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Before 1620 the reversible double running stitch was commonly used to embellish the ends of sleeves, cloaks and cuffs: areas where both sides might show. Later on the use of this stitch succumbed to newer embroidery fashions which suggests that the original sampler was made in the first half of the century, although it is not unusual to find archaic motifs and devices on later samplers, even as late as the nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLater band samplers began to include a whole spectrum of colors and a greater variety of stitches giving more texture and depth to the designs and leading the way to the development of the sampler in the eighteenth century as an artistic and pictorial exercise. Earlier band samplers, such as this one, were often limited in their color scheme.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTypically they were intensely stitched as linen was usually imported and quite expensive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 40 count linen the reproduction will be almost the same size as the original: 8″x 18 ½”. 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It is also referred to as German “Gothic” writing or German paleography, so some of the letter forms stitched on this sampler may be unfamiliar to many of us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis charming little sampler requires the use of cross, petit point, four sided and eyelet stitches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 32 count linen the reproduction will most closely approximate the size of the original sampler: 13 1⁄2” x 10”, and the project is recommended for any level of skill.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Scarlet Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727728255191,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/87857301.jpg?v=1788475066"},{"product_id":"sarah-mitchell-1758-the-scarlet-letter-9578713","title":"SARAH MITCHELL 1758 - The Scarlet Letter","description":"\u003cp\u003eSARAH MITCHELL 1758\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is a dainty and colorful mid-eighteenth-century English sampler executed entirely in cross and petit point stitches making it a suitable project for any skill level.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA four-sided arcaded border of daisies and dianthus surrounds three pious verses with delicate horizontal floral bands between them, and at the bottom is a vase of lilies bearing the attribution and the date of completion. Green parrots flank the bouquet. Parrots were popular pets in England at that time, partly due to their colorful feathers as well as their ability to mimic human speech. The parrots illustrated on this sampler resemble Amazon parrots, one of the most common and popular pets because it was so easily tamed, and a good talker. Amazon parrots have a green body with yellow and red feathers on their heads, tails and wings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe original sampler is pictured here, its color extraordinarily well preserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 40-count linen, the reproduction will most closely approximate the size of the original at 17″ x 17″. The chart is in booklet format, printed in full color with symbols.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Scarlet Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727729139927,"sku":null,"price":49.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/87827240.jpg?v=1788475069"},{"product_id":"dorcas-haynes-the-scarlet-letter-9578712","title":"DORCAS HAYNES - The Scarlet Letter","description":"This is the most symmetrical, balanced, counted thread sampler that The Scarlet Letter have ever charted. It is also one of the most satisfying, challenging, and beautiful samplers in the world. Originally worked on a fine wool ground, the colors of our reproduction have been matched to the slightly faded, soft shades visible on the front. The wide pattern bands reflect popular designs of the previous century, while the more rectangular shape of the sampler is an 18th-century characteristic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe sampler descended in the family of the maker, until 1950, when it was acquired by the Museum, so we know some facts about the life of Dorcas Haynes. She was a Quaker, born in Bermondsey, Middlesex, in 1710, to Thomas and Hannah Haynes. She married Richard Adams in 1729.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe patterns and motifs associated with later 18th century Quaker samplers were not yet developed at the time Dorcas stitched this sampler. Stitches used in this magnificent piece are cross, double running, counted satin, Queen, detached buttonhole, double diagonal backstitch, herringbone, eyelet, Parisian, encroaching gobelin, and florentine.","brand":"The Scarlet Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727729270999,"sku":null,"price":52.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/87827236.jpg?v=1788475070"},{"product_id":"jane-smith-1814-the-scarlet-letter-9578711","title":"JANE SMITH 1814 - The Scarlet Letter","description":"JANE SMITH 1814\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis wonderfully symmetrical English sampler features a pair of silky floating swans and large twin sunflowers, executed in a rich natural palette of color.  Birds fly over the tops of three flower-trees in the top third.  A sumptuous basket of fruit is stitched between the golden swans, and towering sunflowers flank the attribution in the lower third of the sampler.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eStitches used are only cross and counted satin, making this a suitable project for any level of skill.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOn 40 count linen the reproduction will most closely approximate the size of the original sampler, which measured 13″ x 18″.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCopyright by The Scarlet Letter\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Scarlet Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727729434839,"sku":null,"price":52.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/87827232.jpg?v=1788475070"},{"product_id":"mary-wagstaff-1819-the-scarlet-letter-9578710","title":"MARY WAGSTAFF 1819 - The Scarlet Letter","description":"MARY WAGSTAFF 1819\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis English sampler features a three-sided floral border surrounding thirteen lines of alphabets, neatly cross-stitched in several different lettering styles.  Mary Wagstaff was likely born in Huyton, Lancashire in 1809, completing this sampler when she was ten years old.  She passed away in Warrington, Cheshire, under the Warrington Charity Authority in 1853.