Lilly Thirza Edwards 1887, a Little Gem ~ pdf download

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This sampler is brought to you as part of a series of “Little Gems” that are available as a pdf download by Hands Across the Sea Samplers.

What caught our eye on first glance with this sampler was the name of the young needleworker – Lilly Thirza Edwards. The girl’s name Thirza is of Hebrew origin meaning “delightful”. This sweet sampler is certainly delightful!

From family history records we know that Lilly was born to Henry, a railway guard, and his wife Eliza. On September 29, 1878 she was baptised in the town of Bromsgrove in the county of Worcestershire. By the 1881 census return the family can be found living at 21 New Market Terrace, London in the parish of St Pancras.

We know that Lilly stitched her sampler in the year 1887 when she was nearing her eighth birthday.

On June 3, 1905 Lilly married James Henry Thomas at St Paul’s Church in St Pancras. Lilly lived a long life, dying aged 80 on September 16, 1959. We hope that when the 1921 census is released in the forthcoming year that we may be able to add to Lilly’s story.

Lilly stitched her sampler with cross stitch over 2 strands of linen.

The project has been rated as suitable for needleworkers of all levels of ability and can be stitched either on Aida, Linaida, or linen.

Included in the pdf download are four graphs.

Graph 1 ~ A two-page colour block and symbol graph.

Graph 2 ~ A one-page colour block and symbol graph intended to be viewed/used on your tablet, phone, or PC.

Graph 3 ~ A two-page black and white symbol graph.

Graph 4 ~ A one-page black and white symbol graph intended to be viewed/used on your tablet, phone, or PC.

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. Our website has stitching tutorials which can be found in the “Sewing Basket and Tools” section.

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Thread Legend

Lilly’s delightful sampler has been reproduced with a palette of 5 colours from Au Ver à Soie’s range of Soie 100.3. We have provided conversions for Soie d’Alger, Fine d’Aubusson Wool, and DMC. Only one skein or spool is required for each colour. There are only a handful of stitches in the yellow beige and grey green.

Soie 100.3 / Soie d’Alger / Fine Wool / D’Aubusson /  DMC ~ Colour Description

109 / 4624 / 946 / 498 ~ Christmas red ~ dark

142 / F22 / 2530 / 3047 ~ Yellow beige ~ light

303 / 524 / 2770 / 832 ~ Golden olive

378 / 3735 / 3724 / 936 ~ Avocado green ~ very dark

710 / 1746 / 1423 / 924 ~ Grey green ~ very dark

The project can be stitched either on Aida, Linaida, or linen.

The original sampler was stitched on 24ct linen with wool. The model was stitched on Marbled Khaki in 56ct Zweigart linen overdyed by XJuDesigns.

The design area is 96 stitches (w) x 118 stitches (h). Our calculations have included a 3″ margin for finishing and framing.

28ct: Design: 6.86″ x 8.43″ Fabric: 12.86″ x 14.43″

30ct: Design: 6.40″ x 7.87″ Fabric: 12.40″ x 13.87″

32ct: Design: 6.00″ x 7.38″ Fabric: 12.00″ x 13.38″

36ct: Design: 5.33″ x 6.56″ Fabric: 11.33″ x 12.56″

40ct: Design: 4.80″ x 5.90” Fabric: 10.80″ x 11.9″

46ct: Design: 4.17″ x 5.13″ Fabric: 10.17″ x 11.13″

56ct: Design: 3.43″ x 4.21″ Fabric: 9.43″ x 10.21″

52/62ct: Design: 3.69″ x 3.81″ Fabric: 9.69″ x 9.81″

62/52ct: Design: 3.10″ x 4.54″ Fabric: 9.10″ x 10.54″

Stitch Guide

Lilly stitched her sampler with cross stitch over 2 strands of linen. The project has been rated as suitable for needleworkers of all levels of ability.

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

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. Our website has stitching tutorials which can be found in the “sewing basket/tools” section.

Chart Correction

Please note the stitch circled should be worked. It was omitted from the graph. Please accept our apologies for this oversight.