Soie 1003

Marie Louise Piret 1911 ~ ~ A Little Gem is another cute sampler from Hands Across the Sea.

The sampler has been stitched using cross stitch over two threads and 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 of choice + 5 spools of Soie 1003 thread and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles + chart (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"
• 45 ct Fat Eighth of Foxtail Millet - 17.5" x 18" 
• 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:

"Marie Louise’s sampler dates from the beginning of the 20th century and is a simple but beautiful example of what school children were expected to produce — work of a very high standard that taught them a skill which would be useful to them as adults, either in their home or to earn a living. Stitching alphabets prepared the young girls to monogram their household linen with their initials.

Whilst the sampler was acquired in England, we believe that the sampler was most probably stitched in France, Belgium, or Germany. Regrettably, we have been unable to find Marie Louise in family history records. We have been hampered by our lack of the Dutch, French, and German language. The surname of Piret is most commonly found in Belgium."

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.

Full Kit Options : 

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

Full Kit options:

Includes linen of choice + 13 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 Russian Tea Cake - 35" x 36"
• 45 ct Fat Eighth of Foxtail Millet - 17.5" x 18"
• 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:

"It was so nice to see the name of Amanda on a sampler from the first half of the 19^th 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!"

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. 

Kit Options : 

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

Full Kit options:

Includes linen + 20 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 Half - Fuller's Teazel - 35" x 36"
• 37 ct Fat Half - Corn Tassel - 35" x 36"
• 45 ct Fat Quarter - Foxtail Millet - 18" x 35"
• 53/63 ct Fat Eighth Sycamore Seed Pod - 18" x 29"

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

• SMS 002
  
• SMS 022
  
• SMS 025
  
• SMS 029
  
• SMS 072
  
• SMS 108
  
• SMS 126
  
• SMS 142
  
• SMS 148
  
• SMS 154
  
• SMS 160
  
• SMS 307
  
• SMS 344
  
• SMS 523
  
• SMS 542
  
• SMS 588
  
• SMS 631
  
• SMS 674
  
• SMS 756
  
• SMS 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."

Mary Wigglesworth, 1812 is another beautiful historical sampler from Hands Across the Sea. 

The sampler has been rated as suitable for needleworkers of all abilities. The original sampler was stitched with cross stitch over two threads of linen with the exception of the word “heart” which is worked in cross stitch over one thread. 

Kit Options : 

Choice of purchasing thread only OR as full kit.

Full Kit options:

Includes linen of choice + 12 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 Eighth of Foxtail Millet - 17.5" x 18" 
• 53/63 ct Fat Eighth of Sycamore Seed Pod - 18" x 29"

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

• SMS 029 x 1 Grey green ~ medium
  SMS 038 x 1 Apricot ** #039 will be substituted
  SMS 147 x 1 Old gold ~ very light
  SMS 152 x 1 Olive green
  SMS 156 x 1 Tan ~ light
  SMS 223 x 1 Mauve ~ dark ** #222 will be substituted
  SMS 274 x 1 Khaki green ~ dark
  SMS 378 x 1 Avocado green ~ dark
  SMS 494 x 1 Salmon ~ medium
  SMS 510 x 1 Navy blue ~ dark
  SMS 580 x 1 Mustard ~ medium
  SMS 681 x 1 Christmas red
  

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"Mrs Campbell tells us that she lived in Oban. Scotland is divided into two main regions, “Highland” and “Lowland”, with the border between the two areas called the “Highland Line”. The Highlands lie to the west and the Lowlands to the east of the line. All of Argyll, the county in which the Campbell clan have their seat of power, lies within the Highlands.

Oban is located in Argyll and is the unofficial capital of the West Highlands. Oban means “little bay” in the old Gaelic tongue. Nestled between the cliffs and shoreline of the dark blue waters of the Firth of Lorn, the town is fortunate to be protected from the worst Atlantic ravages by the island of Kerrera.

Mrs Campbell’s sampler is as beautiful and as colourful as the place in which she lived. The area has captivated artists, authors, composers, and poets for centuries. Mrs Campbell’s sampler has been a joy to reproduce and to stitch and we hope that you will be inspired to pick up your needle and stitch her sampler."

Memories of the Past 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.

Kit Options : 

Choice of purchasing thread only OR as full kit.

