Hands Across the Sea Kit

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."

Annie Morris is another lovely little 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. 

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

Full Kit Options:

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)

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 236 ~ Forest green ~ very dark
SDF 2542 ~ Yellow beige ~ light
SDF 3315 ~ Violet ~ very dark
SDF 5113 ~ Antique violet ~ medium
SDF 5384 ~ Turquoise ~ light

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"Annie Morris is the sweetest little sampler. Her dainty border of violets surrounds an alphabet broken up by some pretty dividing rows and a basket of fruit. Annie recorded her age but alas not the year or where she lived. Without this information we were unable to trace our Annie.

Annie used a palette of just five colours to stitch her sampler. On first seeing this sampler, it was her palette that caused us to stop and study her work. We wondered if this little girl was influenced by an older sister, mother, or aunt who was a suffragette.

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, chart only or as full kit.

Full Kit options:

Includes linen + 4 skeins of Fine d'Aubusson Wool thread, Size 24 Tapestry Needle + Printed Chart (Gift with Purchase)

Linen Choices:

• 24 ct Fat Quarter - Rain Barrel - 18" x 35"

4 skeins of Au Ver a Soie®, Fine d’Aubusson Wool Includes:

• 2924 x 2 ~ Christmas red

• 3724  x 2 ~ Avocado green ~ very dark

***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."

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."

"

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."

Jane Hopkins, 1875 is beautiful sampler filled with florals from Hands Across the Sea Samplers. 

The reproduction of Jane’s sampler is predominantly worked with cross stitch laid over two threads of linen; the other stitch used is satin stitch. The sampler is suitable for needleworkers of all abilities.

Kit Options : 

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

Full Kit options:

• 37 ct option for 1 strand: Includes linen of choice + 34 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 + 39 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"
• 38 ct Fat Quarter of Fuller's Teazel - 18" x 35"

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

• SDF 112 Antique blue ~ very light
• SDF 165 Navy blue ~ very dark
• SDF 516 Moss green ~ dark (2 skeins for 30 ct version)
• SDF 943 x 2  Christmas red  (3 skeins for 30 ct version)
• SDF 946 Garnet
• SDF 1342 Blue violet ~ medium dark
• SDF 1712 Antique blue ~ light
• SDF 1825 Jade green
• SDF 1846 Blue green ~ very dark
• SDF 2115 Parrot green ~ dark
• SDF 2214 x 2 Olive green ~ very dark  (3 skeins for 30 ct version)
• SDF 2242 Yellow beige ~ medium  (2 skeins for 30 ct version)
• SDF 2244 Straw ~ very dark
• SDF 2615 Copper ~ medium
• SDF 2932 Salmon
• SDF 3322 Lavender ~ pale
• SDF 3341 White tin
• SDF 3342 Beaver grey ~ light
• SDF 3413 Cocoa ~ light
• SDF 3433 Mocha beige ~ medium
• SDF 3441 White violet
• SDF 3724 Pine green ~ medium  (2 skeins for 30 ct version)
• SDF 3726 Pistachio green ~ ultra dark
• SDF 3842 Tin
• SDF 4124 Coffee brown ~ ultra dark
• SDF 4142 Desert sand ~ ultra dark
• SDF 4241 Beige brown ~ ultra light
• SDF 4635 Antique mauve ~ dark
• SDF 4646 Antique mauve ~ very dark
• SDF 4921 Baby blue
• SDF 5022 Celadon green ~ light
• SDF 5113 Antique violet ~ medium

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"Jane’s sampler is certainly one that catches the eye! A young Welsh school girl diligently stitched a sampler that is dominated by a decorative vase overflowing with blooms. You can almost smell the fragrant scent of the Cabbage Roses, also known as Rosa Centifolia, “the hundred petal rose. 

The original sampler was stitched on Penelope canvas with wool thread and is of Welsh origin. Whilst acquired at auction in Carmarthenshire, there is no Jane Hopkins to be found in this Welsh county in the 1871 census. We believe that the young maker was one of four Janes, who ranged in age from 8 to 13 years, that were born and living in the county of Glamorganshire, Wales."

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."

Maria Ewin, 1820 is a beautiful colorful sampler from Hands Across the Sea.

Maria 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 sampler 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:

Full Kit options:

• 37 ct option for 1 strand: Includes linen of choice + 24 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads, 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, Chart Booklet and 2 Tapestry Size 28 Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping)

Linen Choices:

• 30 ct Fat Half - Mariner's Map - 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"

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:

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, printed chart only OR as full kit.