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe sampler is executed entirely in cross stitch and is recommended for any level of skill.  On 35-count linen, the reproduction will be the same size as the original antique sampler- 8″ x 12-1\/2″.","brand":"The Scarlet Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727729729751,"sku":null,"price":39.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/87827226.jpg?v=1788475071"},{"product_id":"man-dogs-and-deer-the-scarlet-letter-9578709","title":"MAN DOGS AND DEER  - The Scarlet Letter","description":"\u003cp\u003eFlora and fauna were highly celebrated in nearly all 17th and 18th century pictorial embroideries. Executed entirely in cross or tent (half cross) stitches, the embroidered pictures embellished cushions and furniture and reflected a changing attitude toward domestic comforts, by serving to brighten monochromatic wood and stone interiors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe two prominent themes in all of these embroideries is either biblical or the natural world, yet domestic works were made for secular use- not for public or religious displays. Most of them were made at home (rather than workshop), by girls and women. The formula used for the designs is fairly standard. The foreground contains flowers, trees, and exotic foliage, sometimes unusual animals; the middle ground depicts the action- rural pursuits and in this case a hunter and his dogs pursuing a deer; and the background shows a house, castle, or village scene. Hunting was a pursuit enjoyed only by the landed classes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNeedlework like this might have been sketched onto the linen by a professional drawer, then finished at the home of the embroiderer. Textiles and hand work speak to us through the intimacy of their creation. Olive Milne Rae expresses this beautifully in this quotation from her article “Needlework Pictures” published in 1907 in The Connoisseur #27: “So the true delight and supreme worth of needlework lies in the magnetism of those dead hands that worked it, of the individuality that planned it and set its seal indelibly upon it forever.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStitched over two threads on 40 count linen, the finished picture will measure approximately 18″ x 15″. It is recommended for any skill level.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Scarlet Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727729893591,"sku":null,"price":63.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/87827223.jpg?v=1788475072"},{"product_id":"rachel-jarratt-1760-the-scarlet-letter-9578708","title":"RACHEL JARRATT 1760 - The Scarlet Letter","description":"RACHEL JARRATT circa 1760\u003cbr\u003eA sampler from the collection of the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, England\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSkill and expertise in sampler-making did not necessarily peak in the mid-to-late seventeenth century and then wane during what is often called the “golden age” of English sampler-making.  These skills and techniques survived and reemerged in samplers to the present day.  This reproduction is a perfect example of skills transcending the centuries.  It was a reproduction of sorts when it was first created.  At first glance, it appears to have been made in the seventeenth century with its long, narrow shape and variety of stitches, but on closer inspection, one can detect some elements of later techniques.  The floral and geometric pattern bands are not as intensely stitched are a bit broader and bolder and more open.  It is a bit too studied and balanced (earlier band samplers were not necessarily intended for display, more as pattern records; hence, the patterns were not always symmetrical.) This sampler might have been made to be framed and displayed.  The date, of course, is the giveaway.  It was made in the 1760s, perhaps under the tutelage of a teacher who researched earlier samplers, admired the work, and inspired this respect and admiration in her pupil, Rachel Jarratt.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAt the center is a peculiar variation of Adam and Eve, only instead of those familiar figures we have two “boxers” in their traditional pugnacious stance.  Another interesting variation on a theme is the geometric counted satin stitched area toward the bottom- a traditional whitework design only here it has been executed in pink.  Stitches used in the sampler include cross, counted thread satin, stem filling, detached buttonhole, double running, queen, bullion knots, and Florentine (bargello).  The original sampler included a section of cut and drawn work and hollie point, which has not been reproduced.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe finished reproduction stitched on 32 count linen will measure approximately 6″ x 27-1\/2″, and is recommended for more advanced needleworkers.  It has been printed in a full color twenty page booklet.","brand":"The Scarlet Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727730057431,"sku":null,"price":62.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/87827215.jpg?v=1788475073"},{"product_id":"a-miscellany-the-scarlet-letter-9585404","title":"A MISCELLANY  - The Scarlet Letter","description":"A MISCELLANY: A Collection of Seventeenth Century Canvaswork Elements from the Natural World\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe subjects in this needlework design are taken from a seventeenth century canvaswork, formerly in the collection of The Scarlet Letter, consisting of nine panels stitched primarily in shades of blue, green and brown.  The fancifully interpreted creatures include a crocodile, a boar, a wild goat, an owl, a parrot, a wolf, and a few other unidentifiable birds, plants and beasties.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOriginally executed in tent stitch (from the French word \u003ci\u003etenter\u003c\/i\u003e meaning “to stretch” as the work in progress was usually stretched over a frame, or tent) it was worked with silk threads on a linen ground.  Tent stitched pieces created a durable object that was relatively easy to execute, yet fine enough to produce a sturdy article that was fine enough to produce delicately shaded designs that approximated the look of very expensive and rare woven tapestries affordable only to the very wealthy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eStitched over two threads on 40 count linen, using 31 floss colors,  the finished piece will measure approximately 14″ x 18-1\/2″.  The only stitch required to complete the piece is cross stitch, so the project is recommended for all skill levels.","brand":"The Scarlet Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727730254039,"sku":null,"price":62.