Nicola tells us: "Emma’s sampler is the epitome of an English schoolgirl sampler. A honeysuckle border gracefully meanders around the sampler. A solid redbrick Georgian house, flanked by two vain peacocks, draws the eye but there is so much more to her sampler. There is an elegance and delicate touch to the sampler. Emma’s sense of colour and design radiates. For her sampler’s verse Emma took inspiration from the hymn “Let Us Walk in the Light” by Mary Masters. Mary was an 18th-century English poet and letter writer. Emma recorded that she finished her sampler on July 16, 1825. The 16th was a Saturday, and this has given us reason to consider that the sampler was wrought under the guidance of her mother rather than a school or Sunday school teacher. Emma’s sampler is an amazing achievement for a girl of barely 9 years of age."

There are Two versions included in this download – the Reproduction and a smaller Adaptation that is worked entirely in cross stitch over 2 threads and would be suitable for stitching on Aida, Linaida and linen.

The project has been rated as suitable for needleworkers of all abilities and would make an ideal “starter” project for those wishing to explore samplers.

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