Full Kit options:

• 37 ct option for 1 strand: Includes linen of choice + 28 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 + 37 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 524 ~ Straw ~ dark
  
• SDF 1043 ~ Plum
  
• SDF 1326 ~ Violet ~ very dark
  
• SDF 1435 ~ Antique blue
  
• SDF 1446 ~ Wedgwood ~ very dark
  
• SDF 1736 ~ Antique blue ~ very dark
  
• SDF 2126 ~ Avocado green ~ medium  (3 skeins for 30 ct version)
  
• SDF 2144 ~ Avocado green ~ light
  
• SDF 2532 ~ Yellow beige ~ medium
  
• SDF 2545 ~ Topaz ~ medium
  
• SDF 2915 ~ Salmon ~ medium
  
• SDF 2916 ~ Salmon ~ very dark
  
• SDF 2936 ~ Christmas red ~ medium
  
• SDF 3044 ~ Plum ~ light
  
• SDF 3315 ~ Violet ~ dark  (3 skeins for 30 ct version)
  
• SDF 3334 ~ Lavender ~ medium  (3 skeins for 30 ct version)
  
• SDF 3423 ~ Beaver grey ~ medium
  
• SDF 3425 ~ Blue green ~ dark
  
• SDF 3724 ~ Pine green ~ medium  (2 skeins for 30 ct version)
  
• SDF 3725 ~ Pistachio green ~ ultra dark
  
• SDF 3745 ~ Golden Olive ~ dark
  
• SDF 3822 ~ Tan ~ very light
  
• SDF 3836 ~ Beaver grey ~ very dark
  
• SDF 4122 ~ Brown ~ medium
  
• SDF 4236 ~ Golden brown ~ medium
  
• SDF 4246 ~ Hazelnut brown ~ very dark  (2 skeins for 30 ct version)
  
• SDF 4622 ~ Shell pink ~ medium light
  
• SDF 5025 ~ Blue green ~ 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."

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."

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."

Only One Rose, a postcard from the heart ~ A Little Gem  is the 5th in a series of “Little Gems” from Hands Across the Sea Samplers.

**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 + 14 skeins of Soie d'Alger thread and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase)

Linen Choices:

• 37 ct Fat Quarter - Legacy Linen Corn Tassel - 18" x 35"
• 30 ct Fat Quarter - Legacy Linen Mariner's Map - 17" x 35"
• 30 ct Fat Quarter - Legacy Linen Pecan Shortbread - 17" x 35"

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

• SDF 216 - Pistachio green ~ ultra dark
• SDF 236 - Forest green ~ very dark
• SDF 523 - Golden olive ~ light
• SDF 945 - Christmas red ~ dark
• SDF 1013 - Salmon ~ light
• SDF 2232 - Straw ~ light
• SDF 2916 - Raspberry ~ dark
• SDF 2932 - Salmon ~ medium
• SDF 3026  - Raspberry ~ very dark
• SDF 3341 - Pearl grey ~ very light
• SDF 3446 - Pewter grey – very dark
• SDF 3724 - Pine green ~ medium
• SDF 4221 - Beige brown ~ ultra very light
• SDF 5022 - Blue green ~ medium

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"This sampler is a postcard from the heart. The sampler, designed and stitched by Nicola as a gift to her husband, has been inspired by samplers in her private collection and conveys several messages to her husband.

The ‘language of flowers’ was a Victorian-era means of communication in which various flowers and floral arrangements were used to send coded messages, allowing individuals to express feelings which otherwise could not be spoken.

The English are famous for their roses, and roses are deeply implanted in the English heart. They bring a sweetness of fragance and beauty of colouring, the rose is the queen of an English garden blooming from early summer until the Christmas bells ring out."

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."

Sarah Fletcher 1841 is a beautiful historical sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers. 

This sampler is stitched with cross stitch over two threads of linen, with the dedication being cross stitch over one thread of linen, and some small sections of satin stitch.

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 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 1814 ~ Grey green ~ light
• SDF 2916 ~ Salmon ~ very dark ** #2645 may be substituted
• SDF 2936 ~ Dusty rose ~ very dark
• SDF 3812 ~ Old gold ~ light
• SDF 3835 x 2 ~ Khaki green ~ medium
• SDF 4216 ~ Coffee brown ~ dark
• SDF 4241 ~ Golden yellow ~ very light
• SDF 4242 ~ Old gold ~ medium
• SDF 4246 ~ Hazelnut brown ~ dark
• SDF 4536 ~ Brown grey ~ very dark
  

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

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."

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."

Agnes Husband 1862, is another sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers. 

Agnes is suitable for needleworkers of all abilities and would make an ideal “starter” project for those wishing to explore samplers.

**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 of choice + 3 spools of Soie 1003  thread and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles (Gift with Purchase)

Linen Choices:

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

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

• 107  ~ Salmon ~ very dark
• 707 ~ Pine green ~ medium
• 773 ~  Pewter grey – very dark

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"Agnes’ sweet sampler is worked mainly in red and green, and follows the Scottish practice of recording family initials. Three sets of initials are stitched with black thread which indicated that those relatives were deceased. We have found Agnes in family history records and the pdf download includes information about her and her family."

