by a simple but very effective border using sumptuous red and duck egg blue silks, and she continues to use some very vibrant colour combinations.
Ann lived in Glamorgan, South Wales and was born in 1849 in Aberavon near Port Talbot, which is just a few miles from Margam Church which she depicts. She tells us that she was 10 years old when she stitched her sampler in 1859. The earliest reference to Ann is from the census taken in 1851, where she is living near Margam with her father David, her brothers Morgan and John, and her sister Margaret. Her father is a widower, and his parents are living with the family, presumably to help look after the children, of which Ann at 2 years old is the youngest. Her father’s occupation is a collier (miner), and the area she lives in is dominated by coal and copper mining.
There is no record of Ann’s mother or when and how she died. The living conditions in the towns and villages were very hard, and diseases such as cholera and typhus were commonplace."
Hands Across the Sea - Only One Rose ~ A Little Gem - Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
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Only One Rose, a postcard from the heart ~ A Little Gem is the 5th 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 skeins of Soie d'Alger thread and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase)
Linen Choices:
14 Skeins of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie d'Alger Kit Includes:
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"This sampler is a postcard from the heart. The sampler, designed and stitched by Nicola as a gift to her husband, has been inspired by samplers in her private collection and conveys several messages to her husband.
The ‘language of flowers’ was a Victorian-era means of communication in which various flowers and floral arrangements were used to send coded messages, allowing individuals to express feelings which otherwise could not be spoken.
The English are famous for their roses, and roses are deeply implanted in the English heart. They bring a sweetness of fragance and beauty of colouring, the rose is the queen of an English garden blooming from early summer until the Christmas bells ring out."
Hands Across the Sea - Only One Rose ~ A Little Gem - Soie 1003 Thread Kit
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Only One Rose, a postcard from the heart ~ A Little Gem is the 5th 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 100/3 thread and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles (Gift with Purchase)
Linen Choices:
14 Spools of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 100/3 Kit Includes:
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"This sampler is a postcard from the heart. The sampler, designed and stitched by Nicola as a gift to her husband, has been inspired by samplers in her private collection and conveys several messages to her husband.
The ‘language of flowers’ was a Victorian-era means of communication in which various flowers and floral arrangements were used to send coded messages, allowing individuals to express feelings which otherwise could not be spoken.
The English are famous for their roses, and roses are deeply implanted in the English heart. They bring a sweetness of fragance and beauty of colouring, the rose is the queen of an English garden blooming from early summer until the Christmas bells ring out."
Hands Across the Sea - Mary 395 ~ 1869, A Bristol Orphanage Sampler - Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
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Mary 395, is a reproduction sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers.
Kit Options : Choice of 30 ct, or 37 ct thread kit.
30 ct kit includes two full 45 meter hanks of your favorite red.
or
37 ct option includes a 45 meter hank of your favorite red + 1 skein extra in case you have to rip anything out.
Soie d'Alger Red Silk Thread color options include:
Optional purchase for full kit which includes linen of choice, Printed Chart + silk thread and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase)
37 ct Fat Half of Corn Tassel - 35" by 36"
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"Regrettably, Mary did not record her surname on the sampler she so diligently stitched. The only clues she left behind are the year she finished her sampler “1869” and the number of the bed she occupied “395.” Each orphan has a heart-wrenching story to tell but our little girl, identifying herself by a bed number, has touched me deeply from the first moment I saw her."
Hands Across the Sea - Jane Fiddes 1835 – A Little Gem - Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
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Jane Fiddes, 1835 is another sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers. Jane’s sampler is possibly Irish in origin and is filled to bursting with motifs that vibrate with color. The more you study the sampler the more you will see.
Jane’s sampler has been rated as suitable for intermediate and advanced needle workers but is not beyond a confident beginner. The sampler is an ideal choice for those who wish to expand their repertoire of stitches.
Kit Options :
Choice of purchasing thread only, chart only or as full kit.
