Soie 1003

Hannah and Ellen Wikinson, 1835 to 1841 is beautiful red sampler made by two sisters from Hands Across the Sea Samplers. 

The stitches used are cross stitch over one and two threads of linen. The sampler is suitable for needleworkers of all abilities.

Note, if full kit (thread+linen+chart) is purchased and shipping is charged. We will refund the difference. We have a limitation on our website. Please contact us if you have any questions.

Kit Options : 

Choice of purchasing thread only, chart only or as full kit.

 Full Kit Options:

• Soie 1003 Version: Includes linen +  1 spool of SMS 523, printed chart booklet and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping in USA)
• Soie Surfine Version: Includes linen +  1 spool of SSS 2523, printed chart booklet and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles  (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping in USA). We recommend stitching with Soie Surfine when using counts 46ct or higher
• Soie d'Alger 37 Version: Includes linen +  2 skeins of SDF 2645, printed chart booklet and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping in USA)
• Soie d'Alger 30 Version: Includes linen +  6 skeins of SDF 2645, printed chart booklet and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles  (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping in USA)

Linen Choices:

• 30 ct Fat Half - Victoria Sponge Cake - 35" x 36  (Recommended linen for using Soie d'Alger)

• 37 ct Fat Quarter of Corn Tassel - 18" x 35"  (Recommended linen for using  Soie d'Alger)

• 38 ct Fat Quarter - Fuller's Teazel - 18" x 35"  (Recommended linen for using  Soie 1003 or Soie d'Alger - 1 strand)
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• 45 ct Fat Eighth - Foxtail Millet - 18" x 17.5" (Recommended linen for using  Soie 1003)

• 53/63 ct Fat Eighth Sycamore Seed Pod - 18" x 29" (Recommended linen for using Soie Surfine or Soie 1003)

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"The two sisters were born at Wincobank in the parish of Ecclesfield, Sheffield, to James, a farm labourer, and his wife Mary. Hannah was christened on February 24, 1824 and Ellen on November 20, 1827 at the Zion Independent Church in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England.

Ellen tells us that “Hannah Wilkinson worked this first, second and part of the third Alphabet in the 11th year of her age and died May 12, 1835 aged 11 years and four months.” We believe that Ellen picked up her sister’s needle at the letter “N”.

The Needlework of Dorcie Sampson is a lovely 3 sampler project from Hands Across the Sea. 

The sampler has been rated as suitable for needleworkers of all abilities.

The samplers are worked with cross stitch over two threads of linen and some Algerian eyelets. 

Kit Options : 

Choice of purchasing thread only OR as full kit.

Full Kit options:

Includes linen of choice + 10 spools of Soie 1003 thread, Printed Chart and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping)

Linen Choices:

• 37 ct Fat Half of Corn Tassel - 35" x 36"
• 38 ct Fat Half of Fuller's Teazel - 35" x 36"
• 45 ct Fat Half of Foxtail Millet - 35" x 35" 
• 53/63 ct Fat Quarter of Sycamore Seed Pod - 18" x 59"

10 spools of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 100/3 Kit Includes:                   

• The 1906 Sampler:                                           
  SMS 067  ~ Antique mauve
  SMS 077  ~ Raspberry
  SMS 109  ~ Garnet
  SMS 152  ~ Moss green
  SMS 427  ~ Steel grey
  SMS 491**   ~ Hunter green  May be substituted with SMS 079
  SMS 647  ~ Avocado green
  SMS 679**   ~ Yellow  May be substituted with SMS 674
   
  
• The 1905 Sampler  :              
• SMS 313 ~ Navy Blue
  SMS 664 ~ Christmas Red 

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"Dorcie Elizabeth Sampson was born in 1892 in Kintbury, Berkshire. She was the eldest of five children born to George John Sampson, a carpenter and joiner, and his wife Sarah, née Norris.

There were two fee-paying boarding schools in the village together with Anglican and Wesleyan Methodist Sunday schools. Dorcie recorded on her 1905 sampler that she attended St Mary’s School which was a daily school founded 1831.

A friend who is a needleworker was born in the village of Kintbury and lived there until she married in 1963. She wrote to me to tell me “… the name Sampson was quite common in the village, and I was (unsuccessfully) given piano lessons by a Mrs Sampson in the 50s; her family were farriers with a smithy in the nearby village of Elcot and another in the village of Hamstead Marshall. Her son Geoff was farrier for Royalty and had a Royal Warrant from the late Queen Mother, as he shod her racehorses.”

