Counted Cross Stitch Pattern, The Alexanders of Lintrathen 1829, Reproduction Sampler, Antique Repro, Hands Across the Sea, PATTERN ONLY

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This is for the PATTERN ONLY.

Counted Cross Stitch pattern, The Alexanders of Lintrathen 1829. We know of one other sampler that was stitched in Lintrathen. That sampler is in the Leslie B. Durst Collection. It does not bear the maker’s name but was probably stitched either by Betty or Jannet Fenton in 1825. The two samplers have much in common, and we believe that they were taught either in the same school or by the same needlework teacher.

In the 1851 census, Jean Alexander can be found living with her sister Mary. She is listed as a handloom weaver of linen. Handloom weaving was a family business; the trade being handed down through the generations. It is possible that the linen the sampler was stitched on was woven by an Alexander. Whilst the 1851 census contains the last official mention of Jean Alexander, the survival of the sampler she stitched as a child is her lasting legacy. Her sampler is a primary historical source document in its own right.

So often a woman’s needlework contains the only words of hers that survive!

Our grateful thanks to The Contented Stitcher who lovingly stitched the model for the Alexanders of Lintrathen. At the very core of Hands Across the Sea Samplers there is a team of needleworkers who are passionate about antique samplers and being able to share those samplers with you.

Our reproduction of The Alexanders of Lintrathen is dedicated to Leslie B. Durst.

Leslie is a philanthropist and passionate supporter of the arts who has assembled a remarkable collection of samplers from Europe and North America. The Leslie B. Durst Collection is one of the largest and most comprehensive private collections of needlework in the world. Through her generosity in sharing not only the samplers in her collection but also her knowledge, Leslie has done so much to further the appreciation, understanding, and interest in samplers, particularly for Scottish samplers. Discovering her collection really fired our interest in Scottish samplers, and we are most grateful to her.

The Alexanders of Lintrathen has been reproduced with a palette of twenty colours from Au Ver à Soie’s range of Soie 100.3. We have provided conversions for Soie d’Alger and DMC. Thread usage on varying linen counts and number of strands of thread has been provided below.

The model was stitched on 46ct Weeks Dyeworks (Zweigart-based) linen in Cocoa.

100.3 1 strand 46ct / SDA 1 strand 46ct / SDA 1 strand 36ct / DMC 2 strands 36ct / SDA 2 strands 28ct / DMC 2 strands 28ct ~ Colour Description

002 / 131 / 131 / 927 / 131 / 927 ~ Grey green ~ light

022 / 525 / 525 / 832 / 525 / 832 ~ Golden olive

072 / 5384 / 5384 / 598 / 5384 x 2 / 598 ~ Turquoise ~ light

088 / S3932 / S3932 / 543 / S3932 / 543 ~ Beige brown ~ ultra very light

106 / 935 / 935 / 349 x 2 / 935 x 3 / 349 x 2 ~ Coral ~ dark

124 / 4633 / 4633 / 316 / 4633 / 316 ~ Antique mauve ~ medium

139 / 163 / 163 / 823 / 163 / 823 ~ Navy blue ~ dark

222 / 3045 / 3045 / 915 / 3045 / 915 ~ Plum ~ dark

242 / 4226 / 4226 / 3826 / 4226 / 3826 ~ Golden brown

246 / 5025 / 5025 / 500 / 5025 / 500 ~ Blue green ~ very dark

274 / 2146 / 2146 / 3011 / 2146 / 3011 ~ Khaki green ~ dark

307 / 2944 / 2944 / 3832 / 2944 / 3832 ~ Raspberry ~ medium

376 / 4645 / 4645 / 3726 / 4645 / 3726 ~ Antique mauve ~ dark

378 / 3735 / 3735 / 936 / 3735 x 2 / 936 x 2 ~ Avocado green ~ very dark

384 / 3026 / 3026 / 777 / 3026 / 777 ~ Raspberry ~ very dark

527 / 3316 / 3316 / 154 / 3316 / 154 ~ Grape ~ very light

677 / 2244 / 2244 / 783 / 2244 / 783 ~ Topaz ~ medium

765 / 1422 / 1422 / 793 / 1422 / 793 ~ Cornflower blue ~ medium

774 / 165 / 165 / 310 / 165 / 310 ~ Black

335** / 2646 / 2646 / 815 / 2646 x 2 / 815 ~ Garnet ~ medium



** Please note that Soie 100.3 #335 was previously numbered as #2646. This was an anomaly to Au ver a Soie’s numbering system and and Au Ver a Soie have now corrected this.

Linen Sizes

The design area is 215 stitches (w) x 203 stitches (h). Our calculations have included a 3″ margin for finishing and framing. If working on an uneven linen such as 53/63, we would recommend that you orientate your linen so that the higher count is on the horizontal for this particular sampler.

28ct: Design: 15.36″ x 14.50″ Fabric: 21.36″ x 20.50″

30ct: Design: 14.33″ x 13.53″ Fabric: 20.33″ x 19.53″

32ct: Design: 13.44″ x 12.69″ Fabric: 19.44″ x 18.69″

36ct: Design: 11.94″ x 11.28″ Fabric: 17.94″ x 17.28″

40ct: Design: 10.75″ x 10.15″ Fabric: 16.75″ x 16.15″

46ct: Design: 9.35″ x 8.83″ Fabric: 15.35″ x 14.83″

56ct: Design: 7.68″ x 7.25″ Fabric: 13.68″ x 13.25″

63/53ct: Design: 6.83″ x 7.66″ Fabric: 12.83″ x 13.66″

PLEASE NOTE: Patterns are NOT returnable to protect the copyright of the designer.

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