ENGLISH SAMPLERS
OF THE
EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
 ALPHABETICAL INDEX ALL SAMPLERS 

The English sampler underwent its most dramatic transformation during the eighteenth century, as its form gradually followed its function. No longer solely a pattern record, samplers were evolving into frameable art in their own right. A more pictorial format emerged throughout the eighteenth century. Borders, verses, and pictorial scenes replaced the long pattern bands of the seventeenth century. Until about the last quarter of the eighteenth century, stitch variety, symmetry and technical expertise were paramount in English needlework. Great genius was exhibited in many of these samplers, demonstrating that they were more than mere alphabetical exercises in monotony. Like American samplers of the nineteenth century, stitch variety declined and, with rare exceptions, only the cross stitch prevailed on later, simpler works. 

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JANE ATKINSON circa 1780

Kit with cotton floss- $68.00
Kit with silk floss- $137.00
Graph- $18.00

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RUTH BACHELER 1717

Origin and date: English 1717
Rated: Very advanced
Linen count and finished size: 35-count hand-dyed, 10"x23"
Stitches: Irish (Florentine), eyelet, satin, rice, stem and cross
Source:
Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, England

Kit with cotton floss:$46.00
Kit with silk floss: $85.00
Graph only $ 12.00

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BARGELLO PANEL

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HANNAH BRASSINGTON  1779

Kit with cotton floss:$74.00
Kit with silk floss: $135.00
Graph only $18.00

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Sarah Brignell Reproduction Sampler

SARAH BRIGNELL

Origin and date: England, 1769
Rated: Intermediate

Linen count and finished size: 35 or 40 count, 16-1/2"x24" or 14-1/4"x20-1/2"
(please specify your choice)
Stitches: Cross, petit point, satin, stem
Source:
Victoria & Albert Museum

Kit with cotton floss: $60.00
Kit with silk floss: $125.00
Graph only $21.00

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Miriem Brocklehurst Reproduction Sampler

MIRIEM BROCKLEHURST

Origin and date: England, 1726
Rated: Intermediate
Linen count and finished size: 35 count, 10-3/4"x17-3/4"
Stitches: Cross, double running, eyelet, counted satin, Florentine
Source:
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, England

Kit with cotton floss: $45.00
Kit with silk floss: $85.00
Graph only $ 10.00

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SARY BURDITT 1755

SARY BURDITT 1755

Origin and date: 18th century English
Rated: Beginning to intermediate
Linen count and finished size: 35 count, 11-1/2"x23-1/4"
Stitches: Cross, counted satin, and stem

Source:
The Scarlet Letter

Kit with cotton floss:  $42.00
Kit with silk floss:  $80.00
Graph only $8.00

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Elizabeth Burrows Reproduction Sampler

ELIZABETH BURROWS

Origin and date: England, 1725
Rated: Beginning
Linen count and finished size: 35 count, 9-1/2"x7"
Stitches: Cross, Montenegrin cross, Italian, eyelet, herringbone, counted satin
Source: Private collection

Kit with silk floss: $22.00
Graph only: $6.00

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Grace Catlin Reproduction Sampler

GRACE CATLIN

Origin and date: England, 1719
Rated: Intermediate
Linen count and finished size: 35 count, 11-1/4"x17"
Stitches: Cross, double running, counted satin, Algerian eye, fishbone
Source:
Victoria & Albert Museum

Kit with cotton floss: $45.00
Kit with silk floss: $82.00
Graph: $14.00

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MARGERY DEAN 1748

MARGERY DEAN 1748

Origin and date: 18th Century English
Rated: Beginning/Intermediate
Linen count and finished size: 35 count, 11-1/4"x12-3/4"
Stitches: Only cross stitch, and a tiny amount of eyelet

Kit with cotton floss: $ 40.00
Kit with silk floss: $ 95.00
Graph only: $ 9.00

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Anne Depauw Reproduction Sampler