Dorcie married Albert Jubilee Beavis in 1916. In the 1911 census return, Albert can be found boarding with the Sampson family in Church Street, Kintbury. Albert’s occupation was recorded as a farrier and Dorcie’s as a draper’s assistant."

Mary A Williams, 1818 is a beautiful reproduction sampler from Shakespeare's Peddler. 

The model was originally stitched on 40 ct linen. 

Stitch count: 288 h x 304 w

Sampler includes the following Verse:
Favour is deceitful and beauty is vain but A
Woman that feareth the Lord she shall be praised
Give her of the fruit of her hands and let her own
Works praise Her

The majority of stitches are full cross stitch over two. There are just a few over-one stitches (some bird legs, and the "th" in the date). Above the windows are some satin stitches. The chart includes commentary and a picture of the original sampler. Chart is in full color.

Kit Options : 

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

Full Kit Options:

Soie 1003 Thread Kit: Includes linen + 24 spools of Soie 1003 thread, Printed Chart and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles (Gift with Purchase)

Linen Choices:

• 37 ct Fat Eighth - Russian Tea Cake - 18" x 17.5" 
• 45 ct Fat Eighth - Jersey Cream - 18" x 17.5"
  
• 53/63 ct Fat Eighth - Gothic Ivory - 18" x 29"

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

Margaret Entwistle, 1854 is a delightful english sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers and is the sister sampler of Charlotte Entwistle.

The design is suitable for needleworkers of all abilities. The stitches used are cross stitch over 2 threads of linen and can be stitched on Aida, Linaida, or linen.

Kit Options : 

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

Full Kit option:

Includes linen + 21 spools of Soie 1003  thread, Printed Chart Booklet and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles + Free Shipping  (Gift with Purchase)

Linen Choices:

• 37 ct Fat Eighth - Corn Tassel - 18" x 17.5"
• 38 ct Fat Eighth - Fuller's Teazel - 18 " x 17.5"
• 45 ct Fat Eighth - Jersey Cream - 18" x 17.5"
• 53/63 ct  Fat Eighth - Gothic Ivory - 18" x 29"

21 Spools of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 Includes:

• SMS 025 ~ Blue green
  
• SMS 080 ~ Ecru
  
• SMS 129 ~ Golden olive
  
• SMS 155 ~ Tan
  
• SMS 209 ~ Blue green dark
  
• SMS 218 ~ Cocoa
  
• SMS 244 ~ Coral ~ will be substituted with SMS 039
  
• SMS 303 ~ Old gold
  
• SMS 335 ~ Terracotta
  
• SMS 465 ~ Green grey ~ will be substituted with SMS 108
  
• SMS 474 ~ Antique violet
  
• SMS 481 ~ Driftwood
  
• SMS 536 ~ Shell pink
  
• SMS 616 ~ Golden olive dark
  
• SMS 681 ~ Christmas red
  
• SMS 702 ~ Golden brown
  
• SMS 710 ~ Grey green dark
  
• SMS 712 ~ Grey green light
  
• SMS 741 ~ Salmon
  
• SMS 768 ~ Navy Blue medium
  
• SMS Noir ~ Black

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

Emily Ann Greenaway is a delightful sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers. 

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

Kit Options : 

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

Full Kit option:

Includes linen + 18 spools of Soie 1003  thread, Printed Chart Booklet and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles + Free Shipping  (Gift with Purchase)

Linen Choices:

• 37 ct Fat Eighth - Corn Tassel - 18" x 17.5"
• 38 ct Fat Eighth - Fuller's Teazel - 18 " x 17.5"
• 45 ct Fat Eighth - Foxtail Millet - 18" x 17.5"
• 53/63 ct  Fat Eighth - Sycamore Seed Pod - 18" x 29"

18 Spools of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 Includes:

• SMS 031 Hazelnut brown ~ light
  
• SMS 070 Salmon ~ dark
  
• SMS 073 Grey green ~ light
  
• SMS 091 Pumpkin ~ pale
  
• SMS 137 Terracotta ~ very dark
  
• SMS 152 Olive green
  
• SMS 207 Beige grey ~ very dark
  
• SMS 278 Antique mauve ~ light
  
• SMS 338 Shell grey ~ dark
  
• SMS 352 Navy blue ~ medium
  
• SMS 491 Hunter green ~ dark
  
• SMS 493 Alizarin
  
• SMS 549 Forest green ~ very dark
  
• SMS 557 Antique violet ~ medium
  
• SMS 629 Coffee brown ~ very dark
  
• SMS 656 Pistachio green ~ dark
  
• SMS 684 Coral ~ medium
  
• SMS 740 Shell grey ~ light

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

Jane Gildroy, 1853 is a Nashville 2022 release sampler from Lila's Studio

Stitch count is 193 x 191

Kit Options : 

Choice of purchasing thread only, chart only or as full kit.

