Soie d'Alger

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. 

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

Full Kit options: Includes linen of choice, Printed Chart Booklet + 20 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping)

Linen Choices:

• 30 ct Fat Half  - Victoria Sponge Cake - 35" x 36"
• 37 ct Fat Half - Corn Tassel - 35" x 36"
  
• 38 ct Fat Quarter - Fuller's Teazel -  35" x 36"
  

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

• SDF 122
  
• SDF 524
  
• SDF 1722
  
• SDF 1842
  
• SDF 1845
  
• SDF 2533
  
• SDF 2542
  
• SDF 2543
  
• SDF 2913
  
• SDF 2916
  
• SDF 2935
  
• SDF 3822
  
• SDF 3826
  
• SDF 4623
  
• SDF 4644
  
• SDF 4646
  
• SDF 5024
  
• SDF 5384
  
• SDF S2700
  
• SDF 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."

Build your stash! Our May kit is here full of bright spring colors

Limited quantities available, while supplies last!

Note: This item is excluded from any sales, discounts or promotions

Mary Clayton is another cute sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers. 

This sampler has been cross stitched over two threads.

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

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

Full Kit options: Includes linen of choice, Printed Chart Booklet + 20 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping)

Linen Choices:

• 30 ct Fat Half  - Victoria Sponge Cake - 35" x 35"
• 37 ct Fat Eighth - Corn Tassel - 18" x 17.5"
• 38 ct Fat Eighth - Fuller's Teazel - 18" x 17.5"

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

• SDF 1736 ~ Antique blue ~ very dark
  
  
• SDF 1814 ~ Blue green ~ light
  
  
• SDF 2216 ~ Avocado green ~ dark
  
  
  
• SDF S2578  ~ Desert sand ~ light
  
  
  
• SDF 2636  ~ Red copper
  
  
  
• SDF 2926 ~ Garnet ~ dark
  
  
  
• SDF 3342 ~ Beaver grey ~ light
  
  
  
• SDF 3344 ~ Beige grey ~ ultra dark
  
  
  
• SDF 3416 ~ Black brown
  
  
• SDF 3745  ~ Hazel nut brown ~ very dark
  
  
  
• SDF 3834 ~ Mocha brown ~ medium
  
  
  
• SDF 3835 ~ Beige grey ~ very dark
  
  
  
• SDF 4244 ~ Old gold ~ dark
  
  
  
• SDF 4535  ~ Drab brown ~ dark
  
  
• SDF 4536  ~ Mocha brown ~ very dark
  
  
  
• SDF 4611  ~ Terra cotta ~ light
  
  
  
• SDF 4624 ~ Garnet
  
  
  
• SDF 4644 ~ Cocoa ~ light
  
  
  
• SDF F09 ~ Hazel nut brown – light
  
  
  
• SDF F022  ~ Drab brown ~ very light

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About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"Mary  sweet sampler is a delightful example of a young child’s artwork. Mary tells us that she was aged 9 years when she stitched her sampler. She has given no year or location, however, we believe that the sampler is English and was stitched in the mid 1800’s.

An imposing building first catches the eye. Maybe this was a church run school or orphanage as the roof is topped by a cross. Above hovers two trumpeting angels signifying the word of God and reinforcing our first thought that the building is connected in some way to a church institution. The bottom section of the sampler is full of out of proportion trees, potted roses and a basket of fruit."

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. 

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

Full Kit options: Includes linen of choice, Printed Chart Booklet + 8 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping)

Linen Choices:

• 30 ct Fat Quarter  - Victoria Sponge Cake - 18" x 35" 
• 37 ct Fat Eighth - Corn Tassel - 18" x 17.5"
• 37 ct Fat Eighth - Russian Tea Cake - 18" x 17.5"
• 38 ct Fat Eighth - Fuller's Teazel - 18" x 17.5"

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

• SDF 524 ~ Golden olive ~ light
  
• SDF 2126 ~ Avocado green ~ medium
  
• SDF 2144 ~ Moss green
• SDF 2646 ~ Terracotta ~ very dark
  
• SDF 2757 ~ Shell grey ~ medium
  
• SDF 2925 ~ Garnet
  
• SDF 3414 ~ Shell grey ~ dark
  
• SDF 4126 ~ Black brown

***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."

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. 

