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The Scarlet Letter - Ann Ward, 1808 ~ Silk Thread Kit
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The Scarlet Letter - Fruit Tree with Two Animals, circa 1690 ~ Silk Thread Kit
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The Scarlet Letter - Elizabeth Cheetham, 1824 ~ Silk Thread Kit
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The Scarlet Letter - Mary Hood, 1768 ~ Silk Thread Kit
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The Scarlet Letter - Jane Atkinson circa 1780 ~ Silk Thread Kit
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The Scarlet Letter - Margaret Reid, 1837 ~ Thread Kit
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The Scarlet Letter - Mary Williams 1804 ~ Thread Kit
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The Scarlet Letter - Dorothy Walpole, 1774 ~ Thread Kit
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The Scarlet Letter - Ann Ward, 1808 ~ Silk Thread Kit

$83.00 Save $-83.00

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Attention customers, conversion to 1003 is only provided if you purchase the thread kit. Purchase of chart only will not provide conversion to Soie 1003. 

Ann Ward, circa 1808 is a Quaker sampler by The Scarlet Letter made in Chester County, Pennsylvania consisting of alphabets, numerals, ligatures* and lineal patterns executed in a variety of stitches

Stitches used include cross, petit point, counted satin, queen, eyelet and four-sided making this a true exercise in needlework skills for a young girl of eleven years old.

Suitable for stitchers of all abilities. 

Stitch count: 128 x 174

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

Full Kit options:

Includes linen of choice, Printed Chart Booklet + 26 colors of either Soie d'Alger or Soie 1003 threads (+ Free Shipping). 

Linen Choices*:

  • 30 ct Fat Eighth - Victoria Sponge Cake - 17.5" x 18"
  • 37 ct Fat  Eighth - Russian Tea Cake -  17.5" x 18"
  • 45 ct Fat Eighth - Jersey Cream - 17.5" x 18"
  • 48 ct Fat Eighth - Bride Cake - 17.5" x 18"

*Linen sizes assume a 3" border

Thread Options:

 Au Ver a Soie®, Soie d'Alger includes 11 skeins. Recommended linen for this thread is 38 ct or lower. Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 includes 11 spools. Recommended linen for this thread is 37 ct or higher.

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

    About the Sampler from the Designer

    This is a reproduction of a Quaker sampler made in Chester County, Pennsylvania consisting of alphabets, numerals, ligatures* and lineal patterns executed in a variety of stitches.  The uppermost border with the dangling central flower is often seen on American Quaker samplers of this period (see “Rebecca Nut” in The Scarlet Letter collection).

    Stitches used include cross, petit point, counted satin, queen, eyelet and four-sided making this a true exercise in needlework skills for a young girl of eleven years old.

    On 30/32 count linen the reproduction sampler will most closely approximate the size of the original: 8-1/2″ x 11-1/2″ (the original is 10″ x 12″ stitched on homespun linen with vegetable dyed silk floss).

    The project is recommended for any level of skill and is a lovely small way to learn a variety of stitches in an historic context.

    *Ligatures are characters consisting of one or more joined letters and are often seen on Quaker samplers. 
    The Scarlet Letter - Ann Ward, 1808 ~ Silk Thread Kit
    The Scarlet Letter - Ann Ward, 1808 ~ Silk Thread Kit
    The Scarlet Letter - Ann Ward, 1808 ~ Silk Thread Kit
    The Scarlet Letter - Ann Ward, 1808 ~ Silk Thread Kit

    The Scarlet Letter - Fruit Tree with Two Animals, circa 1690 ~ Silk Thread Kit

    $210.00 Save $-210.00

    Attention customers, conversion to 1003 is only provided if you purchase the thread kit. Purchase of chart only will not provide conversion to Soie 1003. 

    Fruit Tree with Two Animals, circa 1690 is an English needlework vignette from The Scarlet Letter.

    Stitches used to execute sampler are cross stitch over one and two threads of linen

    Stitch count: 150 x 150

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


    Full Kit options:

    Includes linen of choice, Printed Chart Booklet + 26 colors of either Soie d'Alger or Soie 1003 threads (+ Free Shipping). 

    Linen Choices*:

    • 30 ct Fat Eighth - Victoria Sponge Cake - 17.5" x 18"
    • 37 ct Fat  Eighth - Russian Tea Cake -  17.5" x 18"
    • 45 ct Fat Eighth - Jersey Cream - 17.5" x 18"

    *Linen sizes assume a 3" border

    Thread Options:

     Au Ver a Soie®, Soie d'Alger includes 28 skeins. Recommended linen for this thread is 38 ct or lower. Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 includes 26 spools. Recommended linen for this thread is 37 ct or higher.

