Hands Across the Sea - Amanda Malviney Brown, 1844 ~ Soie d'Alger Thread Kit

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Amanda Malviney Brown, 1844 is beautiful sampler from Hands Across the Sea.

The sampler is worked with cross stitched over two threads of linen and some Algerian eyelets. It has been rated suitable for all levels of abilities.


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

Full Kit options:

    • 37 ct option for 1 strand: Includes linen of choice + 13 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads, Printed Chart Booklet and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase)
    • 30 ct option for 2 strands : Includes linen of choice + 15 skeins of Soie d'Alger thread, Printed Chart Booklet and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase)

Linen Choices:

  • 30 ct Fat Half of Victoria Sponge Cake - 35" x 36"
  • 37 ct Fat Half of Corn Tassel - 35" x 36"
  • 37 ct Fat Half of Russian Tea Cake - 35" x 36"

Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 kit Includes:

  • SDF 524 ~ Golden olive ~ light  (2 skeins for 30ct version)
  • SDF 526 ~ Golden olive ~ very dark  (2 skeins for 30ct version)
  • SDF 643 ~ Mahogany ~ very light
  • SDF 1723 ~ Turquoise
  • SDF 2643 ~ Alizarin ~ light
  • SDF 2916 ~ Salmon ~ very dark
  • SDF 2923 ~ Christmas red  (2 skeins for 30ct version)
  • SDF 2932 ~ Salmon
  • SDF 3343 ~ Beaver grey ~ light
  • SDF 3715 ~ Green grey ~ dark
  • SDF 4214 ~ Mahogany ~ dark
  • SDF 4242 ~ Old gold ~ light
  • SDF Noir ~ Black

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

    About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

    "It was so nice to see the name of Amanda on a sampler from the first half of the 19th century, and what a pretty sampler this 10-year-old stitched. Amanda is a Latin name meaning “lovable” or “worthy of love.” Whilst it was a popular literary name in the 17th and 18th centuries, it is not often seen on samplers from the 1800s.

    Amanda was born on April 25, 1834 in Austonley, a small hamlet on the outskirts of the town of Holmfirth, Yorkshire. This was a beautiful rural area of rolling hills, grassland, and woods, but in the 1770s the first spinning jenny was introduced to Holmfirth and by the 1850s textile mills had sprung up by the river valleys. Holmfirth rapidly expanded in the 1800s due to the growing cloth trade and the production of stone and slates from the surrounding quarries. The peaceful, rural area was gone forever as around 60 textile mills were built, employing hundreds of men, women, and children. Today, it is the renowned location of the British TV classic Last of the Summer Wine and as the home of another British tradition, Bamforth’s saucy seaside postcards!"