Full Kit options:

Includes linen of choice + 28 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" 
• 53/63 ct Fat Eighth of Sycamore Seed Pod - 18" x 29"
  

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

• SMS 010 ~ Antique blue
  
• SMS 034 ~ Beaver grey ~ very dark
  
• SMS 048 ~ Hazelnut brown ~ very dark
  
• SMS 079 ~ Avocado green ~ medium
  
• SMS 129 ~ Golden Olive ~dark
  
• SMS 132 ~ Plum ~ light
  
• SMS 148 ~ Yellow beige ~ medium
  
• SMS 154 ~ Tan ~ very light
  
• SMS 210 ~ Blue green ~ very dark
  
• SMS 226 ~ Topaz ~ medium
  
• SMS 242 ~ Golden brown ~ medium
  
• SMS 278 ~ Shell pink ~ medium light
  
• SMS 325 ~ Avocado green ~ light
  
• SMS 348 ~ Lavender ~ medium
  
• SMS 444 ~ Violet ~ very dark ~ will be substituted with SMS 193 
  
• SMS 463 ~ Violet ~ dark
  
• SMS 468 ~ Beaver grey ~ medium
  
• SMS 494 ~ Salmon ~ medium
  
• SMS 519 ~ Brown ~ medium
  
• SMS 550 ~ Blue green ~ dark
  
• SMS 523 ~ Salmon ~ very dark
  
• SMS 537 ~ Pistachio green ~ ultra dark
  
• SMS 601 ~ Wedgwood ~ very dark
  
• SMS 631 ~ Christmas red ~ medium
  
• SMS 641 ~ Straw ~ dark
  
• SMS 687 ~ Plum
  
• SMS 707 ~ Pine green ~ medium
  
• SMS 755 ~ Antique blue ~ very dark

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"The sampler was most probably stitched in the latter decades of the 1800s.

The verse so diligently stitched on the sampler was written by Thomas Moore, an Irish poet, satirist, composer, and political propagandist. He was a close friend of Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley."

Jessie Watson 1816, is another sweet sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers. 

Jessie’s sampler is suitable for needleworkers of all abilities. The stitches used are cross stitch over two threads, eyelet stitch and three satin stitches.

**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 + 11 spools of Soie 1003  thread 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"
• 45 ct Fat Eighth - Foxtail Millet - 18" x 17.5"
• 53/63 ct  Fat Eighth Sycamore Seed Pod - 18" x 29"

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

• SMS 002 ~ Grey green ~ light

  SMS 022 ~ Golden olive

  SMS 031 ~ Hazelnut brown ~ light

  SMS 072 ~ Grey green ~ medium

  SMS 278 ~ Shell pink ~ light

  SMS 378 ~ Avocado green ~ very dark

  SMS 425 ~ Hazelnut brown

  SMS 499 ~ Christmas red ~ dark

  SMS 523 ~ Shell pink ~ dark

  SMS 584 ~ Beige brown ~ dark

  SMS 773 ~ Pewter grey ~ very dark

  
  

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"This delightful sampler stitched on 24ct linen with wool by Jessie Watson charmed us from the first glance. Unfortunately, Jessie did not include a date or a location on her sampler, so we have not been able to identify her in family history records. However, we do know of another sampler that has an almost identical house and heart that was stitched in 1816.

Sometimes when researching a sampler, we have to look to the motifs for clues as to the identity of its young maker. We believe Jessie’s sampler to be Scottish."

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 + 11 spool of Soie 1003 thread and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles (Gift with Purchase)

Linen Choices:

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

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

• SMS 022  - Golden olive
  
• SMS 038  - Apricot ~ medium
• SMS 072  - Blue green ~ medium
• SMS 107  -  Salmon ~ very dark
• SMS 148  - Straw ~ light
• SMS 217  - Desert sand ~ light
• SMS 274  - Khaki green ~ dark
  
• SMS 486  -  Antique blue ~ medium
• SMS 549  - Forest green ~ dark
• SMS 557**   - Antique violet ~ medium  ** SMS 439 will be substituted 
• SMS 746 - Tan ~ light
• **Please note that the model was stitched using #557. The shade has since been discontinued

***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.

Mary Woodward c 1820~ A Little Gem. is cute miniature sampler and is the 8th 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.

