Hands Across the Sea - Elizabeth Dinsdale 1846 ~ Silk Thread Kit
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$91.00
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Elizabeth Dinsdale, 1846 is a beautiful historical Sampler that includes a primer from Hands Across the Sea
The main sampler is worked mainly in cross stitch over two threads of linen with the verse and bees worked in cross stitch over one thread of linen. The bonus Primer sampler is worked entirely in cross stitch over two threads of linen.
Choice of purchasing thread kit only, Printed Chart only or as full kit with linen.
Full Kit options:
Includes linen of choice, Chart Booklet + Soie d'Alger or Soie 1003 threads (+Free Shipping).
Linen Choices:
30 ct Fat Half - Victoria Sponge Cake -35" x 36" ~ Recommended for Soie d'Alger Threads only
37 ct Fat Half - Corn Tassel- 35" x 36" ~ Recommended for both Soie d'Alger and Soie 1003 threads
45 ct FatQuarter - Foxtail Millet - 18" x 25" ~ Recommended for Soie 1003 Threads
63/63 ct Fat Eighth - Sycamore Seed Pod - 18" x 29" ~ Recommended for Soie 1003 Threads
Thread Options:
Au Ver a Soie®, Soie d'Alger - 37 ct version includes 21 skeins ~ e.g. 15 skeins for the Sampler + 6 skeins for the Primer.. Recommended linen for this thread is 38 ct or lower.
Au Ver a Soie®, Soie d'Alger - 30 ct version includes 24skeins ~18 skeins for the Sampler + 6 skeins for the Primer.. Recommended linen for this thread is 30 ct or lower.
Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 version kit includes 15 spools for the Sampler + 6 spools for the Primer. Recommended linen for this thread is 37 ct or higher
The Sampler
SDF 526 ~ Golden olive (2 skeins for 30 ct) - will be substituted with SDF 525
SDF 2225 ~ Olive green
SDF 2924 ~ Christmas red
SDF 2941 ~ Peach
SDF 3341 ~ Beige grey
SDF 3346 ~ Mocha brown ~ dark
SDF 3422 ~ Fern green
SDF 3716 ~ Green grey
SDF 3734 ~ Khaki green
SDF 3821 ~ Old gold
SDF 3833 ~ Mocha brown
SDF 4535 ~ Beige grey ~ dark (2 skeins for 30 ct)
SDF 4541 ~ Tan
SDF 4612 ~ Mahogany
SDF Noir ~ Black (2 skeins for 30 ct)
The Primer:
SDF 926 ~ Coral red
SDF 3423 ~ Blue green
SDF 3745 ~ Golden olive
SDF 4126 ~ Beige brown
SDF 4242 ~ Hazelnut brown
SDF 4622 ~ Shell pink
Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 includes 15 spools for the Sampler + 6 spools for the Primer.
Recommended linen for this thread is 37 ct or higher.
The Sampler:
SMS 089 ~ Mahogany
SMS 147 ~ Old gold
SMS 176 ~ Peach
SMS 179 ~ Olive green
SMS 196 ~ Fern green
SMS 274 ~ Khaki green
SMS 323 ~ Tan
SMS 378 ~ Green grey
SMS 597 ~ Mocha brown ~ dark - will be substituted with SMS 697
SMS 603 ~ Mocha brown
SMS 616 ~ Golden olive
SMS 673 ~ Beige grey ~ dark
SMS 681 ~ Christmas red
SMS 740 ~ Beige grey
SMS Noir ~ Black
The Primer:
SMS 031 ~ Hazelnut brown
SMS 060 ~ Shell pink
SMS 073 ~ Blue green
SMS 129 ~ Golden olive
SMS 592 ~ Beige brown
SMS 779 ~ Coral red
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler from the Designer
"It is with great pleasure that we present to you the needlework of Elizabeth Dinsdale. It is so unusual for three pieces of a young girl’s needlework to stay together through the centuries. We feel honoured to be the present custodians of Elizabeth’s work.
Two of the three samplers bear the date “May the 26th1843” and three very poignant words “LIFE IS SHORT” emphasised in capital lettering.
