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. Our grateful thanks to Marsha Dardenne who lovingly stitched the model for Martha. The project has been rated as suitable for needleworkers of all levels of ability. An additional graph has been provided with an adaptation of the verse and dedication in cross stitch over two threads of linen, which makes the sampler suitable for stitching on Aida, Linaida, and linen.

The reproduction is worked in cross stitch over two threads of linen with the verse and dedication worked in cross stitch over 1 strand of linen. In the parish records the family are noted as living in Unsworth, Prestwich. She was baptised on Sunday, April 22, 1821. The Martha that stitched the sampler was probably born on Februto Isaac Dawson, a weaver, and Molly Holt. An expedition that would be far beyond Martha’s imagination. The final leg of her trip was by a long winding road to the Blue Mountains. A journey by air that took her from England to Germany, onwards to Kentucky, followed by Hawaii, then Sydney, Australia. Her meandering vine of plump, pink rosebuds wrapped itself around our hearts just as it wraps around the sweet motifs Martha’s young fingers stitched.īoth Sandra and I wanted to reproduce her, but as soon as she arrived with me, she was off to Sandra. Martha’s sampler caught our eye at first glance and has enchanted us ever since. There are two versions included in this download – the reproduction and an adaptation that is worked entirely in cross stitch over 2 threads and is suitable for stitching on Aida, Linaida and linen. pdf download by Hands Across the Sea Samplers. This delightful sampler is brought to you as part of a series of “Little Gems” that are available as a.

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