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Hands Across the Sea
Florence Law 1899 Waste not, Want not ~ Reproduction Sampler Pattern by Hands Across the Sea Samplers
Florence Law 1899 Waste not, Want not ~ Reproduction Sampler Pattern by Hands Across the Sea Samplers
Nicola has generously made these gorgeous Little Gems available for download now via our store. The PDF will be emailed to you within 24 hours or you can choose a printed, spiral bound booklet to be posted
This small sampler is stitched entirely with cross stitch over two threads of linen and is suitable for working on Aida or linen.
Thread Legend
Florence’s delightful monochrome sampler was stitched with Soie 100.3 from Au Ver à Soie. We have provided conversions for Soie d’Alger and DMC below.
If stitching with 2 strands of Soie d’Alger, you will require 3 skeins, and with 2 strands of DMC, you will require 2 skeins.
Soie 100.3 ~ 499
Soie d’Alger ~ 2925
DMC ~ 816
Linen Sizes
The design area is 138 stitches (w) x 131 stitches (h). Our calculations have included a 3″ margin for finishing and framing. The model was stitched using a Zweigart-based linen that was overdyed to the shade ‘Crème Brûlée’ from Tabbycat Linen. The sampler can be worked on Aida or linen.
28ct: Design: 9.86″ x 9.36″ Fabric: 15.86″ x 15.36″
32ct: Design: 8.63″ x 8.19″ Fabric: 14.63″ x 14.19″
36ct: Design: 7.67″ x 7.28″ Fabric: 13.67″ x 13.28″
40ct: Design: 6.90″ x 6.55″ Fabric: 12.90″ x 12.55″
46ct: Design: 6.00″ x 5.7″ Fabric: 12.00″ x 11.7″
56ct: Design: 4.93″ x 4.68″ Fabric: 10.93″ x 10.68″