MH 1656 My Beloved's Gift by Hands Across the Sea Samplers

MH 1656 My Beloved's Gift by Hands Across the Sea Samplers

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The 1600’s is regarded as the golden age of band sampler making, and the sampler that MH finished nearly 400 years ago on May 23rd, 1656 is one of those very special pieces. She is a beautiful example of reverse stitching. This sampler is reversibly stitched over three threads with running stitch, double running stitch, back stitch, satin stitch, Montenegrin stitch, diamond upright stitch, diagonal cross stitch, and two variations of reversible cross stitch. 

Model reversibly stitched over three threads on your choice of 46 Ct. fabric using Soie d'Alger (or all DMC floss 746, 3770, 3771, 3778, 3824, 352, 920, 816, 307, 744, 680, 167, 733, 3346, 561, 369, 3363, 928, 927, 597, 3760, 311).

The design/graphed area (2 threads per square) is 130 (w) x 929 (h). HATS calculations have included a 3” margin for finishing and framing.

32ct – Design: 8.13″ x 58.06″ Fabric: 14.13″ x 64.06″

36ct – Design: 7.22″ x 51.61″ Fabric: 13.22″ x 57.61″

40ct – Design: 6.5″ x 46.45″ Fabric: 12.5″ x 52.45″

46ct – Design: 5.65″ x 40.39″ Fabric: 11.65″ x 46.39″

Check out our website for linen options or give the shop a call. We have a huge range of counts and colours for you to select from.