ANNE DEPAUW

Origin and date: England, 1714
Rated: Advanced
Linen count and finished size: 35 count, 8"x16 1/2"
Stitches: Eyelet, counted satin, herringbone, whitework, rice, straight, ross
Source: Private collection

Kit with cotton floss: $40.00
Kit with silk floss: $70.00
Graph Only: $8.00

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Susan Dunn Reproduction Sampler

SUSAN DUNN

Origin and date: England, 1771
Rated: Intermediate
Linen count and finished size: 35 count, 10"x15-1/2" Stitches: Cross, eyelet, counted satin, back
Source: Private collection

Kit with cotton floss: $45.00
Kit with silk floss: $90.00
Graph only: $8.00

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JEANE EASTLAND 1713

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A FLAME STITCH SAMPLER

A FLAME STITCH SAMPLER

Origin and date: Northern England or Scotland
Rated: Intermediate
Linen count and finished size:
35 count, 15-1/2"x12
Stitches: Cross, eyelet, and straight (flame and Irish stitch)

Kit with cotton floss: $ 50.00
Kit with silk floss: $ 115.00
Graph only:  $ 14.00

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Margret Gatis Reproduction Sampler

MARGRET GATIS

Origin and date: England, 1711
Rated: Advanced
Linen count and finished size: 35 or 40 count, 9-1/4"x
29-3/4" or 8"x26" (please specify your choice)
Stitches: Montenegrin cross, cross, double running, counted
satin, trellis, eyelet, eyelet buttonhole
Source: Private collection

Kit with cotton floss: $60.00
Kit with silk floss: $102.00
Graph only: $20.00

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Elizabeth Ginger Reproduction Sampler

ELIZABETH GINGER

Origin and date: England, 1735
Rated: Intermediate
Linen count and finished size: 35 or 40 count, 18"x19" or 15-1/2x16" (please specify your choice)
Stitches: Cross, queen, eyelet, back, counted satin, double running
Source:
Witney Antiques

Kit with cotton floss: $57.00
Kit with silk floss: $110.00
Graph only $ 15.00

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GRAZING SHEEP

Linen: 35 count
Rated: Intermediate
Finished size: 14"x20"
Kit with cotton floss: $74.00
Kit with silk floss: $146.00
Graph only: $18.00

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Ann Hair Reproduction Sampler

ANN HAIR

Origin and date: England, 1762
Rated: Intermediate
Linen count and finished size: 35 or 40 count, 16-1/4"x22-1/4" or 14-1/4"x19-1/4" (please specify your choice)
Stitches: Cross, counted satin, eyelet, long and short, double running
Source:
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, England
See Mary Keeling 1796

Kit with cotton floss: $60.00
Kit with silk floss: $105.00
Graph only $ 15.00

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Mary Hales 1733

MARY HALES  1733

Linen: 35- or 40- Count Unbleached (Please Specify!)
Finished Size: 16 1/4" x 32" or 14 1/4"x27 3/4"
Rated: Intermediate

Kit with Cotton Floss: $60.00
Kit with Silk Floss: $91.00
Graph Only: $14.00

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DORCAS HAYNES - 1720

Linen: 35 count hand dyed (our exclusive weave)
Finished size: 12-1/2"x17"
Rated: ADVANCED
Source:
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, England

Kit with cotton floss- $56.00
Kit with silk floss- $115.00
Graph only $20.00

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Rachel Jarratt Reproduction Sampler

RACHEL JARRATT

Origin and date: England, circa 1760
Rated: Advanced
Linen count and finished size: 35 count, 6-1/2"x30"
Stitches: Cross, counted satin, stem, detached buttonhole, double running, fishbone, queen, bullion knots, Florentine
Source:
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, England

Kit with cotton floss: $65.00
Kit with silk floss: $125.00
Graph $16.00

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ANN JOHNSON

Origin and Date: London 1729
Linen: 40 count*(*35 count linen can be substituted upon request)
Finished size: 8-3/4"x18-1/4"
Rated: Beginning to Intermediate

