Hands Across the Sea - Isabella Uffindell, 1829 Soie 1003 Thread Kit
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Isabella Uffindell, 1829 is a beautiful sampler from Hands Across the Sea.
The sampler has been stitched using cross stitch over two threads with a small number of cross stitches over 1 thread (e.g. Isabella's name, age and the King's initials "GR". This sampler has been rated as suitable for an intermediate stitcher but is not beyond a determined beginner wishing to explore satin stitch.
Kit Options :
Choice of purchasing thread only, printed chart only OR as full kit.
Full Kit options:
Includes linen of choice + 36 spools of Soie 1003 thread, + Printed chart booklet and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles (Gift with Purchase) - Free Shipping included
Linen Choices:
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:
"When we reproduce samplers, we not only follow the path that the little girls’ needles and floss originally took but as we research the girls, we also follow a meandering thread back through time casting a light onto their lives.
Isabella and Ann are two very special samplers. They are special not only as they are very, very beautiful samplers but also because they were stitched by two sisters. Both the sisters were 10 years of age when they stitched their samplers, Isabella in 1829 and Ann 6 years later in 1835. As a collector sister samplers particularly fascinate me. I find it so remarkable that two samplers remain together through the centuries."
Scarlett House - Martha Evans, 1879 Reproduction Sampler ~ Soie 1003 Thread Kit
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:
16 Spools of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 Includes:
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
Hands Across the Sea - Edna Verenia Nichol, 1884 ~ Soie 1003 Thread Kit
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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:
1 Spool of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 Includes:
***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."
Hands Across the Sea - Ann Morley ~ Soie 1003 Thread Kit
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Ann Morley is another lovely sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers.
Eleanor's sampler is suitable for needleworkers of all abilities. The stitches used are cross stitch over two threads.
**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 + 16 spools of Soie 1003 thread and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles (Gift with Purchase)
Linen Choices:
16 Spools of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 Includes:
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"Ann worked her delightful sampler when she was just 8 years old. We suspect that Ann’s parents were not affluent, as her sampler was worked on a stiff, coarse linen. It is possible that Ann’s mother wove the linen using a handloom. Ann stitched her sampler with wool using a bright array of colours. She chose a distinctive palette which adds to the overall charm of her sampler."
Hands Across the Sea - Emma and Martin Noah Hubbard 1869 -1870 ~ Soie 1003 Thread Kit
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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:
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."
Hands Across the Sea - Martha Guthrie, 1880 ~ Soie 1003 Thread Kit
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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:
5 Spools of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 Includes:
***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."
Hands Across the Sea - Eliza Nisbet 1839 ~ Soie 1003 Thread Kit
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Eliza Nisbet is Scottish sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers.
The project has been stitched using cross stitch over two threads and is rated as 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 + 2 spools of Soie 1003 thread and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles + Chart (Gift with Purchase)
Linen Choices:
2 Spools of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 Includes:
SMS 378 ~ Avocado green ~ very dark
SMS 681 ~ Christmas red
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"We have failed to find an Eliza Nisbet in the baptismal records of Scotland, which made us to wonder if her given name was Elizabeth. We have found an Elizabeth being born and living in Edinburgh who was 7 years old when the sampler was completed. Unfortunately, we do not know with any certainty if this is the young maker of this vibrant sampler."
Hands Across the Sea - Lilly Thirza Edwards 1887 ~ a Little Gem - Soie 1003 Thread Kit
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Lilly Thirza Edwards 1887, is another sweet sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers.
Lilly is suitable for needleworkers of all abilities.
**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 + 5 spools of Soie 1003 thread and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles (Gift with Purchase)
Linen Choices:
5 Spools of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 Includes:
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"From family history records we know that Lilly was born to Henry, a railway guard, and his wife Eliza. On September 29, 1878 she was baptised in the town of Bromsgrove in the county of Worcestershire. By the 1881 census return the family can be found living at 21 New Market Terrace, London in the parish of St Pancras.
We know that Lilly stitched her sampler in the year 1887 when she was nearing her eighth birthday.
