Description
This densely worked sampler displays exquisite detail and contains many of the most popular needlework motifs of the seventeenth century. The flowers are realistically shaded to achieve a natural look. On 35 count linen, the finished sampler will measure approximately 7 1/4″ x 25 1/2″. Stitches used include: Satin, Queen, buttonhole, detached buttonhole, double running, cross, Montenegrin cross, eyelet, and running Reproduced by the Scarlet Letter from a sampler held in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, England.
Kreinik 5982 Forest-Green #8 Braid
Gentle Art Sampler Threads 0191 Kiwi
Appletons 101 Crewel Wool Purple
Appletons 141 Crewel Wool Dull Rose Pink
Au Ver a Soie 204 Soie d Alger 



