{"product_id":"hands-across-the-sea-samplers-elizabeth-weston-circa-1830-counted-cross-stitch-pattern-english-reproduction-sampler-paper-pattern","title":"Hands Across The Sea Samplers \"Elizabeth Weston, circa 1830\" Counted Cross Stitch Pattern, English Reproduction Sampler, Paper Pattern","description":"Elizabeth made good use of her linen choosing many beautiful motifs to fill her sampler. There are three sections contained within a meandering vine which is heavily laden with a profusion of violas, star flowers and snowdrops.  In the top section flanked by baskets and urns filled with a profusion of flowers and fruit is one of our favourite verses ~ “Next unto God Dear Parents I address …….”\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis verse was very popular with school girls to stitch on their samplers. It first appeared in 1695 in an educational manual entitled “The Young Man’s Companion: Or, Arithmetick Made Easy” by William Mather.  The book was an encyclopaedia of “practical lessons and useful information applicable to many professions and was intended for the use of both the schoolmaster and the self taught”.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nDividing the top and middle section is a beautiful floral border of violas, carnations, roses and star flowers. In the middle section there are various birds including a distinguished green parrot and what could be a chaffinch. They all face towards a particularly pretty central cartouche which surrounds Elizabeth’s name and age. The last two digits of the year have been removed.  This may have been done by Elizabeth later in her life to conceal her true age. Samplers where the date has been deliberately removed are known as “Vanity Samplers”.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nOn the bottom section we find the highlight of Elizabeth’s sampler.  A magnificent Temple of Fame nestled between two lofty fruiting trees. Two angels with trumpets signifying that they are the voice of God hover either side of the temple. Butterflies, moths, bugs, birds, crowns, stars, deer, dogs and lions fill this section.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThrough our research we know of several “Temple of Fame” samplers that have strong similarities. The sampler stitched by Mary Ann Clark in 1829 is strikingly homogeneous. Elizabeth and Mary Ann both finished their samplers at eleven years of age. Mary Ann reversed the middle and bottom sections on her sampler.  Whilst we will never know for certain it is possible that Mary Ann was baptised in 1818 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire and Elizabeth in Wednesfield, Staffordshire in 1817.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThread Legend\u003cbr\u003e\nThe sampler has been reproduced with Au Ver à Soie d’Alger silks and the skein quantities calculated based on 1 strand on 36ct fabric. We have provided conversions for DMC based on 2 strands and Needlepoint Inc. based on 1 strand. The original sampler was stitched on linen closest in colour to DMC shade 422 and measuring approximately 16.25” x 20”.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nElizabeth executed her beautiful sampler in cross stitch over 1 and 2 threads, satin stitch and 4 elongated lazy daisy stitches. Whilst this is a large sampler with some 77,563 cross stitches, it is suitable for all levels of ability.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n Soie d’Alger \/ DMC  \/ NPI                                            \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nF10 x 2 \/ 739 x 2  \/ 992 x 2  – Tan ~ ultra very light\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nF11 x 1 \/ 712 x 1  \/ 877 x 1  – Cream\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n523 x 1 \/  833 x 1  \/ 311 x 1  – Golden olive ~ light\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n525 x 3 \/ 831 x 3 \/ 315 x 3  – Golden olive ~ medium\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n526 x 2  \/ 829 x 2  \/ 316 x 2  – Golden olive ~ very dark\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n1021 x 1 \/ 963 x 1  \/ 631 x 1  – Dusty rose ~ ultra very light\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n1844 x 1 \/ 501 x 1  \/ 663 x 1  – Blue green ~ dark\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n2144 x 1 \/ 470 x 1  \/ 345 x 1  – Avocado green ~ light\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n2145 x 1 \/ 730 x 1 \/ 244 x 1  – Olive green ~ very dark\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n2212 x 1 \/ 734 x 1 \/ 842 x 1  – Olive green ~ light\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n2522 x 1 \/ 676 x 1  \/ 132 x 1  – Old gold ~ light\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n2542 x 1 \/ 3047 x 1 \/ 131 x 1  – Yellow beige ~ light\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n2932 x 2 \/ 223 x 2 \/ 633 x 2  – Shell pink ~ light\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n3014 x 1 \/ 3731 x 1 \/ 944 x 1  – Dusty rose ~ very dark\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n3025 x 1 \/ 3350 x 1 \/ 947 x 1 – Dusty rose ~ ultra dark\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n3812 x 1 \/ 422 x 1  \/ 901 x 1  – Hazel nut brown ~ light\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n3815 x 2 \/ 832 x 2  \/ 313 x 2  – Golden olive\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n3821 x 2 \/ 738 x 2  \/ 851 x 2  vTan ~ very light\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n3846 x 1 \/ 645 x 1 \/ 967 x 1  – Beaver grey ~ very dark\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n4214 x 1 \/ 300 x 1 \/ 767 x 1 – Mahogany ~ very dark\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n4245 x 3 \/ 420 x 3 \/ 902 x 3  – Hazel nut brown ~ dark\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n4531 x 1 \/ 822 x 1 \/ 981 x 1  – Beige grey ~ light\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n4524 x 2 \/ 3045 x 2 \/ 693 x 2  – Yellow beige ~ dark\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n5022 x 1 \/ 3813 x 1 \/ 512 x 1  – Blue green ~ light\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\nLINEN SIZES\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe design area is 433 stitches (w) x 449 stitches (h). Our calculations have included a 3” margin for finishing and framing.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n28ct ~ Design: 30.93″ x 32.07″ Fabric: 36.93″ x 38.07″  \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n30ct ~ Design: 28.87″ x 29.93″ Fabric: 34.87″ x 35.93″\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n32ct ~ Design: 27.06″ x 28.06″ Fabric: 33.06″ x 34.06″\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n36ct ~ Design: 24.06″ x 24.94″ Fabric: 30.06″ x 30.94″\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n40ct ~ Design: 21.65″ x 22.45″ Fabric: 27.65″ x 28.45″  46ct ~  Design: 18.83″ x 19.52″ Fabric: 24.83″ x 25.52″","brand":"Etsy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45947473854637,"sku":"ET-1095481612","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0764\/7703\/8765\/files\/il_fullxfull.3424521586_alm6.jpg?v=1777128784","url":"https:\/\/www.kingslandneedleart.com\/products\/hands-across-the-sea-samplers-elizabeth-weston-circa-1830-counted-cross-stitch-pattern-english-reproduction-sampler-paper-pattern","provider":"Kingsland Needle Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}