Hands Across the Sea - Minnie Standlake, 1897 ~ a Little Gem ~ Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
Minnie Standlake, 1897 is little gem sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers.
Minnie's sampler is suitable for needleworkers of all abilities. The stitches used are cross stitch over two threads.
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About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"Minnie’s sweet sampler certainly stood out for us as an example of a child’s needlework. Using only two colours, the twelve-year-old child recorded her alphabet in the upper and lower case, her numbers through 1 to 10, and a verse taken from Exodus 20:12.
“Honour thy father and mother that thy days may belong upon the land and which the Lord thy God giveth thee”.
Hands Across the Sea - Eleanor Steele, 1836 ~ a Little Gem ~ Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
Eleanor Steele, 1836 is little gem sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers.
Eleanor's sampler is suitable for needleworkers of all abilities. The stitches used are cross stitch over two threads.
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SDF 923 ~ Coral ~ medium
SDF 943 ~ Christmas red
SDF 2135 ~ Hunter green ~ dark
SDF 2943 ~ Dusty rose ~ medium
SDF 3045 ~ Plum ~ medium
SDF 3826 ~ Brown ~ very light
SDF 5113 ~ Antique violet ~ medium
SDF 5382 ~ Grey green ~ light
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About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"We believe that Eleanor was born in Cumbria, the most north-western county in England, bordering onto Scotland. We have found two possible Eleanors in the family history records. One baptised on August 29, 1824 in Saint Bridget Beckernet and the other baptised on July 26, 1823 at Saint Bees. It is possible that the two Eleanors were cousins, as Beckernet and Saint Bees are situated less than five miles apart."
Hands Across the Sea - Ellen Martha Whiting 1879 - Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
Ellen Martha Whiting, 1879 is colorful, beautiful sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers.
This sampler is suitable for needleworkers of all abilities. The stitches used are cross stitch over 1 and 2 threads and satin stitch together with six straight stitches that form the stamens on the two fuchsia heads.
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About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"Ellen finished her sampler on Monday, February 3, 1879 when she was 12 years old. The day must have been a momentous one, and we can imagine her excitement. Some 142 years later we are very excited to share the reproduction of her sampler with you.
Ellen Martha Whiting was baptised in St Mary’s Church in the village of Colkirk, Norfolk, England on Wednesday, October 9, 1867."
Hands Across the Sea - Emily Ann Foster 1892 ~ a Little Gem ~ Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
Emily Ann Foster, 1892 is little gem sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers.
Jessie’s sampler is suitable for needleworkers of all abilities. The stitches used are cross stitch over two threads.
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About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"Emily Ann finished her sampler in the year 1892 when she was 11 years old. She recorded that she lived in Weaverthorpe, a village in the south-eastern corner of North Yorkshire. Emily was born in 1881 to George Foster, a farm labourer, and his wife Hannah Summersgill."
Hands Across the Sea - Where Flowers Bloom, A Little Gem ~ Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
Where Flowers Bloom, is another little gem sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers.
This sampler is suitable for needleworkers of all abilities.
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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."
Hands Across the Sea - Amy Fisher, 1893 ~ Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
Amy Fisher 1893, is another sweet sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers.
Amy's sampler is suitable for needleworkers of all abilities.
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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."
Hands Across the Sea - Mary Lock 1832 - Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
Mary Lock 1832, is sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers.
This sampler is suitable for intermediate and advanced needleworkers but is not beyond a confident beginner. The stitches used are cross stitch over 1 and 2 threads and satin stitch.
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About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"Mary may have been educated at home by a governess or attended a local fee-paying school or even a boarding school. Whether she was taught by a governess or a school mistress, needlework would have played a big part in her education. It was one of the necessary accomplishments a young lady was required to master. It was considered one of the “female arts”, which were important in the preparation for marrying “well” and essential domestic skills needed by the mistress of a household. At a time when everything was hand-sewn, sewing skills were essential regardless of the family’s financial standing.
Mary’s sampler demonstrates her diligence, and the neat stitching and attention to detail are indicative of her pride and enjoyment in her work. We are fortunate that Mary’s sampler was treasured, first by her and her parents and then by her descendants. Their care of a child’s needlework has ensured that Mary is remembered and celebrated today."
Hands Across the Sea - Ruth Bates, 1823 ~ a Little Gem - Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
Ruth Bates 1823, is sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers.