Kit with cotton floss- $40.00
Kit with silk floss- $68.00
Graph Only- $11.00
 

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Mary Keeling 1796 Rerproduction Sampler

MARY KEELING

Origin and date: English 1796
Rated: Intermediate to Advanced
Linen count and finished size: 35 or 40 count
(Please specify!)
Stitches: Cross, tent, stem, satin and queen
On 40 count the reproduction will be closest in size to original
Source
:

Kit with cotton floss: $70.00
Kit with silk floss: $122.00
Graph only $ 16.00

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Ann Kirby Reproduction Sampler

ANN KIRBY

Origin and date: England, 1790
Rated: Intermediate
Linen count and finished size: 35 count, 15-1/4"x22-1/4
Stitches: Cross, eyelet, back, counted satin, with special instructions for stitching with human hair!
Source: Private collection

Kit with cotton floss: $46.00
Kit with silk floss: $86.00
Graph only:$12.00

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SARAH LIMAH

Linen: 40 count
Rated: intermediate
Finished Size: 9-1/2"x16-1/2"
Kit with cotton floss: $44.00
Kit with silk floss: $76.00
Graph only: $10.00

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EMILY LUCILLE

Linen: 35 count
Rated: Intermediate to Advanced
Finished size: 15-1/4"X20-1/2"
Kit with cotton floss: $75.00
Kit with silk floss: $140.00
Graph only: $17.00

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ELIZABETH MANSFIELD

Linen: 35 count golden streak (our exclusive weave)
Finished size: 12-1/4"x17-1/2"
Rated: Beginning to Intermediate
Kit with cotton floss- $39.00
Kit with silk floss- $72.00
Graph only- $8.00

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The Ann Medd 1742 Reproduction Sampler

ANN MEDD

Origin and date: England, 1742
Rated: Advanced
Linen count and finished size: 35 count, 44"x18
Stitches: Cross, tent, back, counted satin, eyelet, four-sided
Source: Witney Antiques

Kit with cotton floss: $145.00
Kit with silk floss: $225.00
Graph only: $30.00

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Rebecca Morris Reproduction Sampler

REBECCA MORRIS

Origin and date: England, 1787
Rated: Intermediate
Linen count and finished size: 35 count,/19"x19-3/4"
Stitches: Cross, counted satin, tent, French knot, lazy daisy
Source:
The Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, Vermont

Kit with cotton floss: $56.00
Kit with silk floss: $90.00
Graph only: $7.00

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GO TO MARY MOYSE 1709 REPRODUCTION SAMPLER

MARY MOYSE

Origin and date: England, 1709
Rated: More advanced
Linen count and finished size: 40-count, 6-1/2"x17-1/2"
Stitches: Cross, counted satin, double running, eyelet, buttonhole, and detached buttonhole, worked over one, two, and three threads on 40-count linen
Source:
The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, England

Kit with cotton floss: $45.00
Kit with silk floss: $70.00
Graph only $ 14.00

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My Life Is A Flower Reproduction Sampler

MY LIFE IS A FLOWER

Origin and date: England, circa 1725
Rated: Intermediate

Linen count and finished size: 35 or 40 count, 21-1/4"x13" or 18-1/2"x11-1/4" (please specify your choice)
Stitches: Four sided, cross, satin, eyelet
Source:
Fitzwilliam Museum , Cambridge, England

Kit with cotton floss: $51.00
Kit with silk floss: $95.00
Graph only: $9.00

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Jane Ogle 1700
Elizabeth Norris

Jane Ogle   -   Elizabeth Norris


Origin and date: English, Jane Ogle 1700, Elizabeth Norris 1730

Rated: Beginning
Linen count and finished size: Ogle, 40 count, 10"x19"; Norris, 40 count 10"x18-1/4"
Stitches: Cross, eyelet, closed herringbone, Montenegrin cross, counted satin, back, and double running.
Source: From the collection of
The Scarlet Letter

