Hands Across the Sea Samplers "Sarah Fletcher 1841" Counted Cross Stitch Pattern, Booklet, English Reproduction Sampler, Pattern Only

Hands Across the Sea Samplers "Sarah Fletcher 1841" Counted Cross Stitch Pattern, Booklet, English Reproduction Sampler, Pattern Only

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Hands Across the Sea Samplers "Sarah Fletcher 1841" Counted Cross Stitch Pattern, Booklet, English Reproduction Sampler, Pattern Only
  • Hands Across the Sea Samplers "Sarah Fletcher 1841" Counted Cross Stitch Pattern, Booklet, English Reproduction Sampler, Pattern Only
  • Hands Across the Sea Samplers "Sarah Fletcher 1841" Counted Cross Stitch Pattern, Booklet, English Reproduction Sampler, Pattern Only
  • Hands Across the Sea Samplers "Sarah Fletcher 1841" Counted Cross Stitch Pattern, Booklet, English Reproduction Sampler, Pattern Only
  • Hands Across the Sea Samplers "Sarah Fletcher 1841" Counted Cross Stitch Pattern, Booklet, English Reproduction Sampler, Pattern Only
  • Hands Across the Sea Samplers "Sarah Fletcher 1841" Counted Cross Stitch Pattern, Booklet, English Reproduction Sampler, Pattern Only
Hands Across the Sea Samplers "Sarah Fletcher 1841" Counted Cross Stitch Pattern, Booklet, English Reproduction Sampler, Pattern Only

Hands Across the Sea Samplers "Sarah Fletcher 1841" Counted Cross Stitch Pattern, Booklet, English Reproduction Sampler, Pattern Only

$27.99
$27.99
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Sarah finished her delightful sampler when she was 12 years old in 1841 at Brighouse. The motifs, the layout, and her chosen colour palette have charmed us.

The sampler is suitable for needleworkers of all abilities. Sarah worked her sampler with cross stitch over two threads of linen, with the dedication being cross stitch over one thread of linen, and some small sections of satin stitch.

The original sampler was stitched with cotton thread on approx. 32ct linen The stitches she used are cross stitch over two threads of linen, with the dedication being cross stitch over one thread of linen, and some small sections of satin stitch.

The small mill town of Brighouse stands on the bank of the River Calder in North Yorkshire. In 1753 there were only 55 houses in Brighouse with many local people working in the textile industry from their own homes.

Sarah was born on December 22, 1828 and baptised on February 12, 1829 at the Independent Brighouse Chapel. Her parents were William Fletcher, a waterman, and his wife Hannah (née Lockwood). Two more daughters, Pricilla and Ann, were born to William and Hannah.

In the 1841 census the Fletcher family can be found living on New Road. In the 1851 census Sarah was in service as a housemaid to a merchant’s family in Wells Close, Hipperholme cum Brighouse. It appears that her father had died by this time, and her mother can be found as the head of the household with Pricilla and two grandchildren. She is noted as a proprietor of houses, indicating a level of financial comfort. Unfortunately, we can find no further mention with a degree of certainty of our Sarah.

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