On June 3, 1905 Lilly married James Henry Thomas at St Paul’s Church in St Pancras. Lilly lived a long life, dying aged 80 on September 16, 1959. We hope that when the 1921 census is released in the forthcoming year that we may be able to add to Lilly’s story."
Hands Across the Sea - Multiply Kindness ~ Silk Thread Kit
Multiply Kindness is an original design sampler from Hands Across the Sea.
The stitches used are cross stitch over two threads, satin stitches for the centre of some flower head (the satin stitches can be replaced with cross stitch) and some straight stitches for the flower stamens.
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:
Thread Options:
Au Ver a Soie®, Soie d'Alger - 37 ct version includes 25 skeins. Recommended linen for this thread is 38 ct or lower.
Au Ver a Soie®, Soie d'Alger - 30 ct version includes 31 skeins. Recommended linen for this thread is 37 ct or lower.
SDF 122 ~ Turquoise ~ light
SDF 236 ~ Forest green ~ dark
SDF 631 ~ Pumpkin ~ pale
SDF 1315 ~ Grape ~ dark
SDF 1342 ~ Blueberry
SDF 1344 ~ Blue violet dark
SDF 1723 ~ Turquoise
SDF 1746 x 2 ~ Turquoise ~ very dark (3 skeins for 30 ct)
SDF 1836 x 2 ~ Pistachio green ~ dark
SDF 2125 ~ Avocado green ~ light (2 skeins for 30 ct)
SDF 2144 ~ Olive green (3 skeins for 30 ct)
SDF 2532 ~ Straw ~ light
SDF 2643 ~ Apricot ~ medium
SDF 2924 x 2 ~ Christmas red (4 skeins for 30 ct)
SDF 3024 ~ Cranberry ~ dark
SDF 3046 ~ Mauve ~ medium
SDF 3322 ~ Lavender ~ pale
SDF S3596 ~ Desert sand ~ light
SDF 4622 ~ Salmon
SDF 4623 ~ Rose ~ deep
SDF 4633 ~ Antique mauve ~ light
SDF 4634 ~ Antique mauve ~ medium
Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 includes 22 spools. Recommended linen for this thread is 37 ct or higher.
SMS 002 ~ Turquoise ~ light
SMS 038 ~ Apricot ~ medium
SMS 061 ~ Forest green ~ dark
SMS 067 ~ Antique mauve ~ medium
SMS 077 ~ Salmon
SMS 088 ~ Desert sand ~ light
SMS 124 ~ Antique mauve ~ light
SMS 133 ~ Grape ~ dark
SMS 148 ~ Straw ~ light
SMS 152 ~ Olive green
SMS 223 ~ Mauve ~ medium
SMS 307 ~ Rose ~ deep
SMS 362 ~ Blueberry
SMS 474 ~ Lavender ~ pale
SMS 478 ~ Pumpkin ~ pale
SMS 605 ~ Turquoise
SMS 619 ~ Cranberry ~ dark
SMS 647 ~ Avocado green ~ light
SMS 656 ~ Pistachio green ~ dark
SMS 681 ~ Christmas red
SMS 690 ~ Blue violet ~ dark
SMS 710 ~ Turquoise ~ very dark
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler from the Designer
"Why an original design versus a reproduction sampler? Since I first started to collect antique samplers, I have obsessively searched for multiplication samplers, but I have never come across the one that made my heart sing and my fingers itch to stitch. Whilst I have a few in my collection, none of them called to me to stitch them.
It was a colourful multiplication table sampler that caught my eye back in the 1980s that led to me stitching my first sampler. Whilst in a dentist’s waiting room, I picked up a magazine and came across an article which featured an interview with Moria Blackburn. There were many photographs of Moria’s beautiful designs, but one particular sampler stood out – a large colourful multiplication table sampler. I immediately wanted to take up stitching and recreate the sampler for my son. My journey with cross stitch and samplers was about to begin.
Within days I visited a needlework store and, whilst I could not find the chart for the multiplication table sampler, I came away with a kit to stitch my first sampler. Several years later, I had stitched all the samplers that Moira had charted but not the multiplication table sampler. After exhausting Moria’s portfolio of work, I went in search of other designers and discovered the needlework community and blogs. It was then that the world of needlework with its beautiful linens and glorious silks flung open its doors and my deep love of samplers worked in centuries past bloomed. This in turn led me to collect samplers and to research their history. A few years later, Hands Across the Sea Samplers released its first reproduction sampler.