Full Kit Options:

Includes linen + 15 spools of Soie 1003 thread, chart and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles (Gift with Purchase)

Linen Choices:

• 37 ct Fat Eighth - Corn Tassel - 18" x 17.5"
• 38 ct Fat Eighth - Fuller's Teazel - 18" x 17.5"
• 53/63 ct Fat Eighth - Sycamore Seed Pod - 18" x 29"

15 Spools of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 Includes:

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

The sampler has been rated as suitable for needleworkers of all abilities. The stitches used are cross stitch over two threads of linen with the verse and part of the date being worked in cross stitch over one thread of linen.

Kit Options : 

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

Full Kit options:

Includes linen of choice + 21 spools of Soie 1003 thread, + Printed chart booklet  and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles (Gift with Purchase) - Free Shipping included

Linen Choices:

• 37 ct Fat Half of Corn Tassel - 35" x 36"
• 38 ct Fat Half of Fuller's Teazel - 35" x 36"
• 45 ct Fat Quarter of Foxtail Millet - 18" x 35"
• 53/63 ct Fat Eighth of Sycamore Seed Pod - 18" x 29"

Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 kit Includes:

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"The sampler is contained within a carefully planned and elaborate border that is heavily laden with leaves, flowers both in full bloom and in bud. The border needs careful counting, and we would recommend that you stitch out the single vine that undulates around the border first before adding the leaves, flowers and buds.

The text is stitched in cross stitch over two threads and is taken from a hymn by Issac Watts who was an English Christian minister, hymn writer, theologian, and logician. He was a prolific and popular hymn writer and is credited with some 750 hymns. He is recognized as the “Godfather of English Hymnody.” Verses from his hymns were very popular with young needleworkers and their school teachers and appear in many samplers."

Mary Goodwin is a 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 two threads of linen with the verse and part of the date being worked in cross stitch over one thread of linen.

Kit Options : 

Choice of purchasing thread only OR as full kit.

Full Kit options:

Includes linen of choice + 20 spools of Soie 1003 thread, Printed Chart and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles (Gift with Purchase)

Linen Choices:

• 37 ct Fat Half of Corn Tassel - 35" x 36"
• 37 ct Fat Half of Russian Tea Cake - 35" x 36"
• 38 ct Fat Half of Fuller's Teazel - 35" x 36"
  
• 45 ct Fat Half of Foxtail Millet - 35" x 36" 
• 53/63 ct Fat Eighth of Gothic Ivory - 18" x 29"
  

20 spool of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 100/3 Kit Includes: 

• SMS 029 ~ Grey green ~ medium
  
• SMS 148 ~ Golden olive ~ very light
  
• SMS 177 ~ Shell pink ~ light
  
• SMS 191 ~ Antique mauve ~ very light
  
• SMS 318 ~ Coffee brown ~ dark
  
• SMS 384 ~ Mauve ~ dark
  
• SMS 396 ~ Khaki green ~ dark
  
• SMS 433 ~ Mocha beige ~ medium
  
• SMS 443 ~ Shell pink ~ dark
  
• SMS 465 ~ Green grey
  
• SMS 494 ~ Salmon ~ dark
  
• SMS 528 ~ Pewter grey ~ very dark
  
• SMS 531 ~ Olive green ~ very dark
  
• SMS 562 ~ Mustard
  
• SMS 565 ~ Green grey ~ medium
  
• SMS 596 ~ Black avocado green
  
• SMS 603 ~ Beige grey ~ very dark
  
• SMS 616 ~ Golden olive ~ dark
  
• SMS 621 ~ Fern green ~ light
  
• SMS 740 ~ Drab brown ~ very light
  

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"We wonder who it was that planted the old, gnarled tree that inspired Mary to include a mulberry tree in the sampler. You plant a flower for yourself, but you plant a tree for your grandchildren: so the saying goes."

Mary G Ramage is another beautiful and colorful Scottish temperance sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers. 

The project has been stitched using cross stitch over two threads with the exception of the verse which has been worked in cross stitched over one thread.

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

 Kit Options : 

Choice of purchasing thread only, chart only or as full kit.