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/87845298.jpg?v=1788475073"},{"product_id":"agnes-binnie-1824-the-scarlet-letter-9577321","title":"AGNES BINNIE 1824  - The Scarlet Letter","description":"AGNES BINNIE, 1824\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAgnes Binnie was born in Stirlingshire, Scotland, on March 22, 1808, to Robert Binnie and Mary Addie.  She married James Barclay on March 16, 1832, in Falkirk, Stirlingshire.  The couple had at least six sons and three daughters.  Around 1870 they emigrated to Scotland Township in McDonough, Illinois.  She died February 6, 1899, and is buried in Macomb, Illinois.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHer sampler, made when she was sixteen years old, has a simple color scheme and features many traditional Scottish needlework motifs, such as peacocks and thistles.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eStitches used in the sampler are cross, Algerian eyelet, back, queen, four-sided and double running.  On 35-count linen, the reproduction sampler will be approximately the same size as the original: 10-1\/2″ x 16″. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe project is recommended for any skill level.","brand":"The Scarlet Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727745065175,"sku":null,"price":48.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/87822678.jpg?v=1788475120"},{"product_id":"a-parrot-a-leopard-a-lion-the-scarlet-letter-9572868","title":"A PARROT, A LEOPARD, A LION  - The Scarlet Letter","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis design was inspired by an early eighteenth century English picture executed in tent stitch: a magnificent example of the art of needle painting by the meticulous employment of silk threads on fine linen. This Arcadian scene illustrates new and exotic creatures, increasingly popular with the upper middle-class English audience, intrigued by the fascinating new discoveries being made by mariners and men of science as the world expanded.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe exaggerated shapes suggest that this might have been a piece drawn by a “pattern drawer” Pattern drawers used published design books for their inspiration, as well as wild flights of imagination. The women who stitched these patterns invented their own color vocabulary, and that’s where their genius survives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStitched over one thread of 35-count linen, this finished piece will measure approximately 8-1\/4″ x 8-1\/2″. Cross, tent, and backstitch are used to execute the piece over one thread of linen. 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The sampler is stitched in cross stitch and cross stitch over one thread of linen, as well as straight stitched silver halos on two of the religious figures. Some of the names and\/or words on the original sampler were not legible, but we were able to translate the phrases Solideo Goloria (All glory to God) and Syndige Nicht (Do not sin) as well as some names. On 40 count linen the reproduction will come closest in size to the original: 15-1\/2″ x 17″. It is recommended for intermediate level needle workers.\u003cp\u003eCopyright by The Scarlet Letter. Description thanks to Marsha\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Scarlet Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727782912215,"sku":null,"price":56.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/87760163.jpg?v=1788475298"},{"product_id":"miniature-sampler-with-cutwork-the-scarlet-letter-9569023","title":"MINIATURE SAMPLER WITH CUTWORK - The Scarlet Letter","description":"This is an exact reproduction of an English miniature sampler, with a cut and drawn work border. The design is perfectly balanced with color variations from side to side due to unequal fading over the past two centuries. 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Description thanks to Marsha\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Scarlet Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727783370967,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/87760151.jpg?v=1788475299"},{"product_id":"betsy-davis-1797-the-scarlet-letter-9569021","title":"BETSY DAVIS 1797 - The Scarlet Letter","description":"\u003cp\u003eBETSY DAVIS 1797\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMade in Providence, Rhode Island, this sampler is a superb example of the work done at Miss Mary (Polly) Balch’s school, one of the most important female learning institutions in America at that time. Combining sophisticated architectural, landscape and figural motifs with elaborate and unusual stitch variations, including filled-in tapestry-like woven backgrounds, this group of samplers is one of the finest known in the American tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough the school is not named on the sampler, recurring themes in verse and design make the Balch School samplers quite easy to recognize. The “archway” motif was one of the most popular patterns at Miss Balch’s school and was incorporated into many samplers made by her pupils from 1785 until at least 1797 when Betsy Davis stitched hers. Architectural columns enclose the pictorial central reserve surrounded on three sides by the distinctive Balch School queen stitched flowers springing from two urns on the lower left and right sides.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe verse- one that appeared frequently on Balch samplers- is announced by trumpeting angels. A three storied house and several fashionably dressed figures, and animals, complete the five tiered scenes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStitches used in this sampler include cross (over one and two threads of linen), half cross, satin and stem filling, backstitch and queen stitched. Stitched on 25 count linen the finished reproduction will measure approximately 13″ x 15″, very close to the size of the original sampler which is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe project is recommended for more advanced needleworkers. The chart is printed in full color.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCopyright by The Scarlet Letter. Description thanks to Marsha\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Scarlet Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727783567575,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/87760147.jpg?v=1788475300"},{"product_id":"abcd-1817-a-miniature-sampler-the-scarlet-letter-9545692","title":"ABCD 1817 A MINIATURE SAMPLER - The Scarlet Letter","description":"Genuine miniature samplers-not fragments of larger pieces or excerpts from full-sized samplers- are quite rare. The most common sort feature either monochromatic alphabetic and numeric tests, or even a simple, short, sentimental verse. The former type sometimes called “plain work,” usually originated in a working-class school setting where young girls learned the means of self-support.