Classic Colorworks CCT-067 Fallen Leaves 
Sue Spargo Ellana #12 EN02 Latte 
Sue Spargo Ellana #12 EN20 Cloud 
Au Ver a Soie 235 Soie d Alger 
Au Ver a Soie 124 Soie d Alger 
Gumnut Stars 804 Burnt Orange - medium light 
Appletons 106 Crewel Wool Purple 
31 HAUNTING STREET 
Londonderry Linen 80/3 8095 Ivory 50m 
Au Ver a Soie 232 Soie d Alger 
Au Ver a Soie 144 Soie d Alger 
Gumnut Buds 568 Kiwifruit - very dark 
Au Ver a Soie 224 Soie d Alger 
Classic Colorworks CCT-003 Bamboo 
Appletons 103 Crewel Wool Purple 
Present For My Sister 1823 by Needlework Press 
Description
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 almost smell the fragrant scent of the Cabbage Roses, also known as Rosa Centifolia, “the hundred petal rose”.
Nothing adorns a room like a floral arrangement. Jane should be commended for her distinctive sampler. The roses tower over the vase, then tumble over like fountains of colour. And all contained within a border of plump strawberries. Doesn’t this sampler make your fingers itch to stitch?
The original sampler was stitched on Penelope canvas with wool thread and is of Welsh origin. Whilst acquired at auction in Carmarthenshire, there is no Jane Hopkins to be found in this Welsh county in the 1871 census. We believe that the young maker was one of four Janes, who ranged in age from 8 to 13 years, that were born and living in the county of Glamorganshire, Wales.