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

      About the Sampler from the Designer

      This colorful William III English needlework vignette is executed entirely in gros and petit point stitches (cross stitch over one and two threads of linen).  It depicts a large gros point fruiting tree above a scene with very finely stitched petit point leaves, flowers, and two animals, the larger animal likely a wolf, with a lamb slung over its shoulder.

      The Eurasian wolves in Britain were huge, feared, and unlike many other species, did not exhibit “island dwarfism”.  They were persecuted by law since Norman times.  The last wolf in Britain was supposedly killed during the reign of Henry VII, who died in 1509, but due to a lack of records, the wolves of Britain might well have survived into the seventeenth century in remote areas such as Wales or Scotland.  As the land became increasingly deforested and more agrarian, their habitat and natural prey became limited and the wolves would have had to rely on domestic animals as prey.  The story goes that the last “wild”  wolf was shot near Killiecrankie, Scotland, in 1680 by Sir Ewen Cameron of Locheil.

      Stitched on 32-count linen the reproduction panel will be the same size as the original- 9-1/2″ x 9-1/2″. The project is recommended for any skill level.
      The Scarlet Letter - Fruit Tree with Two Animals, circa 1690 ~ Silk Thread Kit
      The Scarlet Letter - Fruit Tree with Two Animals, circa 1690 ~ Silk Thread Kit
      The Scarlet Letter - Fruit Tree with Two Animals, circa 1690 ~ Silk Thread Kit
      The Scarlet Letter - Fruit Tree with Two Animals, circa 1690 ~ Silk Thread Kit

      The Scarlet Letter - Elizabeth Cheetham, 1824 ~ Silk Thread Kit

      $150.00 Save $-150.00

      Attention customers, conversion to 1003 is only provided if you purchase the thread kit. Purchase of chart only will not provide conversion to Soie 1003. 

      Elizabeth Cheetham, 1824 is a colorful and quirky English sampler with Scottish influences from The Scarlet Letter.

      Stitches used to execute sampler are cross and counted satin. 

      Stitch count: 331 x 367

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


      Full Kit options:

      Includes linen of choice, Printed Chart Booklet + 19 colors of either Soie d'Alger or Soie 1003 threads (+ Free Shipping). 

      Linen Choices*:

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

      *Linen sizes assume a 3" border

      Thread Options:

       Au Ver a Soie®, Soie d'Alger includes 20 skeins. Recommended linen for this thread is 38 ct or lower.

       Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 includes 19 spools. Recommended linen for this thread is 37 ct or higher.

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

        About the Sampler from the Designer

        This is a pleasantly quirky, colorful sampler likely stitched in the north of England judging by some of the Scottish influences in the design. A four sided strawberry border surrounds an alphabet and a pious verse above a geometric pattern band. Below this is a scenic register with trees, birds, baskets of flowers, and deer with mauve colored spots. The verses are:

        Make much of precious Time WHile in Your Power
        Careful well to Husband Evry Hour for Time Will
        Come When You shall Sore Lament the unhappy
        Minutes That you have Misspent

        Let Little be the Name of Truth this is the Practice
        Of my Youth With Care and Cost I have this Rought
        And Finished With a virgins Thought

        In the lower third there is a pattern band that resembles bargello, but it is in fact cross stitched. Research reveals that this sampler might have been made by one Elizabeth Cheetham, born in 1813 to James and Martha Cheetham, in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. She married Sampson Craven in 1833 at the age of nineteen. His occupation is noted as “Wool Sorter.” They had eight children. She passed at the age of 65 in 1879. Stitches used to execute the sampler are cross and counted satin. On 40 count linen the finished reproduction will measure approximately 16-1/2″ x 18-1/2″.

        The Scarlet Letter - Elizabeth Cheetham, 1824 ~ Silk Thread Kit
        The Scarlet Letter - Elizabeth Cheetham, 1824 ~ Silk Thread Kit
        The Scarlet Letter - Elizabeth Cheetham, 1824 ~ Silk Thread Kit
        The Scarlet Letter - Elizabeth Cheetham, 1824 ~ Silk Thread Kit

        The Scarlet Letter - Mary Hood, 1768 ~ Silk Thread Kit

        $150.00 Save $-150.00

        Attention customers, conversion to 1003 is only provided if you purchase the thread kit. Purchase of chart only will not provide conversion to Soie 1003. 

