Past Scarlet Letter Products
A Gallery of Samplers that we offered in the past but have been discontinued.
The Hart Lives Where it Loves
Inspired by a sixteenth century embroidered English cushion, this traditional design features a pair of elegantly dressed gentry folk at the center of an idyllic pastoral scene surrounded by animals, birds, flowers, and insects. Stitches used include cross and back. The piece can be personalized by including your initials in the floral heart, or it…
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Ann Wallace 1817
Scottish Samplers
Linen: 36 count Edinburgh “dirty” linen
Finished size: 16-1/2″x24-1/2″
Rated: Intermediate
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Richard Penn circa 1695
Origin and date: Possibly American, circa 1695
Rated: Beginning
Linen count and finished size: 35 count, 8″x9-1/4″
Stitches: Cross, Montenegrin cross, running, and double running
Source: The Scarlet Letter
Susan Dunn 1771
As brightly colored as the original eighteenth century English sampler from which it was derived, this beautiful piece of needlework makes use of a variety of stitches. In the lowermost scene, a lone female figure sits on the trunk of a tree in an idyllic landscape. The octagonal cartouches above the scene appear on some…
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HK Smith 1822
Origin and date: England (probably Ackworth School) 1822
Rated: Beginning
Linen count and finished size: 35 count, each sampler about 9″x8″
Stitches: Cross, back
Source: Private collection