Contained within this booklet are two reproductions. Elizabeth’s simple primer worked when she was 12 years of age and the sampler she worked three years later. Several motifs in the sampler have been taken from the third sampler. Note the three urns of flowers and the pairs of deer.
A curious feature of the primer and the unreproduced sampler is that they both have the exact same date. Would Elizabeth have been working both projects at the same time, finishing them on the same date? How we wish we could ask her!"
Hands Across the Sea - Mary Ann Groom, 1876 ~ Silk Thread Kit
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$32.00
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Mary Ann Groom, 1876 is a beautiful historical Sampler from Hands Across the Sea
The sampler is suitable for needleworkers of all levels of ability.
The sampler is stitched with cross stitch over two threads of linen with a satin stitch sawtooth border that encloses the verse.
Choice of purchasing thread kit only, Printed Chart only or as full kit with linen.
Full Kit options:
Includes linen of choice, Chart Booklet + Soie d'Alger or Soie 1003 threads (+Free Shipping).
Linen Choices:
30 ct Fat Eighth - Victoria Sponge Cake -17.5" x 18" ~ Recommended for Soie d'Alger Threads only
37 ct Fat Eighth - Russian Tea Cake-17.5" x 18" ~ Recommended for both Soie d'Alger and Soie 1003 threads
45 ct FatEighth -Jersey Cream- 17.5" x 18" ~ Recommended for Soie 1003 Threads
48 ct Fat Eighth - Bride Cake - 17.5" x 18" ~ Recommended for Soie 1003 Threads
Thread Options:
Au Ver a Soie®, Soie d'Alger kit includes 6 skeins. Recommended linen for this thread is 38 ct or lower.
SDF 1422
SDF 2144
SDF 2533
SDF 3415
SDF 4624
SDF 5413
Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 includes 6 spools.
Recommended linen for this thread is 37 ct or higher.
SMS 072
SMS 109
SMS 149
SMS 152
SMS 188
SMS 416 - will be substituted with 382
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler from the Designer
"We are delighted to present to you this sweet sampler that was worked by Mary Ann Groom in the year 1876 when she was ten years old. We particularly liked the border that frames the young maker’s stitching. Mary Ann worked with a limited palette, yet she has created a colourful sampler with some very pretty motifs.
Although Mary Ann did not record her age or location on the sampler, her granddaughter Jackie carefully noted on the reverse of the frame that
“This was done by my grandmother, mother of Robert Edward Wesley Whitbread, my Dad. Bless him”
Jackie also included her name, address and telephone number. We telephoned Jackie, and she told us that she had inherited the sampler and only sold it when she downsized. Jackie knew very little about her grandparents as they were never talked about. She believed they had died when her father was a child.
Mary Ann was born on April 24, 1866 in Tebworth, a hamlet located in Central Bedfordshire. Her parents were Thomas Groom, a labourer, and his wife Charlotte. She was baptised in the Methodist church in Toddington.
The 1891 census return records that as a young woman Mary Ann worked as a straw-hat maker."
Au Ver a Soie Metallic Braid Shade Collection - Size 8 - Green
MBR_08_GreenShadeCollection
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$22.50
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This sparkly metallic thread kit is great for festive trims and ornamentation.
Each kit contains 6 colors of AVAS Metallic thread
10 meters / spool
Can use in hand embroidery, needlepoint and cross stitch
Softer than other metallic braids, easier to use
Made in France
Recommended usage and application:
- AVAS Metallic Braid Sizes 8 and 12 are great for all kinds of finishing
- For Needlepoint and embroidery application, you can use Metallic Braid Sizes 4, 8 and 12. We recommend either a Size 22 or 24 Tapestry needle.
Please note, this product is excluded from any discounts or promotions
Metallic Soft Twist Cord - Golden Copper
MTW-16516
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$10.00
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Metallic Soft Twist Trim Cord is a great accent to your embroidery or needlepoint project. Even if you are a beginner at couching threads, you will enjoy these accent cords.
Packaged with matching couching thread
Can be couched around curved and round edges of elements in an embroidery design, or on the edge of a finished embroidery.
