Esther Pickford 1847 ~ Reproduction Sampler Pattern by Hands Across the Sea Samplers

Nicola has generously made this available for download now via our store.  The PDF will be emailed to you within 24 hours or you can choose the sprial bound printed booklet to be posted

Esther’s beautiful work has enchanted Nicola from her first glimpse of the sampler. The original sampler was worked in wool on approximately 24ct Penelope canvas. Esther had a wonderful eye for colour, her chosen palette included pink, mauve, apricot, raspberry, salmon, garnet, and coral. A delicious combination that makes the fingers itch to stitch.

The design is suitable for needleworkers of all abilities. The stitches used are cross stitch over 2 threads and satin stitches.

Thread Legend

Esther’s sampler has been stitched with a particularly beautiful palette of thirteen colours from Au Ver à Soie’s range of Soie 100.3. We have provided conversions for Soie d’Alger and DMC.

There is currently a global shortage of some shades of silk. We have liaised with Access Commodities, the US distributors for Au Ver à Soie, to identify which shades may be difficult to source. There is 1 shade of Soie d’Alger where we have suggested an alternative shade.

1 strand of Soie 100.3 on 46/56ct linen

039 x 1 ~ Apricot ~ medium

148 x 1 ~ Straw ~ light

177 x 1 ~ Shell pink ~ medium light

274 x 1 ~ Khaki green ~ dark

376 x 1 ~ Antique mauve ~ dark

494 x 1 ~ Raspberry ~ light

524 x 1 ~ Garnet ~ dark

580 x 1 ~ Khaki green ~ light

621 x 1 ~ Grey green ~ light

644 x 1 ~ Salmon ~ very dark

655 x 1 ~ Coral

664 x 1 ~ Garnet

741 x 1 ~ Salmon

1 strand of Soie d’Alger on 40/46ct linen

 913 x 1 ~ Apricot ~ medium

1814 x 1 ~ Grey green ~ light

2146 x 1 ~ Khaki green ~ dark

2531 x 1 ~ Straw ~ light

2643 x 1 ~ Coral

2644 x 1 ~ Salmon ~ very dark

2914 x 1 ~ Salmon

2925 x 1 ~ Garnet

2926 x 1 ~ Garnet ~ dark

2931 x 1 ~ Shell pink ~ medium light

2932 x 1 ~ Raspberry ~ light

3833 x 1 ~ Khaki green ~ light ** #3712

4645 x 1 ~ Antique mauve ~ dark

1 strand of Soie d’Alger on 36ct linen

 913 x 1 ~ Apricot ~ medium

1814 x 1 ~ Grey green ~ light

2146 x 2 ~ Khaki green ~ dark

2531 x 1 ~ Straw ~ light

2643 x 1 ~ Coral

2644 x 1 ~ Salmon ~ very dark

2914 x 1 ~ Salmon

2925 x 1 ~ Garnet

2926 x 1 ~ Garnet ~ dark

2931 x 1 ~ Shell pink ~ medium light

2932 x 1 ~ Raspberry ~ light

3833 x 1 ~ Khaki green ~ light ** #3714

4645 x 1 ~ Antique mauve ~ dark

2 strands of Soie d’Alger on 28ct linen

 913 x 1 ~ Apricot ~ medium

1814 x 1 ~ Grey green ~ light

2146 x 3 ~ Khaki green ~ dark

2531 x 1 ~ Straw ~ light

2643 x 1 ~ Coral

2644 x 3 ~ Salmon ~ very dark

2914 x 2 ~ Salmon

2925 x 1 ~ Garnet

2926 x 1 ~ Garnet ~ dark

2931 x 1 ~ Shell pink ~ medium light

2932 x 1 ~ Raspberry ~ light

3833 x 1 ~ Khaki green ~ light ** #3714

4645 x 1 ~ Antique mauve ~ dark

1 strand of  DMC on 40/46ct linen

152 x 1 ~ Shell pink ~ medium light

347 x 1 ~ Salmon ~ very dark

351 x 1 ~ Coral

760 x 1 ~ Salmon

814 x 1 ~ Garnet ~ dark

816 x 1 ~ Garnet

927 x 1 ~ Grey green ~ light

3011 x 1 ~ Khaki green ~ dark

3013 x 1 ~ Khaki green ~ light

3340 x 1 ~ Apricot ~ medium

3726 x 1 ~ Antique mauve ~ dark

3822 x 1 ~ Straw ~ light

3833 x 1 ~ Raspberry ~ light

2 strands of  DMC on 36ct linen

152 x 1 ~ Shell pink ~ medium light

347 x 2 ~ Salmon ~ very dark

351 x 1 ~ Coral

760 x 1 ~ Salmon

814 x 1 ~ Garnet ~ dark

816 x 1 ~ Garnet

927 x 1 ~ Grey green ~ light

3011 x 2 ~ Khaki green ~ dark

3013 x 1 ~ Khaki green ~ light

3340 x 1 ~ Apricot ~ medium

3726 x 1 ~ Antique mauve ~ dark

3822 x 1 ~ Straw ~ light

3833 x 1 ~ Raspberry ~ light

2 strands of  DMC on 28ct linen

152 x 1 ~ Shell pink ~ medium light

347 x 2 ~ Salmon ~ very dark

351 x 1 ~ Coral

760 x 2 ~ Salmon

814 x 1 ~ Garnet ~ dark

816 x 1 ~ Garnet

927 x 1 ~ Grey green ~ light

3011 x 3 ~ Khaki green ~ dark

3013 x 1 ~ Khaki green ~ light

3340 x 1 ~ Apricot ~ medium

3726 x 1 ~ Antique mauve ~ dark

3822 x 1 ~ Straw ~ light

3833 x 1 ~ Raspberry ~ light

Linen Sizes

The design area is 182 stitches (w) x 280 stitches (h). Our calculations have included a 3″ margin for finishing and framing. The model was stitched using 56ct Zweigart-based linen that was overdyed to the shade “Old Sheep” by xJuDesigns. We recommend that you should use a count and fabric that you enjoy working with.

28ct: Design: 13.00″ x 20.00″ Fabric: 19.00″ x 26.00″

32ct: Design: 11.38″ x 17.50″ Fabric: 17.38″ x 23.50″

36ct: Design: 10.11″ x 15.56″ Fabric: 16.11″ x 21.56″

40ct: Design: 9.10″ x 14.00″ Fabric: 15.10″ x 20.00″

46ct: Design: 7.91″ x 12.17″ Fabric: 13.91″ x 18.17″

56ct: Design: 6.50″ x 10.00″ Fabric: 12.50″ x 16.00″

We stock the Au Ver a Soie 100.3 & D'alger silks .  If you'd like to kit the design please contact me on info@astitchintime.net.au and we can discuss your preferences.