Shortly after HATS’ first release, I entered into correspondence with Moria and discovered that the multiplication table sampler featured in the magazine was not one of her own designs but another designer’s. The sampler had caught her eye too, and she had stitched it for her children!"
Hands Across the Sea - Eliz. Fitch 1797 ~ Soie 1003 Thread Kit
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Eliz Fitch, 1787 is an pretty historical sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers.
Elizabeth executed her sampler predominantly with cross stitches laid over two threads of linen; only the verse has been worked in cross stitch over one thread of linen.
The project is suitable for needleworkers of all levels of ability.
Kit Options :
Choice of purchasing thread only or as full kit with linen.
Full Kit options:
Includes linen + 8 spools of Soie 1003 thread and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles + Free Shipping (Gift with Purchase)
Linen Choices:
8 Spools of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 Includes:
SMS 025 ~Blue green
SMS 147 ~ Old gold
SMS 199 ~ Olive green
SMS 252 ~ Dusty rose
SMS 274 ~ Khaki green
SMS 621 ~ Grey green
SMS 634 ~ Hazelnut brown
SMS 743 ~ Beige brown
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"What a pretty sampler Elizabeth stitched when she was just ten years old. The young child finished her sampler on Wednesday, October 4, 1797 – some 226 years ago. It was such a long time ago.
At first glance, one might think that Elizabeth’s sampler was stitched in Norfolk due to the beautiful floral outer border and the lozenge-shaped inner border. Even the chosen verse was very popular on Norfolk samplers. Elizabeth’s sampler was actually stitched in the county of Essex, which is separated from Norfolk by the county of Suffolk. Elizabeth Fitch was born in 1787 at Helions Bumpstead in Essex. This small village is located near Haverhill, and it is where the Essex, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire borders meet. What we are seeing in her sampler are whispers of Norfolk and Suffolk samplers."
Scarlett House - Martha Evans, 1879 Reproduction Sampler ~ Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
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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:
Includes linen of choice, Printed Chart + 16 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping)
Linen Choices:
16 skeins of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie d'Alger Includes:
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
Scarlett House - Mary Ann Smith 1835 ~ Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
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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 d'Alger Thread Kit: Includes linen + 15 skeins of Soie d'Alger thread, Printed Chart and
and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase)
Linen Choices:
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
Hands Across the Sea - Minnie Standlake, 1897 ~ a Little Gem ~ Soie 1003 Thread Kit
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Minnie Standlake, 1897 is little gem sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers.
Minnie's sampler is suitable for needleworkers of all abilities. The stitches used are cross stitch over two threads.
**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 option:
Includes linen + 2 spools of Soie 1003 thread and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles (Gift with Purchase)
Linen Choices:
2 Spools of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 Includes:
107 Christmas red
703 Antique blue ~ dark
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"Minnie’s sweet sampler certainly stood out for us as an example of a child’s needlework. Using only two colours, the twelve-year-old child recorded her alphabet in the upper and lower case, her numbers through 1 to 10, and a verse taken from Exodus 20:12.
“Honour thy father and mother that thy days may belong upon the land and which the Lord thy God giveth thee”.
Hands Across the Sea - Jane Surtees, 1811 - Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
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Jane Surtees, 1811 is a lovely sampler from Hands Across the Sea.
Kit Options :
Choice of purchasing thread only, Printed Chart Booklet or as full kit.
Full Kit Options:
Includes linen of choice, Printed Chart Booklet + 10 skeins of Soie d'Alger thread and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase)
Linen Choices:
10 skeins of 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:
"In the family history records there are several possible Janes all from the great northern counties of England. The North of England or “Up North”, as anyone south of the Midlands calls it, has a distinct feel from “Down South”; it is an area that inspires. It has a stunning landscape filled with ancient castles, unspoilt beaches, rolling hills, attractive dales, rugged moorland, peatlands, tumbling upland rivers, and a cultural heritage all of its own.
