Pollie Gay 1894 ~ 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 a printed booklet to be posted

Thread Legend

Pollie’s sampler was reproduced using a very pretty palette of fifteen colours from Au Ver à Soie’s range of Soie 100. We have provided conversions for Soie d’Alger and DMC below. You will only require 1 spool or skein of each colour with the exception of SDA 1026, 3716, and 3734 when using two strands of silk on 28 and 32ct linen.

Soie 100.3 / SDA / DMC  ~ Colour Description
011 / 3446 / 414 ~ Steel grey
073 / 5022 / 503 ~ Blue green
142 / F8 / 677 ~ Old gold
154 / 4223 / 437 ~ Tan
217 / 2911 / 950 ~ Desert sand
240 / 4224 / 3827 ~ Golden brown ~ pale
242 / 4226 / 3826 ~ Golden brown
274 / 3716 / 3011 ~ Khaki green
318 / 4216 / 300 ~ Mahogany
494 / 2914 / 3712 ~ Salmon ~ medium
499 / 1026 / 498 ~ Red
523 / 2916 / 347 ~ Salmon
533 / 4123 / 898 ~ Coffee brown
580 / 3734 / 3012 ~ Khaki green ~ medium
621 / 5021 / 3813 ~ Blue green ~ light

Linen Sizes

The sampler is suitable for stitching on Aida and linen. The design area is 200 stitches (w) x 253 stitches (h). Our calculations include a 3" margin for finishing and framing. The recommended linen for Pollie’s sampler is a Zweigart-based linen that was overdyed to the shade Hogbristle by Fox and Rabbit, or for a more aged look, use Dirty Teacup by Needle and Flax.

28ct linen: Design: 14.29" x 18.07" Fabric: 20.29" x 24.07"
32ct linen: Design: 12.50" x 15.81" Fabric: 18.50" x 21.81"
36ct linen: Design: 11.11" x 14.06" Fabric: 17.11" x 20.06"
40ct linen: Design: 10.00" x 12.65" Fabric: 16.00" x 18.65""
46ct linen: Design: 8.70" x 11.00" Fabric: 14.70" x 17.00"
56ct linen: Design: 7.14" x 9.04" Fabric: 13.14" x 15.04"

We stock 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.