MARY GAIL - The Scarlet Letter

This unusual embroidery embroidery combines fine silk petit point with a fine wool tent stitch background. It could have been made to commemorate a marriage between the maker's parents, a sibling, or Mary herself. As such it is a unique example, as samplers were rarely worked to commemorate occasions such as this. The date worked on the piece - 1788 - might be the year in which it was made, or the year in which the betrothal took place. The naive style of the figures suggests an American origin, and it gives the appearance of having been made at an earlier date. The design itself is worked over one thread of linen with silk floss, while the background is filled in with tent stitch using fine Medicis wool. The finished piece, on 25 count linen will be nearly identical in size to the original work.

Stitches used in the sampler are cross, petit point and counted satin.

The finished piece on 25 count linen will measure approximately 10 inches square, very close to the original work.

It is recommended for any skill level.

Copyright by The Scarlet Letter. Description thanks to Marsha

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Shipping Costs

The shipping cost of your order depends on your location and the value/size of your order. Shipping costs are added to your order total before payment is processed, and include a small packaging fee to cover costs.

As a guide, within Australia a standard letter has a minimum postage of A$4.90. Orders over A$30.00 are sent by Parcel Post (A$12.65) due to the weight/thickness of the parcel, and to allow tracking. Orders over A$80.00 are sent by Express Post. This protects both you and us, as the order can be tracked.

Express Post within Australia: A$10.70 for an A5 letter, A$16.15 up to 500 grams, A$20.75 up to 1kg, A$25.30 up to 3kg, and A$33.30 up to 5kg.

Actual Configured Shipping Rates (from Shopify settings)

This section is generated from our live Shopify shipping configuration, so it always reflects what a customer is actually charged at checkout - useful to compare against the descriptions above.

Domestic (all Australian states and territories):
- Orders under A$30.00: A$5.50 (Envelope)
- Orders A$30.00 - A$79.99: A$12.65 (Standard)
- Orders A$80.00 and over: A$16.15 (Express)
- Express shipping is also available as an option on any order, for a flat A$16.15, regardless of order value.

International Shipping

We offer regular and Express Post within Australia and New Zealand, and ship internationally to select countries.

International orders are sent by the most economical airmail post. If the actual cost of postage is less than what was calculated, we will refund the difference. If you would like to insure your parcel (at your own expense), please let us know at the time of ordering.

Dispatch Times

If your order's items are in stock, they will generally be shipped within 2-3 business days. If we are waiting on a delivery from our suppliers, there may be a delay - we know when the item will arrive, and if the item is not in stock we will contact you.

Missing or Delayed Parcels

All efforts are made to ensure that our parcels are packaged securely, addressed correctly, and carry the appropriate postage. Once your parcel leaves The Crewel Gobelin, we are in the hands of the postal service - we take no responsibility for items once they have left our store, and do not accept liability if products go missing or are damaged in transit. We recommend Express Post delivery if you would like to be able to track your parcel.

If your order has not arrived within the time originally stated at checkout, or what you consider reasonable, please contact us and we will do our best to check and confirm the postage details. If an item is missing from your shipment, please get in touch the same way.

Questions About Shipping

If you would like to know the exact cost of shipping before placing your order, feel free to email us or call +61 2 9498 6831.

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When purchasing from The Crewel Gobelin please review your order carefully as we do not refund or exchange if you have a change of mind about your purchase. To protect the interests of our designers, exchange or refund is not available on books, charts and kits. This also applies to custom finished items, special orders and fabric cut to your specifications, these items cannot be returned unless there is a fault in the product.

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