Full Kit Options:
Includes linen of choice + 21 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads, Printed Chart Booklet and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping)
Linen Choices:
1 each of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie d'Alger Silk Thread colors include:
Kit Option 2: 21 Skeins of Soie d'Alger Only
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"On first viewing the sampler, when it was listed in an auction catalogue, we thought that the sampler was Scottish. There are numerous sets of initials scattered throughout the sampler, together with a house with the lawn below executed in Turkey work, and both features are characteristic of Scottish samplers.
When the sampler arrived, in an old but not necessarily original frame, we discovered on the backing board a label that indicated that the sampler had been framed in Dublin, Ireland. Was Jane born in Ireland, did she or one of her descendants marry an Irishman, was the sampler acquired by a collector who took the sampler to Ireland? Regrettably, we shall never know as we cannot link the initials Jane diligently stitched to the Janes that appear in family history records.
This charming sampler has been mainly executed with cross stitch over two threads with a small amount of cross stitch over one thread for Patch the dog. Other stitches used are double running stitch, satin stitch, Algerian eyelet stitch, four-sided stitch, plait stitch and stem stitch. "
Hands Across the Sea - Jane Fiddes 1835 – A Little Gem - Soie 100/3 Thread Kit
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Jane Fiddes, 1835 is another sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers. Jane’s sampler is possibly Irish in origin and is filled to bursting with motifs that vibrate with color. The more you study the sampler the more you will see.
Jane’s sampler has been rated as suitable for intermediate and advanced needle workers but is not beyond a confident beginner. The sampler is an ideal choice for those who wish to expand their repertoire of stitches.
Kit Options :
Choice of purchasing thread only, chart only or combined.
20 Spools of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 100/3 Kit Includes:
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"On first viewing the sampler, when it was listed in an auction catalogue, we thought that the sampler was Scottish. There are numerous sets of initials scattered throughout the sampler, together with a house with the lawn below executed in Turkey work, and both features are characteristic of Scottish samplers.
When the sampler arrived, in an old but not necessarily original frame, we discovered on the backing board a label that indicated that the sampler had been framed in Dublin, Ireland. Was Jane born in Ireland, did she or one of her descendants marry an Irishman, was the sampler acquired by a collector who took the sampler to Ireland? Regrettably, we shall never know as we cannot link the initials Jane diligently stitched to the Janes that appear in family history records.
This charming sampler has been mainly executed with cross stitch over two threads with a small amount of cross stitch over one thread for Patch the dog. Other stitches used are double running stitch, satin stitch, Algerian eyelet stitch, four-sided stitch, plait stitch and stem stitch. "
Hands Across the Sea - Mary Eliza McMillan 1869 – A Little Gem - Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
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Mary Eliza McMillan, 1869" is the 4th in a series of “Little Gems” from Hands Across the Sea Samplers. The Mary Eliza McMillan sampler is suitable for needleworkers of all abilities, no speciality stitches are required.
**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 skeins of Soie d'Alger thread and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase)
Linen Choices:
***This fabric cut gives you a 2" margin on the top and bottom of the Sampler. If you would like a larger cut, please purchase a Fat Quarter and the thread kit alone.
1 each of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie d'Alger Silk Thread colors include:
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"Mary Eliza McMillan has been in Nicola’s private collection for some time and has been whispering in her ear to be reproduced. Now, as we hunker down in isolation and time has lost any meaning, it seemed the right moment to do so.
Rather than a carefully planned symmetrical sampler, Mary’s needlework is very much a one-off example of a young child’s nonsensical art. Very similar to the scraps of crinkled, paint-smudged paper that can be found in countless homes today proudly displayed on fridge doors.
There is often a variety of wisdom and information to be found on samplers. Some samplers convey a message, others knowledge. Samplers illuminate the lives of their makers when they document moral issues, family histories, personal experiences, and national events."