Rebecca Price, 1825 - Reproduction Sampler by Ellen Chester

This chart is an accurate reproduction of Rebecca Price’s sampler that she stitched in 1825.

I've researched Rebecca's genealogy starting with her great-great grandparents who immigrated from Wales to Pennsylvania in 1682. I've included a brief family history with the chart.

Rebecca stitched her sampler when she was 8-years old. She used silk threads on an uneven-weave linen, 27 threads per inch horizontally x 34 threads per inch vertically.

I stitched my model using Needlepoint, Inc. silk thread (DMC substitutions are provided) on 36-count linen from Weeks Dye Works, Inc. This made my model 8-inches wide x 7-3/8-inches high, which is slightly smaller than Rebecca’s original. If you want your sampler to be closer in size to Rebecca’s original, then I suggest you use 30- or 32-count linen.

Stitch count: 143 wide x 132 high

Stitches used: cross stitch over two linen threads, cross stitch over one linen thread, backstitch, and queen stitch.

Stitch diagrams and detailed stitching directions are provided.