Hands Across the Sea - Margaret Beattie 1866
- Brand: Hands Across the Sea Samplers
- Product Code: HASMB
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$44.50
A printed booklet by Hands Across the Sea Samplers
Margaret stitched a truly adorable sampler with a rich palette of colours. There is so much to excite your needle. The reverse of the sampler revealed Margaret’s story as told by her great-granddaughter EBG Allison on September 10, 1998.
Margaret or Maggie was twelve years old when she stitched her sampler at the Female School in Ardrossan. This historic harbour town is located in Ayrshire, 30 miles from Glasgow and has sandy beaches with beautiful views over the Firth of Clyde. Shipbuilding was one of Ardrossan’s important industries in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Maggie was born on March 4, 1854 at Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland. She was the natural daughter of Margaret Newall, an Irish farm servant. Her father is unknown but could have been Peter Benson, a dock labourer, whom Margaret Newall later married.
When Maggie was two years old, she was adopted by James Beattie and his wife, Barbara Hunter who had no children of their own. Maggie grew up in Saltcoats and Ardrossan and after leaving school became a domestic servant. At the age of 19, she married William Auld on November 21, 1873 at her parents’ home in Ardrossan. William was a 24-year-old plumber from Newton of Ayr. Their first child James was born the following February! The couple went on to have twelve children, ten boys and two girls including one pair of twin boys. Their two daughters were the tenth and eleventh of their children.
The family first lived at St Quivox, Ayr and then in the town of Ayr where William built up a prosperous plumbing and electrical business. He became a member of the Ayr Council and a bailie of the town.
Maggie and William’s last years were spent at 66 Sandgate, Ayr. William died in 1927 at the age of 77 and Margaret died ten years later in 1937 at the age of 82.
The sampler is worked mainly in cross stitch over two threads of linen, the text has been worked in cross stitch over 1 strand of linen. The project has been rated as suitable for all levels of abilities.
Thread Legend
Maggie’s delightful sampler has been reproduced with a palette of 23 colours from Au Ver à Soie’s range of Soie 100.3. We have provided conversions for Soie d’Alger (SDA) and DMC below. You will only need one spool or skein of each colour with the exception of SDA 4523 and 2641 when working on 28/32ct linen if using two strands of thread.
*Chart Correction: Please note that the extra skeins required when stitching on 28/32ct linen with two strands of silk are Soie d’Alger 4523 (not 2633) and 2641.
Soie 100.3
025 Blue green
093 Desert sand
108 Fern green
154 Tan
156 Hazelnut brown
176 Terracotta
196 Fern green ~ lt
199 Olive green
217 Desert sand ~ lt
303 Old gold
309 Grey green ~ lt
323 Tan ~ vy lt
325 Avocado green ~ lt
393 Raspberry
401 Brown grey
499 Christmas red
603 Beige grey
607 Salmon ~ lt
621 Blue green ~ lt
647 Avocado green
672 Beaver grey
703 Grey green
Blanc Snow white
Soie d’Alger
946 Christmas red
1024 Raspberry
1715 Grey green
1843 Fern green
2124 Avocado green ~ lt
2125 Avocado green
2223 Olive green
2243 Old gold
2641 Terracotta
2756 Tan ~ vy lt
2931 Salmon ~ lt
3221 Brown grey
3841 Beaver grey
4112 Desert sand ~ lt
4235 Hazelnut brown
4522 Tan
4523 Desert sand
4533 Beige grey
5021 Fern green ~ lt
5023 Blue green
5381 Blue green ~ lt
Blanc Snow white
DMC
437 Tan
470 Avocado green ~ lt
498 Christmas red
501 Blue green
522 Fern green
523 Fern green ~ lt
642 Beige grey
646 Beaver grey
729 Old gold
733 Olive green
738 Tan ~ vy lt
761 Salmon ~ lt
924 Grey green
927 Grey green ~ lt
937 Avocado green
950 Desert sand ~ lt
3024 Brown grey
3064 Desert sand
3779 Terracotta
3813 Blue green ~ lt
3828 Hazelnut brown
3832 Raspberry
5200 Snow white
Linen Sizes
The design area is 153 stitches (w) x 220 stitches (h). Our calculations have included a 3″ margin for finishing and framing. The model was stitched using Jersey Cream by Legacy Linen which is available in 45ct.
28ct linen: Design: 10.93″ x 15.71″ Fabric: 16.93″ x 21.71″
32ct linen: Design: 9.56″ x 13.75″ Fabric: 15.56″ x 19.75″
36ct linen: Design: 8.50″ x 12.22″ Fabric: 14.50″ x 18.22″
40ct linen: Design: 7.65″ x 11.00″ Fabric: 13.65″ x 17.00″
46ct linen: Design: 6.65″ x 9.57″ Fabric: 12.65″ x 15.57″
56ct linen: Design: 5.46″ x 7.86″ Fabric: 11.46″ x 13.86″
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