Note from the designer: "This naive Adam and Eve sampler might have been made in Maryland around 1810. At first I believed that the sampler was either English or Irish, judging by the unusual surname, until, in my research, I came upon the gravestone of a Fanny H. Peachey, born 24 November 1799,... Read more
This sampler features two uncommon verses taken from the book Sentences and Maxims Divine, Moral and Historical, in Prose and Instruction of Human Life: and Particularly for the Improvement of Youth in Good Sence and correct English by George Shelley, published in London in 1712.
Note from the designer: "This American band sampler was originally worked in Lynn, Massachusetts. Hannah Breed is mentioned in Bolton and Coe's authoritative book American Samplers. Rows of lettering are intermixed with a row of sheep and cows, a verse, and floral bands. The verse says:
Note from the designer: "From Dover, Massachusetts, comes Harriot Boardman's sampler, originally worked on a distinctive green linsey-woolsey found only on some North Shore samplers. A three-sided sawtooth border surrounds alphabet and numeral tests with geometric cross bands, two deer with... Read more
This is a revised version of an old design (#113). The original 2015 design has been out of print and I decided to rework it. JABC buttons are included. A cardinal is perched atop a basket of winterberry leaves berries.
Pattern is stitched on Fog Cashel using DMC threads. Stitch count is 80 x 112.
Elsie Glennie Watt is a reproduction of a colorful late 19th century genealogy sampler stitched on Zweigart 40 ct Mushroom/Light Mocha. I love the rainbow of colors that Elsie used in stitching her sampler that is perfect for a springtime stitch! And the border - whether roses or strawberries, what... Read more
Ada Mary Hornsey of Wellingborough, England stitched her sampler at age 10. "My father, my mother I know I cannot your kindness repay, but I hope that, as older I grow, I shall learn your commands to obey."
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct Light Sand linen with Needlepoint Inc Silks. Stitch Count: 184W x 238H. Finished Size: 9 1/8" x 12".
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