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

Full Kit options: Includes linen of choice, Printed Chart Booklet + 11 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping)

Linen Choices:

• 30 ct Fat Eighth  - Pecan Shortbread - 17" x 18" 
• 37 ct Fat Eighth - Corn Tassel - 18" x 17.5"
• 38 ct Fat Eighth - Fuller's Teazel - 18" x 17.5"

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

• SDF 526 ~ Golden olive ~ very dark
  
• SDF 913 ~ Apricot ~ medium
  
• SDF 1444 ~ Wedgwood ~ light
  
• SDF 1446 ~ Wedgwood ~ very dark
  
• SDF 2125 ~ Avocado green ~ light
  
• SDF 2546 ~ Tangerine ~ light
  
• SDF 2942 ~ Shell pink ~ very light
  
• SDF 2946 ~ Rose ~ deep
  
• SDF 4545 ~ Mahogany ~ medium
  
• SDF 5022 ~ Blue green ~ medium
  
• SDF 5113 ~ Antique violet ~ medium

***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."

Build your stash! Our June kit is here full of sunshine and greenery for summer.

Limited quantities available, while supplies last!

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Friends are the Flowers is a cute sampler from Mill on the Floss Samplers

This sampler has been cross stitched over two threads which makes it sutible for linen, or aida. 

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

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

Full Kit options: Includes linen of choice, Printed Chart Booklet + 15 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping)

Linen Choices:

• 30 ct Fat Half  - Victoria Sponge Cake - 35" x 35"
• 37 ct Fat Quarter - Russian Tea Cake - 18" x 35"
• 37 ct Fat Quarter - Corn Tassel - 18" x 35"
• 38 ct Fat Quarter - Fuller's Teazel - 18" x 35"

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

• SDF 131
• SDF 935
• SDF 945
• SDF 1712
• SDF 1746
• SDF 2136
• SDF 2214
• SDF 2645
• SDF 2911
• SDF 3723
  
• SDF 4111
• SDF 4126
• SDF 4233
• SDF 4611
• SDF Noir

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

Sarah Constable is a lovely sampler from Mill on the Floss Samplers

This sampler has been cross stitched over two threads which makes it suitable for linen, or aida. 

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

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

Full Kit options: Includes linen of choice, Printed Chart Booklet + 15 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping)

Linen Choices:

• 30 ct Fat Half  - Victoria Sponge Cake - 35" x 36"
• 37 ct Fat Quarter - Corn Tassel - 18" x 35"
  
• 38 ct Fat Quarter - Fuller's Teazel - 18" x 35"

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

• SDF 531 - Ultra Pale Yellow
• SDF 612 - Orange Spice Dark
• SDF 945 - Christmas Red Dark
• SDF 1023 -  Medium Dusty Rose
• SDF 1443 - Light Wedgewood
• SDF 1844 - Celadon Green Medium
• SDF 2214 - Olive Green
• SDF 2915 - Salmon Medium
• SDF 3322 - Lavender
• SDF 3714 - Fern Green Light
• SDF 3723 - Pine Green
• SDF 4126 - Black Brown
• SDF 5113 - Antique Violet Light
• SDF 5382 - Light Grey Green
• SDF Noir - Black

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Harriot Hey is a lovely sampler from Mill on the Floss Samplers

This sampler has been cross stitched over two threads with a small amount of cross stitch over 1 for the verse and letters and some detail in Algerian Eyelet stitch. 

The project is suitable for an ambitious beginner.

Full Kit options: Includes linen of choice + 21 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping)

Note, chart can be purchased directly from Designer.