Kit options include 53/63 Version with 1 spool of Soie Surfine (ships December) or Regular Soie 1003 version.

Full Kit options:

Includes linen of choice + 9 spools of Soie 100/3 thread and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles (Gift with Purchase)

Linen Choices:

• 37 ct Fat Eighth of Corn Tassel - 17.5" by 18"
• 38 ct Fat Eighth of Fuller's Teazel - 17.5" x 18" 
• 45 ct Fat Eighth of Foxtail Millet - 17.5" x 18"
• 53/63 Fat Eighth of Sycamore Seed Pod - 18" x 29.5"

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

• SMS 029 ~ Grey green ~ medium
• SMS 148 ~ Straw ~ light
• SMS 378 ~ Green grey ~ dark
• SMS 384 ~ Raspberry ~ very dark
• SMS 494 ~ Salmon ~ medium
• SMS 500 ~ Christmas red
• SMS 536 ~ Shell pink ~ very dark
• SMS 621 ~ Blue green ~ light
• SMS 773 ~ Pewter grey ~ very dark
  or option to substitute for Soie Surfine 2773

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"Mary Woodward is certainly the smallest sampler Hands Across the Sea Samplers have reproduced, yet she has oodles of appeal and all the elements, in miniature, of a school girl sampler.

A strawberry border undulates around an array of baskets filled with pretty flowers; butterflies and birds complete the charming scene. The motifs and colours Mary chose to stitch her sampler with work in harmony, recreating the froth of planting and rainbow of colours we see in a quintessential English cottage garden."

Attention customers, conversion to 1003 will not be provided if threads are not purchased with chart. It is only provided if you purchase the thread kit

Note, this chart comes available with a bonus Irish Quaker chart Mary Williams, 1804 which is one of her daughters samplers. Option to add thread kit for Mary Williams with purchase here.

Dorothy Walpole, 1774 is a beautiful Irish Quaker Historical Sampler from The Scarlet Letter.

Stitch count: 181 x 477
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 + 25 colors of either Soie d'Alger or Soie 1003 threads (+Free Shipping). 

Linen Choices:

• 30 ct Fat Half  - Mariner's Map -35" x 36" ~ Recommended for Soie d'Alger Threads only 
• 37 ct Fat Quarter - Russian Tea Cake - 17.5" x 35"  Recommended for both Soie d'Alger and Soie 1003 threads
• 45 ct Fat Quarter -Jersey Cream - 18" x 35" ~ Recommended for Soie 1003 Threads 

Thread Options:

 Au Ver a Soie®, Soie d'Alger includes 25 skeins. Recommended linen for this thread is 38 ct or lower.

 Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 includes 25 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

"Dorothy Walpole was born in New Garden in the Painestown Parish of Carlow, Ireland. On August 25th, 1794, she married Christopher Williams also of New Garden which was home to a large Quaker community. Where Dorothy worked her sampler is not known but it seems likely she attended a small private school in the locality. Certainly her family owned land in the area and enjoyed a reasonably comfortable lifestyle.

Embroidered on unbleached linen this beautiful band sampler employs Florentine, cross, petit point, queen, herringbone and counted satin stitches. It is divided into sections within a simple strawberry border comprising alphabets in a variety of stitches, a four line verse, a wide band of Florentine work and flowers on curling stems with the petals dramatically outlined. On 40 count linen the reproduction sampler will measure approximately 9″ x 24″ and most closely approximates the size of the original. It is recommended for intermediate level needleworkers. (See also the sampler by her daughter, Mary Williams.

Anna Sophia Brcham, 1871 is a lovely sampler from Hands Across the Sea. This beautiful sampler has been reproduced with a palette of twenty-six colours from Au Ver à Soie’s range of Soie 100.3. 

