Charlotte Entwistle 1860 ~ printed booklet

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Charlotte is offered to you in two different formats ~ as a printed booklet and as an instant PDF download. Details of the PDF download can be found HERE.

Charlotte is one of a pair of sister samplers and was stitched in 1860. Her sister Margaret finished her sampler at the age of 10 years in 1854 at Hoghton School. Using the clues that the two sisters recorded in cross stitches, we were able to locate the girls in family history records.

Charlotte was baptised on July 2, 1848. Her parents were Thomas Entwistle, a farmer, and his wife Charlotte (née Whitehead). Charlotte was one of six children born between 1841 and 1848. Her mother certainly had her hands full!

When Thomas and Charlotte (senior) married on December 23, 1839 in St James, Thomas was an agricultural labourer. In the 1851 census return, Thomas farmed 36 acres at Top o’th Lane in Brindle, Lancashire.

The Entwistle family prospered and in the 1861 census return, Thomas had a holding of some 115 acres at Top o’th Lane. Thomas was appointed a governor of the Brindle Workhouse in the November of 1866. We have also found a reference to Thomas holding the positions of market inspector and trustee of the Shuttlingfields Charity and funds for the poor. He was a respected member of the community.

Charlotte died 4 years after she stitched her sampler, on March 31, 1864 just short of her 16th birthday. She was buried in the churchyard of St James, the Anglican church in Brindle. Eventually, her parents, Margaret and two of her brothers were buried with her.

Margaret never married, remaining at home with her parents. We are so grateful that Charlotte and Margaret’s samplers were kept together by their siblings’ descendants and are now in our safekeeping.

We hope that you enjoy stitching both sisters. Margaret’s sampler can be found HERE.

The design is suitable for needleworkers of all abilities. The stitches used are cross stitch over 2 threads of linen and can be stitched on Aida, Linaida, or linen.

The reproduction of Charlotte’s sampler has been a team effort. Her sampler has been charted by Sandra Moffitt, and her booklet produced and the model stitched by Nicola Parkman. 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.

 

 

Thread Legend

Charlotte’s dainty sampler was stitched with a particularly beautiful palette of 18 colours from Au Ver à Soie’s range of Soie 100.3. We have provided conversions for Soie d’Alger and DMC. Only one spool or skein of each colour is required.

 
Soie 100.3 /  Soie d 'Alger / DMC ~ Colour Description
080 /  2541 /  Ecru ~ Ecru 091 /  643 /  402 ~ Mahogany ~ very light 108 /  1843 /  522 ~ Fern green 124 /  4633 /  3727 ~ Antique mauve ~ light 148 /  2242 /  3046 ~ Yellow beige ~ medium 188 /  3346 /  08 ~ Driftwood ~ dark 307 /  4623 /  3832 ~ Raspberry ~ medium 313 /  1446 /  311 ~ Navy blue ~ medium 344 /  2942 /  224 ~ Shell pink ~ very ighlt 549 /  1835 /  505 ~ Jade green 621 /  1814 /  927 ~ Grey green ~ light 647 /  2125 /  470 ~ Avocado green ~ light 648 /  4636 /  3685 ~ Mauve ~ dark 681 /  2925 /  321 ~ Christmas red 686 /  616 /  920 ~ Copper ~ medium 688 /  1724 /  3809 ~ Turquoise ~ very dark 734 /  3732 /  3348 ~ Yellow green ~ ight 756v3426 /  500 ~ Blue green ~ very dark

Linen Sizes

The design area is 159 stitches (w) x 104 stitches (h). Our calculations have included a 3" margin for finishing and framing. The model was stitched using 56ct Zweigart-based linen that was overdyed to the shade “Marbled Khaki” by xJuDesigns.

28ct: Design: 11.36" x 7.43" Fabric: 17.36" x 13.43"
32ct: Design: 9.94" x 6.50" Fabric: 15.94" x 12.50"
36ct: Design: 8.83" x 5.78" Fabric: 14.83" x 11.78"
40ct: Design: 7.95" x 5.20" Fabric: 13.95" x 11.20"
46ct: Design: 6.91" x 4.52" Fabric: 12.91" x 10.52"
56ct: Design: 5.68" x 3.71" Fabric: 11.68" x 9.71"
 

Stitch Guide

Charlotte's sampler is worked with cross stitch laid over two threads of linen and can be stitched on Aida, Linaida, or linen. The sampler is suitable for beginners through to advanced needleworkers.

 

Cross stitch ~ When working cross stitch, the top stitch should always lie in the same direction for a neat and uniform finish.