Jane Jackson ~ a PDF download

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Jane’s sampler is brought to you as an instant pdf download and as a printed booklet. Details of the printed booklet can be found HERE.

There are 4 versions of the pdf. You will be able to download any or all of the following pdf and graph versions:

Version 1 ~ A twenty-page colour chart.

Version 2 ~ A one-page colour chart (intended to be viewed/used on your tablet, phone, laptop, or computer).

Version 3 ~ A twenty-page black and white symbol chart.

Version 4~ A one-page black and white chart (intended to be viewed/used on your tablet, phone, laptop, or computer).

The sampler is contained within a carefully planned and elaborate border that is heavily laden with leaves, flowers both in full bloom and in bud. The border needs careful counting, and we would recommend that you stitch out the single vine that undulates around the border first before adding the leaves, flowers and buds.

The text is stitched in cross stitch over two threads and is taken from a hymn by Issac Watts who was an English Christian minister, hymn writer, theologian, and logician. He was a prolific and popular hymn writer and is credited with some 750 hymns. He is recognized as the “Godfather of English Hymnody.” Verses from his hymns were very popular with young needleworkers and their school teachers and appear in many samplers.

Besides a multitude of vases and urns of flowers there are two magnificent pink roses that flank the Tree of Knowledge and Adam and Eve. The English are famous for their roses and they are deeply implanted in the English heart. Roses bring a sweetness of fragance and beauty of coloring, the rose is the queen of an English garden blooming from early summer until the Christmas bells ring out.

The sampler has been rated as suitable for needleworkers of all abilities. The stitches used are cross stitch over two threads of linen with the verse and part of the date being worked in cross stitch over one thread of linen.

Jane’s sampler has been lovingly stitched by Melissa Coyle. At the very core of Hands Across the Sea Samplers there is a team of needleworkers who are passionate about antique samplers.

 

This beautiful sampler has a special place in my private collection of antique samplers, and it is with great pleasure that I share her with you. ~ Nicola.

Thread Legend

Jane’s vibrant sampler has been reproduced with a palette of 20 Au Ver à Soie silks from their Soie d’Alger range. We have provided conversions for Soie 100.3 and DMC. Estimated thread quantities for varying linen counts and the number of strands of thread used have been listed below.

 

1 strand of Soie 100.3 on 46ct linen

 Crème ~ Cream

025 ~ Blue green

031 ~ Old gold ~ medium

073 ~ Blue green ~ light

148 ~ Straw ~ light

335 ~ Garnet ~ dark

344 ~ Terracotta ~ ultra very light

499 ~ Garnet

523 ~ Raspberry ~ dark

562 ~ Drab brown ~ very light

565 ~ Green grey ~ medium

584 ~ Beige brown ~ very dark

652 ~ Royal blue ~ very dark

654 ~ Fern green ~ dark

696 ~ Beaver grey ~ ultra dark

702 ~ Brown ~ medium

703 ~ Peacock blue ~ very dark

707 ~ Pine green ~ medium

741 ~ Salmon

756 x 2 ~ Avocado green ~ dark

 

1 strand of Soie d’Alger on 46ct                                              

F02 ~ Cream

116 ~ Royal blue ~ very dark

1725 ~ Peacock blue ~ very dark

1845 ~ Fern green ~ dark

2543 ~ Straw ~ light

2912 ~ Terracotta ~ ultra very light

2914 ~ Salmon

2916 ~ Raspberry ~ dark

2925 ~ Garnet

2926 ~ Garnet ~ dark

3416 ~ Beaver grey ~ ultra dark

3435 ~ Beige brown ~ very dark

3723 ~ Green grey ~ medium

3724 ~ Pine green ~ medium

3726 x 2 ~ Avocado green ~ dark

3831 ~ Drab brown ~ very light

4122 ~ Brown ~ medium

4242 ~ Old gold ~ medium

5022 ~ Blue green ~ light

5023 ~ Blue green

 

1 strand of Soie d’Alger on 40ct                                               

F02 ~ Cream

116 ~ Royal blue ~ very dark

1725 ~ Peacock blue ~ very dark

1845 ~ Fern green ~ dark

2543 ~ Straw ~ light

2912 ~ Terracotta ~ ultra very light

2914 ~ Salmon

2916 ~ Raspberry ~ dark

2925 x 2 ~ Garnet

2926 ~ Garnet ~ dark

3416 ~ Beaver grey ~ ultra dark

3435 ~ Beige brown ~ very dark

3723 ~ Green grey ~ medium

3724 ~ Pine green ~ medium

3726 x 2 ~ Avocado green ~ dark

3831 ~ Drab brown ~ very light

4122 ~ Brown ~ medium

4242 ~ Old gold ~ medium

5022 ~ Blue green ~ light

5023 ~ Blue green

 