Linen Choices:

• 30 ct Fat Half  - Mariner's Map - 35" x 36"
• 30 ct Fat Half - Pecan Shortbread - 35" x 36" 
• 37 ct Fat Half - Corn Tassel - 35" x 36"
  
• 38 ct Fat Half - Fuller's Teazel - 35" x 36"

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

• SDF 524 - Medium Golden Olive
• SDF 526 - Very Dark Golden Olive
• SDF 915 - Christmas Red Bright
• SDF 1812 - Grey Green Very Light
• SDF 1846 - Blue Green - Very Dark
• SDF 2145 x 2  - Avocado Green 
• SDF 2516 - Hazelnut Brown Very Dark
• SDF 2645 - Christmas Red Dark
• SDF 2912 - Rose Deep
• SDF 2916 - Salmon Medium
• SDF 2921 - Coral Medium
• SDF 3425 - Blue Green Dark
• SDF 3715 - Brown Black
• SDF 3734 - Moss Green
• SDF 3833 - Mocha Brown Medium
• SDF 4111 - Cream
• SDF 4215 - Mahogany Very dark
• SDF 4233 - Old Gold
• SDF 4625 - Shell Pink Medium
• SDF Blanc - White 

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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, printed chart only OR as full kit.

Full Kit options:

• 37 ct option for 1 strand: Includes linen of choice + 5 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads, Printed Chart Booklet and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping)
• 30 ct option for 2 strands : Includes linen of choice + 13 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads, Printed Chart Booklet and 2 Tapestry Size 28 Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping)

Linen Choices:

• 30 ct Fat Half of Victoria Sponge Cake - 35" x 36"
• 37 ct Fat Half of Russian Tea Cake  - 35" x 36"
• 37 ct Fat Half of Corn Tassel - 35" x 36"
• 38 ct Fat Half of Fuller's Teazel - 35" x 36"

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

• SDF 2922 x 5  (37 ct version)
• SDF 2922 x 13 (30 ct version)

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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."

May Health and Peace Attend Your Days is a beautiful small sampler from MiLady's Needle.

Kit Options : 

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

Full Kit Options:

Includes linen of choice + 15 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads, Printed Chart Booklet and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase)

Linen Choices:

• 30 ct Fat Eighth  - Pecan Shortbread - 18" x 17.5"
• 37 ct Fat Eighth - Corn Tassel - 18" x 17.5"
  
• 38 ct Fat Eighth - Fuller's Teazel - 18" x 17.5"
  

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

• SDF 1414
  SDF 1836
  SDF 2242
  SDF 2246
  SDF 2521
  SDF 2633
  SDF 3723
  SDF 3735
  SDF 3826
  SDF 4213
  SDF 4215
  SDF 4244
  SDF 4536
  SDF 5024
  SDF 5385
  
  

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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:

• 37 ct option for 1 strand: Includes linen of choice, Printed Chart Booklet + 1 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, Printed Chart Booklet + 3 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase)

Linen Choices:

• 30 ct Fat Eighth  - Victoria Sponge Cake - 18" x 17.5"
• 37 ct Fat Eighth - Corn Tassel - 18" x 17.5"
  
• 37 ct Fat Eighth - Russian Tea Cake - 18" x 17.5"
  
• 38 ct Fat Eighth - Fuller's Teazel - 18" x 17.5"

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

SDF 2936 x 1 (3 skeins for 30 ct version)

***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.'

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.

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

Full Kit options: Includes linen of choice, Printed Chart Booklet + 18 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 - 17.5" x 18"
• 30 ct Fat Eighth - Pecan Shortbread - 17.5" x 18"
• 37 ct Fat Eighth - Corn Tassel - 18" x 17.5"
• 38 ct Fat Eighth - Fuller's Teazel - 18" x 17.5"