**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 + 26 spools of Soie 1003 threads 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"
• 45 ct Fat Quarter of Foxtail Millet - 18" x 36"
• 53/63 ct Fat Eight of Sycamore Seed Pod - 18" x 29"

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

• SMS 002 ~ Grey green - very light
• SMS 022 ~ Straw ~ very dark
• SMS 072 ~ Grey green ~ medium
• SMS 070 ~ Carnation ~ medium
• SMS 071  ~ Antique blue ~ ultra very
• SMS 080 ~ Old gold ~ very light
• SMS 152  ~ Olive green ~ very dark
• SMS 278 ~ Shell pink ~ light
• SMS 335 - Garnet ~ dark - (previously SMS 2646)
• SMS 344  ~ Shell pink ~ very light
• SMS 356 ~ Antique blue ~ medium
• SMS 425 ~ Hazelnut brown ~ light
• SMS 427  ~ Antique blue ~ light
• SMS 491  ~ Hunter green ~ very dark
• SMS 494  ~ Salmon ~ dark
• SMS 499 ~ Garnet
• SMS 518 ~ Garnet ~ very dark
• SMS 519 ~ Mocha beige ~ dark
• SMS 523 ~ Dusty rose ~ ultra dark
• SMS 525 ~ Golden brown ~ dark
• SMS 531~ Khaki green ~ dark
• SMS 542 ~ Topaz ~ dark
• SMS 580 ~  Mustard
• SMS 696 ~ Beaver grey ~ ultra dark
• SMS 703 ~ Turquoise ~ very dark
• SMS 756 ~ Fern green ~ dark

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

“Anna Sophia was 13 years old when she stitched her sampler. At age 22, in 1880, she can be found living at 20 Sussex Gardens, Hyde Park, London and marrying Frederick Charles Bishop. Anna Sophia and Frederick, together with their 3-month-old daughter Alice Maria, were recorded in the 1881 census as living at 149 Cromwell Road, Kensington. Frederick, at only 25, is listed as a butler, a prestigious role within the domestic servants’ hierarchy for one so young.

Anna Sophia and Frederick were to have one more child, a son called Charles Frederick, born in 1883. Anna Sophia passed away in 1884 aged just 26. She died in Norfolk, possibly she and the children had returned to her parents whilst ill.

The 1891 census finds Frederick in Chelsea, London, as the butler to the very wealthy Francis William Lowther and in charge of a large household staff."

"

Mary Carr, 1840 is a beautiful reproduction sampler from Needlework Press

The model was originally stitched on 40 ct linen. 

Stitch count: 371 h x 348 w

Kit Options : 

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

Full Kit Options:

Soie 1003 Thread Kit: Includes linen + 15 spools of Soie 1003 thread, Printed Chart and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles (Gift with Purchase)

Linen Choices:

• 37 ct Fat Half - Russian Tea Cake - 35" x 36" 
• 38 ct Fat Half - Corkscrew Willow - 35" x 36"
• 45 ct Fat Eighth - Jersey Cream - 18" x 17.5" **Fabric cut gives a 2" boarder
  
• 45 ct Fat Eighth - Woven Sedge - 18" x 17.5" **Fabric cut gives a 2" boarder
• 53/63 ct Fat Eighth - Gothic Ivory - 18" x 29"

Soie 1003 colors:

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

Vickie & Maegan tell us "Mary's sampler has been recreated as best as it could, keeping in mind the deteriorated state of the antique, as well as her sometimes erratic stitches. We enjoy the menagerie at the bottom of her sampler, and like to think the plant at right is a large tomato plant - as it differs significantly from the large flowers elsewhere in Mary's sampler. Sadly without a town name, we were unable to locate our Mary with any degree of certainty."

Sophia Doggett, 1802 is gorgeous sampler from Hands Across the Sea.

Full Kit Options : 

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

Full Kit options:

Includes linen of choice + 4 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 Russian Tea Cake - 35" x 36"
• 45 ct Fat Quarter of Jersey Cream - 18" x 35"
• 53/63 ct Fat Eighth of Gothic Ivory- 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:

"Sophia recorded on her sampler “Nailsea 1804”. Whilst there is no record of a Quaker school in Nailsea, it is possible that Sophia was a pupil boarding at Sidcot and recorded “Nailsea” as the location of her home rather than that of the school.

Sophia married Mark May, a farmer, on April 8, 1816. Mary, their first of eight children, was baptised the following February. The family can be found in the census returns at Mays Green in the village of Puxton. Mark died in 1867 and Sophia two years later in 1869, just before her 80^th birthday."

Annie Bayliss, 1877 ~ God Save the Queen is another unique small  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 one and two threads of linen and running stitch. The sampler could be stitched over 4 and 2 threads of linen if preferred.

