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Cross Stitch Antiques - Hannah Whitaker Thorne, 1821 ~ Soie 1003 Silk Thread Kit
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$92.50
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Hannah Whitaker Thorne, 1821 0 An Ackworth Quaker Style Antique Sampler by Cross Stitch Antiques
Stitch Count: 297 wide x 455 high
Model Finished Size: 12.91 inches wide x 19.78 inches high
Original: 12 ¾ inches wide x 17 ½ inches high silk on 48 count linen
Stitches Used: Cross stitch over two, over one for verse, name, place and date
Choice of purchasing thread kit only, Printed Chart only or as full kit with linen.
Full Kit options:
Includes linen of choice, Printed Chart Booklet + 21 colors of either Soie d'Alger or Soie 1003 threads (+ Free Shipping).
Linen Choices*:
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37 ct Fat Half - Corn Tassel - 30" x 35"
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45 ct Fat Half - Foxtail Millet - 30" x 35'
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45 ct Fat Half - Bridecake - 30" x 35'
*Linen sizes assume 3" border
For over one stitch choice, you can reduce the piece down to a Fat Eighth for 37 and 45 cts, feel free to contact us for questions.
Thread Options:
Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 includes 21 spools. Recommended linen for this thread is 37 ct or higher.
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
The Scarlet Letter - Spot Motif, 1640 ~ Silk Thread Kit
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$192.50
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Attention customers, conversion to 1003 is only provided if you purchase the thread kit. Purchase of chart only will not provide conversion to Soie 1003.
Spot Motif, circa 1640 is a gorgeous seventeenth century needlework sampler from The Scarlet Letter.
Stitch count: 455 x 296
Choice of purchasing thread kit only, Printed Chart only or as full kit with linen.
Full Kit options:
Includes linen of choice, Printed Chart Booklet + 34 colors of either 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
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37 ct Fat Half - Corn Tassel - 18" x 35" - Recommended for Soie d'Alger or Soie 1003 threads
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45 ct Fat Quarter - Foxtail Millet - 18" x 35" - Recommended for Soie d'Alger or Soie 1003 threads
*Linen sizes assume over two stitch choice.
For over one stitch choice, you can reduce the piece down to a Fat Eighth for 37 and 45 cts, feel free to contact us for questions.
Thread Options:
Au Ver a Soie®, Soie d'Alger includes 35 skeins. Recommended linen for this thread is 38 ct or lower.
Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 includes 34 spools. Recommended linen for this thread is 37 ct or higher.
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler from the Designer
It was originally executed with fine silks on a linen ground, in tent stitch, and is composed of many different ‘slips” or spot motifs, cleverly fitted together. Many of these motifs have symbolic and/or heraldic significance, and they can be traced directly from the drawings in Peter Stent’s pattern books, published in England in the mid seventeenth century. Almost identical to drawings in Stent are the various creepy-crawlies (snails, caterpillars, wasps, moths), the speckled Lillies of the Mountaine, the columbine, the ape (a symbol of mischief as well as the sense of taste), A Tulipa, and more. While much of the maker’s inspiration was likely gleaned from Stent, other contemporary sources certainly inspired this wonderful, cleverly composed and well-balanced needlework picture.
Like the original, it is executed entirely in tent stitch (petit point), in a palette of 34 colors, and the reproduction measures almost exactly the same size as the original.
Instructions are provided for stitching this over one or two threads of linen on linens of 25, 30/32, 35, and 40 count. The kit is supplied with 35 count linen, designed to be stitched over one thread of linen.
The Scarlet Letter - Sarah Tatum, 1800 ~ Silk Thread Kit
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$115.50
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Attention customers, conversion to 1003 is only provided if you purchase the thread kit. Purchase of chart only will not provide conversion to Soie 1003.
Sarah Tatum, 1800 is a gorgeous Quaker sampler from The Scarlet Letter and features Quaker school design elements from the Ackworth School.
The project is recommended for any level of skill. Only cross stitch is required to complete the sample.
Stitch count: 345 width x 370 height.
Choice of purchasing thread kit only, Printed Chart only or as full kit with linen. Full Kit options:
Includes linen of choice, Printed Chart Booklet + 19 spools of Soie 1003 threads or 21 skeins of Soie d'Alger (+ Free Shipping).
Linen Choices*:
- 30 ct Fat Half - Victoria Sponge Cake - 35" x 36"
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37 ct Fat Half - Russian Tea Cake - 35"x 36"
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45 ct Fat Half - Jersey Cream - 35"x 36"
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48 ct Fat Half - Bride Cake - 35"x 36"
*Linen sizes assumes a 3" border
Thread Options:
Au Ver a Soie®, Soie d'Alger includes 21 skeins. Recommended linen for this thread is 38 ct or lower.
Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 includes 19 spools. Recommended linen for this thread is 37 ct or higher.
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler from the Designer
he Quaker Friends School at Ackworth in Yorkshire, England, was founded in 1799 and was closely linked with the famous American Quaker schools at Westtown in Pennsylvania and the Nine Partners school in New York state. After this pivotal date (1800) most of the motifs on Ackworth samplers are similar to those on American Quaker school samplers with perhaps the exception of the floral and geometric medallions which continued to be more popular in England. Many of these motifs were used on small pincushions, stitched or sometimes knitted, that the girls enjoyed making and exchanging as gifts.
This particular example made by Sarah Tatum is replete with trademark Quaker School design elements including the very clear Roman style of lettering, floral sprays, paired birds, a swan, geometric/floral/animal centered medallions, both complete medallions and segments, all neatly organized and fitted together. An especially interesting design element in this sampler is the way she has randomly scattered the 26 letters of the alphabet and numerals 1 through 9, all about the body of the sampler. It’s interesting to puzzle out the location of all the letters, tucked in and around the various motifs, sideways, upside down and right side up. This quirky element of design appears on other Quaker samplers of this same period.
Only cross stitch is required to complete the sampler, which will measure approximately 17-1/4″ a 18-1/2″ on 40 count linen. The project is recommended for any level of skill. The original antique sampler was formerly in the collection of The Scarlet Letter.
