Hariet’s striking and decorative sampler was no doubt worked under the vigilant eye of her needlework teacher. Hariet has created an exceptional, balanced and exactingly worked sampler in vibrant silks. The stitches used are cross stitch over one and two threads, rice stitch, straight stitch, and a handful of double running stitches, all exquisitely executed on fine linen by Hariet at only ten years of age.
Stitch Count: 307W x 276H
The sampler has been reproduced with Au Ver à Soie d’Alger silks and the skein quantities calculated based on 1 strand on 36ct fabric. HATS have provided conversions for DMC based on 2 strands and Needlepoint Inc. based on 1 strand.
Soie d’Alger DMC NPI
3426 x 1 / 500 x 1 / 158 x 1 ~ Blue green – very dark
3425 x 2 / 501 x 2 / 155 x 2 ~ Blue green – dark
4534 x 1 / 611 x 1 / 986 x 1 ~ Drab brown
4245 x 1 / 680 x 1 / 695 x 1 ~ Old gold – dark
3741 x 1 / 738 x 1 / 761 x 1 ~ Tan – very light
F05 x 2 / 739 x 2 / 867 x 2 ~ Tan – ultra very light
2926 x 2 / 814 x 2 / 226 x 2 ~ Garnet – dark
2916 x 2 / 816 x 2 / 575 x 1 ~ Garnet
2756 x 1 / 927 x 1 / 152 x 1 ~ Grey green – light
121 x 1 / 928 x 1 / 876 x 1 ~ Grey green – very light
3725 x 1 / 936 x 1 / 548 x 1 ~ Avocado green – very dark
3732 x 2 / 3013 x 2 / 331 x 2 ~ Khaki green – light
3723 x 2 / 3052 x 2 / 642 x 2 ~ Green grey – dark
3424 x 1 / 3362 x 1 / 292 x 1 ~ Pine green – dark
4126 x 1 / 3371 x 1 /587 x 1 ~ Black brown
1745 x 2 / 3768 x 2 / 324 x 2 ~ Grey green – dark
2242 x 2 / 3822 x 2 / 472 x 2 ~ Straw – light
The original sampler was stitched on uneven weave linen closest in colour to DMC shades 738 and 739 and measuring approximately 12.5 x 17 inches.
The design area is 285 stitches (w) x 332 stitches (h).
