The original sampler has been stitched on very fine unbleached linen (21 threads per 1cm), using silk threads. The sampler has been entirely worked in cross stitches over 3 threads of linen. In our reproduction the crosses over 3 threads are substituted with crosses over 2 threads. Stitched on 40ct linen, reproduction has the same dimensions as the original.
Stitch Count: 263W x 276H
Stitched on 35 or 40 count fabric (Weeks Dye Works - Beige)
The sampler is stitched using stranded cottons by The Gentle Art threads and Classic Colorwork threads.
The Gentle Art Sampler threads: Rose Garden (x 2), Chives (x 2), Bayberry (x 2), Grasshopper, Pine, Grecian Gold.
Classic Colorworks threads: Straw Hat, Cayenne and Blackbird (12 crosses only)
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