This sampler is suitable for intermediate and advanced needleworkers but is not beyond a confident beginner. The stitches used are cross stitch over 1 and 2 threads and satin stitch.
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About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"Ruth’s sampler had so many similarities to Isabella’s that there had to be a connection. We were able to make contact with one of Ruth’s descendants, a medieval archivist who had some information on the family’s history. Ruth was born in Plaistow, London, on August 16, 1815 to Joseph Bates and Esther Bates, née Cartwright."
Hands Across the Sea - Jessie Watson c.1816 ~ Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
Jessie Watson 1816, is another sweet sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers.
Jessie’s sampler is suitable for needleworkers of all abilities. The stitches used are cross stitch over two threads, eyelet stitch and three satin stitches.
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About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"This delightful sampler stitched on 24ct linen with wool by Jessie Watson charmed us from the first glance. Unfortunately, Jessie did not include a date or a location on her sampler, so we have not been able to identify her in family history records. However, we do know of another sampler that has an almost identical house and heart that was stitched in 1816.
Sometimes when researching a sampler, we have to look to the motifs for clues as to the identity of its young maker. We believe Jessie’s sampler to be Scottish."
Hands Across the Sea - Marion B Horsburgh, 1866 - Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
Marion B Horsburgh, 1866 ~ A Little Gem is a charming, colorful sampler from Hands Across the Sea.
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About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"Marion’s charming sampler was finished on April 6, 1866 when she was twelve years old. The young girl’s sampler was worked with wool on a ground of approximately 24ct. Contained within a border of plump red strawberries is a delightful cottage flanked by two pine trees with a lawn of luscious green grass. You could imagine the heroine of a fairy tale stumbling across this cottage in a forest glade."
Hands Across the Sea - Lilly Thirza Edwards 1887 ~ a Little Gem - Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
Lilly Thirza Edwards 1887, is another sweet sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers.
Lilly is suitable for needleworkers of all abilities.
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About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"From family history records we know that Lilly was born to Henry, a railway guard, and his wife Eliza. On September 29, 1878 she was baptised in the town of Bromsgrove in the county of Worcestershire. By the 1881 census return the family can be found living at 21 New Market Terrace, London in the parish of St Pancras.
We know that Lilly stitched her sampler in the year 1887 when she was nearing her eighth birthday.
On June 3, 1905 Lilly married James Henry Thomas at St Paul’s Church in St Pancras. Lilly lived a long life, dying aged 80 on September 16, 1959. We hope that when the 1921 census is released in the forthcoming year that we may be able to add to Lilly’s story."
Hands Across the Sea - Cicely Margaret Ingram ~ A Little Gem - Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
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.
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About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"Cicely recorded on her sampler that she was born on December 17th, 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."
Hands Across the Sea - Ann Castle, 1811 - Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
Ann Castle is a lovely sampler from Hands Across the Sea. The design is suitable for intermediate and advanced needleworkers but is not beyond a determined beginner.
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About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
“A 19th century needlework Sampler by Ann Castle, dated 1811, 45cm x 32cm, (the owners grandparents believe the image of the house in the sampler is that of Holly Cottage, 18 High Street, Wargrave, Berkshire. Ann Castle lived in the cottage which formed part of the estate of the local manor house, the (owners) grandparents lived in the house as both were in service at the local manor house, one as a chauffeur and the other as a housemaid. They continued to live at Holly Cottage after their retirement and it is possible that the sampler was in Holly Cottage while they lived there and was subsequently gifted to them at some point. While the sampler shows three upstairs windows you can see from the photo with the sampler that the middle window was bricked up during the Georgian period to avoid the window tax”.
Hands Across the Sea - Ann Webb, 1829 ~ A Little Gem - Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
Ann Webb, 1829 ~ A Little Gem is a delightful, cute sampler from Hands Across the Sea.
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About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"At only nine years of age Ann finished her delightful sampler. The young girl chose a delicious palette, she had a good eye selecting very soft yet colourful threads. She diligently worked at her sampler covering her linen with an assortment of motifs including two billy goats.
The verse she carefully stitched is the first of the nine Beatitudes of Matthew 5:3. “Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven”. We do not know if Ann was rich or poor in spirit, with the passing of time all that remains today is her childhood needlework."
Hands Across the Sea - Amelia Jane Chandler, 1862 ~ A Little Gem - Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
Amelia Jane Chandler, 1862 ~ A Little Gem is the another in a series of “Little Gems” from Hands Across the Sea Samplers. This sampler is suitable for needleworkers of all abilities and would make an ideal “starter” project for those wishing to explore samplers.