Jane was born when Great Britain was ruled by the Hanoverians. By 1811, George III had reigned for some 51 years. The verse Jane chose to painstakingly stitch on her sampler seems so apt for George’s life."
The Scarlet Letter - Elizabeth Cheetham, 1824 ~ Silk Thread Kit
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.
Elizabeth Cheetham, 1824 is a colorful and quirky English sampler with Scottish influences from The Scarlet Letter.
Stitches used to execute sampler are cross and counted satin.
Stitch count: 331 x 367
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 colors of either Soie d'Alger or Soie 1003 threads (+ Free Shipping).
Linen Choices*:
*Linen sizes assume a 3" border
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 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
This is a pleasantly quirky, colorful sampler likely stitched in the north of England judging by some of the Scottish influences in the design. A four sided strawberry border surrounds an alphabet and a pious verse above a geometric pattern band. Below this is a scenic register with trees, birds, baskets of flowers, and deer with mauve colored spots. The verses are:
Make much of precious Time WHile in Your Power
Careful well to Husband Evry Hour for Time Will
Come When You shall Sore Lament the unhappy
Minutes That you have Misspent
Let Little be the Name of Truth this is the Practice
Of my Youth With Care and Cost I have this Rought
And Finished With a virgins Thought
In the lower third there is a pattern band that resembles bargello, but it is in fact cross stitched. Research reveals that this sampler might have been made by one Elizabeth Cheetham, born in 1813 to James and Martha Cheetham, in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. She married Sampson Craven in 1833 at the age of nineteen. His occupation is noted as “Wool Sorter.” They had eight children. She passed at the age of 65 in 1879. Stitches used to execute the sampler are cross and counted satin. On 40 count linen the finished reproduction will measure approximately 16-1/2″ x 18-1/2″.
The Scarlet Letter - Mary Williams 1804 ~ Thread Kit
Mary Williams, 1804 is another beautiful Irish Quaker Historical Sampler from The Scarlet Letter. This sampler chart is included with purchase of Dorothy Walpole chart.
Stitch count: 220 x 273
The project is recommended for needleworkers of any skill level. Stitches used in the sampler are cross, counted satin, eyelet and petit point.
Choice of purchasing thread kit only, Printed Chart only or as full kit with linen.
Note, this chart is a bonus Irish Quaker chart packaged with Dorothy Walpole, 1774. Mary Williams sample is one of Dorothy Walpole's daughters.
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:
Thread Options:
Au Ver a Soie®, Soie d'Alger includes 14 skeins. Recommended linen for this thread is 38 ct or lower.
Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 includes 14 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 is a rare to find family groups of samplers particularly those which span mroe than one generation. This smapler is one of a rare group of Irish samplers providing a tangible record of education recieved by Dorothy Walpole in 18th century Ireland and later her daughters Mary and Elizabeth in the early 19th century.
This is a reproduction of one of Mary's earliest samplers clearly showing influences of Quaker deisgn in the lettering. Ligatures and the floral and bird sprays in the lower register. The first two-stanza verse come from an anonymous publication titled "Poetical Prenzy or a venture in Rhyme" and its called "Enthusiasm"
Read more information about this historical sampler: https://scarlet-letter.com/dorothy-walpole-1774/
Hands Across the Sea - Elizabeth Atkinson 1829 - Soie 1003 Thread Kit
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Elizabeth Atkinson, 1829 is another beautiful sampler from Hands Across the Sea.
The sampler has been rated as suitable for needleworkers of all abilities. The stitches used are cross stitch over one and two threads and Algerian eyelets.
Kit Options :
Choice of purchasing thread only OR as full kit.
Full Kit options:
Includes linen of choice + 15 spools of Soie 1003 thread, Printed Chart and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping)
Linen Choices:
15 spools of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 100/3 Kit Includes:
About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"“Make much of precious time” Elizabeth most certainly did in the year 1829 when she finished this delightful sampler. Stitched with a cheerful palette of 15 colours including a mouth-watering orange which sits so well against the glowing reds, pretty pinks, restful blues, rich greens and golden olives. Her colours caught our eye together with her sweet motifs.
