Sarah Reymes 1770 ~ The 2022 Queen of the May ~ PDF download

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Each year Hands Across the Sea Samplers publishes a sampler which we consider to be not only beautiful but outstandingly so and worthy to be crowned our Queen of the May.

We are pleased to offer to you a stunning Norfolk sampler, Sarah Reymes 1770 our Queen of the May for the year 2022.

Available as a PDF download and as a printed booklet. Click HERE for the printed booklet.

S Reymes 1770 is a “bobby dazzler” of a sampler. A glorious floral border surrounds decorative rows of vines laden with flowers, a band of Irish stitch (also known as Florentine and flame stitch), rows of alphabets worked both in cross stitch and eyelet stitch. The verse is worked with red silk and a small black dog sits incongruously atop a flower head. The sampler is reminiscent of the samplers stitched by Abigail Dingle in 1762 and Jane Brunton in 1763. We suspect that the three samplers were worked under the same needlework teacher in Norwich.

On the reverse of Sarah’s sampler it is recorded that this was “Mrs Lungley’s work”. From family history records we know that Sarah was 11 years old when she finished her sampler. She was born on Tuesday, July 17 in the year 1759 in Norwich in the county of Norfolk. She was named after a sister who was born and died in 1755. Sarah’s baptism on August 6 was recorded in the non-conformist records for the Old Meeting in Norwich.

Sarah’s parents were John Reymes and his wife Alice, née Collett. John’s family can be traced back to the early 1400s in Norfolk.  We know that John was an eminent merchant and manufacturer. The Reymes family lived in St George Colegate, one of the mediaeval parishes of the city of Norwich.

Sarah married Samuel Lungley on Monday, September 5 in the year 1785. Samuel was from Long Melford in the county of Suffolk. Sarah and Samuel’s marriage was conducted by licence and both John and Alice were present. A report of the marriage appeared in the Norfolk Chronicle on Saturday, September 10. Samuel was a farmer, and we suspect a wealthy one.

Sarah died at the age of 33 on November 7, 1792, which is such a young age. We wonder if she died in childbirth. It must have been very sad for her husband and both her parents who outlived her.

Sarah’s sampler is predominantly worked with cross stitch laid over two threads of linen. The verse is worked in cross stitch over one thread of linen. Sarah also used Algerian eyelets over two and four threads, and Irish stitch. The sampler is suitable for confident beginners through to advanced needleworkers.

Sarah’s sampler has been lovingly stitched by Lisa Brown. 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.

There are 3 versions of the pdf. You will be able to download any or all of the following versions of the pdf and the graph:

 Version 1 ~ A pdf with a sixteen-page colour chart.

Version 2 ~ A pdf with a one-page colour chart which can be printed but is intended to be viewed/used on your tablet, phone, laptop, or computer.

 Version 3 ~ A pdf with a sixteen-page black and white symbol chart.

 

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

Sarah’s sampler has been reproduced using a palette of twenty colours carefully matched to the colours found on the reverse of the sampler. The model was stitched using Soie 100.3 from Au Ver à Soie. We have included below conversions for Soie d’Alger and DMC. Unless specified below only one spool or skein will be required.

 

1 strand of Soie 100.3 on 46 to 56ct linen

 002 ~ Grey green ~ light

022 ~ Golden olive

025 ~ Blue green ~ dark

029 ~ Grey green ~ medium

072 ~ Turquoise ~ light

108 ~ Fern green

126 ~ Antique mauve ~ medium dark

142 ~ Old gold ~ very light

148 ~ Straw ~ light straw

154 ~ Tan ~ light

160 ~ Desert sand ~ light

307 ~ Raspberry ~ dark

344 ~ Salmon

523 ~ Salmon ~ very dark

542 ~ Brown ~ very light

588 ~ Cocoa ~ light

631 ~ Christmas red ~ dark

674 ~ Straw ~ dark

756 ~ Blue green ~ very dark

Noir  ~ Black

 

1 strand of Soie d’Alger on 36 to 46ct linen

122 ~ Grey green ~ light

524 ~ Golden olive

1722 ~  Turquoise ~ light

1842 ~ Fern green

1845 ~ Blue green ~ very dark

2533 ~ Straw ~ dark

2542 ~ Old gold ~ very light

2543 ~ Straw ~ light straw

2913 ~ Salmon

2916 ~ Salmon ~ very dark

2935 ~ Christmas red ~ dark

3822 ~ Tan ~ light

3826 ~ Brown ~ very light

4623 ~ Raspberry ~ dark

4644 ~ Cocoa ~ light

4646 ~ Antique mauve ~ medium dark

5024 ~ Blue green ~ dark

5384 ~ Grey green ~ medium

Noir ~ Black

S2700 ~ Desert sand ~ light

 