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSmall samplers like this were occasionally bound into small volumes, and today are more often found plundered, individually, rather than in their original book format. The latter type of miniature was often a presentation piece. Girls and women gave each other gifts of their handwork- a meaningful sentiment then as well as now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe antique miniature samplers that Scarlet Letter have reproduced demonstrate a variety of “functions” that are still useful today: as mementos, as gifts, even as learning exercises.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese samplers are recommended for beginning to intermediate level needleworkers.","brand":"The Scarlet Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727783895255,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/87690586.jpg?v=1788475301"},{"product_id":"miniature-sampler-circa-1805-the-scarlet-letter-9545691","title":"MINIATURE SAMPLER CIRCA 1805 - The Scarlet Letter","description":"Genuine miniature samplers-not fragments of larger pieces or excerpts from full-sized samplers- are quite rare. The most common sort feature either monochromatic alphabetic and numeric tests, or even a simple, short, sentimental verse. The former type sometimes called “plain work,” usually originated in a working-class school setting where young girls learned the means of self-support.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSmall samplers like this were occasionally bound into small volumes, and today are more often found plundered, individually, rather than in their original book format. The latter type of miniature was often a presentation piece. Girls and women gave each other gifts of their handwork- a meaningful sentiment then as well as now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe antique miniature samplers that Scarlet Letter have reproduced demonstrate a variety of “functions” that are still useful today: as mementos, as gifts, even as learning exercises.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese samplers are recommended for beginning to intermediate level needleworkers.","brand":"The Scarlet Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727784091863,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/87690584.jpg?v=1788475302"},{"product_id":"emely-c-newman-the-scarlet-letter-9545690","title":"EMELY C. NEWMAN - The Scarlet Letter","description":"New England sampler with an unusual and unique four-sided geometric border, surrounding nine rows of alphabets and numerals and a four-sided counted satin sawtooth inner border.","brand":"The Scarlet Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727784321239,"sku":null,"price":36.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/87690582.jpg?v=1788475303"},{"product_id":"margaret-reid-sampler-1837-the-scarlet-letter-9574035","title":"MARGARET REID SAMPLER 1837 - The Scarlet Letter","description":"MARGARET REID 1837\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe original Scottish antique sampler had never been framed and so it was in excellent condition with the same vibrant, unfaded colors on the front as well as on the back.  An unusual, elaborate four-sided undulating floral and leaf border surrounds a central reserve with a brief moral verse.  Adam and Eve stand on either side of the Tree of Life with a vivid turquoise serpent slithering up the trunk.  Many colorful flora, bird, and animal motifs are symmetrically placed around the field, including roosters, rabbits, parrots, peacocks, quail, stags, dogs, and two comical overzealous birds flying over the stags.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe illuminated initials GR and AG are likely her parents.  The inscription reveals the initials of other members of her family.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eStitches used in the sampler are cross, petit point, double running, back, and counted satin.  On 32-count linen, the finished reproduction will be almost the same size as the original- 15″ x 17″. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003enb. There is one correction to the chart.  Under the list of DMC cotton and AVAS silk floss colors, the AVAS equivalent of DMC 433 should be 4214.\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"The Scarlet Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727786287319,"sku":null,"price":52.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/87810646.jpg?v=1788475310"},{"product_id":"elizabeth-eaton-1712-the-scarlet-letter-9531314","title":"ELIZABETH EATON 1712 - The Scarlet Letter","description":"Elizabeth Eaton finished her sampler on the 21st of July in 1712. She used bold, primary colors suggestive of Scottish influence. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn 40 count linen the finished reproduction sampler will measure approximately 10″ x 18″.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is recommended for more advanced needle workers.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCopyright by The Scarlet Letter. Description thanks to Marsha\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Scarlet Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727787499735,"sku":null,"price":51.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/87617226.jpg?v=1788475314"},{"product_id":"needlework-panel-of-a-fruit-tree-with-two-animals-circa-1690-the-scarlet-letter-9573176","title":"NEEDLEWORK PANEL OF A FRUIT TREE WITH TWO ANIMALS circa 1690 - The Scarlet Letter","description":"This colorful William III English needlework vignette is executed entirely in gros and petit point stitches (cross stitch over one and two threads of linen).  It depicts a large gros point fruiting tree above a scene with very finely stitched petit point leaves, flowers, and two animals, the larger animal likely a wolf, with a lamb slung over its shoulder. \u003cbr\u003eThe Eurasian wolves in Britain were huge, feared, and unlike many other species, did not exhibit “island dwarfism”.  They were persecuted by law since Norman times.  The last wolf in Britain was supposedly killed during the reign of Henry VII, who died in 1509, but due to a lack of records, the wolves of Britain might well have survived into the seventeenth century in remote areas such as Wales or Scotland.  As the land became increasingly deforested and more agrarian, their habitat and natural prey became limited and the wolves would have had to rely on domestic animals as prey.  The story goes that the last “wild”  wolf was shot near Killiecrankie, Scotland, in 1680 by Sir Ewen Cameron of Locheil.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eStitched on 32-count linen the reproduction panel will be the same size as the original- 9-1\/2″ x 9-1\/2″. The project is recommended for any skill level.