Hands Across the Sea - Mary Ann Diaper, 1826 - Soie 1003 Thread Kit
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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 + 27 spools of Soie 1003 threads and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles (Gift with Purchase)
Linen Choices:
27 spools of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 100/3 Kit Includes:
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
“Mary Ann, at only eight years of age, finished her sampler in the year 1826. An amazing achievement for one so young!
The sampler has been mainly executed in cross stitch over two linen threads with a small amount of cross stitch over one linen thread for the verse and dedication. There is a small amount of satin stitch. Mary Ann’s sampler has been rated as suitable for confident beginners through to advanced needleworkers."
Hands Across the Sea - Amelia Bachelor 1863 ~ Soie 1003 Thread Kit
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Amelia Bachelor 1863 is another delightful small sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers.
This sampler has been worked with cross stitch over 2 strands of linen. The project is suitable for needleworkers of all levels of ability.
Kit Options :
Choice of purchasing thread only, Printed Chart only or as full kit with linen.
Full Kit option:
Includes linen + 8 spools of Soie 1003 thread, Printed Chart Booklet and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles + Free Shipping (Gift with Purchase)
Linen Choices:
8 Spools of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 Includes:
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"Amelia has left us some clues in her sampler which she completed in 1863. She attended Berkswell School. The village of Berkswell is situated 7 miles West of Coventry City centre.
Amelia’s birth was registered in the first quarter of the year 1852. We cannot find her baptismal records, only the entry in the civil registration of births. Amelia appears in the 1861 census living at Cornets End Lane, Meriden, Berkswell. Her father, Thomas Batchelor, had died in 1860. Her mother, Ann (née Bond), is noted as a widow and the occupier of two acres of land. Amelia’s brother William, aged 11 years, was working as a ploughboy. Ann died in 1873.
Amelia stitched her sampler between 10 to 11 years of age, almost certainly under the guidance of her teacher at Berkswell School. Amelia probably had to leave school shortly after this to help contribute to the family income."
Hands Across the Sea - Mary Ann Ragg, 1826 Soie 1003 Thread Kit
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Mary Ann Ragg, 1826 is another delightful antique sampler from Hands Across the Sea.
Mary Ann stitched her sampler mainly with cross stitch over two threads of linen. The verse and dedication have been worked with cross stitch over one thread of linen. The sampler has been rated as suitable for 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 + 17 spools of Soie 1003 thread, + Printed chart booklet and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles (Gift with Purchase) - Free Shipping included
Linen Choices:
Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 kit Includes:
SMS 048 ~ Hazelnut brown ~ very dark
SMS 072 ~ Blue green ~ medium
SMS 080 ~ Tan ~ ultra very light
SMS 107 ~ Christmas red
SMS 209 ~ Blue green ~ very dark
SMS 222 ~ Mauve ~ dark
SMS 242 ~ Brown ~ very light
SMS 274 ~ Olive green ~ very dark
SMS 303 ~ Golden olive
SMS 329 ~ Golden olive ~ light
SMS 344 ~ Salmon
SMS 376 ~ Antique mauve ~ medium dark
SMS 378 ~ Avocado green ~ very dark
SMS 674 ~ Straw
SMS 684 ~ Burnt orange ~ red
SMS 688 ~ Turquoise ~ dark
SMS 773 ~ Pewter grey ~ very dark
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"Mary Ann Ragg recorded that she was 12 years old in 1826 when she finished her sampler. However, this is not the only clue to her identity that she left behind. The pastoral scene, red building, mature cedar trees, birds, and cartouche are characteristic to samplers stitched in the city of Sheffield.
Several years ago, Hands Across the Sea Samplers reproduced another sampler that was stitched in Sheffield, Elizabeth Furniss. Whilst researching this sampler, we discovered five girls who stitched very similar samplers. They all lived within 1 square mile of each other; in the ensuing years we found several more.
Many of these girls were baptised in the Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul. We believe that the girls shared the same needlework teacher, and all probably attended Darnall School (assuming that the teacher taught in the same school between 1816 and 1844)."