        Mary Hood, 1768 is an 18th century English Sampler from The Scarlet Letter.

        Stitches used are cross over one and two threads of linen, and eyelet stitched over one and two threads of linen.

        Stitch count: 269 x 236

        The project is recommended for needleworkers of intermediate level.

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


        Full Kit options:

        Includes linen of choice, Printed Chart Booklet + 18 colors of either Soie d'Alger or Soie 1003 threads (+ Free Shipping). 

        Linen Choices:

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

        Thread Options:

         Au Ver a Soie®, Soie d'Alger includes 20 skeins. Recommended linen for this thread is 38 ct or lower.

         Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 includes 18 spools. Recommended linen for this thread is 37 ct or higher.

         Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 includes 15 spools + Soie Surfine includes 3 spools for Lettering.  Recommended linen for this thread is 37 ct or higher.

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

          About the Sampler from the Designer

          "This English sampler retained its vibrant original color when I acquired it, having been conserved and de-accessioned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. While the ground suffered many small holes, the needlework itself was still in brilliant condition. It features bold- original!- primary colors in its four sided floral border, verses, and scene with a lovely but asymmetrical brick house with dormer windows, flanked by trees. The verses are:

          Oh may once more the happy Age appear
          When words were Artless and the Soul sincere
          When Gold and Grander were unenvy’d things
          And Crowns less coveted than Groves and Springs

          Fragrant the Rose is but it fades in time. The Violet
          Sweet but quickly Past the Prime White Lilies hang their
          Heads and soon decay And Whiter Snow in Minutes
          Melts away Such and So With’ring Are our early Joys
          Which Time or Sickness speedily destroy
          Mary Hood Finished This Work October the 4 1768"


          The Scarlet Letter - Mary Hood, 1768 ~ Silk Thread Kit
          The Scarlet Letter - Mary Hood, 1768 ~ Silk Thread Kit
          The Scarlet Letter - Mary Hood, 1768 ~ Silk Thread Kit
          The Scarlet Letter - Mary Hood, 1768 ~ Silk Thread Kit
          The Scarlet Letter - Mary Hood, 1768 ~ Silk Thread Kit
          The Scarlet Letter - Mary Hood, 1768 ~ Silk Thread Kit

          The Scarlet Letter - Jane Atkinson circa 1780 ~ Silk Thread Kit

          $202.00 Save $-202.00

          Attention customers, conversion to 1003 is only provided if you purchase the thread kit

          Jane Atkinson, 1780 is a beautiful English Sampler in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston from The Scarlet Letter.

          Stitch count: 290 x 460
          The project is recommended for needleworkers of intermediate level.

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


          Full Kit options:

          Includes linen of choice, Printed Chart Booklet + 26 colors of either Soie d'Alger or Soie 1003 threads (+Free Shipping). 

          Linen Choices:

          • 37 ct Fat Quarter - Corn Tassel - 18" x 35"
          • 38 ct Fat Quarter - Fuller's Teazel - 18" x 35"
          • 45 ct Fat Quarter - Foxtail Millet - 18" x 35"

          Thread Options:

           Au Ver a Soie®, Soie d'Alger includes 27 skeins. Recommended linen for this thread is 38 ct or lower.

           Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 includes 26 spools. Recommended linen for this thread is 37 ct or higher.

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

            About the Sampler from the Designer

            "This needlework was designed after an English sampler in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts-Boston. The lush border flowers are similar to those on a sampler made by Sarah Brignell  from around the same period, suggesting the existence of a school or teacher whose “specialty” was opulent floral borders. The border includes elaborately stitched tulips, roses, carnations, daisies and lilies. The verse is as follows:

            What though my sins are of a Crimson stain
            My saviours blood can wash me white again
            Though numerous the twinkling stars they be
            or sands along the margin of the sea Or as
            smooth pebbles on some beachy shore
            The mercies of the Almighty still are more

            On 40 count linen, the sampler will measure approximately 14-1/2″ x 23″. Stitches used are cross, back, and counted satin."


            The Scarlet Letter - Jane Atkinson circa 1780 ~ Silk Thread Kit
            The Scarlet Letter - Jane Atkinson circa 1780 ~ Silk Thread Kit
            The Scarlet Letter - Jane Atkinson circa 1780 ~ Silk Thread Kit
            The Scarlet Letter - Jane Atkinson circa 1780 ~ Silk Thread Kit

            The Scarlet Letter - Margaret Reid, 1837 ~ Thread Kit

            TSL_REID_SDF

            $165.00 Save $-165.00

            Attention customers, conversion to 1003 will not be provided if threads are not purchased with chart. It is only provided if you purchase the thread kit

            Margaret Reid, 1837 is a vibrant Scottish Historical Sampler from The Scarlet Letter.

