Maria Ewin - Reproduction Sampler Pattern by Hands Across the Sea Samplers

Each year Hands Across the Sea Samplers publishes a sampler which we consider to be not only beautiful but outstandingly so and worthy to be crowned our Queen of the May.

We are pleased to present to you Maria Ewin – our Queen of the May for the year 2023. Maria is a beautiful sampler that has been painstakingly reproduced and exquisitely stitched by Lisa Brown.

You can choose to have the A4 printed booklet posted or purchase a PDF and it will be emailed to you.  Please allow 24 hours for the PDF to come into your mailbox as this is a manual process (48 hours if ordered over the weekend).

Thread Legend 

Maria’s sampler has been reproduced using a palette of 24 colours carefully matched to the colours found on the front of the sampler. The model was stitched using Soie d’Alger (SDA) from Au Ver à Soie, and we have included below conversions for Soie 100.3 and DMC.

1 strand of Soie 100.3 on 40 to 56ct linen

029 ~ Grey green medium

142 ~ Yellow beige light

152 ~ Olive green

197 ~ Brown grey medium

207 ~ Brown grey dark

211 ~ Tan very light

274 ~ Khaki green dark

303 ~ Hazelnut brown

328 ~ Mustard light

335 ~ Garnet medium

455 ~ Hazelnut brown very dark

491 ~ Hunter green

512 ~ Driftwood dark

523 ~ Christmas red

538 ~ Mocha beige medium

562 ~ Drab brown light

572 ~ Drab brown

624 ~ Brown grey very dark

627 ~ Pewter grey

634 ~ brown light

654 ~ Grey green very dark

694 ~ Mocha brown light

703 ~ Grey green very dark

756 ~ Blue green very dark

1 strand of SDA on 36 to 46ct linen

946 ~ Garnet medium

1726 ~ Grey green very dark

1845 ~ Grey green very dark

2236 ~ Hazelnut brown very dark

2757 ~ Grey green medium

2916 ~ Christmas red

3226 ~ Pewter grey

3423 ~ Brown grey medium

3426 ~ Blue green very dark

3433 ~ Mocha beige medium

3434 ~ Driftwood dark

3724 ~ Hunter green

3733 ~ Olive green

3734 ~ Khaki green dark

3815 ~ Hazelnut brown

3832 ~ Mustard light

3835 ~ Brown grey dark

3836 ~ Brown grey very dark

4533 ~ Mocha brown light

4534 ~ Drab brown

F08 ~ Yellow beige light

F09 ~ Hazelnut brown light

F18 ~ Drab brown light

F21 ~ Tan very light

2 strands of SDA on 28 to 32ct linen

946 ~ Garnet medium

1726 ~ Grey green very dark

1845 ~ Grey green very dark

2236 ~ Hazelnut brown very dark

2757 ~ Grey green medium

2916 x 3 ~ Christmas red

3226 ~ Pewter grey

3423 ~ Brown grey medium

3426 x 2 ~ Blue green very dark

3433 ~ Mocha beige medium

3434 ~ Driftwood dark

3724 ~ Hunter green

3733 ~ Olive green

3734 x 2 ~ Khaki green dark

3815 ~ Hazelnut brown

3832 ~ Mustard light

3835 ~ Brown grey dark

3836 ~ Brown grey very dark

4533 ~ Mocha brown light

4534 ~ Drab brown

F08 ~ Yellow beige light

F09 ~ Hazelnut brown light

F18 ~ Drab brown light

F21 ~ Tan very light

1 strand of DMC on 40 to 46ct linen

08 ~ Driftwood dark

347 ~ Christmas red

372 ~ Mustard light

422 ~ Hazelnut brown light

500 ~ Blue green very dark

520 ~ Grey green very dark

611 ~ Drab brown

612 ~ Drab brown light

732 ~ Olive green

739 ~ Tan very light

815 ~ Garnet medium

869 ~ Hazelnut brown very dark

924 ~ Grey green very dark

926 ~ Grey green medium

3011 ~ Khaki green dark

3021 ~ Brown grey very dark

3022 ~ Brown grey medium

3047 ~ Yellow beige light

3346 ~ Hunter green

3787 ~ Brown grey dark

3799 ~ Pewter grey

3782 ~ Mocha brown light

3828 ~ Hazelnut brown

3863 ~ Mocha beige medium

2 strands of DMC on 36ct linen

08 ~ Driftwood dark

347 x 2 ~ Christmas red

372 ~ Mustard light

422 ~ Hazelnut brown light

500 x 2 ~ Blue green very dark

520 ~ Grey green very dark

611 ~ Drab brown

612 ~ Drab brown light

732 ~ Olive green

739 ~ Tan very light

815 ~ Garnet medium

869 ~ Hazelnut brown very dark

924 ~ Grey green very dark

926 ~ Grey green medium

3011 ~ Khaki green dark

3021 ~ Brown grey very dark

3022 ~ Brown grey medium

3047 ~ Yellow beige light

3346 ~ Hunter green

3787 ~ Brown grey dark

3799 ~ Pewter grey

3782 ~ Mocha brown light

3828 ~ Hazelnut brown

3863 ~ Mocha beige medium

2 strands of DMC on 28 to 32ct linen

08 ~ Driftwood dark

347 x 2 ~ Christmas red

372 ~ Mustard light

422 ~ Hazelnut brown light

500 x 2 ~ Blue green very dark

520 ~ Grey green very dark

611 ~ Drab brown

612 ~ Drab brown light

732 ~ Olive green

739 ~ Tan very light

815 ~ Garnet medium

869 ~ Hazelnut brown very dark

924 ~ Grey green very dark

926 ~ Grey green medium

3011 x 2 ~ Khaki green dark

3021 ~ Brown grey very dark

3022 ~ Brown grey medium

3047 ~ Yellow beige light

3346 ~ Hunter green

3787 ~ Brown grey dark

3799 ~ Pewter grey

3782 ~ Mocha brown light

3828 ~ Hazelnut brown

3863 ~ Mocha beige medium

Linen Sizes

The design area is 271 stitches (w) x 329 stitches (h). Our calculations have included a 3″ margin for finishing and framing. The model was stitched on 46ct linen overdyed by Fiber on a Whim to a shade of Parchment.

28ct linen: Design: 19.36″ x 23.50″ Fabric: 25.36″ x 29.50″

32ct linen: Design: 16.94″ x 20.56″ Fabric: 22.94″ x 26.56″

36ct linen: Design: 15.06″ x 18.28″ Fabric: 21.06″ x 24.28″

40ct linen: Design: 13.55″ x 16.45″ Fabric: 19.55″ x 22.45″

46ct linen: Design: 11.78″ x 14.30″ Fabric: 17.78″ x 20.30″

56ct linen: Design: 9.68″ x 11.75″ Fabric: 15.68″ x 17.75″