Jane Jackson ~ a printed booklet

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Jane’s 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.

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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