
This delightful sampler is brought to you as part of a series of “Little Gems” that are available as a .pdf download by Hands Across the Sea Samplers.
Nicola tells us: " The moment we first saw Anna Sophia’s
beautiful sampler our hearts leapt with joy and a surge of excitement.
Our fingers itched to stitch her! Anna Sophia’s baptismal records can be
found in the Norfolk Church of England Parish Registers. The entry is
dated August 22, 1858. She was the daughter of George and Mary (née
Beck) Bircham. The family lived in Lower Street in the picturesque
village of Brampton.
The verse Anna Sophia chose to carefully
stitch on her sampler “Next unto God Dear Parents I address …” was very
popular with school girls to stitch on their samplers. It can be found
on many documented Norfolk samplers.
Anna Sophia was 13 years old when she stitched her sampler.."
There are four versions included in this download
Graph 1 ~ A twenty-page colour chart.
Graph 2 ~ A twenty-page black and white symbol chart.
Graph 3 ~ A one-page colour chart (intended to be viewed/used on your tablet, phone, or PC).
Graph 4 ~ A one-page black and white symbol chart (intended to be viewed/used on your tablet, phone, or PC).
Anna’s beautiful sampler has been reproduced with a palette of twenty-six colours from Au Ver à Soie’s range of Soie d’Alger. We have provided conversions for Soie 100.3 and DMC.
Anna Sophia’s sampler has been mainly executed in cross stitch over two
linen threads with a small amount of cross stitch over one linen thread
for the verse and dedication.
The sampler has been rated as suitable
for confident beginners through to advanced needleworkers.
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Anna Sophia Bircham 1871 ~ A Little Gem from Hands Across the Sea Samplers
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