New Arrivals

Pre Order Available. Estimated Ship Date: Mid-Late June

Amelia Bachelor 1863 is another delightful small sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers. 

This sampler has been worked with cross stitch over 2 strands of linen.

The project is suitable for needleworkers of all levels of ability. 

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

Full Kit options: Includes linen of choice, Printed Chart Booklet + 8 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping)

Linen Choices:

• 30 ct Fat Quarter  - Victoria Sponge Cake - 18" x 35" 
• 37 ct Fat Eighth - Corn Tassel - 18" x 17.5"
• 37 ct Fat Eighth - Russian Tea Cake - 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 ~ light
  
• SDF 2126 ~ Avocado green ~ medium
  
• SDF 2144 ~ Moss green
• SDF 2646 ~ Terracotta ~ very dark
  
• SDF 2757 ~ Shell grey ~ medium
  
• SDF 2925 ~ Garnet
  
• SDF 3414 ~ Shell grey ~ dark
  
• SDF 4126 ~ Black brown

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"Amelia has left us some clues in her sampler which she completed in 1863. She attended Berkswell School. The village of Berkswell is situated 7 miles West of Coventry City centre.

Amelia’s birth was registered in the first quarter of the year 1852. We cannot find her baptismal records, only the entry in the civil registration of births. Amelia appears in the 1861 census living at Cornets End Lane, Meriden, Berkswell. Her father, Thomas Batchelor, had died in 1860. Her mother, Ann (née Bond), is noted as a widow and the occupier of two acres of land. Amelia’s brother William, aged 11 years, was working as a ploughboy. Ann died in 1873.

Amelia stitched her sampler between 10 to 11 years of age, almost certainly under the guidance of her teacher at Berkswell School. Amelia probably had to leave school shortly after this to help contribute to the family income."

Pre Order Available.

Mary Clayton is another cute sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers. 

This sampler has been cross stitched over two threads.

The project is suitable for needleworkers of all levels of ability. 

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

Full Kit options: Includes linen of choice, Printed Chart Booklet + 20 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping)

Linen Choices:

• 30 ct Fat Half  - Victoria Sponge Cake - 35" x 35"
• 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 1736 ~ Antique blue ~ very dark
• SDF 1814 ~ Blue green ~ light
• SDF 2216 ~ Avocado green ~ dark
  
• SDF 2578  ~ Desert sand ~ light
  
• SDF 2636  ~ Red copper
  
• SDF 2926 ~ Garnet ~ dark
  
• SDF 3342 ~ Beaver grey ~ light
  
• SDF 3344 ~ Beige grey ~ ultra dark
  
• SDF 3416 ~ Black brown
• SDF 3745  ~ Hazel nut brown ~ very dark
  
• SDF 3834 ~ Mocha brown ~ medium
  
• SDF 3835 ~ Beige grey ~ very dark
  
• SDF 4244 ~ Old gold ~ dark
  
• SDF 4535  ~ Drab brown ~ dark
• SDF 4536  ~ Mocha brown ~ very dark
  
• SDF 4611  ~ Terra cotta ~ light
  
• SDF 4624 ~ Garnet
  
• SDF 4644 ~ Cocoa ~ light
  
• SDF F09 ~ Hazel nut brown – light
  
• SDF F022  ~ Drab brown ~ very light

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"Mary  sweet sampler is a delightful example of a young child’s artwork. Mary tells us that she was aged 9 years when she stitched her sampler. She has given no year or location, however, we believe that the sampler is English and was stitched in the mid 1800’s.

An imposing building first catches the eye. Maybe this was a church run school or orphanage as the roof is topped by a cross. Above hovers two trumpeting angels signifying the word of God and reinforcing our first thought that the building is connected in some way to a church institution. The bottom section of the sampler is full of out of proportion trees, potted roses and a basket of fruit."

Build your stash! Our May kit is here full of bright spring colors

Limited quantities available, while supplies last!

Note: This item is excluded from any sales, discounts or promotions

Queen of the May Sarah Reymes ,1770 is the 2022 Queen of the May sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers. 

This sampler is mostly worked with cross stitch laid over two threads of linen. The verse is worked in cross stitch over one thread of linen. Sarah also used Algerian eyelets over two and four threads, and Irish stitch.

