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Mary Snow ~ A PDF Download or Printed Booklet from Hands Across the Sea Samplers

    This sampler is brought to you as part of a series of designs that are available as either a .PDF download by Hands Across the Sea Samplers or a Printed Coilbound Chart.

    There are 3 versions of the pdf. You will be able to download any or all of the following pdf and graph versions:
    Version 1 ~ A nine four-page colour chart.
    Version 2 ~ A one-page colour chart (intended to be viewed/used on your tablet, phone, laptop, or computer).
    Version 3 ~ A  nine page black and white symbol chart.

    Mary stitched her delightful sampler with cross stitch over two threads of linen and four-sided stitch. The sampler is suitable for needleworkers of all levels of ability and can be stitched on Aida, Linaida or linen.

    What a shame that Mary did not record the year she finished her sampler and other information such as a date or location. The samplers stitched by Stuart, Georgian, and Victorian schoolgirls can provide us with a window through which we can catch glimpses of their lives. Recreating their work is a time when we can remember the forgotten women.

    So often women disappear into history, their lives unrecorded. Yet in the face of enormous challenges, numerous women have fought their way to the fore and flourished. There are so many women overlooked who defied the norm, excelled, and made lasting impacts on those around them and beyond. Did Mary grow up to be such a woman? Sadly, we will never know.

    Mary’s sampler was most probably stitched sometime during the long reign of Queen Victoria between the ages of 8 and 12. She used 20ct Penelope canvas and wool to execute her sampler. The vibrant colours she chose have only mellowed slightly, and it is the colours from the front of the sampler today that we have used in our reproduction.

    Mary was industrious with her needle, covering her fabric with a multitude of charming motifs. Her sampler reminds us of Christmas with its rich greens and reds. Two swans catch the eye. White swans symbolise light, grace, beauty, love, and purity. The swan is an emblem of feminine beauty and softness. Fairy tales feature swans as emblems of devotion, loyalty, and monogamy; this comes from the fact that the swan mates once in a lifetime. Other motifs include a farmer and his wife, two cottages, towering fir trees, owls, stags, rampant lions, goats, dogs, shrubs and plants, and a pair of parrots. All contained within a border of rose campions.

    Stitch Count is 210 W x 167 H  

    Model was stitched on a hand dyed linen which is not available to us, so we will suggest a suitable alternative in a few counts and the design was stitched with Soie 100/3 silk threads. Soie d'Alger sllks and DMC conversion are included in the chart.

    Please check the boxes above to add the PDF or Printed chart, linen and threads to your order.

    Mary Snow ~ A PDF Download or Printed Booklet from Hands Across the Sea Samplers

    Item# HATSMSn
    Price: See Options For Pricing
    Mary Snow Reproduction chart:
    32 count hand dyed linen from Lakeside Linens 18" x 27" ~ $45.00
    DMC Cotton floss 15 skeins ~ $18.75
    40 count hand dyed linen from Lakeside Linens 18" x 27" ~ $46.00
    Soie d'Alger silks 13 skeins ~ $97.50
    46 count hand dyed linen from Lakeside Linens 18" x 13.5" (2.5" allowance on all sides) ~ $25.00
    Soie 100/3 silks 12 spools ~ $71.40
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