New Arrivals

Ann Borrett, 1646 is another little gem sampler from Hands Across the Sea. Ann’s beautiful band sampler is highly decorative and even though  she “rovght” her sampler three hundred and seventy-four years ago, the colours are still intense today. 

**Please note, Sampler Kit does not include chart. Purchase is required separately on Hands Across the Sea.**

Kit Options : 

Thread Kit Only

15 Skeins of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie d'Alger:

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"The first two bands of Ann’s sampler also appear in the band sampler stitched by Jeane Vally in 1646. Jeane’s sampler is in the Goodhart Collection at Montecute House and is featured in the book “The Goodhart Collection” on page 88.

Band samplers were the traditional “test pieces” worked by young girls. Ann’s sampler or “sam cloth” is a visual catalogue of stitches and comprises of neat rows of patterns that are suitable for repeating motifs to adorn garments and household items. The alphabet at the bottom of Ann’s sampler and her inscription demonstrate her ability to mark household linen."

**Pre-Order Available Now. Estimated Ship Date: Late November**

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:

• 37 ct option for 1 strand: Includes linen of choice + 18 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 + 26 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase)

 Linen Choices:

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

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."

***Pre-Order Available Now. Estimated Ship Date: Late November / Early December***

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:

• 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"

28 skeins of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie d'Alger Kit Includes: 

• SDF 934  ~ Christmas red ~ light
• SDF 1713  ~ Antique blue ~ light
• SDF 2623 ~ Orange spice ~ light
• SDF 2626 ~ Red copper ~ dark
• SDF 2756 ~ Grey green ~ light
• SDF 2922 ~ Christmas red
• SDF 3022 ~ Dusty rose
• SDF 3025 ~ Dusty rose ~ ultra very dark
• SDF 3222 ~ Pewter ~ very light
• SDF 3414 ~ Shell grey ~ dark
• SDF 3744 ~ Golden olive ~ very dark
• SDF 3831 ~ Drab brown ~ very light
• SDF 3833 ~ Drab brown ~ light
• SDF 3834 x 3  ~ Drab brown
• SDF 3835  ~ Brown grey ~ dark
• SDF 3836  ~ Brown grey ~ very dark
• SDF 4241 ~ Tawny ~ light
• SDF 4513  ~ Tan
• SDF 4525 ~ Hazelnut brown ~ dark
• SDF 4624 ~ Garnet
• SDF 4631 ~ Mauve ~ light
• SDF F05 ~ Tan ~ultra very light
• SDF F09 ~ Hazelnut brown ~ light
• SDF Noir  x 2 ~ Black
• SDF Optique ~ Winter white

***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.

***Pre-Order Available Now. Estimated Ship Date: November***

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:

• 30 ct Fat Quarter of Victoria Sponge Cake - 18" x 35"
• 37 ct Fat Eighth of Russian Tea Cake - 17.5" by 18"

13 skeins of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 100/3 Kit Includes: 

• SDF 524 x 2  - Golden olive
• SDF 1434   -  Antique blue ~ medium
• SDF 1835   -  Forest green ~ dark
• SDF  2543  -  Straw ~ light
• SDF  2643  -  Apricot ~ medium
• SDF 2645 x 2 -  Salmon ~ very dark
• SDF 3734   -  Khaki green ~ dark
• SDF  3823  - Tan ~ light
• SDF  5113  -  Antique violet ~ medium
• SDF 5384  -  Blue green ~ medium
• SDF S3390   -  Desert sand ~ light

***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.

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:

• 37 ct Fat Eighth - Corn Tassel - 18" x 17.5"
• 30 ct Fat Quarter - Victoria Sponge Cake - 18" x 35"

3 Skeins of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie d'Alger Kit Includes:

• SDF 2645 ~ Salmon - very dark
• SDF 3446 ~ Pewter grey – very dark
• SDF 3724** ~ Pine green - medium

**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."

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.

**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 + 32 skeins of Soie d'Alger thread and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase)

Linen Choices:

• 30 ct Fat Half - Legacy Linen Cafe au Lait - 36" x 36"
  
• 30 ct Fat Half - Legacy Linen Pecan Shortbread - 35" x 36"
• 37 ct Fat Half - Legacy Linen Corn Tassel - 35" x 36" 

32 skeins of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie d'Alger Kit Includes:

• SDF 542 x 3 ~ Topaz ~ light
• SDF 1811 x 1 ~ Sky blue ~ very light
• SDF 2145 x 6 ~ Moss green
• SDF 2223 x 4 ~ Moss green ~ medium light
• SDF 3045 x 6 ~ Plum ~ dar
• SDF 3812 x 4 ~ Tan ~ very light
• SDF 5384 x 4 ~ Peacock blue ~ light
• SDF F07 x 4 ~ Off white

***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."