Ann Gardner 1723 ~ Reproduction Sampler Pattern by Hands Across the Sea Samplers

The year of our Lord seventeen hundred and twenty-three was such a long time ago. Almost three hundred years have passed since Ann Gardner of Pilerton Priery (sic) completed her sampler on the eighteenth day of Desember (sic). Ann did not record her age, but we suspect that she was a very young child and that this was her first attempt at stitching a sampler. She diligently recorded the alphabet although her spelling certainly needed improvement. She stitched seventeen birds and twenty-seven crowns which she scattered around the border of her sampler.

Thread Legend

Ann’s dainty sampler has been reproduced using Legacy Linen in 53/63 count Sycamore Seedpod with one strand of Au Ver à Soie silk from their Surfine range. The spool quantities used have been listed in the thread legend below. We have provided conversions for Au Ver à Soie from their d’Alger and 100.3 range together with DMC. We have used the vibrant colours found on the front of the sampler.

Surfine  / 100.3 / d’Alger / DMC ~ Colour Description          

2022 x 1 / 022 x 1 / 2213 x 1 / 833 x 1  ~ Golden olive ~ light

2037 x 1 / 037  x 1 / 4633 x 1 / 778 x 1 ~ Antique mauve ~ very light

2148 x 1 / 148 x 1 / 2531 x 1 /  3822 x 1 ~ Straw ~ light

2109 x 1 / 524 x 1 / 2925 x 1 / 815 x 1 ~ Garnet ~ medium

2597 x 1 / 597 x 1 / 3416 x 1 / 838 x 1 ~ Beige brown ~ very dark

Crème x 1 / Crème x 1 / 3711 x 1 / 3866 x 1 ~ Mocha brown ~ ultra very light

2491 x 1 / 491 x 1 / 3724 x 1 /3345 x 1 ~ Hunter green ~ dark

2648 x 1 / 648 x 1  / 4636 x 1 / 902 x 1~ Garnet ~ very dark

2712 x 1 / 002 x 1 / 5381 x 1 / 168 x 1 ~ Pewter ~ very light

2417 x 1 / 072 x 1 / 5384 x 1 / 932 x 1 ~ Antique blue ~ light

2710 x 1 / 710 x 1 / 5386 x 1 / 924 x 1 ~ Grey green ~ very dark

LINEN SIZES

The design area is 210 stitches (w) x 238 stitches (h). Our calculations have included a 3″ margin for finishing and framing.

28ct ~ Design: 15.00″ x 17.00 ” Fabric: 21.00″ x 23.00″

32ct ~ Design: 13.13″ x 14.88″ Fabric: 19.13″ x 20.88″

36ct ~ Design: 11.67″ x 13.22″ Fabric: 17.67″ x 19.22″

40ct ~ Design: 10.50″ x 11.90″ Fabric: 16.50″ x 17.90″

46ct ~ Design: 9.13″ x 10.35″ Fabric: 15.13″ x 16.35″

56ct ~ Design: 7.50″ x 8.50″ Fabric: 13.50″ x 14.50″