Jane Hopkins’ beautiful sampler is brought to you as a printed booklet and as an instant pdf download. Details of the instant pdf download can be found HERE.
Jane’s sampler is certainly one that catches the eye! A young Welsh school girl diligently stitched a sampler that is dominated by a decorative vase overflowing with blooms. You can almost smell the fragrant scent of the Cabbage Roses, also known as Rosa Centifolia, “the hundred petal rose”.
Nothing adorns a room like a floral arrangement. Jane should be commended for her distinctive sampler. The roses tower over the vase, then tumble over like fountains of colour. And all contained within a border of plump strawberries. Doesn’t this sampler make your fingers itch to stitch?
The original sampler was stitched on Penelope canvas with wool thread and is of Welsh origin. Whilst acquired at auction in Carmarthenshire, there is no Jane Hopkins to be found in this Welsh county in the 1871 census. We believe that the young maker was one of four Janes, who ranged in age from 8 to 13 years, that were born and living in the county of Glamorganshire, Wales.
Wales will always be a special place. The Welsh Valleys are filled with the warmth of her people and an identity forged over centuries: in her homes and chapels, on the playing fields, and in the strong magical voices of her men’s choirs raised in the Welsh National anthem “Mae Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau”, which translates to “Land of My Fathers”. We believe that Jane’s sampler is a special one. We hope that you enjoy stitching her as much as we have enjoyed reproducing her.
Jane’s sampler has been painstakingly charted by Sandra Moffitt and lovingly stitched by Leona Sweeney. At the very core of Hands Across the Sea Samplers there is a team of needleworkers who are passionate about antique samplers and being able to share those samplers with you. Hands Across the Sea Samplers are on hand to help those stitching our charts. If you need assistance or have any questions, we can be reached via email, address shown below, or the contact page on our website.
Thread Legend
Jane’s sampler has been reproduced using a palette of thirty-two colours carefully matched to the colours found on the front of the sampler today. The model was stitched using Soie d’Alger from Au Ver à Soie and linen overdyed to the shade Vintage Sand Dune by Lakeside Linen. We have included below conversions for Soie 100.3 and DMC.
One strand of Soie d'Alger on 46 ct linen112 Antique blue ~ very light
165 Navy blue ~ very dark
516 Moss green ~ dark
943 Christmas red
946 Garnet
1342 Blue violet ~ medium dark
1712 Antique blue ~ light
1825 Jade green
1846 Blue green ~ very dark
2115 Parrot green ~ dark
2214 Olive green ~ very dark
2242 Yellow beige ~ medium
2244 Straw ~ very dark
2615 Copper ~ medium
2932 Salmon
3322 Lavender ~ pale
3341 White tin
3342 Beaver grey ~ light
3413 Cocoa ~ light
3433 Mocha beige ~ medium
3441 White violet
3724 Pine green ~ medium
3726 Pistachio green ~ ultra dark
3842 Tin
4124 Coffee brown ~ ultra dark
4142 Desert sand ~ ultra dark
4241 Beige brown
~ ultra light
4635 Antique mauve ~ dark
4646 Antique mauve ~ very dark
4921 Baby blue
5022 Celadon green ~ light
5113 Antique violet ~ medium
One strand of Soie d'Alger on 36 and 40 ct linen112 Antique blue ~ very light
165 Navy blue ~ very dark
516 Moss green ~ dark
943 x 2 Christmas red
946 Garnet
1342 Blue violet ~ medium dark
1712 Antique blue ~ light
1825 Jade green
1846 Blue green ~ very dark
2115 Parrot green ~ dark
2214 x 2 Olive green ~ very dark
2242 Yellow beige ~ medium
2244 Straw ~ very dark
2615 Copper ~ medium
2932 Salmon
3322 Lavender ~ pale
3341 White tin
3342 Beaver grey ~ light
3413 Cocoa ~ light
3433 Mocha beige ~ medium
3441 White violet
3724 Pine green ~ medium
3726 Pistachio green ~ ultra dark
3842 Tin
4124 Coffee brown ~ ultra dark
4142 Desert sand ~ ultra dark
4241 Beige brown
~ ultra light
4635 Antique mauve ~ dark
4646 Antique mauve ~ very dark
4921 Baby blue
5022 Celadon green ~ light