Full Kit Options:

Includes linen + 10 spools of Soie 1003 thread, printed chart booklet and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping)

Linen Choices:

• 38 ct Fat Eighth - Fuller's Teazel - 18" x 17.5"
• 45 ct Fat Eighth - Foxtail Millet - 18" x 17.5"
• 53/63 ct Fat Eighth Sycamore Seed Pod - 18" x 29"

10 Spools of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 Includes:

• SMS 073 Blue green ~ medium
• SMS 106 Coral ~ dark
  
• SMS 226 Golden brown ~ light
• SMS 271 Emerald green ~ dark
• SMS 303 Golden olive
• SSM 494 Salmon ~ medium
• SMS 524 Garnet ~ very dark
• SMS 605 Turquoise ~ dark
• SMS 616 Golden olive ~ dark
• SMS 647 Moss green ~ dark

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"Mary G Ramage is a beautiful and very colourful sampler from the Scottish Borders. Mary was 12 years old when she stitched this sampler in 1891, mainly using cross stitch over 2 threads on approximately 24ct Penelope canvas. She has also included in her sampler a beautiful alphabet stitched using Algerian eyelets over 4 threads, carrying on the tradition of using repeated eyelet stitches to form the letters in an alphabet.

Mary originally stitched her sampler using wool threads which have faded overtime, and some colours on the front of the sampler have changed and become muted and dull. The colour palette was therefore taken from the reverse of the sampler, as these were still so vibrant and fresh. Should Mary happen to gaze down on us while we are stitching, these are the colours she would recognize, and the finished sampler is how Mary intended it to be seen and a true reflection of her own choice of colours and how she used them together.

The verse leads us to think that this may be a Temperance sampler and is taken from Proverbs 20:1 “Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging and whoever is deceived by it is not wise.” Maybe she stitched this sampler at Sunday School."

Ann Castle is a delightful, cute sampler from Hands Across the Sea. The design is suitable for intermediate and advanced needleworkers but is not beyond a determined beginner. 

Kit Options : 

Choice of purchasing thread only OR as full kit.

Full Kit options:

Includes linen of choice + 20 spools of Soie 1003 thread, Printed Chart and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles (Gift with Purchase)

Linen Choices:

• 38 ct Fat Half of Fuller's Teazel - 35" x 36"
• 53/63 ct Fat Eighth of Manuscript Vellum - 18" x 29"

20 spool of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 100/3 Kit Includes: 

• SMS 031 - Old gold ~ medium
• SMS 072 - Grey green ~ medium
• SMS 129 - Mocha brown ~ dark
• SMS 135 - Terracotta ~ light
• SMS 148 - Yellow Beige ~ medium
• SMS 197 - Brown grey ~ medium
• SMS 211 - Tan – ultra very light
• SMS 217 - Mahogany ~ ultra very light
• SMS 378 - Green grey ~ dark
• SMS 492 - Old gold ~ very dark
• SMS 517 - Hazelnut brown ~ dark
• SMS 550 - Blue green ~ dark
• SMS 562 - Yellow Beige ~ light
• SMS 603 - Beige grey ~ dark
• SMS 616 - Golden olive ~ dark
• SMS 621 - Blue green ~ light
• SMS 644 - Salmon ~ very dark
• SMS 712 - Grey green ~ light
• SMS 718 - Green grey
• SMS 756 - Blue green ~ very dark

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

“A 19th century needlework Sampler by Ann Castle, dated 1811, 45cm x 32cm, (the owners grandparents believe the image of the house in the sampler is that of Holly Cottage, 18 High Street, Wargrave, Berkshire. Ann Castle lived in the cottage which formed part of the estate of the local manor house, the (owners) grandparents lived in the house as both were in service at the local manor house, one as a chauffeur and the other as a housemaid. They continued to live at Holly Cottage after their retirement and it is possible that the sampler was in Holly Cottage while they lived there and was subsequently gifted to them at some point. While the sampler shows three upstairs windows you can see from the photo with the sampler that the middle window was bricked up during the Georgian period to avoid the window tax”.

Attention customers, conversion to 1003 is only provided if you purchase the thread kit

Jane Atkinson, 1780 is a beautiful English Sampler in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston from The Scarlet Letter.

Stitch count: 290 x 460
The project is recommended for needleworkers of intermediate level.

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 + 26 colors of either Soie d'Alger or Soie 1003 threads (+Free Shipping). 

Linen Choices:

• 37 ct Fat Quarter - Corn Tassel - 18" x 35"
• 38 ct Fat Quarter - Fuller's Teazel - 18" x 35"
• 45 ct Fat Quarter - Foxtail Millet - 18" x 35"

Thread Options:

 Au Ver a Soie®, Soie d'Alger includes 27 skeins. Recommended linen for this thread is 38 ct or lower.

 Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 includes 26 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

"This needlework was designed after an English sampler in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts-Boston. The lush border flowers are similar to those on a sampler made by Sarah Brignell  from around the same period, suggesting the existence of a school or teacher whose “specialty” was opulent floral borders. The border includes elaborately stitched tulips, roses, carnations, daisies and lilies. The verse is as follows:

On 40 count linen, the sampler will measure approximately 14-1/2″ x 23″. Stitches used are cross, back, and counted satin."

Alice Park is a charming small sampler designed by Hands Across the Sea.

The sampler is executed in cross stitch over two threads and can be worked on Aida or linen. It is rated suitable for beginners through to advanced needleworkers.

Kit Options : 

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

Full Kit option:

Includes linen + 23 spools of Soie 1003 thread, Printed Chart Booklet and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles + Free Shipping  (Gift with Purchase)

Linen Choices:

• 37 ct Fat Eighth - Corn Tassel - 18" x 17.5"
• 38 ct Fat Eighth - Fuller's Teazel - 18 " x 17.5"
• 45 ct Fat Eighth - Foxtail Millet - 18" x 17.5"
• 53/63 ct  Fat Eighth - Sycamore Seed Pod - 18" x 29"

23 Spools of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 Includes:

• SMS 022 ~ Golden olive
  
• SMS 048 ~ Golden olive ~ dark
  
• SMS 071 ~ Antique blue ~ light
  
• SMS 081 ~ Topaz ~ very light
  
• SMS 088 ~ Desert sand ~ light
  
• SMS 129 ~ Golden olive ~ dark
  
• SMS 142 ~ Yellow beige ~ light
  
• SMS 155 ~ Tan ~ light
  
• SMS 179 ~ Olive green ~ very dark
  
• SMS 199 ~ Olive green ~ medium
  
• SMS 344 ~ Salmon
  
• SMS 378 ~ Avocado green ~ very dark
  
• SMS 391 ~ Blue ~ very light
  
• SMS 465 ~ Pistachio green ~ very light
  
• SMS 499 ~ Garnet
  
• SMS 524 ~ Garnet ~ dark
  
• SMS 542 ~ Brown ~ very light
  
• SMS 543 ~ Brown ~ light
  
• SMS 634 ~ Yellow beige ~ dark
  
• SMS 646 ~ Delft blue ~ medium
  
• SMS 647 ~ Avocado green
  
• SMS Crème ~ Off-white
  
• SMS Noir ~ Black

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

Mary A Williams, 1818 is a beautiful reproduction sampler from Shakespeare's Peddler. 

The model was originally stitched on 40 ct linen. 

Stitch count: 288 h x 304 w

Sampler includes the following Verse:
Favour is deceitful and beauty is vain but A
Woman that feareth the Lord she shall be praised
Give her of the fruit of her hands and let her own
Works praise Her

The majority of stitches are full cross stitch over two. There are just a few over-one stitches (some bird legs, and the "th" in the date). Above the windows are some satin stitches. The chart includes commentary and a picture of the original sampler. Chart is in full color.

Kit Options : 

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

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

Linen Choices:

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

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

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

Mary Hillier, 1867 is a gorgeous red 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 2 threads of linen.

Kit Options : 

Choice of purchasing thread only OR as full kit.

Full Kit options:

Includes linen of choice + 3 spools of Soie 1003 thread, Printed Chart and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping)

Linen Choices:

• 37 ct Fat Half of Corn Tassel - 35" x 36"
• 37 ct Fat Half of Russian Tea Cake - 35" x 36"
• 38 ct Fat Half of Fuller's Teazel - 35" x 36"
• 45 ct Fat Half of Foxtail Millet - 35" x 36" 
• 53/63 ct Fat Half of Sycamore Seed Pod - 36" x 59"

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

• SMS 681 x 3 

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"Mary was born on 3 September 1852 in Newton, Somerset, England. Her parents were Thomas Hillier, a labourer, and Elizabeth. On 18 August 1858 at 7 o’clock, Thomas, who was the foreman of a gang of workmen who were working on the Great Western Railway line between Bath and Twerton, met with an accident. As a train of empty carriages approached the workmen, in moving away from the line, Thomas slipped, and both of his feet went under the passing train and were “dreadfully crushed”. He was taken to hospital, and both his feet were amputated. A newspaper report noted that he was expected to recover. However, the accident proved to be fatal, and he died on 27 September. Within a year, Mary’s mother, died of pneumonia at the County Lunatic Asylum at Wells."

