Hands Across the Sea - Mary Carter 1712 ~ the 2020 Queen of the May - Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
Mary Carter 1712 ~ the 2020 Queen of the May is another sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers.
By the time Mary was taught needlework, the need to learn a great variety of stitches and complex traditional patterns had reduced. In the 1700s embroidered costumes and furnishings were replaced by extravagant woven and printed fabrics. In this century the format of English samplers was evolving, reflecting the changing perception of their purpose.
Kit Options :
Choice of purchasing thread only, printed chart or as full kit.
Full Kit options:
Includes linen of choice + 32 skeins of Soie d'Alger thread, Printed Chart Booklet and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping)
Linen Choices:
- 30 ct Fat Half - Legacy Linen Pecan Shortbread - 35" x 36"
- 37 ct Fat Half - Legacy Linen Corn Tassel - 35" x 36"
- 37 ct Fat Half - Legacy Linen Corkscrew Willow - 35" x 36"
32 skeins of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie d'Alger Kit Includes:
- SDF 542 x 3 ~ Topaz ~ light
- SDF 1811 x 1 ~ Sky blue ~ very light
- SDF 2145 x 6 ~ Moss green
- SDF 2223 x 4 ~ Moss green ~ medium light
- SDF 3045 x 6 ~ Plum ~ dar
- SDF 3812 x 4 ~ Tan ~ very light
- SDF 5384 x 4 ~ Peacock blue ~ light
- SDF F07 x 4 ~ Off white
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"Mary’s sampler was worked in the traditional bands of the 1600s on a long and narrow piece of linen. She used several reversible stitches, all exquisitely executed with skilled hands. However, we do not believe that her aim was to embroider a reversible sampler. The reverse of her sampler is extremely neat; Mary had pride in her work. There are no knotted starts and all her tail ends are neatly buried but her threads are visibly carried."
Hands Across the Sea - Mary Carter 1712 ~ the 2020 Queen of the May - Soie 100/3 Thread Kit
Mary Carter 1712 ~ the 2020 Queen of the May is another sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers.
By the time Mary was taught needlework, the need to learn a great variety of stitches and complex traditional patterns had reduced. In the 1700s embroidered costumes and furnishings were replaced by extravagant woven and printed fabrics. In this century the format of English samplers was evolving, reflecting the changing perception of their purpose.
Kit Options :
Choice of purchasing thread only, printed chart or as full kit.
Full Kit options:
Includes linen of choice + 23 spools of Soie 1003 thread, Printed Chart Booklet and 2 Tapestry Size 10 Beading Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping)
Linen Choices:
- 45 ct Fat Quarter - Legacy Linen Woven Sedge - 18" x 35"
- 53/63 ct Fat Eighth of Sand Castle - 18" x 29.5"
- 53/63 ct Fat Eighth of Manuscript Vellum - 18" x 29.5"
23 Spools of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 100/3 Kit Includes:
- SMS 072 x 3 ~ Peacock blue ~ light
- SMS 080 x 3 ~ Off white
- SMS 152 x 4 ~ Moss green
- SMS 154 x 3 ~ Tan ~ very light
- SMS 199 x 3 ~ Moss green ~ medium light
- SMS 222 x 4 ~ Plum ~ dark
- SMS 621 x 1 ~ Sky blue ~ very light
- SMS 776 x 2 ~ Topaz ~ light
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"Mary’s sampler was worked in the traditional bands of the 1600s on a long and narrow piece of linen. She used several reversible stitches, all exquisitely executed with skilled hands. However, we do not believe that her aim was to embroider a reversible sampler. The reverse of her sampler is extremely neat; Mary had pride in her work. There are no knotted starts and all her tail ends are neatly buried but her threads are visibly carried."
Hands Across the Sea - Mary 395 ~ 1869, A Bristol Orphanage Sampler - Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
Mary 395, is a reproduction sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers.
Kit Options : Choice of 30 ct, or 37 ct thread kit.
30 ct kit includes two full 45 meter hanks of your favorite red.
or
37 ct option includes a 45 meter hank of your favorite red + 1 skein extra in case you have to rip anything out.
Soie d'Alger Red Silk Thread color options include:
- SDF 926
- SDF 2923
- SDF 945
- SDF 946
Optional purchase for full kit which includes linen of choice, Printed Chart + silk thread and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase)
- 30 ct Fat Half of Mariner's Map - 35" by 36"
-
37 ct Fat Half of Corn Tassel - 35" by 36"
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"Regrettably, Mary did not record her surname on the sampler she so diligently stitched. The only clues she left behind are the year she finished her sampler “1869” and the number of the bed she occupied “395.” Each orphan has a heart-wrenching story to tell but our little girl, identifying herself by a bed number, has touched me deeply from the first moment I saw her."
Hands Across the Sea - Jane Fiddes 1835 – A Little Gem - Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
Jane Fiddes, 1835 is another sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers. Jane’s sampler is possibly Irish in origin and is filled to bursting with motifs that vibrate with color. The more you study the sampler the more you will see.