            Stitch count: 240 x 270

            Stitches used in the sampler are cross, petit point, double running, satin, and stem.  

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

            Full Kit options:

            Includes linen of choice, Printed Chart Booklet + 20 colors of either 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
              • 45 ct Fat Quarter -Jersey Cream - 18" x 35" ~ Recommended for Soie 1003 Threads 

            Thread Options:

             Au Ver a Soie®, Soie d'Alger includes 22 skeins. Recommended linen for this thread is 38 ct or lower.

             Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 includes 20 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

              "Possibly Scottish, a very well-preserved sampler that was likely never framed. (There is an acquisition tag sewn to the edge but the source collection is unknown.)  An unusual, elaborate four-sided floral and leaf border surrounds a central reserve with a brief moral verse, Adam and Eve with a turquoise serpent under the tree of life, and many colorful floral, bird and animal motifs are scattered about symmetrically including roosters, rabbits, parrots, peacocks, quail, stags, dogs, and two strange three-legged flying birds over the stags.  Stitches used in the sampler are cross, petit point, double running, satin, and stem.  The illuminated initials at the top likely refer to her parents.

              The inscription includes other family  initials:

              MARGARET REIDS    JR

              WORK AGED 13    ER  JR

              FINISHED JANY THE 19  1837

              AR  JM  TCID  MR  EC

              THE LOSS OF GOLD IS MUCH

              THE LOSS OF TIME IS MORE

              BUT THE LOSS OF CHRIST IS SUCH

              AS NO MAN CAN RESTORE"

               

              The Scarlet Letter - Margaret Reid, 1837 ~ Thread Kit
              The Scarlet Letter - Margaret Reid, 1837 ~ Thread Kit
              The Scarlet Letter - Margaret Reid, 1837 ~ Thread Kit
              The Scarlet Letter - Margaret Reid, 1837 ~ Thread Kit
              The Scarlet Letter - Margaret Reid, 1837 ~ Thread Kit
              The Scarlet Letter - Margaret Reid, 1837 ~ Thread Kit
              The Scarlet Letter - Margaret Reid, 1837 ~ Thread Kit
              The Scarlet Letter - Margaret Reid, 1837 ~ Thread Kit
              The Scarlet Letter - Margaret Reid, 1837 ~ Thread Kit
              The Scarlet Letter - Margaret Reid, 1837 ~ Thread Kit

              The Scarlet Letter - Mary Williams 1804 ~ Thread Kit

              $105.00 Save $-105.00

              Mary Williams, 1804 is another beautiful Irish Quaker Historical Sampler from The Scarlet Letter. This sampler chart is included with purchase of Dorothy Walpole chart.

              Stitch count: 220 x 273

              The project is recommended for needleworkers of any skill level. Stitches used in the sampler are cross, counted satin, eyelet and petit point. 

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

              Note, this chart is a bonus  Irish Quaker chart packaged with Dorothy Walpole, 1774. Mary Williams sample is one of Dorothy Walpole's daughters. 

              Full Kit options:

              Includes linen of choice, Printed Chart Booklet + 25 colors of either Soie d'Alger or Soie 1003 threads (+Free Shipping). 

              Linen Choices:

              • 30 ct Fat Half  - Mariner's Map -35" x 36" ~ Recommended for Soie d'Alger Threads only 
              • 37 ct Fat Quarter - Russian Tea Cake - 17.5" x 35"  Recommended for both Soie d'Alger and Soie 1003 threads
              • 45 ct Fat Quarter -Jersey Cream - 18" x 35" ~ Recommended for Soie 1003 Threads 

              Thread Options:

               Au Ver a Soie®, Soie d'Alger includes 14 skeins. Recommended linen for this thread is 38 ct or lower.

               Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 includes 14 spools. Recommended linen for this thread is 37 ct or higher.

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

                About the Sampler from the Designer

                "It is a rare to find family groups of samplers particularly those which span mroe than one generation. This smapler is one of a rare group of Irish samplers providing a tangible record of education recieved by Dorothy Walpole in 18th century Ireland and later her daughters Mary and Elizabeth in the early 19th century. 

