Ann Gardner 1723 by Hands Across The Sea Samplers Thimbles It is worked on Platinum

It is worked on Platinum linen filled with delicate vines around a perfect center flower & it also sparkles with the addition of our new Jet-Black Paillettes & the tiniest petite black beads

This little design by Shepherd's Bush is stitched on 10ct Tula and comes with the threads

and understand the draw that lace making has had over the millennia

The streamlined corners and smooth edges protect fabric

and much more—to enliven your embroidery with a seasonal flair

Ann Gardner 1723 by Hands Across The Sea Samplers Thimbles It is worked on PlatinumThe year of our Lord seventeen hundred and twenty three was such a long time ago. Almost three hundred years have passed since Ann Gardner of Pilerton Priery (sic) completed her sampler on the eighteenth day of Desember (sic). Ann did not record her age, but we suspect that she was a very young child and that this was her first attempt at stitching a sampler. She diligently recorded the alphabet although her spelling certainly needed improvement. She