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCopyright by The Scarlet Letter. Description thanks to Marsha\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Scarlet Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727790547159,"sku":null,"price":52.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/87795222.jpg?v=1788475325"},{"product_id":"the-seduction-the-scarlet-letter-9424737","title":"THE SEDUCTION - The Scarlet Letter","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis wonderful English tent-stitched picture shows an amorous man hovering over and around a shepherdess, dipping her toes into a pool of water. Beautifully detailed oak trees in a lush landscape with sheep and flowers surround them. In the background is a mansion house, the original with mica windows (small mirrors are supplied in the kit) and oversized birds flying under tempestuous clouds. The background is filled in with Parisian stitch, using white floss; the pool of water and the sheep are worked with fuzzy chenille that is supplied with both the cotton and the silk kits. The postures of the couple hint at flirtatious or amorous discourse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal antique sampler is shown in the picture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Scarlet Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727816335575,"sku":null,"price":36.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/87413456.jpg?v=1788475442"},{"product_id":"mary-ann-chamberlain-1775-the-scarlet-letter-9424732","title":"MARY ANN CHAMBERLAIN 1775 - The Scarlet Letter","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis beautiful 18th century English sampler features the Lord’s Prayer in the upper half surrounded by flying cherubs, carnation “trees”, dogs, rabbits and birds, in a bold palette of strong primary colors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMary Ann Chamberlin was ten years old when she made this sampler, born in 1765, and died before 1816. Apart from that little is known about her apart from the fact that the sampler might have been made in Norfolk, England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdam and Eve stand on either side of the Tree of Life with a fearsome speckled serpent eating an apple from Eve’s hand. Above the counted satin stitched grass in Eden are numerous fellow residents: an owl, two butterflies executed in petit popint, a stag, a bull, a squirrel, and a peacock that looks curiously Scottish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStitches used are cross, cross over one (petit point), counted satin, and queen. On 40 count linen the reproduction sampler will measure approximately 17″ x 21″.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe model was stitched on 40 count Lambswool linen with AVAS silks.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Scarlet Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727816630487,"sku":null,"price":58.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/87413447.jpg?v=1788475442"},{"product_id":"rose-shenamon-mitchell-the-scarlet-letter-9242750","title":"ROSE SHENAMON MITCHELL - The Scarlet Letter","description":"\u003cp\u003eRose's unusual middle name should have provided some clues about where she was born, and where she lived, but the name \"Shenamon\" is elusive despite my efforts to discover its origins as well as hers. It is spelled many different ways when researched (including Shinimon and Schinnamon which suggest a Germanic origin, or perhaps even Hebrew). From the stylistic characteristics of her work, she was obviously schooled in Scotland in 1816 when she stitched this sampler.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \"stacked\" trees, family names and initials, illuminated letters, the arcaded floral bands across the top, the central motif depicting two birds drinking from the \"fountain of eternal life\", and of course the dominant red and green primary color scheme, suggest that this sampler was certainly made in Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStitches used in Rose's sampler include cross over one and two threads of linen, and double running stitch (back stitch).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn 40 count linen, the reproduction will most closely approximate the size of the original sampler at 15\" x 20-1\/2\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe project is recommended for any skill level. The chart and instructions are printed in full color..\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Scarlet Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727887311063,"sku":null,"price":62.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/86564749.jpg?v=1788475801"},{"product_id":"esther-charlton-the-scarlet-letter-9242749","title":"ESTHER CHARLTON - The Scarlet Letter","description":"This English sampler features imposing, symmetrical red brick mansion houses flanking Adam and Eve and the Tree of Life in the upper register. In the middle register \"Solomon's Temple\"-like structures flank potted flowers and a large stylized tulip popping from a cornucopia of blossoms. The lower register depicts a pastoral scene with a shepherd, shepherdess and their sheep.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEsther finished her sampler when she was fourteen years old. The original sampler was stitched with fine wool yarn on approximately 25 count linen. Instructions are provided for stitching the sampler with DMC cotton, AVAS silk, or Appleton crewel wools.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn 25 count linen the finished sampler will most closely approximate the size of the original at 19-1\/2\" x 17\". Only cross stitch is required to complete the sampler so it is suitable for any skill level.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe chart and instructions have been printed in full color.","brand":"The Scarlet Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727887573207,"sku":null,"price":53.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/86564753.jpg?v=1788475802"},{"product_id":"camel-and-lion-the-scarlet-letter-9271873","title":"CAMEL AND LION  - The Scarlet Letter","description":"This design was inspired by an early eighteenth century English needlework picture executed in tent stitch: a magnificent example of the art of \"needle painting\" by the meticulous employment of silk threads on fine linen. This exotic scene illustrates foreign creatures new to the English people. This type of depiction was popular with the upper middle class audience, intrigued by the fascinating discoveries being made by explorers and men of science.