The sampler is suitable for confident 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 + 20 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping)

Linen Choices:

• 30 ct Fat Half  - Victoria Sponge Cake - 35" x 36"
• 37 ct Fat Half - Corn Tassel - 35" x 36"
  
• 38 ct Fat Quarter - Fuller's Teazel -  35" x 36"
  

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

• SDF 122
  
• SDF 524
  
• SDF 1722
  
• SDF 1842
  
• SDF 1845
  
• SDF 2533
  
• SDF 2542
  
• SDF 2543
  
• SDF 2913
  
• SDF 2916
  
• SDF 2935
  
• SDF 3822
  
• SDF 3826
  
• SDF 4623
  
• SDF 4644
  
• SDF 4646
  
• SDF 5024
  
• SDF 5384
  
• SDF S2700
  
• SDF Noir

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"S Reymes 1770 is a “bobby dazzler” of a sampler. A glorious floral border surrounds decorative rows of vines laden with flowers, a band of Irish stitch (also known as Florentine and flame stitch), rows of alphabets worked both in cross stitch and eyelet stitch. The verse is worked with red silk and a small black dog sits incongruously atop a flower head. The sampler is reminiscent of the samplers stitched by Abigail Dingle in 1762 and Jane Brunton in 1763. We suspect that the three samplers were worked under the same needlework teacher in Norwich.

On the reverse of Sarah’s sampler it is recorded that this was “Mrs Lungley’s work”. From family history records we know that Sarah was 11 years old when she finished her sampler. She was born on Tuesday, July 17 in the year 1759 in Norwich in the county of Norfolk. She was named after a sister who was born and died in 1755. Sarah’s baptism on August 6 was recorded in the non-conformist records for the Old Meeting in Norwich."

Pre Order Available. Estimated Ship Date: May 2022

Elizabeth Atkinson, 1829 is another beautiful sampler from Hands Across the Sea. 

The sampler has been rated as suitable for needleworkers of all abilities. The stitches used are cross stitch over one and two threads and Algerian eyelets.

Kit Options : 

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 + 15 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads, Printed Chart Booklet and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping)
• 30 ct option for 2 strands : Includes linen of choice + 20 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads, Printed Chart Booklet and 2 Tapestry Size 28 Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping)

Linen Choices:

• 30 ct Fat Half of Victoria Sponge Cake - 35" x 36"
• 37 ct Fat Half of Corn Tassel - 35" x 36"
• 38 ct Fat Half of Fuller’s Teazel - 35" x 36"

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

• SDF 525 x 1 Golden olive (2 skeins for 30 ct version)
• SDF 945 x 1 Salmon ~ very dark
• SDF 1735 x 1 Antique blue ~medium (2 skeins for 30 ct version)
• SDF 1843 x 1 Fern green
• SDF 2625 x 1 Orange spice ~ dark
• SDF 2757 x 1 Grey green ~ medium (2 skeins for 30 ct version)
• SDF 2915 x 1 Salmon ~ medium
• SDF 2936 x 1 Garnet ~ medium
• SDF 3046 x 1 Mauve ~ dark
• SDF 3724 x 1 Green grey ~ dark (2 skeins for 30 ct version) ~ maybe substituted with 3723
• SDF 3726 x 1 Fern green ~ dark
• SDF 3744 x 1 Golden olive ~ very dark (2 skeins for 30 ct version)
• SDF 3842 x 1 Brown grey ~ very light
• SDF 4523 x 1 Desert sand
• SDF F20 x 1 Beige brown ~ ultra light

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"“Make much of precious time” Elizabeth most certainly did in the year 1829 when she finished this delightful sampler. Stitched with a cheerful palette of 15 colours including a mouth-watering orange which sits so well against the glowing reds, pretty pinks, restful blues, rich greens and golden olives. Her colours caught our eye together with her sweet motifs.

Build your stash! Our April kit is here full of bright spring colors

Limited quantities available, while supplies last!

Note: This item is excluded from any sales, discounts or promotions

Emma and Martin Noah Hubbard 1869 ~ 1870 is another small adorable sampler set by a brother and sister from Hands Across the Sea Samplers. 

The sampler is suitable for needleworkers of all levels of ability. 

The design is worked in cross stitch over two threads of linen. 

Options : 

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

Full Kit options:

• 37 ct option for 1 strand: Includes linen of choice, Printed Chart Booklet + 2 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase)
• 30 ct option for 2 strands : Includes linen of choice, Printed Chart Booklet + 4 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase)

Linen Choices:

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

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

• SDF 2144 ~ Moss green (2 skeins for 30 ct version)
• SDF 3323 ~ Lavender ~ dark (2 skeins for 30 ct version)

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"We were so pleased to find a pair of samplers stitched by a brother and sister. The icing on the cake was the additional discovery of the Hubbards’ family history and that the samplers came from Norfolk.

The dates on the two samplers are the date of birth for Emma and Martin; Emma having been born on July 26, 1869 and Martin on October 16, 1870. The samplers were stitched in the year 1880 when Emma was 11 years and Martin 10 years old.

Emma and Martin’s parents were Noah Eli Hubbard, a master mariner, and his wife Emma Christiana (née Callow). The family lived in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk."