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

• SDF 643 ~ Pumpkin ~ pale
  
• SDF 934 Salmon ~ dark
  
• SDF 935 Coral ~ medium
  
• SDF 1423 Navy blue ~ medium
  
• SDF 1835 Forest green ~ very dark
  
• SDF 1836 Pistachio green ~ dark
  
• SDF 2135 Hunter green ~ dark
  
• SDF 2214 Olive green
  
• SDF 2644 Alizarin
  
• SDF 2646 Terracotta ~ very dark
  
• SDF 3341 Shell grey ~ light
  
• SDF 3414 Shell grey ~ dark
  
• SDF 3834 Beige grey ~ very dark
  
• SDF 4124 Coffee brown ~ very dark
  
• SDF 4242 Hazelnut brown ~ light
  
• SDF 4643 Antique mauve ~ light
  
• SDF 5022 Grey green ~ light
  
• SDF 5114 Antique violet ~ medium

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"Emily Ann Greenaway is a truly beautiful sampler with a decorative multi-coloured border which encloses some very sweet animals and motifs. The colour palette has been taken from the front of the sampler as these have mellowed into lovely soft colours. The eye is drawn to the colourful basket of fruit in the centre, and it is here that Emily dates her sampler to 1884. On either side are a deer and an extremely cute, realistic little rabbit.

Emily places her sampler in Sibertswold, which is a village situated about 6 miles from the port city of Dover, Kent. Emily Ann Greenaway was born on the 16th of October 1864 in Sibertswold, Kent. This makes her around 20 years old when she stitched her sampler in 1884. The majority of samplers were stitched by younger girls, so it is interesting that she was older. Emily had a very long life. She died on the 22nd of February 1958 at the grand old age of 95 years in Chatham and is also buried at Woodlands Cemetery in Gillingham, Kent. She would have witnessed many changes in her life and would have had to adapt. I have a feeling that she was a strong and kind woman, with a sense of duty and care towards her family, providing a loving home when one was needed."

Our July kit is here full of summer coral and aqua tones.

Limited quantities available, while supplies last!

Note: This item is excluded from any sales, discounts or promotions

Margaret Ferguson is a beautiful sampler from Hands Across the Sea. 

The sampler is predominantly worked with cross stitch laid over two threads of linen. The window panes in the house are worked in satin stitches.

The sampler is suitable for confident beginners through to advanced needleworkers.s suitable for needleworkers of all abilities.

Kit Options : 

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

Full Kit options:

• 37 ct option for 1 strand: Includes linen of choice + 21 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads, Printed Chart Booklet and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping)
• 30 ct option for 2 strands : Includes linen of choice + 28 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads, Printed Chart Booklet and 2 Tapestry Size 28 Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping)

Linen Choices:

• 30 ct Fat Half of Victoria Sponge Cake - 35" x 36"
• 37 ct Fat Half of Russian Tea Cake  - 35" x 36"
• 37 ct Fat Half of Corn Tassel - 35" x 36"
• 38 ct Fat Half of Fuller's Teazel - 35" x 36"

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

• SDF 124 Turquoise
• SDF 523 Golden olive ~ light
• SDF 524 Golden olive
• SDF 526 Golden olive ~ very dark
• SDF 622 Yellow ~ medium (2 skeins for 30 ct)
• SDF 1414 Navy blue (2 skeins for 30 ct)
• SDF 1746 Grey green ~ very dark
• SDF 1844 Fern green ~ dark
• SDF 2144 Moss green ~ dark (2 skeins for 30 ct)
• SDF 2212 Olive green ~ light
• SDF 2223 Olive green ~ medium (2 skeins for 30 ct)
• SDF 2633 Terracotta ~ light
• SDF 2642 Apricot ~ light
• SDF 2643 Coral
• SDF 2645 Coral ~ dark (2 skeins for 30 ct)
• SDF 2932 Salmon ~ medium
• SDF 3344 Beige grey ~ ultra dark
• SDF 3713 Khaki green ~ light (2 skeins for 30 ct)
• SDF 3832 Mustard ~ light (2 skeins for 30 ct)
• SDF 4522 Tan ~ light
• SDF Noir Black

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"When studying Margaret’s sampler, the eye is drawn to the house with a blue slate roof that is flanked by trees that are heavily laden with pink blooms. Margaret tells us that the house is the Manse of Harlaw. The house that she stitched is very true to the actual building. 