Kit with cotton floss: (both samplers) $55.00
Kit with silk floss: (both samplers) $86.00
Graph pack only: (both samplers) $12.00

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Optical Design Bargello Panel

Linen: 30 count
Finished size: 10"x13"
Rated: Beginning

Kit with cotton floss$44.00
Kit with silk floss $81.00
Graph $7.00

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Go to Sarah Pain 1754 Reproduction Sampler

SARAH PAIN 1754

Linen: 35 count or 40 count (PLEASE SPECIFY)
Finished size: 10-3/4"x19-1/4" or 9-1/2"x17"
Rated: Beginning

Kit with cotton floss- $40.00
Kit with silk floss- $72.00
Graph only $ 7.00

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JANE PARISH 1718

Linen: 35 or 40 count, PLEASE SPECIFY YOUR CHOICE
Finished size: The original sampler measures  8-1/4"x11-1/2".On 40 count linen our reproduction will be  approximately9"x14-1/2" and on 35 count, 10-3/4"x16-3/4".
Rated: Intermediate
Source:
From the collection of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Kit with cotton floss- $35.00
Kit with silk floss- $55.00
Graph only $ 12.00

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A PARROT, A LEOPARD, A LION

Kit with cotton floss: $68.00
Kit with silk floss: $178.00
Graph  only: $20.00

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Amelia Pewmer Reproduction Sampler

AMELIA PEWMER

Origin and date: England, circa 1782
Rated: Intermediate
Linen count and finished size: 35 or 40 count, 17-1/2"x19" or 15-1/4"x16-1/2" (please specify your choice)
Stitches: Cross, counted satin, freehand satin
Source: Private collection

Kit with cotton floss: $50.00
Kit with silk floss: $95.00
Graph only: $7.00

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POLLY PHILLIP

Origin and date: English 1772
Rated: Intermediate to Advanced
Linen count, finished size: 35 Count, 18-1/4" x 17"
Stitches: Cross and Tent
Kit with silk floss: $303.00
Kit with cotton floss: $120.00
Graph only: $25.00

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THE PIPING SHEPHERD

Origin and date: English Circa 1730
F
inished size: 11" x 13-1/2"
Kit with cotton floss:$80.00
Kit with silk floss:$166.00
Graph only: $20.00

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Queen Stitched Panel, circa 1740

Queen Stitched Panel

Linen: 30 count
Finished size: 10"x10"
Rated: Beginning

Kit with cotton floss- $43.00
Kit with silk floss- $80.00
Graph only $ 7.00

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GO TO THE ELIZABETH RAWLINS 1735 REPRODUCTION SAMPLER

ELIZABETH RAWLINS

Origin and date: English 1735
Rated: Advanced
Linen count and finished size: 40-count, 18"x14-1/4"
Stitches: Cross, tent, eyelet, counted satin, lazy daisy, chain, diamond eyelet, four-sided, back, stem, and smyrna cross

Kit with cotton floss: $61.00
Kit with silk floss: $105.00
Graph only $ 15.00

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RISING DOVE: A tent stitch Picture signed by "AP"

RISING DOVES - AP1737

Origin and date: England 1737
Rated: Intermediate (not difficult, just time-consuming)
Linen count and finished size: 35 count, 10-3/4"x9"
Stitches: petit point tent stitch
Source:
The Scarlet Letter

Kit with cotton floss: $62.00
Kit with silk floss: $140.00
Graph Only: $15.00

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The Seventeen Sailors Reproduction Sampler

THE SEVENTEEN SAILORS

Origin and date:
England, circa 1780
Rated: Beginning
Linen count and finished size: 35 count, 12-3/4"x9-3/4"

Stitches: Cross, satin, stem
Source: Private collection

Kit with cotton floss: $30.00
Kit with silk floss: $60.00
Graph Only: $8.00

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THE SEDUCTION, circa 1700

Origin and date: English 1700
Rated: Intermediate to Advanced
Linen count and finished size: 35-count 10"x11-1/2"
Stitches: tent and parisian stitch
Source:
The Scarlet Letter