Jane’s sampler has been rated as suitable for intermediate and advanced needle workers but is not beyond a confident beginner. The sampler is an ideal choice for those who wish to expand their repertoire of stitches.
Kit Options :
Choice of purchasing thread only, chart only or as full kit.
Full Kit Options:
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)
Linen Choices:
- 30 ct Fat Half - Victoria Sponge Cake - 35" x 36"
- 37 ct Fat Quarter - Corn Tassel - 18" x 35"
1 each of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie d'Alger Silk Thread colors include:
- SDF 944 - Christmas red
- SDF 1434 - Antique blue ~ medium
- SDF 1436 - Antique blue ~ very dark
- SDF 1745 - Grey green ~ dark
- SDF 1814 - Grey green ~ light
- SDF 1845 - Blue green ~ dark
- 2 Skeins - SDF 2146 - Khaki green ~ dark
- SDF 2213 - Olive green ~ medium
- SDF 2234 - Straw ~ dark
- SDF 2645 - Salmon ~ very dark
- SDF 2914 - Salmon
- SDF 2926 - Garnet ~ medium
- SDF 3026 - Dusty rose ~ ultra very dark
- SDF 3846 - Beaver grey ~ ultra dark
- SDF 4236 - Brown ~ light
- SDF 4524 - Hazel nut brown
- SDF 4644 - Antique mauve ~ very light
- SDF 4645 - Antique mauve ~ dark
- SDF 5384 - Turquoise ~ light
- SDF F18 - Old gold ~ light
Kit Option 2: 21 Skeins of Soie d'Alger Only
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"On first viewing the sampler, when it was listed in an auction catalogue, we thought that the sampler was Scottish. There are numerous sets of initials scattered throughout the sampler, together with a house with the lawn below executed in Turkey work, and both features are characteristic of Scottish samplers.
When the sampler arrived, in an old but not necessarily original frame, we discovered on the backing board a label that indicated that the sampler had been framed in Dublin, Ireland. Was Jane born in Ireland, did she or one of her descendants marry an Irishman, was the sampler acquired by a collector who took the sampler to Ireland? Regrettably, we shall never know as we cannot link the initials Jane diligently stitched to the Janes that appear in family history records.
This charming sampler has been mainly executed with cross stitch over two threads with a small amount of cross stitch over one thread for Patch the dog. Other stitches used are double running stitch, satin stitch, Algerian eyelet stitch, four-sided stitch, plait stitch and stem stitch. "
Hands Across the Sea - Jane Fiddes 1835 – A Little Gem - Soie 100/3 Thread Kit
Jane Fiddes, 1835 is another sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers. Jane’s sampler is possibly Irish in origin and is filled to bursting with motifs that vibrate with color. The more you study the sampler the more you will see.
Jane’s sampler has been rated as suitable for intermediate and advanced needle workers but is not beyond a confident beginner. The sampler is an ideal choice for those who wish to expand their repertoire of stitches.
Kit Options :
Choice of purchasing thread only, chart only or combined.
20 Spools of Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 100/3 Kit Includes:
- SMS 022 - Olive green ~ medium
- SMS 072 - Turquoise ~ light
- SMS 037 - Antique mauve ~ very light
- SMS 099 - Beaver grey ~ ultra dark
- SMS 107 - Salmon ~ very dark
- SMS 274 - Khaki green ~ dark
- SMS 303 - Straw ~ dark
- SMS 335 - Garnet ~ dark - (previously SMS 2646)
- SMS 356 - Antique blue ~ medium
- SMS 376 - Antique mauve ~ dark
- SMS 425 - Old gold ~ light ~ Will be substituted with SMS 506
- SMS 486 - Grey green ~ dark
- SMS 500 - Christmas red
- SMS 510 - Antique blue ~ very dark
- SMS 524 - Dusty rose ~ ultra very dark
- SMS 542 - Brown ~ light
- SMS 621 - Grey green ~ light
- SMS 634 - Hazel nut brown
- SMS 654 - Blue green ~ dark
- SMS 741 - Salmon
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"On first viewing the sampler, when it was listed in an auction catalogue, we thought that the sampler was Scottish. There are numerous sets of initials scattered throughout the sampler, together with a house with the lawn below executed in Turkey work, and both features are characteristic of Scottish samplers.
When the sampler arrived, in an old but not necessarily original frame, we discovered on the backing board a label that indicated that the sampler had been framed in Dublin, Ireland. Was Jane born in Ireland, did she or one of her descendants marry an Irishman, was the sampler acquired by a collector who took the sampler to Ireland? Regrettably, we shall never know as we cannot link the initials Jane diligently stitched to the Janes that appear in family history records.
This charming sampler has been mainly executed with cross stitch over two threads with a small amount of cross stitch over one thread for Patch the dog. Other stitches used are double running stitch, satin stitch, Algerian eyelet stitch, four-sided stitch, plait stitch and stem stitch. "