Known today as Harlaw House, this grand Victorian home is set in three acres of grounds and can be found near Inverurie in Aberdeenshire, in the North East of Scotland. Today, Inverurie is a prosperous town whose history stretches back well over a thousand years. It lies in a strategically important location on the north bank of the River Don, opposite Port Elphinstone, and on the west bank of the River Urie. As a result of its location it has seen conflict more than once in its history."

Soie d'Alger conversion now available!

A Changed World historical sampler from The Scarlett House.

The project has been stitched using cross stitch over two threads using one strand. Hoop and Frame has provided a conversion to Soie d'Alger.

Stitch count: 161w X 255h

Finished Size: 9" x 14.25" 

Kit Options : 

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

Full Kit options:

• 37 ct option for 1 strand: Includes linen of choice + 15 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads, Chart Booklet and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase)
• 30 ct option for 2 strands : Includes linen of choice + 16 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads, Chart Booklet and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase)

Linen Choices

• 30 ct Fat Eighth - Pecan Shortbread - 17" x 17."5 
• 37 ct Fat Eighth - Corkscrew Willow - 18" x 17.5" 
  
• 38 ct Fat Eighth - Fuller's Teazel - 18" x 17.5"

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

Fanny Bramley is a lovely school girl sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers. 

The design is suitable for needleworkers of all abilities and is worked entirely in cross stitch over 2 threads of linen.

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

Full Kit options:

• 37 ct option for 1 strand: Includes linen of choice, Printed Chart Booklet + 9 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping)
• 30 ct option for 2 strands : Includes linen of choice, Printed Chart Booklet + 14 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping)

Linen Choices:

• 30 ct Fat Half  - Victoria Sponge Cake - 35" x 36"
• 37 ct Fat Quarter - Corn Tassel - 18" x 35"
• 37 ct Fat Quarter - Russian Tea Cake - 18" x 35"
• 38 ct Fat Quarter - Fuller's Teazel - 18" x 35"

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

• SDF 2144 Moss green ~ dark (2 skeins for 30 ct)
• SDF 2645 Salmon ~ very dark (4 skeins for 30 ct)
• SDF 2757 Grey green ~ medium
• SDF 3026 Raspberry ~ very dark
• SDF 3734 Khaki green ~ dark (2 skeins for 30 ct)
• SDF 4246 Hazelnut ~ dark
• SDF 4523 Desert sand
• SDF F11 Mocha brown ~ light
• SDF Noir Black

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"Fanny Bramley in the tenth year of her age stitched a very pretty sampler. The alphabet in upper and lower case, separated by a pretty dividing row, has been stitched in a sweeping and attractive font. The body of the sampler has been laid out in a band format. We particularly like the dividing rows of plump strawberries and the two geometric rows. In the lower section, a four-storey house with many windows and three smoking chimneys takes centre stage. The shrubs that flank the house were an enjoyable stitch.

The sampler is contained within an unusual geometric border. Oh that border! Fanny’s maths was badly off and she ran into major problems. The sampler only has one perfect corner in the bottom left. This indicates to us that she started to stitch her border in this corner. Her border woes have given us a glimpse of Fanny’s personality and have endeared her and her sampler to us. She didn’t unpick and correct but simply improvised, quite creatively!"

Our August kit is full of warm hues to assist with your next seasonal project. 

Limited quantities available, while supplies last!

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Margaret Beattie, 1866 is an adorable historical sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers. 

The sampler is worked mainly in cross stitch over two threads of linen, the text has been worked in cross stitch over 1 strand of linen. 