Kit with cotton floss: $69.00
Kit with silk floss: $150.00
Graph only: $20.00

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SHEPHERD AND SHEPHERDESS WITH JACOB SHEEP

Kit with cotton floss: $65.00
Kit with silk floss: $135.00
Graph only: $18.00
Please specify
35 or 40 count linen when ordering

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Ann Smith Reproduction Sampler

ANN SMITH

Origin and date: England, 1767
Rated: Advanced
Linen count and finished size: 35 count, 16-1/2"x15-1/2"
Stitches: Cross, tent, Algerian eye, stem
Source:
Fitzwilliam Museum , Cambridge, England

Kit with cotton floss: $52.00
Kit with silk floss: $115.00
Graph Only: $25.00

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ELIZABETH SIMON

Linen: 35 count
 Rated: Intermediate
 Finished size: 13-1/2" x 16-1/2"
 Kit with cotton floss- $55.00
 Kit with silk floss- $99.00
 Graph only- $14.00
 

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MARY SIMSON

Linen: 35 count
Rated: Advanced
Finished size: 19"x15-1/2"
Kit with cotton floss- $67.00
Kit with silk floss- $125.00
Graph only- $12.00

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SOPHIA'S SAMPLER

Origin and date: English circa 1780
Rated: Intermediate to Advanced
Linen count, finished size: 35 Count, 17-1/4"x19"
Stitches: Cross, counted and freehand satin, back stitch

Kit with silk floss: $124.00
Kit with cotton floss: $64.00
Graph only: $14.00

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Sarah Stuart Reproduction Sampler

SARAH STUART

Origin and date: England, 1798
Rated: Intermediate
Linen count and finished size: 35 count, 21"X18-1/2"
Stitches: Cross, freehand stem and satin
Source:
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, England

Kit with cotton floss: $72.00
Kit with silk floss: $125.00
Graph only: $12.00

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TABLET SAMPLER

Origin and date: England, 1755
Rated: Intermediate
Linen count and finished size: 35-count, 22"x27-1/2" or on 40 count, 19"x24" - The color photo will vary slightly from the graph. The model was stitched with silk floss, on 40 count line. Always follow the graphs and not the photo.
Stitches: cross stitch is the primary mode of execution, with some embellishments of stem, satin, double running, and petit point stitches.
Source: From the collection of
The Scarlet Letter

Kit with cotton floss:$89.00
Kit with silk floss:$182.00
Graph Only: $18.00
Please SPECIFY 35 or 40 count linen when ordering

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ELIZABETH TOPHAM

Origin and date: England, 1727
Rated: Intermediate
Linen count and finished size: 35-count worked over two threads our reproduction will be very close in size to the original, 8-3/4"x11-1/2"
Stitches: Montenegrin cross, cross, four-sided, eyelet, counted satin, and bargello. Kits are supplied with hand-dyed linen provided by R&R Reproductions.
Source: Private collection

Kit with cotton floss:$40.00
Kit with silk floss: $70.00
Graph only $ 7.00

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TRANSITIONAL SAMPLER

Origin and date: English CIRCA 1711
Linen: 35- or 40-count Unbleached  (please specify)
Finished size: 17"x13 3/4" or 14 3/4"x12"
Rated: Advanced

Kit with Cotton Floss: $50.00
Kit with Silk Floss $95.00

Graph Only: $12.00

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A Section of Mary Witherspoon Reproduction Sampler

MARY WITHERSPOON

Origin and date: English 1774
Rated: Intermediate
Linen count and finished size: 40 count,
16-1/2"x21"
Stitches: Cross, bullion, counted satin, and eyelet
Source:

Kit with cotton floss: $60.00
Kit with silk floss: $104.00
Graph only $ 12.00

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