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Amanda Malviney Brown 1844 by Hands Across the Sea Samplers
$48.00
It was so nice to see the name of Amanda on a sampler from the first half of the 19th century, and what a pretty sampler this 10-year-old stitched. Amanda is...
Amelia Bachelor 1863 by Hands Across the Sea Samplers
$47.00
Amelia stitched her sampler between 10 to 11 years of age, almost certainly under the guidance of her teacher at Berkswell School. Amelia probably had to leave school shortly after...
Charlotte Entwistle 1860 by Hands Across the Sea Samplers
$47.00
Charlotte is one of a pair of sister samplers and was stitched in 1860. Her sister Margaret finished her sampler at the age of 10 years in 1854 at Hoghton...
Dancing with Your Heart by Hands Across the Sea Samplers
$45.00
We are delighted to present to you an original design. Dancing With Your Heart was inspired by a sampler in Nicola’s private collection and has been designed as a small...
Eliza Martha Linfoot 1834 by Hands Across the Sea Samplers
$54.00
Eliza stitched a delightful sampler that charms the eye and we are delighted to present to you our adaptation of her sampler. Whilst the chart that we have made available...
Elizabeth Garrod 1799 by Hands Across the Sea Samplers
$46.90
Elizabeth finished her monochrome sampler on Sunday, March 3, in the year 1799 in the port town of Wells-next-the-Sea. The young Elizabeth certainly stitched a charming first sampler. Not only...
Emilie Kalwar 1890 by Hands Across the Sea Samplers
$45.00
Emilie worked her sampler on approximately 24ct linen with wool threads in 1890. The sampler was backed with a piece of cotton fabric and edged and bound with silk ribbon...
Emily Ann Greenaway 1884 by Hands Across the Sea Samplers
$45.00
Emily Ann Greenaway is a truly beautiful sampler with a decorative multi-coloured border which encloses some very sweet animals and motifs. The colour palette has been taken from the front...
Emily Wildhack 1874 by Hands Across the Sea Samplers
$49.90
Emily’s needlework has been reproduced using the slightly mellowed colours found on the front of her sampler. The ten-year-old child used wool and 20ct Penelope canvas to create an elegant...
Emma & Martin Noah Hubbard 1869-1870 by Hands Across the Sea Samplers
$45.00
We were so pleased to find a pair of samplers stitched by a brother and sister. The icing on the cake was the additional discovery of the Hubbards’ family history...
Esther Pickford 1847 by Hands Across the Sea Samplers
$48.00
Esther’s beautiful work has enchanted Nicola from her first glimpse of the sampler. The original sampler was worked in wool on approximately 24ct Penelope canvas. Esther had a wonderful eye...
Jane Hopkin 1875 by Hands Across the Sea Samplers
$54.00
Jane’s sampler is certainly one that catches the eye! A young Welsh school girl diligently stitched a sampler that is dominated by a decorative vase overflowing with blooms. You can...
Jane Jackson 1820-1840 by Hands Across the Sea Samplers
$54.00
The sampler is contained within a carefully planned and elaborate border that is heavily laden with leaves, flowers both in full bloom and in bud. The border needs careful counting,...
Margaret Beattie 1866 by Hands Across the Sea Samplers
$47.00
Margaret stitched a truly adorable sampler with a rich palette of colours. There is so much to excite your needle.Margaret or Maggie was twelve years old when she stitched her...
Margaret Entwistle 1854 by Hands Across the Sea Samplers
$47.00
Margaret is one of a pair of sister samplers and was stitched in 1854. Margaret finished her sampler at the age of 10 years in 1854 at Hoghton School.Margaret never...
Margaret Ferguson by Hands Across the Sea Samplers
$54.00
What a pretty sampler the nine-year-old Margaret Ferguson stitched. Using wool and a slightly uneven linen of approximately 31/33 count, the young girl worked a stunning floral border with a...
Maria Ewin 1820 by Hands Across the Sea Samplers
$54.00
We are pleased to present to you Maria Ewin – our Queen of the May for the year 2023. - Hands Across the Sea Samplers. Maria Ewin was love at first sight. ...
Mary Ann Preece 1851 by Hands Across the Sea Samplers
$46.90
Working from a palette of 12 colours, Mary Ann stitched a very pretty sampler with wool on loosely woven linen of approximately 26ct. The young girl had a good eye...
Mary Wigglesworth 1812 by Hands Across the Sea Samplers
$54.00
Mary’s sampler has so much to please the eye and your needle. The sampler has grace and harmony, both in design and colour. The arcaded band at the top of...
Memories of the Past by Hands Across the Sea Samplers
$54.00
This colourful sampler made our hearts skip several beats when we first saw her, and we were beyond thrilled when we managed to acquire the sampler to share her with...
Mrs Campbell 1805 by Hands Across the Sea Samplers
$54.00
It was so nice to see the name of Amanda on a sampler from the first half of the 19th century, and what a pretty sampler this 10-year-old stitched. Amanda is...
Ruth Bates 1823 by Hands Across the Sea Samplers
$54.00
A sampler, badly in need of cleaning and repair that was stitched by a Ruth Bates when she was just eight years old, came up for auction. Ruth’s sampler had...
Sarah Fletcher 1841 by Hands Across the Sea Samplers
$47.00
Sarah finished her delightful sampler when she was 12 years old in 1841 at Brighouse. The motifs, the layout, and her chosen colour palette have charmed us. - Hands Across the...
Sarah Reymes 1770 by Hands Across the Sea Samplers
$54.00
S Reymes 1770 is a “bobby dazzler” of a sampler. A glorious floral border surrounds decorative rows of vines laden with flowers, a band of Irish stitch (also known as...