Hands Across the Sea - Elizabeth Beaven 1835

If you would like to order the complete kit for this project including all threads and linen required, please contact me on 07 5546 0558 or [email protected].  We carry the complete range of Au Ver a Soie d’Alger and 100/3 silk threads.  We also have a large selection of the Legacy Linen available for HATS Samplers.  

Elizabeth Beaven 1835 is a charming Scottish sampler suitable for intermediate stitchers. The 24 page chart comes in booklet form, is beautifully illustrated throughout and the graph is in full colour. The stitches used are mainly cross stitch over two with the verse and dedication in cross stitch over one. There are small freehand accents worked in satin stitch and within the booklet there is a five page detailed stitch guide. A step by step photo trail tutorial is also available free of charge (please see tab above).

Elizabeth’s sampler is enclosed within an unusual and whimsical undulating border filled with fauna and flora. Owls, parrots, geese, partridges, pheasants, squirrels, sheep, butterflies, caterpillars, bee skeps and beautiful freehand sprays of flowers abound making this sampler quite special and unique.

There are several urns of flowers including a delightful basket of arranged flowers. A charming young girl and boy in their best Sunday outfits stand beside two chairs.  A handloom weaver’s cottage with smoke billowing from its chimney is surrounded by leafy trees and stands above a grassy bank.

Christ is depicted in contemporary dress mounted on a donkey. Light emanates from his halo and raised hand reflecting the sentiment of the verse stitched by Elizabeth which is taken from the Evangelical Hymn, “O happy they who know the Lord”. This was written by John Newton and his friend the poet William Cowper in 1779, and it is known as one of the Olney Hymns.  Amazing Grace is another Olney Hymn.  Both men were abolitionists, and Cowper’s poem “The Negro’s Complaint” was often quoted by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr in his speeches.  Cowper also wrote the poem “Light Shining Out of Darkness” which gave us the phrase,  “God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform”.

Thread Legend

The sampler has been charted with Au Ver à Soie silks and the skein quantities calculated based on 1 strand on 36ct fabric. We have provided a DMC conversion based on 2 strands on 36ct fabric. The model was stitched on 40ct Lakeside Linen Sand Dune. The sampler has been rated intermediate.

Soie d’Alger / DMC

4245 x 1 /420 x 1 – Hazelnut brown – dark

3816 x 2/434 x 2 –  Brown – light

3823 x 1/ 437 x 1 – Tan – light

1846 x 4/500 x 4 – Blue green – very dark

3835 x 1/ 610 x 1 – Drab brown – dark

2542 x 3/677 x 3 – Old gold – very light

4622 x 1 /760 x 1 – Salmon

4624 * see note/816 * see note – Garnet

4136 x 2/838 x 2 – Beige brown – very dark

1745 x 1/931 x 1 – Antique blue – medium

3735 x 1/ 936 x 1 – Avocado green – very dark

4524 x 1/3045 x 1 – Yellow beige – dark

3724 x 2/3363 x 2 – Pine green – medium

3344 x 1/3790 x 1- Beige grey – ultra dark

* 4624/816 one long strand of this colour is sufficient as it is only used for 25 stitches

LINEN SIZES

The design area is 311 stitches (w) x 461 stitches (h). Our calculations have included a 3” margin for finishing and framing.

30ct – Design: 20.73″ x 30.73″ Fabric: 26.73″ x 36.73″

32ct – Design: 19.44″ x 28.81″ Fabric: 25.44″ x 34.81″

36ct – Design: 17.28″ x 25.61″ Fabric: 23.28″ x 31.61″

40ct – Design: 15.55″ x 23.05″ Fabric: 21.55″ x 29.05″