Kit 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)

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 - Legacy Linen Corkscrew Willow - 18" x 17.5"
  
• 38 ct Fat Eighth - Legacy Linen Fuller's Teazel - 18" x 17.5"
• 45 ct Fat Eighth -  Legacy Linen Woven Sedge - 18" x 17.5"
• 45 ct Fat Eighth - Legacy Linen Foxtail Millet - 18" x 17.5"
• 53/63 ct Fat Eighth - Legacy Linen Sand Castle - 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:

"Annie’s monochrome sampler has been a delight to reproduce. The little girl recorded that her sampler was stitched in Belvedere and completed in the December of 1887. She dedicated her sampler to her sovereign with the words “God Save The Queen”.

Belvedere is a town in the south-east of London that lies close to the River Thames.

The year of 1887 that Annie’s sampler marked was a very special year in Great Britain’s history. This year was the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria.

Royal jubilees are an occasion to celebrate the life and reign of a monarch and are significant events which are celebrated around the world. Though the concept of the jubilee began in biblical times, today the term is most closely associated with the Royal Family and the ceremony and spectacle which the term symbolises."

Ruth Gibb is another beautiful little sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers. 

The project has been stitched using cross stitch over two threads with one color.

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

Kit 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)

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 - 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"

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

• SMS 335 

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"Ruth Gibb is a very sweet little sampler stitched entirely in cross stitch over 2 threads and using only one colour – a rich, deep red, which concentrates the eye. The stitches pop out from the linen like jewels.

The lacy border frames the alphabets which are stitched in a very pretty font. The capital letter alphabet has an anomaly in the sequence of letters. The line ends with V X, and the W Y Z are stitched below. Either this was an error by Ruth, or it seems more likely to be by design, as the number of stitches needed to stitch the W would make it too big for the space at the end of the row. Perhaps she stitched the border first and then realised it wouldn’t fit and improvised. We’ll never know, but you can decide which way you think it was."

Cicely Margaret Ingram  ~ A Little Gem is a delightful, cute sampler from Hands Across the Sea. The design is suitable for needleworkers of all abilities. 

**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 + 20 spools of Soie 1003 thread and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles (Gift with Purchase)

Linen Choices:

• 37 ct Fat Quarter of Russian Tea Cake - 18" x 35"
  
• 45 ct Fat Eighth of Jersey Cream - 18" x 17.5"
  
• 53/63 ct Fat Eighth of Gothic Ivory - 18" x 29"

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

• SMS 022 ~ Golden olive ~ dark
• SMS 025 ~ Blue green ~ dark
• SMS 029 ~ Grey green ~ medium
  
• SMS 031 ~ Yellow beige ~ medium
  
• SMS 038 ~ Apricot ~ medium
  
• SMS 073 ~ Blue green ~ light ** SMS 169 will be substituted 
  
• SMS 093 ~ Desert sand
  
• SMS 137 ~ Terracotta ~ very dark
  
• SMS 188 ~ Driftwood ~ dark
  
• SMS 274 ~ Khaki green ~ dark
  
• SMS 293 ~ Orange spice ~ dark
  
• SMS 303 ~ Golden olive
  
• SMS 338 ~ Shell grey ~ medium ** SMS 011 will be substituted
  
• SMS 356 ~ Antique blue ~ medium
  
• SMS 376 ~ Shell pink ~ medium
  
• SMS 542 ~ Brown ~ very light
  
• SMS 557  ~ Antique violet ~ medium
• SMS 580 ~ Khaki green ~ medium
  
• SMS 588 ~ Shell pink ~ light
• SMS 634 ~ Yellow beige ~ dark

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"Cicely recorded on her sampler that she was born on December 17^th, the time period 1877 to 1898, Cobbe Place and her family’s motto “Magnanimus Esto”, which translates as “be great of mind”. These were some exciting clues that we were able to follow through in our quest to discover Cicely’s story."

Mary Choaks is a beautiful Cornish Historical Sampler from Hands Across the Sea

The sampler is suitable for needleworkers of all levels of ability. Mary executed her sampler predominantly with cross stitches laid over two threads of linen together with Algerian eyelets, backstitches, and rice stitches.