\u003cp\u003eStitched over two threads on 40 count linen, this finished piece will measure approximately 12-1\/2\" x 11-1\/2\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnly cross stitch is used to execute the design, so it is recommended for any skill level.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWords courtesy of The Scarlett Letter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Scarlet Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727892127959,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/86655485.jpg?v=1788475818"},{"product_id":"continental-1840-the-scarlet-letter-9222215","title":"CONTINENTAL 1840 - The Scarlet Letter","description":"Origin and date: Northern Europe, circa 1840\u003cbr\u003eRated: Beginning\u003cbr\u003eLinen count\/finished size: 35 count, 12\"x16\"\u003cbr\u003eStitches: Cross stitch\u003cbr\u003eSource: Private collection\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCopyright The Scarlet Letter. Description thanks to Marsha.","brand":"The Scarlet Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727900680407,"sku":null,"price":22.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/86451778.jpg?v=1788475843"},{"product_id":"susanna-lane-the-scarlet-letter-9222214","title":"SUSANNA LANE - The Scarlet Letter","description":"\"Susanna's sampler exhibits many characteristics typical of eastern Massachusetts samplers of the last quarter of the 18th century, including the geometric trellis-like border, the sawtooth satin stitch inner border, and the distinctive shape of the central flowerpot. Created at the high point of the American Revolution, the original sampler was worked on homespun unbleached flax linen, as finer, imported fabrics were either impossible to find then, or were so heavily taxed as to be beyond the financial means of most colonists.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOrigin and date: Eastern Massachusetts, 1776\u003cbr\u003eRated: Intermediate\u003cbr\u003eLinen count and finished size: 25 count, 16\"x16-3\/4\"\u003cbr\u003eStitches: Cross, back, eyelet, herringbone, satin\u003cbr\u003eSource: Chicago Historical Society\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCopyright The Scarlet Letter. Description thanks to Marsha.","brand":"The Scarlet Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727900975319,"sku":null,"price":22.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/86451771.jpg?v=1788475843"},{"product_id":"marion-robertson-1834-the-scarlet-letter-9222212","title":"MARION ROBERTSON 1834 - The Scarlet Letter","description":"\"This sampler features many of the elements of design that distinguish Scottish samplers, including the arcaded floral band at the top, familial initials, peacocks with seven tail feathers, the bold color scheme with dominant reds and greens, and the famous mansion house. Of this large house, which appears in various shapes and forms on so many eighteenth and early nineteenth century Scottish samplers, Scottish needlework expert, Margaret Swain, wrote in her book Scottish Embroidery: Medieval to Modern (Batsford, London, 1986) \"The buildings that occur on Scottish samplers are often thought to be imaginary...It seems probable that the solid symmetrical houses appearing on many Scottish samplers between 1750 and 1850 are not imaginary, but actual houses, too familiar to the needlewoman and her family to need a label.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStitches used in Marion's sampler include cross, eyelet, rice, and counted satin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn 35 count linen, the finished sampler will measure approximately 17-3\/4\" x 14-1\/2\", almost exactly the size of the original.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe project is recommended for beginning to intermediate level needleworkers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCopyright The Scarlet Letter. Description thanks to Marsha.","brand":"The Scarlet Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727901106391,"sku":null,"price":26.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/86451767.jpg?v=1788475844"},{"product_id":"sarah-willson-the-scarlet-letter-9222210","title":"SARAH WILLSON - The Scarlet Letter","description":"An English sampler from a private collection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This singular sampler contains so many of the motifs and designs that one always associates with traditional schoolgirl needlework, from the fairly typical (but in this case quite elaborate) four-sided carnation and rose border, to the pious verse, and oddly outsized figures and animals in the lower scene. What is most curious about it are the two roughly dressed female figures towering over the house and trees in the lower scene, brandishing brooms. We have seen at least two other nineteenth century English samplers portraying similar human figures, and on one example, formerly in the collection of The Scarlet Letter, the figures' mouths issued minutely stitched words, looking rather like bubbles from a comic book character's mouth, saying \"BUY A BROOM.\" These are obviously working class women- peddlers- wearing coarse jackets, heavy stockings, thick skirts and rough caps covering their hair. But why do they appear on such an elaborate and finely worked sampler, the product of an upper middle class young lady's education? It's another one of those needlework mysteries that requires further research.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStitches used in this sampler are all counted thread stitches, mostly cross, with some counted satin filling, and a little backstitch.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause of its size, the project is recommended for intermediate level needleworkers, although it is not technically difficult to work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLinen count and finished size: 35 or 40 count  24-3\/4\"x28\" or 21-1\/2\"x24-1\/2\"\u003cbr\u003eStitches: cross and backstitch\u003cbr\u003eSource: private collection","brand":"The Scarlet Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727901368535,"sku":null,"price":58.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/86451764.jpg?v=1788475845"},{"product_id":"a-peacock-a-unicorn-a-badger-the-scarlet-letter-9295082","title":"A PEACOCK, A UNICORN, A BADGER  - The Scarlet Letter","description":"This design was inspired by an early eighteenth century English canvaswork picture executed in tent and counted satin stitches. It illustrates a stylized \"Tree of Life\": a brilliant example of needle-painting with the meticulous shading of embroidery threads on linen, illuminating various exotic creatures and plants, inspired by the new discoveries of mariners and men of science as excursions to the west teased and opened the minds of embroiderers more than three centuries ago. \u003cp\u003eWords courtesy of The Scarlett Letter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStitch Count: 340 x 320\u003cbr\u003eStitches: Tent and Counted Satin\u003cbr\u003eLinen: Model worked on 40 count linen in silk using one strand over two linen threads.