Hands Across the Sea - Mary Ann Diaper 1826

Mary Ann, at only eight years of age, finished her sampler in the year 1826. An amazing achievement for one so young!

Mary Ann’s beautiful sampler has been reproduced using 40ct Lakeside Linen in Vintage Sand Dune and a palette of 26 glorious colours from Au Ver à Soie’s d’Alger range.

The sampler has been mainly executed in cross stitch over two linen threads with a small amount of cross stitch over one linen thread for the verse and dedication. There is a small amount of satin stitch. Mary Ann’s sampler has been rated as suitable for confident beginners through to advanced needleworkers.

Our grateful thanks to Kathleen Born who lovingly stitched the model for Mary Ann’s sampler.

At the very core of Hands Across the Sea Samplers there is a team of needleworkers who are passionate about antique samplers and being able to share those samplers with you.

Thread Legend

Mary Ann’s beautiful sampler has been reproduced using 40ct Lakeside Linen in Vintage Sand Dune and a palette of 26 glorious colours from Au Ver à Soie’s d’Alger range. We have provided conversions for Au Ver à Soie’s 100.3 range together with DMC.

Thread Legend

Soie d’Alger / 100.3 / DMC  ~ Colour Description

Noir x 2 / Noir / 310 x 2 ~ Black

F05 / 080 / 739 ~ Tan ~ultra very light

F09 / 425 / 422 ~ Hazelnut brown ~ light

934 / 684 / 3801 ~ Christmas red ~ light

1713 / 427 / 932 ~ Antique blue ~ light

2623 / 665 / 722 ~ Orange spice ~ light

2626 / 686 / 918 ~ Red copper ~ dark

2756 / 712 / 927 ~ Grey green ~ light

2922 / 681 / 321 ~ Christmas red

3022 / 264 / 3733 ~ Dusty rose

3025 / 252 / 150 ~ Dusty rose ~ ultra very dark

3222 / 071 / 168 ~ Pewter ~ very light

3414 / 666 / 451 ~ Shell grey ~ dark

3744 / 455 / 829 ~ Golden olive ~ very dark

3831 / 562 / 613 ~ Drab brown ~ very light

3833 / 580 / 612 ~ Drab brown ~ light

3834 x 3 / 603 x 2 / 611 x 3 ~ Drab brown

3835 / 576 / 3787 ~ Brown grey ~ dark

3836 / 624 / 3021 ~ Brown grey ~ very dark

4096** / Blanc / 3865 ~ Winter white

4232 / 224 / 3855 ~ Autumn gold ~ light

4241 / 211 / 951 ~ Tawny ~ light

4513 / 156 / 436 ~ Tan

4525 / 492 / 420 ~ Hazelnut brown ~ dark

4624 / 499 / 816 ~ Garnet

4631 / 131 / 3689 ~ Mauve ~ light

** 4096 is also known as Optique

Linen Sizes

The design area is 300 stitches (w) x 382 stitches (h). Our calculations have included a 3″ margin for finishing and framing.

28ct: Design: 21.43″ x 27.29″ Fabric: 27.43″ x 33.29″

30ct: Design: 20.00″ x 25.47″ Fabric: 26.00″ x 31.47″

32ct: Design: 18.75″ x 23.88″ Fabric: 24.75″ x 29.88″

36ct: Design: 16.67″ x 21.22″ Fabric: 22.67″ x 27.22″

40ct: Design: 15.00″ x 19.10″ Fabric: 21.00″ x 25.10″

46ct: Design: 13.04″ x 16.61″ Fabric: 19.04″ x 22.61″

56ct: Design: 10.71″ x 13.64″ Fabric: 16.71″ x 19.64″