Hannah Gaskell 1823 ~ Reproduction Sampler Pattern by Hands Across the Sea Samplers

 Hannah’s sampler features: a honeysuckle border of many colours; a double alphabet and two houses;  a windmill;  a snake curled around a tree;  a man and lady sheltering under an umbrella;  a swan plus numerous birds and butterflies;  a stunning basket of flowers and a double crucifix. Crucifixion samplers are uncommon and seldom do they have the charm of this sampler.  To have a double crucifixion scene is rare.

Thread Legend

The sampler has been reproduced with Au Ver à Soie d’Alger silks and the skein quantities calculated based on 1 strand on 36ct fabric. We have provided a DMC conversion based on 2 strands on 36ct fabric. The model was stitched on 40ct Lakeside Linen Examplar.

Soie d’Alger    DMC

2236 x 2 / 420 x 2 ~ Hazel nut brown – dark

3742 x 1 / 422 x 1 ~ Hazel nut brown – light

2246 x 1 / 434 x 1 ~ Brown –  light

5025 x 3  / 500 x 3 ~ Blue green – very dark

2231 x 2  / 677 x 2 ~ Old gold – very light

2243 x 2 / 729 x 2 ~ Old gold – medium

2145 x 2  / 730 x 2 ~ Olive green – very dark

2915 x 1 / 760 x 1 ~ Salmon

526 x 1 / 829 x 1 ~ Golden olive – very dark

3815 x 1 / 832 x 1 ~ Golden olive

4113 x 1 / 841 x 1 ~ Beige brown -light

4114 x 1 / 842 x 1 ~ Beige brown – very light

1745 x 1  / 924 x 1 ~ Grey green – very dark

2757 x 2  / 926 x 2 ~ Grey green – medium

516 x 2 / 937 x 2 ~ Avocado green – medium

3711 x 2  / 3033 x 2 ~ Mocha brown – very light

2916 x 2  / 3328 x 2 ~ Salmon – dark

4136 x 3  / 3371 x 3 ~ Black brown

4533 x 1 / 3782 x 1 ~ Mocha brown – light

131 x 1 / 3811 x 1 ~ Turquoise – very light

2543 x 1 / 3822 x 1 ~  Straw – light

3413 x 1 / 3861 x 1 ~  Cocoa – light

F10 x 2 / Ecru x 2  ~ Ecru

LINEN SIZES

The design area is 478 stitches (w) x 517 stitches (h). Our calculations have included a 3” margin for finishing and framing.

28ct – Design: 34.14″ x 36.93″ Fabric: 40.14″ x 42.93″

32ct – Design: 29.88″ x 32.31″ Fabric: 35.88″ x 38.31″

36ct – Design: 26.56″ x 28.72″ Fabric: 32.56″ x 34.72″

40ct – Design: 23.90″ x 25.85″ Fabric: 29.90″ x 31.85″