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

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

Full Kit options:

• 37 ct option for 1 strand: Includes linen of choice, Printed Chart Booklet + 23 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping)
• 30 ct option for 2 strands : Includes linen of choice, Printed Chart Booklet + 25 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping)

Linen Choices:

• 30 ct Fat Quarter  - Victoria Sponge Cake - 18" x 35"
• 37 ct Fat Quarter - Corn Tassel - 18" x 35"
• 37 ct Fat Quarter - Russian Tea Cake - 18" x35"
• 38 ct Fat Quarter - Fuller's Teazel - 18" x 35"

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

• SDF 946 Christmas red
  
• SDF 1024 Raspberry
  
• SDF 1715 Grey green
  
• SDF 1843 Fern green
  
• SDF 2124 Avocado green ~ light
  
• SDF 2125 Avocado green
  
• SDF 2223 Olive green
  
• SDF 2243 Old gold
  
• SDF 2641 Terracotta   (2 skeins for 30 ct version)
  
• SDF 2756 Tan ~ vy light
  
• SDF 2931 Salmon ~ light
  
• SDF 3221 Brown grey
  
• SDF 3841 Beaver grey
  
• SDF 4112 Desert sand ~ light
  
• SDF 4235 Hazelnut brown
  
• SDF 4522 Tan
  
• SDF 4523 Desert sand (2 skeins for 30 ct version)
  
• SDF 4533 Beige grey
  
• SDF 5021 Fern green ~ light
  
• SDF 5023 Blue green
  
• SDF 5381 Blue green ~ light
  
• SDF Blanc Snow white

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About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"The small mill town of Brighouse stands on the bank of the River Calder in North Yorkshire. In 1753 there were only 55 houses in Brighouse with many local people working in the textile industry from their own homes.

In the 1841 census the Fletcher family can be found living on New Road. In the 1851 census Sarah was in service as a housemaid to a merchant’s family in Wells Close, Hipperholme cum Brighouse. It appears that her father had died by this time, and her mother can be found as the head of the household with Pricilla and two grandchildren. She is noted as a proprietor of houses, indicating a level of financial comfort. Unfortunately, we can find no further mention with a degree of certainty of our Sarah."

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Charlotte Entwistle, 1860 is a delightful sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers and is the sister sampler of Margaret 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.

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

Full Kit options: Includes linen of choice, Printed Chart Booklet + 19 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 - 17.5" x 18"
• 30 ct Fat Eighth - Pecan Shortbread - 17.5" x 18"
• 37 ct Fat Eighth - Corn Tassel - 18" x 17.5"
• 38 ct Fat Eighth - Fuller's Teazel - 18" x 17.5"

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

• SDF 616 ~ Copper ~ medium
  
• SDF 643 ~ Mahogany ~ very light
  
• SDF 1446 ~ Navy blue ~ medium
  
• SDF 1724 ~ Turquoise ~ very dark
  
• SDF 1814 ~ Grey green ~ light
  
• SDF 1835 ~ Jade green
  
• SDF 1843 ~ Fern green
  
• SDF 2125 ~ Avocado green ~ light
  
• SDF 2242 ~ Yellow beige ~ medium
  
• SDF 2541 ~ Ecru
  
• SDF 2925 ~ Christmas red
  
• SDF 2942 ~ Shell pink ~ very ighlt
  
• SDF 3346 ~ Driftwood ~ dark
  
• SDF 3426 ~ Blue green ~ very dark
  
• SDF 3732 ~ Yellow green ~ light
  
• SDF 4623 ~ Raspberry ~ medium
  
• SDF 4633 ~ Antique mauve ~ light
  
• SDF 4636 ~ Mauve ~ dark
  

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About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"Charlotte is one of a pair of sister samplers and was stitched in 1860. Her sister Margaret finished her sampler at the age of 10 years in 1854 at Hoghton School. Using the clues that the two sisters recorded in cross stitches, we were able to locate the girls in family history records.

Charlotte was baptised on July 2, 1848. Her parents were Thomas Entwistle, a farmer, and his wife Charlotte (née Whitehead). Charlotte was one of six children born between 1841 and 1848. Her mother certainly had her hands full!