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."

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”."

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."

Esther Pickford, 1847 is a gorgeous sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers. 

The design is suitable for needleworkers of all abilities. The stitches used are cross stitch over 2 threads and satin stitches.

Kit Options : 

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

Full Kit options:

Includes linen + 13 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 Quarter - Russian Tea Cake - 18" x 35"
• 37 ct Fat Quarter - Corn Tassel - 18" x 35"
• 45 ct Fat Quarter - Foxtail Millet - 18" x 35"
• 53/63 ct Fat Eighth Sycamore Seed Pod - 18" x 29"

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

• SMS 039 x 1 ~ Apricot ~ medium
  
• SMS 148 x 1 ~ Straw ~ light
  
• SMS 177 x 1 ~ Shell pink ~ medium light
  
• SMS 274 x 1 ~ Khaki green ~ dark
  
• SMS 376 x 1 ~ Antique mauve ~ dark
  
• SMS 494 x 1 ~ Raspberry ~ light
  
• SMS 524 x 1 ~ Garnet ~ dark
  
• SMS 580 x 1 ~ Khaki green ~ light
  
• SMS 621 x 1 ~ Grey green ~ light
  
• SMS 644 x 1 ~ Salmon ~ very dark
  
• SMS 655 x 1 ~ Coral
  
• SMS 664 x 1 ~ Garnet
  
• SMS 741 x 1 ~ Salmon
  

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"Esther’s beautiful work has enchanted Nicola from her first glimpse of the sampler. The original sampler was worked in wool on approximately 24ct Penelope canvas. Esther had a wonderful eye for colour, her chosen palette included pink, mauve, apricot, raspberry, salmon, garnet, and coral. A delicious combination that makes the fingers itch to stitch.

Esther recorded that she completed her sampler in the 12^th year of her age in 1847. Our initial search of family history records found two possible Esthers. However, after a more thorough investigation, neither of the girls’ years of birth quite fitted our Esther, who would have been born in either 1834 or 1835."

Where Flowers Bloom, is another little gem sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers. 

This sampler 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 includes linen of choice + 16 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase)

Linen Choices:

• 30 ct Fat Eighth  - Victoria Sponge Cake - 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 1011 ~ Desert sand ~ light
  
• SDF 1414 ~ Navy blue ~ medium
• SDF 1723 ~ Turquoise
• SDF 1841 ~ Blue green ~ medium
• SDF 1845 ~ Blue green ~ dark
• SDF 1846 ~ Blue green ~ very dark
• SDF 2144 ~ Moss green
• SDF 2223 ~ Olive green ~ medium
• SDF 2234 ~ Old gold ~ medium
• SDF 2634 ~ Alizarin ~ light
• SDF 2645 ~ Salmon ~ very dark
• SDF 2926 ~ Garnet ~ very dark
• SDF 3345 ~ Driftwood ~ dark
• SDF 3413 ~ Shell grey ~ medium
• SDF 4622 ~ Shell pink ~ medium light
• SDF 4636 ~ Grape ~ very light 

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"Amy’s sampler has been a joy to reproduce and stitch. The 12-year-old child certainly had a good eye for colour and design. The sampler is a riot of colours, yet harmonious. Amy’s stitching is exquisite, and she has taken great care in the execution of her work."

Ann Borrett, 1646 is another little gem sampler from Hands Across the Sea. Ann’s beautiful band sampler is highly decorative and even though  she “rovght” her sampler three hundred and seventy-four years ago, the colours are still intense today. 

Ann stitched her sampler over 3 threads of linen with stitches that are reversible. If you prefer, your sampler could be executed over 2 threads.

Kit Options : 

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

Full Kit options:

Includes linen of choice + 11 spools of Soie 1003 thread, + Printed chart booklet  and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles (Gift with Purchase) - Free Shipping included

Linen Choices:

• 38 ct Fat Quarter of Fuller's Teazel -18" x 35"
• 53/63 ct Fat Eighth of Sycamore Seed Pod - 18" x 29"

Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 Kit Includes: 

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

About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:

"The first two bands of Ann’s sampler also appear in the band sampler stitched by Jeane Vally in 1646. Jeane’s sampler is in the Goodhart Collection at Montecute House and is featured in the book “The Goodhart Collection” on page 88.

Band samplers were the traditional “test pieces” worked by young girls. Ann’s sampler or “sam cloth” is a visual catalogue of stitches and comprises of neat rows of patterns that are suitable for repeating motifs to adorn garments and household items. The alphabet at the bottom of Ann’s sampler and her inscription demonstrate her ability to mark household linen."