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 Fat Half  - Victoria Sponge Cake -35" x 36" ~ Recommended for Soie d'Alger Threads only 
• 37 ct Fat Quarter - Russian Tea Cake - 18" x 35"  Recommended for both Soie d'Alger and Soie 1003 threads
• 38 ct Fat Quarter - Fuller's Teazel - 18" x 35"  Recommended for both Soie d'Alger and Soie 1003 threads
• 45 ct Fat Eighth -Jersey Cream - 17.5" x 18" ~ Recommended for Soie 1003 Threads 
• 48 ct Fat Eighth - Bride Cake - 17.5" x 18"    ~ Recommended for Soie 1003 Threads 
  

Thread Options:

 Au Ver a Soie®, Soie d'Alger - 37 ct version includes 14 skeins. Recommended linen for this thread is 38 ct or lower.

 Au Ver a Soie®, Soie d'Alger - 30 ct version includes 16 skeins. Recommended linen for this thread is 30 ct or lower.

 Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 includes 13 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

"Mary finished her sampler on November 22 but, alas, the last two digits of the year have been removed. This is what is known as a vanity sampler. Later in life, when a samplermaker did not want to reveal her true age, she would remove or alter the date on her needlework.

Without the decade the sampler was worked in, we thought that we would not be able to find our Mary Choak(s). However, the research gods were smiling down on us. A search of family history records for baptisms in the 1800s resulted in 17 hits. Through our knowledge of sampler styles in this century we discounted those born before 1810 and after 1880. This left us with three Marys. Two were born in Cornwall, and one was born in London to Cornish parents who returned to Cornwall where they raised their daughter.

All three girls we found were raised in or around Helston which is the town nearest to where Nicola lives. We strongly suspect that our Mary is Mary Ann Choaks who was born in 1841 in the village of Mawgan-in-Meneage, just south of Helston on the Lizard Peninsula. Within the booklet there is detauled information about Mary’s life."

Ann Oliver, 1845 is another beautiful 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 + 15 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"

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

• SMS 022 Golden olive ~ light
• SMS 060 Shell pink ~ medium light
• SMS 099 Brown grey ~ very dark
• SMS 137  Terracotta ~ very dark
• SMS 152  Moss green ~ dark
• SMS 205  Coffee brown ~ very dark
• SMS 241  Straw ~ dark
• SMS 274  Avocado green ~ very dark
• SMS 313 Wedgewood ~ very dark
• SMS 425  Hazelnut brown ~ light- Will be substituted with 634
• SMS 621  Grey green ~ light
• SMS 666 Shell grey ~ medium
• SMS 681  Christmas red
• SMS 705 Avocado green ~ dark
• SMS 707 Green grey ~ medium

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"In the eleventh year of her age, Ann Oliver finished her captivating sampler. The more you look at her needlework, the more there is to enchant. The young schoolgirl had a good eye for colour and design.

It is with regret that we were unable to discover some background information about the sampler and its maker. There are many Ann Olivers to be found in family history records, and we were unable to pinpoint our Ann."

Martha Dawson, 1832 ~ A Little Gem is delightful sampler 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:

• 37 ct option for 1 strand: Includes linen of choice + 22 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"
• 37 ct Fat Half of Russian Tea Cake - 35" x 36"

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

• SDF 524 – Golden olive (2 skeins for 30 ct version)
• SDF 525 – Golden olive ~ dark (2 skeins for 30 ct version)
• SDF 526 – Golden olive ~ medium
• SDF 1013 – Salmon ~ very light
• SDF 2144 – Moss green ~ dark (2 skeins for 30 ct version)
• SDF 2212 – Olive green ~ light
• SDF 2644 – Salmon ~ very dark (2 skeins for 30 ct version)
• SDF 2756 – Grey green ~ light
• SDF 2915 – Salmon ~ dark
• SDF 2931 – Salmon ~ light
• SDF 2932 – Salmon
• SDF 3442 – Steel grey ~ light
• SDF 3735 – Avocado green ~ very dark
• SDF 3746 – Golden olive ~ very dark
• SDF 3815 – Golden olive ~ light
• SDF 3822 – Old gold ~ light
• SDF 4126 – Black brown
• SDF 4142 – Desert sand ~ very dark
• SDF 4236 – Brown ~ very light
• SDF 4526 – Coffee brown ~ dark
• SDF F10 – Tan ~ ultra very light
• SDF Noir – Black

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"The Martha that stitched the sampler was probably born on February 13, 1821 to Isaac Dawson, a weaver, and Molly Holt. She was baptised on Sunday, April 22, 1821. In the parish records the family are noted as living in Unsworth, Prestwich."

