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1× Weeks Dye Works - Glacial Melt #2112 Blue

1× Weeks Dye Works - Artichoke #1183 Green

1× Weeks Dye Works - Flatfish #1239 Brown

1× Weeks Dye Works - Chestnut #1269 Brown

1× Weeks Dye Works - Williamsburg Red #3850

1× Weeks Dye Works - Chickpea #1229 Brown

1× Cherry Cobbler Red - Classic Colorworks Cotton Floss

1× Brown Sugar - Classic Colorworks Cotton Floss

1× Deep Fennel Blue - Classic Colorworks Cotton Floss

1× Green Onion - Classic Colorworks Cotton Floss

1× Eggshell - Classic Colorworks Cotton Floss

1× Sampler Threads - Blackboard Gray

1× Sampler Threads - Aged Pewter Gray

1× Sampler Threads - Flax Yellow

1× Sampler Threads - Espresso Bean Brown

1× Sampler Threads - Holly Berry Red

1× Sampler Threads - Summer Shower Gray

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1× 40 Ct. Paperbark Linen 17x25

1× 40 Count Mallow Linen Fabric 13x18

1× 40 Count Chinchilla Newcastle Linen 13x18

Designer: Plum Street Samplers
Item: PSS-106
Type: Cross Stitch Patterns

Note from the designer: I've had this antique reproduced since 2015, but I had always wanted to pair it with some little companion pieces before releasing it. I've finally done just that!

What drew me to this sampler was the oversize, unusual bird (I am always drawn to odd birds on samplers!), as well as the little hunter and his English Springer Spaniel (I have two of my own). Ellen must have been a lively little girl, what with her bright color choices and fun motifs. Her sampler was finished in 1852, when she was just 11 years old. You'll notice on the bottom right corner another initial and age, next to some simpler motifs than what are found in the rest of the sampler; the model stitcher (Natalia Canaday) suggested this could have been her little sister's contribution to the piece. I love the thought of that.

The model was stitched over two threads on 40 ct. Paperbark by Fox and Rabbit using Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks, and The Gentle Art floss. Stitch count is 263 x 167 and the finished size is 13.15" x 8.35".