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The Examplarery ~ Kits from Joanne Harvey

From the cover letter: "The Examplarery is striving to provide the discriminating needleworker with a sampler reproduction worked in the authentic manner of counted thread embroidery. Many of our pieces are authorized reproductions from some of the finest museum collections."

All of the samplers from The Examplarery are available in kit form only.

Loara Standish kit ~ ca. 1640 from Joanne Harvey of the Examplarery ~ click here for options America's oldest known signed sampler ca. 1640. With intricate and reversible stitches, Loara fashioned roses, pansies, gillyflowers, and Read more... Code: JHLS Price: $0.00 Quantity in Basket: none

A Norwich Sampler by Joanne Harvey of The Examplarery Kit contains charted directions, 27 count linen, DMC floss, needle and color photograph. Design size is approximately 10 1/2" x 15". Read more... Code: JHNS Price: $69.95 Quantity in Basket: none

The Examplar kit by Joanne Harvey of The Examplarery Contains charted directions, 27 count linen, DMC floss, needle and color photograph. Design size is approximately 8" x 33". Sti Read more... Code: JHEXAM Price: $64.95 Quantity in Basket: none

The Embroideress kit by Joanne Harvey of The Examplarery Contains charted directions, 30 count hand dyed linen, needle, DMC floss and color photograph. Design size is approximately 12" x 21". Read more... Code: JHEMBR Price: $64.95 Quantity in Basket: none

The Little Brick House Sampler Kit by Joanne Harvey of the Examplarery Here is a case of the picture not doing the sampler justice. The floss colors included are so much warmer than shown. Kit includes di Read more... Code: JHBH Price: $37.95 Quantity in Basket: none

Francis Burwell Sampler Kit from Joanne Harvey of the Examplarery ca. 1760 Virginia sampler. Stitches include back, reversible cross, algerian eye, rice, double running, four sided Italian cross, uprigh Read more... Code: JHFB Price: $139.95 Quantity in Basket: none

Shepherdess Sampler ~ Joanne Harvey The Examplarery Kit includes directions, linen, floss, needle, color photograph. Design size on 35 count linen is 15 1/2" x 11 1/2". Stitches i Read more... Code: JHSS Price: $69.95 Quantity in Basket: none

Sarah Chamberlain Needlework Picture ca. 1765 kit from Joanne Harvey ~ Examplarery 6.25" x 7 7/8". Kit includes 27 count linen, needles, silk, wool, metallic thread, couching thread and charted directions. Reproduction samp Read more... Code: JHSC Price: $139.95 Quantity in Basket: none

Ann Marsh Sewing Roll kit ~ Joanne Harvey ~ the Examplarery Kit includes 35 count linen, silk thread, instructions, diagrams, silk lining, twill binding, sewing thread and needles. Approx. 3.5" x Read more... Code: JHAM Price: $439.95 Quantity in Basket: none

The Chase / The Mary Starkey Sampler Kit ~ Joanne Harvey ~ the Examplarery Found in Colonial Williamsburg's textile collection. Kit includes complete instructions, transfer sheets for pictoral elements, color illus Read more... Code: JHchase Price: $239.95 Quantity in Basket: none