Rosa Sugars is another beautiful sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers - stitched by a 4 year old!

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, printed chart only or as full kit.

Full Kit Options:

Includes linen + 11 spools of Soie 1003 thread, Printed Chart booklet and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles (Gift with Purchase)

Linen Choices:

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

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

• 072 ~ Turquoise ~ light

• 079 ~ Avocado green ~ medium

• 080 ~ Drab brown ~ very light

• 089 ~ Mahogany ~ light 

• 148 ~ Yellow beige ~ medium 

• 325 ~ Avocado green ~ light 

• 356 ~ Antique blue ~ medium 

• 410 ~ Antique mauve ~ very dark ~ SMS 375 may be substituted 

• 434 ~ Violet ~ very dark 

• 557 ~ Antique violet ~ medium ~ SMS 439 may be substituted 

• 664 ~ Christmas red

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"What a remarkable child Rosa was. Rosa tells us that she completed her sampler on July 20, a Wednesday, in the year 1881.

We have found Rosa in family history records. She was born in July 1877 at Aspley End in Hertfordshire to Charles and Adelaide (née Sears). In the 1881 census, which was compiled in the April, Charles was noted as a butcher and Rosa, at the age of 3 years, as a scholar. One would have expected a three-year-old to have had no occupation recorded. It was unusual for a child of three to attend school. It is also unusual for a child to stitch a sampler at such a young age! Rosa only turned four in the July of 1881."

Because of You is a pretty sampler designed by Hands Across the Sea.

The design is suitable for needleworkers of all abilities. The stitches used are cross stitch over 2 threads. An additional chart for the alphabet together with the numerals 0 to 9 has been included within this booklet, so that you can personalize your sampler.

Kit Options : 

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

Full Kit option:

Includes linen + 6 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"

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

• SMS 133 ~ Dark grape
  
• SMS 223 ~ Dark mauve
  
• SMS 264 ~ Dusty rose
  
• SMS 378 ~ Avocado green
  
• SMS 389 ~ Teal green
  
• SMS 396 ~ Khaki green

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

Mary Ann Smith, 1835 is a beautiful historical sampler from The Scarlett House.

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

Stitch count: 278 w X 271 h

Finished Size: 14" x 13.50" 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 + 10 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"

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

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

Ellen Barbour, 1895 "Home Sweet Home" is a lovely 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. 

Kit Options : 

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

Full Kit option:

Includes linen + 11 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"
• 45 ct Fat Eighth - Foxtail Millet - 18" x 17.5"
• 53/63 ct  Fat Eighth - Sycamore Seed Pod  - 18" x 29"

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

• SMS 039 ~ Apricot ~ medium
  
• SMS 073 ~ Blue green ~ medium
  
• SMS 226 ~ Tangerine ~ light
  
• SMS 344 ~ Shell pink ~ very light
  
• SMS 557 ~ Antique violet ~ medium
  
• SMS 601 ~ Wedgwood ~ very dark
  
• SMS 604 ~ Wedgwood ~ light
  
• SMS 616 ~ Golden olive ~ very dark
  
• SMS 647 ~ Avocado green ~ light
  
• SMS 689 ~ Rose ~ deep
  
• SMS 702 ~ Mahogany ~ medium

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"Ellen was baptised on April 19, 1885 at Burgh Castle, Norfolk. Her parents were James, a seaman, and his wife Clare. Ellen recorded on her sampler that she finished her sampler in the January of 1895 in Belton.

Ellen married Alfred George Edwards, an engine cleaner, on December 19, 1902 at the age of 18. In the 1911 census return Alfred was working as a railway goods porter. Ellen and Alfred had had 4 children with three boys living (a fifth son was born after the census). The family had relocated to Yorkshire and were living at 72 Mount Street, Henley Grove, Rotherham. They remained in Rotherham, where Alfred and Ellen both died in 1958. Ellen was 72 years of age.

We very much hope that the home Ellen made for herself and her family was indeed “Home Sweet Home”."