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 Florentine and flame stitch), rows of alphabets worked both in cross stitch and eyelet stitch. The verse is worked with red silk and a small black dog sits incongruously atop a flower head. - Hands Across the Sea Samplers.
The design area is 233 stitches (w) x 317 stitches (h). Our calculations have included a 3″ margin for finishing and framing. The model was stitched using Foxtail Millett by Legacy Linen which is available in 45ct. The comparable colours in Legacy’s Linen’s range are Victoria Sponge Cake in 30ct, Corn Tassel in 37ct and Sycamore Seedpod in 53/63ct.ct.
Thread Legend
S100/3 - 002, 022, 025, 029, 072, 108, 126, 142, 148, 154, 160, 307, 344, 523, 542, 588, 631, 674, 756, Noir
Soie d'Alger - 122, 524, 5024, 5384, 1722, 1842, 4646, 2542, 2543, 3822, S2700, 4623, 2913, 2916, 3826, 4644, 2935, 2533, 1845, Noir
DMC - 927, 832, 501, 926, 598, 522, 315, 677, 3822, 437, 950, 3831, 760, 347, 435, 3861, 498, 3820, 500,310