Elizabeth Wood 1850 is another unique Anglo-French red sampler  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:

Includes linen + 1 spool of Soie 1003  thread, Printed Chart Booklet and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles + Free Shipping  (Gift with Purchase)

Linen Choices:

• 37 ct Fat Eighth - Corn Tassel - 18" x 17.5"
• 38 ct Fat Eighth - Fuller's Teazel - 18" x 17.5"
• 45 ct Fat Eighth - Foxtail Millet - 18" x 17.5"
• 53/63 ct Fat Eighth Sycamore Seed Pod - 18" x 29"

1 Spool of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 Includes:

• SMS 523 

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"Boulogne is a city and a major fishing port on the north coast of France. It is possible that Elizabeth stitched her primer when her family were holidaying in Boulogne, although the month of November may indicate a lengthy stay rather than a summer sojourn.

Boulogne-sur-Mer housed a large British population of around 3,000 in the mid-1800s. Although there were migrant workers there, Boulogne’s British population was composed largely of genteel, middle-class residents, some of them in debt, many with servants.

We wonder if Elizabeth kept the promise she so diligently stitched.'

Ruth Bates 1823, is sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers. 

This sampler is suitable for intermediate and advanced needleworkers but is not beyond a confident beginner. The stitches used are cross stitch over 1 and 2 threads and satin stitch.

Kit Options : 

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

Full Kit options:

Includes linen of choice, Chart + 23 spools of Soie 1003 thread + 1 skein of SDF 3446 and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles (Gift with Purchase)

Linen Choices:

• 37 ct Fat Half of Corn Tassel - 35" x 36"
• 38 ct Fat Half of Fuller's Teazel - 35" x 36"
• 53/63 ct Fat Eighth of Sycamore Seed Pod - 18" x 29"
  

Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 kit Includes:

• SMS 048
  
• SMS 148
• SMS 156
• SMS 160
• SMS 209
• SMS 211
• SMS 274
• SMS 425 ~ will be substituted with SMS 634
• SMS 455
• SMS 468
• SMS 486
• SMS 492
• SMS 499
• SMS 518
• SMS 550
• SMS 572
• SMS 576
• SMS 580
• SMS 584
• SMS 627 -   Soie d’Alger 3446 will be substituted
• SMS 634
• SMS 705
• SMS 707
• SMS 746

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"Ruth’s sampler had so many similarities to Isabella’s that there had to be a connection. We were able to make contact with one of Ruth’s descendants, a medieval archivist who had some information on the family’s history. Ruth was born in Plaistow, London, on August 16, 1815 to Joseph Bates and Esther Bates, née Cartwright."

Pre Order Available Estimated Ship Date - Late May

Charlotte Amelia Stephans, 1834 is a beautiful 19th century English Sampler from Hands Across the Sea.

Please note that the border in the sampler requires careful counting when stitching. Sandra found that she had miscounted when stitching the model. Please follow the graph and not the photograph!

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 1 yard - Honey Glaze -72" x 36" ~ Recommended for Soie d'Alger Threads only  
• 37 ct Fat Half - Wild Honey - 35" x 36" ~ Recommended for both Soie d'Alger and Soie 1003 threads
• 38 ct Fat Half - Fuller's Teazel - 35" x 36" ~ Recommended for both Soie d'Alger and Soie 1003 threads
• 45 ct Fat Half -Foxtail Millet - 17.5" x 18" ~ Recommended for Soie 1003 Threads 

Thread Options:

 Au Ver a Soie®, Soie d'Alger - 37 ct version includes 36 skeins. Recommended linen for this thread is 38 ct or lower.

 Au Ver a Soie®, Soie d'Alger - 30 ct version includes 56 skeins. Recommended linen for this thread is 30 ct or lower.

 Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 includes 27 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

"In the March of 2019, I stumbled across a stunning sampler in an auction catalogue. The sampler had been worked by Jane Harris Hogson in 1833. When Jane arrived, there were many oohs and aahs amongst my needlework friends. I decided to gift Jane to my dearest friend Sandra as she had fallen in love with the sampler. We both share a passion for large samplers with sweeping floral borders.

Amazingly, I then came across an almost identical sampler for sale which I was lucky enough to acquire. The second sampler was dated 1834 and was stitched by Charlotte Amelia Stevens. There was no doubt that these two samplers were closely connected.

Both girls were 13 years old when they worked their samplers. Other than their names and the years (1833 and 1834) there are no discernible differences. The composition of the samplers, colours, verses and the wording of the dedications are the same. Jane finished her sampler on Friday, September 20, 1833, and Charlotte on Thursday, June 19, 1834.