\u003cbr\u003eDMC Stranded Cotton Threads: 924, 991, 972, 3790, 3371, 712, 3765, 939, 731, 829, 502, 3821, 3777, 676, 830, 781, 501, 612, 832, 3778, 3779, 611, 613, 928, 3823, 733, 927, 936, 3024. Chart also includes AVAS silk conversion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Scarlet Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727906775255,"sku":null,"price":63.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/86885877.jpg?v=1788475865"},{"product_id":"mary-bailey-1818-the-scarlet-letter-9074736","title":"MARY BAILEY 1818 - The Scarlet Letter","description":"\u003cp\u003eMary Bailey stitched this sampler in England and finished it in 1818. It demonstrates an advanced level of skill given the symmetry of the design and its many diverse elements: a red brick mansion house with four chimneys- a sign of wealth in early 19th century England, flying cherubs bearing crowns (a suggestion that her family might hhave some royal connections), and most extraordinary are the black faced musicians flanking the lower cartouche. They appear to be holding violins. The queen's swans are represented as well as the biblical and traditional \"Spies of Canaan\" bearing large bunches of grapes. The verse is:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe greatest King on earth and meanest Slave,\u003cbr\u003eFor worldly Pomp are equal in the grave,\u003cbr\u003eOnly the pious actions of the Just,\u003cbr\u003eAt the Last Day shall Blossom in the Dust.\u003c\/p\u003eStitches used in the sampler are cross, petit point and counted satin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn 35 count linen the sampler will most closely approximate the size of the original, or 18-1\/2\" x 21\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe sampler is recommended for intermediate level needle workers. DIMENSIONS: 324 width, 363 height\u003cp\u003eTHE ORIGINAL SAMPLER IS SHOWN IN THE PICTURES.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCopywrite The Scarlet Letter\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Scarlet Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727917883607,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/85975738.jpg?v=1788475960"},{"product_id":"and-all-was-for-an-appil-the-scarlet-letter-9074731","title":"AND ALL WAS FOR AN APPIL - The Scarlet Letter","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn early seventeenth century English sampler, canvas work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn early Adam and Eve legend was a more popular theme on samplers after the early eighteenth century, which is why this earlier example is quite rare and unusual. This canvaswork design was adapted from a rather primitive grospoint canvaswork picture, showing a guilty pair in their newly profaned garden. Oversized birds, insects and animals stand transfixed around them drawing focus to their loss of innocence. Even the fearsome sun and groggy moon convey their displeasure and shock.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStitched entirely in cross stitch with the verse in counted satin stitch.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuitable for a beginner stitcher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinished size on 35 count, 13-1\/4\"x16-3\/4\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCopyright by The Scarlet Letter\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Scarlet Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727918112983,"sku":null,"price":52.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/85975728.jpg?v=1788475961"},{"product_id":"lm-am-dated-1829-the-scarlet-letter-9074729","title":"LM-AM dated 1829 - The Scarlet Letter","description":"\u003ch2\u003eA Continental sampler from the Biedermeier period\u003c\/h2\u003eThis sampler, probably made in Germany, retains its vivid original color on the front of the sampler. Three bands of roses surround rows of alphabets and numerals above a stylized Chinoiserie pagoda flanked by palm trees. It appears that she has also worked two pattern exercises at the bottom, flanking an urn overflowing with flowers,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe sampler is dated 1829, followed by the initials LM and AM.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStitches used are cross and bargello (aka counted satin).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn 40 count linen the sampler, recommended for any skill level, will measure approximately 10\" x 16\", closest in size to the original.","brand":"The Scarlet Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727918276823,"sku":null,"price":37.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/85975722.jpg?v=1788475961"},{"product_id":"fanny-forister-the-scarlet-letter-9074728","title":"FANNY FORISTER - The Scarlet Letter","description":"\u003cp\u003eA New England sampler dated 1828.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis sweet little American sampler features two little houses above alphabets and a short verse:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWould you be wise\u003cbr\u003eEach moment prize\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is surrounded on four sides by a double sided satin stitched sawtooth border.\u003cbr\u003eStitches used include cross, outline, stem filling, counted satin, back, cross and queen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn 35 count linen it will measure approximately 10-1\/2\" x 11-1\/4\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is recommended for any skill level.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Scarlet Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727918637271,"sku":null,"price":32.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/85975718.jpg?v=1788475962"},{"product_id":"ann-wallace-the-scarlet-letter-9170559","title":"ANN WALLACE - The Scarlet Letter","description":"\u003cp\u003eIs it Scottish, or is it Scottish-American?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis stunning sampler exhibits characteristics of both Scottish and American samplers. The four-sided carnation border with the cruciform corner blocks, and the arcaded band of stylized pansies across the top are clearly characteristics of Scottish samplers. The names recorded on the sampler (William and Ann Wallace, and Robenie Pender) are Scottish, as well as the clusters of family initials in one of the cartouches. But in spite of these apparent clues to the sampler's ethnicity, questions remain: for example, why was the original sampler stitched on a loosely woven homespun linen of the type made and used on Pennsylvania samplers of the early nineteenth century? And then there is the curious business of the central reserve, brimming with the exuberant style of floral and bird motifs found on Pennsylvania samplers of the same period. Add to these curiosities, the original pale green watered silk ribbon border that edged the original is identical to ribbon edgings on Pennsylvania samplers. Could Ann have emigrated to Pennsylvania from Scotland, and been taught needlework by a Scottish instructress (Mrs. Barr is named on the sampler)?