2 strands of Soie d’Alger on 28ct linen

122 ~ Grey green ~ light

524 ~ Golden olive

1722 ~  Turquoise ~ light

1842 x 2 ~ Fern green

1845 ~ Blue green ~ very dark

2533 x 2 ~ Straw ~ dark

2542 ~ Old gold ~ very light

2543 ~ Straw ~ light straw

2913 ~ Salmon

2916 ~ Salmon ~ very dark

2935 x 2 ~ Christmas red ~ dark

3822 ~ Tan ~ light

3826 ~ Brown ~ very light

4623 ~ Raspberry ~ dark

4644 ~ Cocoa ~ light

4646 ~ Antique mauve ~ medium dark

5024 x 3~ Blue green ~ dark

5384 x 2 ~ Grey green ~ medium

Noir ~ Black

S2700 ~ Desert sand ~ light

 

1 strand of DMC on 40 to 46ct linen

310 ~ Black

315 ~ Antique mauve ~ medium dark

347 ~ Salmon ~ very dark

435 ~ Brown ~ very light

437 ~ Tan ~ light

498 ~ Christmas red ~ dark

500 ~ Blue green ~ very dark

501 ~ Blue green ~ dark

522 ~ Fern green

598 ~ Turquoise ~ light

677 ~ Old gold ~ very light

760 ~ Salmon

832 ~ Golden olive

926 ~ Grey green ~ medium

927 ~ Grey green ~ light

950 ~ Desert sand ~ light

3820 ~ Straw ~ dark

3822 ~ Straw ~ light straw

3831 ~ Raspberry ~ dark

3861 ~ Cocoa ~ light

 

2 strands of DMC on 36ct  linen

310 ~ Black

315 ~ Antique mauve ~ medium dark

347 ~ Salmon ~ very dark

435 ~ Brown ~ very light

437 ~ Tan ~ light

498 x 2 ~ Christmas red ~ dark

500 ~ Blue green ~ very dark

501 x 2 ~ Blue green ~ dark

522 ~ Fern green

598 ~ Turquoise ~ light

677 ~ Old gold ~ very light

760 ~ Salmon

832 ~ Golden olive

926 ~ Grey green ~ medium

927 ~ Grey green ~ light

950 ~ Desert sand ~ light

3820 ~ Straw ~ dark

3822 ~ Straw ~ light straw

3831 ~ Raspberry ~ dark

3861 ~ Cocoa ~ light

 

2 strands of DMC on 28ct linen

310 ~ Black

315 ~ Antique mauve ~ medium dark

347 ~ Salmon ~ very dark

435 ~ Brown ~ very light

437 ~ Tan ~ light

498 x 2 ~ Christmas red ~ dark

500 ~ Blue green ~ very dark

501 x 2 ~ Blue green ~ dark

522 x 2  ~ Fern green

598 ~ Turquoise ~ light

677 ~ Old gold ~ very light

760 ~ Salmon

832 ~ Golden olive

926 ~ Grey green ~ medium

927 ~ Grey green ~ light

950 ~ Desert sand ~ light

3820 ~ Straw ~ dark

3822 ~ Straw ~ light straw

3831 ~ Raspberry ~ dark

3861 ~ Cocoa ~ light

Linen Sizes

The design area is 233 stitches (w) x 317 stitches (h). Our calculations have included a 3″ margin for finishing and framing. The model was stitched using Foxtail Millett by Legacy Linen which is available in 45ct. The comparable colours in Legacy’s Linen’s range are Victoria Sponge Cake in 30ct, Corn Tassel in 37ct and Sycamore Seedpod in 53/63ct.

 

28ct linen: Design: 16.64″ x 22.64″ Fabric: 22.64″ x 28.64″

30ct linen: Design: 15.53″ x 21.13″ Fabric: 21.53″ x 27.13″

32ct linen: Design: 14.56″ x 19.81″ Fabric: 20.56″ x 25.81″

36ct linen: Design: 12.94″ x 17.61″ Fabric: 18.94″ x 23.61″

40ct linen: Design: 11.65″ x 15.85″ Fabric: 17.65″ x 21.85″

46ct linen: Design: 10.13″ x 13.78″ Fabric: 16.13″ x 19.78″

56ct linen: Design: 8.32″ x 11.32″ Fabric: 14.32″ x 17.32″

62/52ct linen: Design: 7.52″ x 12.19″ Fabric: 13.52″ x 18.19″

Stitch Guide

Sarah’s sampler is predominantly worked with cross stitch laid over two threads of linen. The verse is worked in cross stitch over one thread of linen. Sarah also used Algerian eyelets over two and four threads, and Irish stitch. The sampler is suitable for confident beginners through to advanced needleworkers.

 

 

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.

 

 

Algerian eyelet ~ When worked over both two and four threads of linen, 8 stitches are laid to create an eyelet. Do not tug on the thread using your needle as your thread will soon break. Instead, apply pressure by pulling on the thread close to the stitch. Even tension should be applied, so each individual stitch sits well within the eyelet.

Irish stitch ~ also known as Bargello, flame, and Florentine stitch, consists of a zigzag pattern of staggered vertical stitches. Mary worked this stitch over four threads which are staggered every two threads. Once the first row of stitches has been laid the following rows will follow the basic pattern. Always work into the previous row not away from it.

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.