When Sandra received Jane, she initially planned to reproduce her. However, when I acquired Charlotte, Sandra decided that she would recreate Charlotte, so that the two girls could hang together in her home. It has been an epic four-year journey for Sandra with the girls. The sampler presented to you within this booklet is Sandra’s interpretation of Charlotte and Jane.

At the start of my research, the two girls were initially illusive. Jane’s surname was spelt Hodgson in the family history records. In the 1800s the spelling of names was much less consistent than today. Many people did not read or write, and parish clerks and census enumerators wrote names down in various ways.

I eventually found both girls in the village of Stoke. The village lies in the parish of Stoke Damerel, one of the ancient parishes of Devon. The parish includes stretches of the coast west of Plymouth and north of Devonport...."

Mary Cornwall is a cute small red sampler 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, with a section under Mary's name which she worked in cross stitch over four threads of linen. She used cross stitch over one thread to record her name. The other stitches used are backstitch, alternating double backstitch, Algerian eyelet, and four-sided stitch.

Options : 

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

Full Kit options:

Includes linen + 1 spool of Soie 1003  thread, Printed Chart Booklet and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles + Free Shipping  (Gift with Purchase)

Linen Choices:

• 38 ct Fat Eighth - Fuller's Teazel - 18" x 17.5"
  
• 45 ct Fat Eighth - Foxtail Millet - 18" x 17.5"
• 53/63 ct Fat Eighth Sycamore Seed Pod - 18" x 29"

1 Spool of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 Includes:

• SMS 523 

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"In the year 1827 in the historic city of Edinburgh, Scotland, a young girl finished stitching a sampler. Today, we celebrate the life of Mary Cornwall through the reproduction of her sampler.

Scotland’s family history records are not the easiest ones to research, and without an age to indicate a year of birth, we cannot pinpoint Mary with certainty. However, a possible Mary was born on March 24, 1819. She was baptised in Saint Cuthberts in Edinburgh on April 25^th. Her parents were James Cornwall and his wife Elizabeth, née Sime.

One of the distinguishing features of Scottish samplers are the inclusion of family initials. Mary’s parents’ initials matched the first two recorded by Mary on her sampler. Mary had a brother Thomas and a sister Margaret, a TC and an MC are the third and fourth set of initials on her sampler."

Caroline Suffling, 1848 is an antique reproduction sampler from the Scarlett House that was stitched when Caroline was 8 years old.

The project has been stitched using cross stitch over one and two threads using one strand of Soie 1003.

Stitch count: 173w X 205h

Finished Size: 8.5" x 10" 

Kit Options : 

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

Full Kit Options:

Includes linen + 9 spools of Soie 1003 thread, Printed Chart and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles (Gift with Purchase)

Linen Choices:

• 37 ct Fat Eighth - Corkscrew Willow - 18" x 17.5"
• 38 ct Fat Eighth - Fuller's Teazel - 18" x 17.5"
• 45 ct Fat Eighth - Woven Sedge - 18" x 17.5"

9 Spools of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 Includes:

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

Pre Order Available. Estimated Ship Date: April 2024

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. 

Mary Hood, 1768 is an 18th century English Sampler from The Scarlet Letter.

Stitches used are cross over one and two threads of linen, and eyelet stitched over one and two threads of linen.

Stitch count: 269 x 236

The project is recommended for needleworkers of intermediate level.

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 + 18 colors of either Soie d'Alger or Soie 1003 threads (+ Free Shipping). 

Linen Choices:

• 37 ct Fat Eighth - Corn Tassel - 17.5" x 18"
• 38 ct Fat Eighth - Fuller's Teazel - 17.5" x 18"
• 45 ct Fat Eighth - Foxtail Millet - 17.5" x 18"

Thread Options:

 Au Ver a Soie®, Soie d'Alger includes 20 skeins. Recommended linen for this thread is 38 ct or lower.

 Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 includes 18 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

"This English sampler retained its vibrant original color when I acquired it, having been conserved and de-accessioned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. While the ground suffered many small holes, the needlework itself was still in brilliant condition. It features bold- original!- primary colors in its four sided floral border, verses, and scene with a lovely but asymmetrical brick house with dormer windows, flanked by trees. The verses are:

Oh may once more the happy Age appear
When words were Artless and the Soul sincere
When Gold and Grander were unenvy’d things
And Crowns less coveted than Groves and Springs

Fragrant the Rose is but it fades in time. The Violet
Sweet but quickly Past the Prime White Lilies hang their
Heads and soon decay And Whiter Snow in Minutes
Melts away Such and So With’ring Are our early Joys
Which Time or Sickness speedily destroy
Mary Hood Finished This Work October the 4 1768"

Martha Evans, 1879 is a beautiful reproduction historical sampler from The Scarlett House.