1 strand of Soie d’Alger on 36ct                                                     

F02 ~ Cream

116 ~ Royal blue ~ very dark

1725 ~ Peacock blue ~ very dark

1845 x 2 ~ Fern green ~ dark

2543 ~ Straw ~ light

2912 ~ Terracotta ~ ultra very light

2914 ~ Salmon

2916 x 2 ~ Raspberry ~ dark

2925 x 2 ~ Garnet

2926 ~ Garnet ~ dark

3416 ~ Beaver grey ~ ultra dark

3435 ~ Beige brown ~ very dark

3723 ~ Green grey ~ medium

3724 x 2 ~ Pine green ~ medium

3726 x 3 ~ Avocado green ~ dark

3831 ~ Drab brown ~ very light

4122 ~ Brown ~ medium

4242 ~ Old gold ~ medium

5022 ~ Blue green ~ light

5023 ~ Blue green

 

2 strands of Soie d’Alger on 28ct                                                  

F02 ~ Cream

116 ~ Royal blue ~ very dark

1725 ~ Peacock blue ~ very dark

1845 x 2 ~ Fern green ~ dark

2543 ~ Straw ~ light

2912 ~ Terracotta ~ ultra very light

2914 ~ Salmon

2916 x 2 ~ Raspberry ~ dark

2925 x 3~ Garnet

2926 ~ Garnet ~ dark

3416 ~ Beaver grey ~ ultra dark

3435 ~ Beige brown ~ very dark

3723 ~ Green grey ~ medium

3724 x 3 ~ Pine green ~ medium

3726 x 4 ~ Avocado green ~ dark

3831 ~ Drab brown ~ very light

4122 ~ Brown ~ medium

4242 ~ Old gold ~ medium

5022 ~ Blue green ~ light

5023 ~ Blue green

 

1 strand of  DMC on 40ct linen

433 ~ Brown ~ medium

435 ~ Beige brown ~ very dark

502 ~ Blue  green 520  ~ Fern green ~ dark

613 ~ Drab brown ~ very light

712 ~ Cream

729 ~ Old gold ~ medium

760 ~ Salmon

814 ~ Garnet ~ dark

816 ~ Garnet

820 ~ Royal blue ~ very dark

844 ~ Beaver grey ~ ultra dark

935 x 2 ~ Avocado green ~ dark

3052 ~ Green grey ~ medium

3363 ~ Pine green ~ medium

3765 ~ Peacock blue ~ very dark

3779 ~ Terracotta ~ ultra very light

3813 ~ Blue green ~ light

3822 ~ Straw ~ light

3831 ~ Raspberry ~ dark

 

2 strands of  DMC on 28 & 36ct linen

433 ~ Brown ~ medium

435 ~ Beige brown ~ very dark

502 ~ Blue  green 5

520 x 2  ~ Fern green ~ dark

613 ~ Drab brown ~ very light

712 ~ Cream

729 ~ Old gold ~ medium

760 ~ Salmon

814 ~ Garnet ~ dark

816 x 2 ~ Garnet

820 ~ Royal blue ~ very dark

844 ~ Beaver grey ~ ultra dark

935 x 3 ~ Avocado green ~ dark

3052 ~ Green grey ~ medium

3363 x 2 ~ Pine green ~ medium

3765 ~ Peacock blue ~ very dark

3779 x 2 ~ Terracotta ~ ultra very light

3813 ~ Blue green ~ light

3822 ~ Straw ~ light

3831 x 2 ~ Raspberry ~ dark

Linen Sizes

Jane’s sampler has been reproduced on Weeks Dyeworks (Zweigart-based) 46ct linen in Parchment.

The design area is 299 stitches (w) x 280 stitches (h). Our calculations have included a 3″ margin for finishing and framing.

28ct: Design: 21.36″ x 20.00″ Fabric: 27.36″ x 26.00″

32ct: Design: 18.69″ x 17.50″ Fabric: 24.69″ x 23.50″

36ct: Design: 16.61″ x 15.56″ Fabric: 22.61″ x 21.56″

40ct: Design: 14.95″ x 14.00″ Fabric: 20.95″ x 20.00″

46ct: Design: 13.00″ x 12.17″ Fabric: 19.00″ x 18.17″

56ct: Design: 10.68″ x 10.00″ Fabric: 16.68″ x 16.00″

Stitch Guide

The sampler has been rated as suitable for needleworkers of all abilities. The stitches used are cross stitch over two threads of linen with the verse and part of the date being worked in cross stitch over one thread of linen.

Cross stitch ~ Is made up of two stitches worked over one or two threads. You should make all your stitches cross in the same direction for a neat and uniform finish.

You have to be careful not to pull the thread through the intersection of the woven linen threads. The warp and weft fibres are not “interlocked” at intersections; they simply pass over and under one another.

As a result, when stitching over one thread, some stitches can slip and disappear. Lay your stitches away from the direction you are working. This prevents the thread from slipping through the intersections.

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