Model stitched one over two on 36 Ct. Straw using Needlepoint Inc Silk (or DMC floss 760, 900, 3012, 3011, 598, 731, 3031, 434, 3032, 347, 471, 3371, 498, 3033). Conversions for Cosmo and Au Ver A Soie - Soie d'Alger also included. Stitch Count: 270W x 272H. Design Size: 15" x 15.11".
Mary Garrett stitched her fine sampler at Claverton school in 1854 at age fifteen. It is a remarkable piece of needlework, incorporating five different alphabets all stitched meticulously over two on 72 count linen. More history is included on the chart.
About the Sampler: With only her name and date, nothing could be found about our Isabella who tells us she finished her sampler on November 21, 1834 at the age of eleven. A typical red marking sampler, it could be of English or American origin. Isabella used red cotton threads on a loosely woven... Read more