When Thomas and Charlotte (senior) married on December 23, 1839 in St James, Thomas was an agricultural labourer. In the 1851 census return, Thomas farmed 36 acres at Top o’th Lane in Brindle, Lancashire."

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.

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

Full Kit options: Includes linen of choice, Printed Chart Booklet + 21 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping)

Linen Choices:

• 30 ct Fat Quarter  - Victoria Sponge Cake - 17.5" x 35"
• 30 ct Fat Quarter - Pecan Shortbread - 17.5" x 35
• 37 ct Fat Eighth - Corn Tassel - 18" x 17.5"
• 38 ct Fat Eighth - Fuller's Teazel - 18" x 17.5"

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

• SDF 0922 ~ Coral
  
• SDF 1424 ~ Navy Blue medium
  
• SDF 1746 ~ Grey green dark
  
• SDF 2226 ~ Golden olive
  
• SDF 2243 ~ Old gold
  
• SDF 2646 ~ Terracotta
  
• SDF 2756 ~ Grey green light
  
• SDF 2914 ~ Salmon
  
• SDF 2922 ~ Christmas red
  
• SDF 2926 ~ Shell pink
  
• SDF 3322 ~ Antique violet
  
• SDF 3441 ~ Driftwood
  
• SDF 3722 ~ Green grey
  
• SDF 3726 ~ Blue green dark
  
• SDF 3744 ~ Golden olive dark
  
• SDF 4141 ~ Cocoa
  
• SDF 4223 ~ Tan
  
• SDF 4545 ~ Golden brown
  
• SDF 5024 ~ Blue green
  
• SDF F13 ~ Ecru
  
• SDF Noir ~ Black

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"Margaret is one of a pair of sister samplers and was stitched in 1854. Margaret finished her sampler at the age of 10 years in 1854 at Hoghton School. Her sister Charlotte finished her sampler in 1860. Using the clues that the two sisters recorded in cross stitches, we were able to locate the girls in family history records.

Margaret was born on December 23, 1843 and Charlotte in 1848. Their parents were Thomas Entwistle, a farmer and his wife Charlotte (née Whitehead). There were six children born to the couple between 1841 and 1848. Their mother certainly had her hands full!

When Thomas and Charlotte (senior) married on December 23, 1839 in St James, Thomas was an agricultural labourer. In the 1851 census return, Thomas farmed 36 acres at Top o’th Lane in Brindle, Lancashire. The school at Hoghton was some 2.5 miles from the farm.

The Entwistle family prospered and in the 1861 census return, Thomas had a holding of some 115 acres at Top o’th Lane. Thomas was appointed a governor of the Brindle Workhouse in the November of 1866. We have also found a reference to Thomas holding the positions of market inspector and trustee of the Shuttlingfields Charity and funds for the poor. He was a respected member of the community."

Full Kit options:

• 37 ct option for 1 strand: Includes linen of choice + 13 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads, Printed Chart Booklet and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase)
• 30 ct option for 2 strands : Includes linen of choice + 15 skeins of Soie d'Alger thread, Printed Chart Booklet and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase)

Linen Choices:

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

Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 kit Includes:

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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!"

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, printed chart only OR as full kit.

Full Kit options: Includes linen of choice + 12 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads, Printed Chart Booklet and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping)

Linen Choices:

• 30 ct Fat Half of Victoria Sponge Cake - 35" x 36"
• 37 ct Fat Half of Corn Tassel - 35" x 36"
• 38 ct Fat Half of Fuller's Teazel - 35" x 36"

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

• The 1906 Sampler:                                             

• SDF 0544  ~ Yellow
  SDF 1433  ~ Steel grey
  SDF 2125  ~ Avocado green
  SDF 2136   ~ Hunter green  
  SDF 2143 ~ Moss green
  SDF 2914 ~ Raspberry
  SDF 2936  ~ Garnet
  SDF 3312  ~ Antique mauve

   
  The 1905 Sampler:
  
  

  SDF 1026 x 2  ~ Christmas Red                                              
  SDF 1716 x 2  ~ Navy Blue

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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."