Stitch count: 260 w X 258 h

Finished Size: 12.5" x 12.5" on 40 ct

Kit Options : 

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

Full Kit Options:

Soie 1003 Thread Kit: Includes linen + 16 spools of Soie 1003 thread, Chart and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles (Gift with Purchase)

Linen Choices:

• 37 ct Fat Eighth - Corkscrew Willow - 18" x 17.5" 
• 45 ct Fat Eighth - Woven Sedge - 18" x 17.5"
• 53/63 ct Fat Eighth - Sandcastle - 18" x 29" 

16 Spools of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 Includes:

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

Edna Verenia Nichol, 1884 is a cute small red sampler  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:

Includes linen + 1 spool of Soie 1003  thread, Printed Chart Booklet and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles + Free Shipping  (Gift with Purchase)

Linen Choices:

• 37 ct Fat Eighth - Corn Tassel - 18" x 17.5"
• 38 ct Fat Eighth - Fuller's Teazel - 18" x 17.5"
• 45 ct Fat Eighth - Foxtail Millet - 18" x 17.5"
• 53/63 ct Fat Eighth Sycamore Seed Pod - 18" x 29"

1 Spool of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 Includes:

• SMS 109 

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"Our eyes were particularly drawn both to the bottom section with its unusual stitch formation and Edna’s middle name. The Russian name Verenia is an uncommon name in England and means faithful, loyal, and true.

Edna gave us many clues to follow in her sampler. She finished her sampler on Friday, April 18 in 1884 when she was 10 years old. The sampler was worked as part of her education in Ripponden at Stones School. Ripponden is in Yorkshire, and it is in this great northern country that we found Edna. She was one of five children born to John Nichol and his wife Elizabeth, née Berry, in Soyland in the year 1873. In the 1881 census return the family can be found living at 5 Hey Houses in Soyland, Yorkshire. John was recorded as a corn agent."

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:

Includes linen + 2 spools of Soie 1003  thread, Printed Chart Booklet and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles + Free Shipping  (Gift with Purchase)

Linen Choices:

• 37 ct Fat Eighth - Corn Tassel - 18" x 17.5"
• 38 ct Fat Eighth - Fuller's Teazel - 18" x 17.5"
  
• 45 ct Fat Eighth - Foxtail Millet - 18" x 17.5"
• 53/63 ct Fat Eighth Sycamore Seed Pod - 18" x 29"

2 Spools of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 Includes:

• SMS 325 ~ Moss green

• SMS 348 ~ Lavender ~ dark

***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."

Martha Guthrie, 1880 is a Scottish sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers. 

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

Kit Options : 

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

Full Kit options:

Includes linen + 5 spools of Soie 1003  thread, Printed Chart Booklet and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles + Free Shipping (Gift with Purchase)

Note, if full kit (thread+linen+chart) is purchased and shipping is charged. We will refund the difference. We have a limitation on our website. Please contact us if you have any questions.

Linen Choices:

• 37 ct Fat Eighth - Russian Tea Cake - 18" 17.5"
• 37 ct Fat Eighth - Corn Tassel - 18" x 17.5"
• 45 ct Fat Eighth - Foxtail Millet - 18" x 17.5"
• 53/63 ct Fat Eighth Sycamore Seed Pod - 18" x 29"

5 Spools of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 Includes:

• SMS 109 ~ Salmon ~ very dark
• SMS 134 ~ Coral ~ light
• SMS 325 ~ Avocado green ~ light
• SMS 486 ~ Antique blue ~ medium
• SMS 712 ~ Grey green ~ very light

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"Martha Guthrie is such a pretty Scottish sampler! We were drawn to the “freshness” of the palette she chose to stitch her schoolgirl sampler with. Martha recorded that she finished her sampler on December 20, 1880, which was a Monday. She tells us that she attended Lady Anne Speirs’ school and in the tradition of Scottish samplers notes her parents’ and siblings’ initials.

Martha was born on May 15, 1868 at Bridgeton, Lanarkshire to Gilbert Guthrie (GG) and Catherine née Knox (CK). She was the second of four children born to her parents. Gilbert (GG) was the eldest; then Agnes (AG) and Robert (RG) were born after Martha. Her father was recorded as having various occupations; throughout the decades, he worked as a carter, boilermaker, and rivetter. The family moved from Bridgeton to Renfrew, Glasgow, sometime between 1868 and 1871 when they are recorded as living on the High Street at number 88 and in 1881 at number 112."