Hands Across the Sea - Hannah Campbell 1838 Ballypallady - Soie d'Alger Thread Kit
Hannah Campbell Ballypallady 1838 is a beautiful sampler from Hands Across the Sea.
The sampler has been rated as suitable for intermediate and advanced needleworkers. However, it is not beyond a determined beginner.
The stitches used are cross stitches laid over one and two threads of linen. Hannah also used Algerian eyelets and rice stitch.
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 + 18 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads, 1 spool of Accentuate Metallic, Printed Chart Booklet and 2 Tapestry Size 26 Needles (Gift with Purchase + Free Shipping)
- 30 ct option for 2 strands : Includes linen of choice + 21 skeins of Soie d'Alger threads, 1 spool of Accentuate Metallic, 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 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:
• 1016 x 1 ~ Christmas red (2 skeins for 30 ct)
• 1434 x 1 ~ Antique blue
• 2643 x 1 ~ Coral
• 2916 x 1 ~ Salmon dark
• 2932 x 1 ~ Salmon medium
• 3045 x 1 ~ Plum
• 3344 x 1 ~ Beige grey
• 3413 x 1 ~ Driftwood
• 3433 x 1 ~ Beige brown
• 3446 x 1 ~ Pewter grey (2 skeins for 30 ct)
• 3725 x 1 ~ Green grey
• 3734 x 2 ~ Khaki green (3 skeins for 30 ct)
• 3846 x 1 ~ Beaver grey
• 4512 x 1 ~ Hazelnut brown
• 4645 x 1 ~ Antique mauve
• 5382 x 1 ~ Grey green
• F14 x 1 ~ Drab brown
***Please note, this item is excluded from any discounts or sales.
About the Sampler from Nicola Parkman:
"Hannah is most certainly a “bobby dazzler” of a sampler. The sampler catches and holds the eye. The young girl covered every inch of her linen, filling her sampler with carefully stitched motifs. The intricate outer border is one that we have not seen on a sampler before.
Hannah divided her sampler into three sections. The top section dominates with a stunning lozenge- shaped cartouche within which she has worked two alphabets and a set of numerals. The larger font appears on several Quaker samplers.
Hannah records on her sampler that she was from Ballypallady (sic). In Ireland counties are divided into civil parishes and parishes are further divided into townlands. Ballypalady Townland can be found in Ballymartin in the county of Antrim, Northern Ireland."
