Hands Across The Sea - Eliza Nisbet 1839

We can never resist a traditional Scottish sampler, particularly one worked by a school girl in red and green! Eliza tells us that she finished her sampler in Edinburgh on January 23, 1829, which was a Wednesday. What a special day it must have been for the young girl. You can almost feel her excitement and pride when the last stitch was laid.

The original sampler was stitched with wool on approximately 24ct linen that we suspect was woven on a hand loom.

The model of Eliza’s sampler has been stitched with a palette of two colours from Au Ver à Soie’s range of Fine d’Aubusson wool. We have provided conversions for Soie 100.3, Soie d’Alger and DMC. The linen used was 24ct Legacy Linen in Rain Barrel that we ourselves “aged” by tea dyeing.

 The design is suitable for needleworkers of all abilities and can be stitched on on Aida, Linaida, or linen.

Thread Legend

Eliza’s sampler has been stitched with a palette of two colours from Au Ver à Soie’s range of Fine d’Aubusson wool. We have provided conversions for Soie 100.3, Soie d’Alger and DMC.

One thread of Fine d’Aubusson Wool on 24ct fabric

2924 x 2 ~ Christmas red

3724  x 2 ~ Avocado green ~ very dark

One thread of Soie 100.3 on 46 & 56ct fabric

378 ~ Avocado green ~ very dark

681 ~ Christmas red

One thread of  Soie d’Alger on 36ct, 40 ct & 46ct fabric

2924 ~ Christmas red

3716 ~  Avocado green ~ very dark

Two threads of Soie d’Alger on 28ct & 32ct fabric

2924 x 2 ~ Christmas red

3716 x 3 ~  Avocado green ~ very dark

One thread of DMC on 40ct fabric

321 ~ Christmas red

936 ~ Avocado green ~ very dark

Two threads of DMC on 28ct, 32ct & 36ct fabric

321 x 2 ~ Christmas red

936 x 2 ~ Avocado green ~ very dark