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About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"Amelia Jane was baptised on May 22, 1842 in St Nicholas, Compton, Surrey. She had been born in the hamlet of Binscombe to Henry and Jane Chandler. In the 1851 census return the family can be found living at Hookley Lane in the village of Compton. Henry was listed as a gamekeeper.
In the 1861 census Amelia Jane can be found as a nursemaid at the Sun Inn and Brewery at Bridge Street in the historic market town of Godalming. The inn and brewery were owned by a widow, Emma Smeed, and it is probable that Amelia Jane cared for her employer’s four-year-old daughter Alice."
Hands Across the Sea -The Alexanders of Lintrathen, 1829 ~ A Little Gem - Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
The Alexanders of Lintrathen, 1829 ~ A Little Gem is delightful sampler from Hands Across the Sea.
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About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"In the 1851 census, Jean Alexander can be found living with her sister Mary. She is listed as a handloom weaver of linen. Handloom weaving was a family business; the trade being handed down through the generations. It is possible that the linen the sampler was stitched on was woven by an Alexander. Whilst the 1851 census contains the last official mention of Jean Alexander, the survival of the sampler she stitched as a child is her lasting legacy. Her sampler is a primary historical source document in its own right."
Hands Across the Sea - Anna Sophia Bircham, 1871 - Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
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.
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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."
Hands Across the Sea - Ann Borrett 1646 - Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
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.
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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."
Hands Across the Sea - Emma Lavinia Crocker 1825 ~ The Reproduction - Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
Emma Lavinia Crocker 1825 is another little gem sampler from Hands Across the Sea. This sampler is the Reproduction version of the samplers. The sampler has been rated as suitable for confident beginners through to advanced needleworkers.
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About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
“Emma recorded that she finished her sampler on July 16, 1825. The 16th was a Saturday, and this has given us reason to consider that the sampler was wrought under the guidance of her mother rather than a school or Sunday school teacher.
Emma’s sampler is an amazing achievement for a girl of barely 9 years of age."
Hands Across the Sea - Mary Ann Diaper, 1826 - Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
Mary Ann Diaper, 1826 is a sampler from Hands Across the Sea - at only at only eight years of age, finished her sampler in the year 1826. Mary Ann’s sampler has been rated as suitable for confident beginners through to advanced needleworkers.
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About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
“The longest road out is the shortest road home”
Who can resist a red house sampler? Jane’s colourful sampler glows with good cheer. Contained within a stylised red carnation border is a delightful scene of a sturdy redbrick house surrounded by urns of fruit, four birds and auriculas. The parkland abounds with deer, two small dogs and an aristocratic cat with tail held high. The three chimneys, with smoke billowing, create a feeling of “home is where the hearth is” and adds to the overall feeling of warmth the sampler conveys.
Jane stitched the number four in 1840 backwards. Writing numbers backwards (mirror-writing) is not unusual for young children, it is how their brain processes what they see.
Hands Across the Sea - Jane Hardy 1840 ~ a Little Gem - Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
Jane Hardy c 1840~ A Little Gem is cute colorful sampler and is the 9th in a series of Little Gems from Hands Across the Sea.
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About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
“The longest road out is the shortest road home”
Who can resist a red house sampler? Jane’s colourful sampler glows with good cheer. Contained within a stylised red carnation border is a delightful scene of a sturdy redbrick house surrounded by urns of fruit, four birds and auriculas. The parkland abounds with deer, two small dogs and an aristocratic cat with tail held high. The three chimneys, with smoke billowing, create a feeling of “home is where the hearth is” and adds to the overall feeling of warmth the sampler conveys.
Jane stitched the number four in 1840 backwards. Writing numbers backwards (mirror-writing) is not unusual for young children, it is how their brain processes what they see.
Hands Across the Sea - Agnes Husband 1862 ~ a Little Gem - Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
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.
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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."
Hands Across the Sea - M E Metcalfe ~ A Little Gem - Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
M E Metcalfe ~ A Little Gem is the 7th in a series of “Little Gems” from Hands Across the Sea Samplers. This sampler is suitable for needleworkers of all abilities and would make an ideal “starter” project for those wishing to explore samplers.
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About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"Where flowers bloom so does beauty”
Is this sweetest of Little Gems a Mary or a Mabel? Unfortunately, we will never know as the young needleworker never recorded their full name. They may even be a Matthew or Martin!"