5113 Antique violet ~ medium
Two strands of Soie d'Alger on 28 ct linen112 Antique blue ~ very light
165 Navy blue ~ very dark
516 x 2 Moss green ~ dark
943 x 3 Christmas red
946 Garnet
1342 Blue violet ~ medium dark
1712 Antique blue ~ light
1825 Jade green
1846 Blue green ~ very dark
2115 Parrot green ~ dark
2214 x 3 Olive green ~ very dark
2242 x 2 Yellow beige ~ medium
2244 Straw ~ very dark
2615 Copper ~ medium
2932 Salmon
3322 Lavender ~ pale
3341 White tin
3342 Beaver grey ~ light
3413 Cocoa ~ light
3433 Mocha beige ~ medium
3441 White violet
3724 x 2 Pine green ~ medium
3726 Pistachio green ~ ultra dark
3842 Tin
4124 Coffee brown ~ ultra dark
4142 Desert sand ~ ultra dark
4241 Beige brown
~ ultra light
4635 Antique mauve ~ dark
4646 Antique mauve ~ very dark
4921 Baby blue
5022 Celadon green ~ light
5113 Antique violet ~ medium
One strand of Soie 100.3 on 46 ct073 Celadon green ~ light
147 Beige brown
~ ultra light
148 Yellow beige ~ medium
152 Olive green ~ very dark
210 Blue green ~ very dark
241 Straw ~ very dark
346 White violet
375 Antique mauve ~ very dark
376 Antique mauve ~ dark
348 Blue violet ~ medium dark
390 Navy blue ~ very dark ** This colour has now become inactive, our suggestion substitution is #289
394 Parrot green ~ dark
401 Beaver grey ~ light
439 Antique violet ~ medium
473 Baby blue
474 Lavender ~ pale
479 Mocha beige ~ medium
480 Antique blue ~ very light
494 Salmon
499 Garnet
517 Desert sand ~ ultra dark
525 Copper ~ medium
547 Jade green
561 Tin
592 Coffee brown ~ ultra dark
647 Moss green ~ dark
666 Cocoa ~ light
707 Pine green ~ medium
712 Antique blue ~ light
740 White tin
756 Pistachio green ~ ultra dark
779 Christmas red
One strand of DMC on 40 and 46ct linen01 White tin
02 Tin
26 Lavender ~ pale
27 White violet
155 Blue violet ~ medium dark
321 Christmas red
500 Blue green ~ very dark
505 Jade green
543 Beige brown
~ ultra light
580 Moss green ~ dark
632 Desert sand ~ ultra dark
648 Beaver grey ~ light
730 Olive green ~ very dark
760 Salmon
816 Garnet
890 Pistachio green ~ ultra dark
905 Parrot green ~ dark
920 Copper ~ medium
932 Antique blue ~ light
938 Coffee brown ~ ultra dark
939 Navy blue ~ very dark
3041 Antique violet ~ medium
3046 Yellow beige ~ medium
3363 Pine green ~ medium
3726 Antique mauve ~ dark
3752 Antique blue ~ very light
3755 Baby blue
3802 Antique mauve ~ very dark
3817 Celadon green ~ light
3852 Straw ~ very dark
3861 Cocoa ~ light
3863 Mocha beige ~ medium
Two strands of DMC on 36ct linen01 White tin
02 Tin
26 Lavender ~ pale
27 White violet
155 Blue violet ~ medium dark
321 x 2 Christmas red
500 Blue green ~ very dark
505 Jade green
543 Beige brown
~ ultra light
580 Moss green ~ dark
632 Desert sand ~ ultra dark
648 Beaver grey ~ light
730 x 2 Olive green ~ very dark
760 Salmon
816 Garnet
890 Pistachio green ~ ultra dark
905 Parrot green ~ dark
920 Copper ~ medium
932 Antique blue ~ light
938 Coffee brown ~ ultra dark
939 Navy blue ~ very dark
3041 Antique violet ~ medium
3046 Yellow beige ~ medium
3363 Pine green ~ medium
3726 Antique mauve ~ dark
3752 Antique blue ~ very light
3755 Baby blue
3802 Antique mauve ~ very dark
3817 Celadon green ~ light
3852 Straw ~ very dark
3861 Cocoa ~ light
3863 Mocha beige ~ medium
Two strands of DMC on 28ct linen01 White tin
02 Tin
26 Lavender ~ pale
27 White violet
155 Blue violet ~ medium dark
321 x 2 Christmas red
500 Blue green ~ very dark
505 Jade green
543 Beige brown
~ ultra light
580 x 2 Moss green ~ dark
632 Desert sand ~ ultra dark
648 Beaver grey ~ light
730 x 2 Olive green ~ very dark
760 Salmon
816 Garnet
890 Pistachio green ~ ultra dark
905 Parrot green ~ dark
920 Copper ~ medium
932 Antique blue ~ light
938 Coffee brown ~ ultra dark
939 Navy blue ~ very dark
3041 Antique violet ~ medium
3046 Yellow beige ~ medium
3363 Pine green ~ medium
3726 Antique mauve ~ dark
3752 Antique blue ~ very light
3755 Baby blue
3802 Antique mauve ~ very dark
3817 Celadon green ~ light
3852 x 2 Straw ~ very dark
3861 Cocoa ~ light
3863 Mocha beige ~ medium