                This is a reproduction of one of Mary's earliest samplers clearly showing influences of Quaker deisgn in the lettering. Ligatures and the floral and bird sprays in the lower register. The first two-stanza verse come from an anonymous publication titled "Poetical Prenzy or a venture in Rhyme" and its called "Enthusiasm"

                Read more information about this historical sampler: https://scarlet-letter.com/dorothy-walpole-1774/


                The Scarlet Letter - Mary Williams 1804 ~ Thread Kit

                The Scarlet Letter - Dorothy Walpole, 1774 ~ Thread Kit

                TSL_WALPOLE_SDF

                $187.00 Save $-187.00

                Attention customers, conversion to 1003 will not be provided if threads are not purchased with chart. It is only provided if you purchase the thread kit

                Note, this chart comes available with a bonus Irish Quaker chart Mary Williams, 1804 which is one of her daughters samplers. Option to add thread kit for Mary Williams with purchase here.

                Dorothy Walpole, 1774 is a beautiful Irish Quaker Historical Sampler from The Scarlet Letter.

                Stitch count: 181 x 477
                The project is recommended for needleworkers of intermediate level.

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


                Full Kit options:

                Includes linen of choice, Printed Chart Booklet + 25 colors of either Soie d'Alger or Soie 1003 threads (+Free Shipping). 

                Linen Choices:

                • 30 ct Fat Half  - Mariner's Map -35" x 36" ~ Recommended for Soie d'Alger Threads only 
                • 37 ct Fat Quarter - Russian Tea Cake - 17.5" x 35"  Recommended for both Soie d'Alger and Soie 1003 threads
                • 45 ct Fat Quarter -Jersey Cream - 18" x 35" ~ Recommended for Soie 1003 Threads 

                Thread Options:

                 Au Ver a Soie®, Soie d'Alger includes 25 skeins. Recommended linen for this thread is 38 ct or lower.

                 Au Ver a Soie®, Soie 1003 includes 25 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

                  "Dorothy Walpole was born in New Garden in the Painestown Parish of Carlow, Ireland. On August 25th, 1794, she married Christopher Williams also of New Garden which was home to a large Quaker community. Where Dorothy worked her sampler is not known but it seems likely she attended a small private school in the locality. Certainly her family owned land in the area and enjoyed a reasonably comfortable lifestyle.

                  Embroidered on unbleached linen this beautiful band sampler employs Florentine, cross, petit point, queen, herringbone and counted satin stitches. It is divided into sections within a simple strawberry border comprising alphabets in a variety of stitches, a four line verse, a wide band of Florentine work and flowers on curling stems with the petals dramatically outlined. On 40 count linen the reproduction sampler will measure approximately 9″ x 24″ and most closely approximates the size of the original. It is recommended for intermediate level needleworkers. (See also the sampler by her daughter, Mary Williams.

                  The initials DR remain a mystery. This genealogical information comes via Michael Goodbody.

                  According to the records in the Dublin Historical library, Dorothy Walpole was a Quaker by birth. She was born 9 September 1762, the daughter of John & Elisabeth Walpole. She died at New Garden 6 June 1829. She married 25 August 1793 Christopher Williams (also a Quaker) of New Garden, Co. Carlow and they had at least seven children, including the two daughters, Elisabeth (born 20 May 1794) and Mary, born 15 October 1797. Elisabeth, possibly known as Eliza died at Newgarden in 1858 aged 64 but that is uncertain. What happened to Mary is unknown. She would have been only seven years old when she did her sampler.

                  There were a number of sons, including George (born 4 May 1804), who moved to Dublin in 1842. He suffered continuing business difficulties and was “disowned” by the Quaker, although his children appear to have remained members. In 1829 George married Margaret Woods, by whom he appears to have had eight children, including sons George (b.1843) and James (b.1832) who were partners along with Robert Woods in the forerunner of Williams & Woods, preserve manufacturers. George and James were grandsons of Dorothy and Christopher Williams."

                  Read more information about this historical sampler: https://scarlet-letter.com/dorothy-walpole-1774/


                  The Scarlet Letter - Dorothy Walpole, 1774 ~ Thread Kit
                  The Scarlet Letter - Dorothy Walpole, 1774 ~ Thread Kit
                  The Scarlet Letter - Dorothy Walpole, 1774 ~ Thread Kit
                  The Scarlet Letter - Dorothy Walpole, 1774 ~ Thread Kit
                  The Scarlet Letter - Dorothy Walpole, 1774 ~ Thread Kit
                  The Scarlet Letter - Dorothy Walpole, 1774 ~ Thread Kit