Sarah Fletcher 1841 is a beautiful historical sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers. 

This sampler is stitched with cross stitch over two threads of linen, with the dedication being cross stitch over one thread of linen, and some small sections of satin stitch.

The project is suitable for needleworkers of all levels of ability. 

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

Full Kit options: Includes linen of choice, Printed Chart Booklet + 11 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping)

Linen Choices:

• 30 ct Fat Quarter  - Victoria Sponge Cake - 18" x 35"
• 37 ct Fat Quarter - Corn Tassel - 18" x 35"
• 37 ct Fat Quarter - Russian Tea Cake - 18" x35"
• 38 ct Fat Quarter - Fuller's Teazel - 18" x 35"

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

• SDF 1814 ~ Grey green ~ light
• SDF 2916 ~ Salmon ~ very dark ** #2645 will be substituted
• SDF 2936 ~ Dusty rose ~ very dark
• SDF 3812 ~ Old gold ~ light
• SDF 3835 x 2 ~ Khaki green ~ medium
• SDF 4216 ~ Coffee brown ~ dark
• SDF 4241 ~ Golden yellow ~ very light
• SDF 4242 ~ Old gold ~ medium
• SDF 4246 ~ Hazelnut brown ~ dark
• SDF 4536 ~ Brown grey ~ very dark
  

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"The small mill town of Brighouse stands on the bank of the River Calder in North Yorkshire. In 1753 there were only 55 houses in Brighouse with many local people working in the textile industry from their own homes.

In the 1841 census the Fletcher family can be found living on New Road. In the 1851 census Sarah was in service as a housemaid to a merchant’s family in Wells Close, Hipperholme cum Brighouse. It appears that her father had died by this time, and her mother can be found as the head of the household with Pricilla and two grandchildren. She is noted as a proprietor of houses, indicating a level of financial comfort. Unfortunately, we can find no further mention with a degree of certainty of our Sarah."

Build your stash! 

Limited quantities available, while supplies last!

Note: This item is excluded from any sales, discounts or promotions

Soie 1003 Kit includes 12 spools:

SMS 034
SMS 247
SMS 329
SMS 396
SMS 415
SMS 441
SMS 512
SMS 531
SMS 624
SMS 666
SMS 740
SMS 765

Soie d'Alger Kit includes 12 skeins:

SDF 163
SDF 1422
SDF 1733
SDF 2131
SDF 2216
SDF 3413
SDF 3434
SDF 3711
SDF 3714
SDF 3735
SDF 3832
SDF 3835

Esther Pickford, 1847 is a gorgeous sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers. 

The design is suitable for needleworkers of all abilities. The stitches used are cross stitch over 2 threads and satin stitches.

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

Full Kit options:

• 37 ct option for 1 strand: Includes linen of choice, Printed Chart Booklet + 14 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping)
• 30 ct option for 2 strands : Includes linen of choice, Printed Chart Booklet + 18 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping)

Linen Choices:

• 30 ct Fat Quarter  - Victoria Sponge Cake - 18" x 35"
• 37 ct Fat Quarter - Corn Tassel - 18" x 35"
• 37 ct Fat Quarter - Russian Tea Cake - 18" x35"
• 38 ct Fat Quarter - Fuller's Teazel - 18" x 35"

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

SDF 913 x 1 ~ Apricot ~ medium
SDF 1814 x 1 ~ Grey green ~ light
SDF 2146 x 2 ~ Khaki green ~ dark (3 skeins for 30 ct version)
SDF 2531 x 1 ~ Straw ~ light
SDF 2643 x 1 ~ Coral
SDF 2644 x 1 ~ Salmon ~ very dark (3 skeins for 30 ct version)
SDF 2914 x 1 ~ Salmon (2 skeins for 30 ct version)
SDF 2925 x 1 ~ Garnet
SDF 2926 x 1 ~ Garnet ~ dark
SDF 2931 x 1 ~ Shell pink ~ medium light
SDF 2932 x 1 ~ Raspberry ~ light
SDF 3833 x 1 ~ Khaki green ~ light ** #3714
SDF 4645 x 1 ~ Antique mauve ~ dark

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"Esther’s beautiful work has enchanted Nicola from her first glimpse of the sampler. The original sampler was worked in wool on approximately 24ct Penelope canvas. Esther had a wonderful eye for colour, her chosen palette included pink, mauve, apricot, raspberry, salmon, garnet, and coral. A delicious combination that makes the fingers itch to stitch.

Esther recorded that she completed her sampler in the 12^th year of her age in 1847. Our initial search of family history records found two possible Esthers. However, after a more thorough investigation, neither of the girls’ years of birth quite fitted our Esther, who would have been born in either 1834 or 1835."