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStitches used in the sampler are cross, eyelet, straight, back, counted and\/or freehand satin and stem. Two versions of the graph have been supplied: one charted entirely for counted thread embroidery, the other partially charted with the freehand sections drawn in to scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWords courtesy of The Scarlett Letter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Scarlet Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727919784151,"sku":null,"price":38.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/86310873.jpg?v=1788475964"},{"product_id":"the-four-seasons-the-scarlet-letter-9170556","title":"THE FOUR SEASONS - The Scarlet Letter","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnother one of our original sampler designs takes its inspiration from such diverse sources as a Middle English poem, and early 19th century English and American pictorial samplers and naive paintings of livestock. The design begins in autumn, and proceeds along a path signposted with the four lines of a cryptic early English poem, translated here:\u003c\/p\u003eKEEP WELL X (the 10 commandments)\u003cbr\u003eFLEE FROM VII (the 7 deadly sins)\u003cbr\u003eRULE WELL V (your 5 senses)\u003cbr\u003eAND COME TO HEAVEN\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe pass through winter, into spring and summer, and end with the symbolic river of life flowing across the bottom.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Scarlet Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727920079063,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/86310867.jpg?v=1788475965"},{"product_id":"eliza-hall-1795-the-scarlet-letter-9170555","title":"ELIZA HALL 1795 - The Scarlet Letter","description":"These two small samplers, made by the same English girl, were made in Chipping Norton, a small market town in Oxfordshire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach one was stitched with silk thread on linen, the edges bound with watered green silk ribbon. The pictorial sampler could depict Eliza's home or school (although blue buildings are rarely seen in the Cotswolds). This more ambitious sampler requires some freehand work in the lower half and alongside the roof of the house, employing cross, stem and satin stitches, but I have charted it so that it can be stitched using the counted thread technique as well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe finished size on 35 count linen will be approximately 8\" x 6-3\/4\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEliza's other sampler, dated 1795, requires only cross stitch.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe charts have been printed in full color using the format that The Scarlet Letter has popularized for the past fifteen years, offering alternatives on different thread counts of linen and color numbers for both DMC cotton and AVAS soie d'alger silk.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCopyright The Scarlet Letter. Description thanks to Marsha.","brand":"The Scarlet Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727920275671,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/86310862.jpg?v=1788475966"},{"product_id":"ann-scutt-the-scarlet-letter-9170552","title":"ANN SCUTT  - The Scarlet Letter","description":"Several band samplers very similar to this one are in the collection of the Victoria \u0026amp; Albert Museum in London as well as in other important collections. This particular sampler came from the collection of The Scarlet Letter, and is now in a private collection. A similar color scheme appears on these samplers. similar pattern bands, suggesting that a certain teacher taught these girls.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTypical of 17th century samplers, Ann Scutt's displays intricate pattern and color variations demonstrating how innovative a girl could be with a limited color palette and some considerable skill with the needle. Our reproduction is almost identical in size and color to the original.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStitches used are cross, Montenegrin cross, double running, back, eyelet and tent, all clearly diagrammed in the instructions. The graph has been printed in full color to illustrate the color changes in areas worked in double running stitch.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe model was stitched on 35 count linen with a finished size of approximately 7\" x 26\".\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWords courtesy of The Scarlett Letter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Scarlet Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727920734423,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/86310855.jpg?v=1788475967"},{"product_id":"rebecca-cullin-circa-1801-the-scarlet-letter-8545473","title":"REBECCA CULLIN  CIRCA 1801 - The Scarlet Letter","description":"A fine and rare English Sampler.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eStitches used: Cross, counted and\/or freehand satin stitch, bullion knots, eyelets, straight stitch and stem stitch.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eRecommended for advanced needle workers.","brand":"The Scarlet Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727926337751,"sku":null,"price":43.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/83291824.png?v=1788475986"},{"product_id":"miniature-sampler-circa-1778-the-scarlet-letter-8545468","title":"MINIATURE SAMPLER CIRCA 1778 - The Scarlet Letter","description":"Designed after an English minature sampler held in a private collection.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eStitches used: Sitched in cross stitch over one thread.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eExcellent project for beginning level needleworkers.","brand":"The Scarlet Letter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727926501591,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/83291851.png?v=1788475987"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/collections\/87316138.jpg?v=1788465932","url":"https:\/\/thecrewelgobelin.com.au\/collections\/the-scarlet-letter.oembed?page=3","provider":"The Crewel Gobelin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}