Hands Across the Sea - Ann Ogden 1843
- Brand: Hands Across the Sea Samplers
- Product Code: AO1843
- Availability: In Stock
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$51.00
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. We carry most of the 100/3 threads with the remaining colours currently on their way to us. This shipment also includes all the Legacy Linen available for HATS Samplers. The threads and linens are due in the shop by mid July. If you require the kit before then, we have a wide range of other beautiful linens in stock.
Ann’s sampler which she finished in the year 1843 does not give her age but the charming scene she has created with her needle and some thread can be nothing other than a young girl’s depiction of an idyllic way for her to dream away a summer’s afternoon. You can imagine Ann sat in her mother’s flower filled garden in the shade of a lofty tree, dressed in her best party frock with matching bead necklace and earrings. Curled next to her is her cat gently purring with contentment, whilst her King Charles spaniel, yapping joyfully, plays with her two pet lambs. You can almost hear the bird song on that long ago summer’s afternoon and smell the heady scent of the rose in her hand. I wonder if she is waiting for her beau to call?
The sampler has been executed entirely in cross stitch over one and two threads with the exception of 5 short straight stitches and is suitable for a beginner through to an advanced needleworker.
With our grateful thanks to Melissa Coyle who lovingly stitched the model.
Thread Legend
Ann’s sampler has been reproduced with Au Ver à Soie d’Alger silks and the skein quantities calculated based on 1 strand on 36ct fabric. We have provided conversions for DMC based on 2 strands. The original sampler was stitched on linen closest in colour to DMC shade 422.
Soie d’Alger / DMC
206 x 3 / 3808 x 3 – Turquoise ~ ultra very dark
1811 x 1 / 928 x 1 – Grey green ~ very light
1814 x 2 / 523 x 2 – Fern green ~ light
1846 x 1 / 500 x 1 – Blue green ~ very dark
2914 x 1 / 760 x 1 – Salmon
2915 x 2 / 3712 x 2 – Salmon ~ medium
2916 x 1 / 309 x 1 – Rose ~ deep
2925 x 1 / 816 x 1 – Garnet
3195 x 1 / 3781 x 1 – Mocha brown ~ dark
3416 x 1 / 844 x 1 – Beaver grey ~ ultra dark
3741 x 1 / 422 x 1 – Hazel nut brown ~ light
3745 x 1 / 829 x 1 – Golden olive ~ very dark
3811 x 1 / Ecru x 1 – Ecru
3833 x 1 / 372 x 1 – Mustard ~ light
3835 x 1 / 610 x 1 – Moss green ~ dark
4123 x 1 / 801 x 1 – Coffee brown ~ dark
4516 x 1 / 434 x 1 – Brown ~ light
LINEN SIZES
The design area is 285 stitches (w) x 332 stitches (h). Our calculations have included a 3” margin for finishing and framing.
28ct ~ Design: 23.00″ x 20.29″ Fabric: 29.00″ x 26.29″
30ct: ~ Design: 21.47″ x 18.93″ Fabric: 27.47″ x 24.93″
32ct ~ Design: 20.13″ x 17.75″ Fabric: 26.13″ x 23.75″
36ct – Design: 17.89″ x 15.78″ Fabric: 23.89″ x 21.78″
40ct – Design: 16.10″ x 14.20″ Fabric: 22.10″ x 20.20″
46ct Design: 14.00″ x 12.35″ Fabric: 20.00″ x 18.35″
Tags: Hands Across the Sea