Counted Cross Stitch Pattern, Mary Choaks, Reproduction Sampler, Primitive Decor, Hands Across the Sea, PATTERN ONLY
$40.00
This is for the PATTERN ONLY.
Counted Cross Stitch pattern, Mary Choaks. When we gaze upon Mary’s sampler, we can feel her energy and enthusiasm. The ten-year-old child was certainly an eager student, and we are sure that Mary’s needlework teacher and her parents were proud of her finished sampler. Amazingly, the sampler has retained its rich and heady palette of colours; they glow with life. They are reminiscent of the colours often found in Scottish samplers. Although Celtic in origin, the sampler is not Scottish; the sampler was stitched in Cornwall, England.
Mary finished her sampler on November 22 but, alas, the last two digits of the year have been removed. This is what is known as a vanity sampler. Later in life, when a samplermaker did not want to reveal her true age, she would remove or alter the date on her needlework.
Without the decade the sampler was worked in, we thought that we would not be able to find our Mary Choak(s). However, the research gods were smiling down on us. A search of family history records for baptisms in the 1800s resulted in 17 hits. Through our knowledge of sampler styles in this century we discounted those born before 1810 and after 1880. This left us with three Marys. Two were born in Cornwall, and one was born in London to Cornish parents who returned to Cornwall where they raised their daughter.
All three girls we found were raised in or around Helston which is the town nearest to where Nicola lives. We strongly suspect that our Mary is Mary Ann Choaks who was born in 1841 in the village of Mawgan-in-Meneage, just south of Helston on the Lizard Peninsula. Within the booklet there is detauled information about Mary’s life.
Mary’s beautiful sampler has a vibrant palette of 13 colours. The model was stitched using Soie 100.3 from Au Ver à Soie, and we have included conversions for Soie d’Alger and DMC.
The sampler is suitable for needleworkers of all levels of ability. Mary executed her sampler predominantly with cross stitches laid over two threads of linen together with Algerian eyelets, backstitches, and rice stitches.
Linen Sizes
The design area is 204 stitches (w) x 240 stitches (h). Our calculations have included a 3" margin for finishing and framing.
The model was stitched on 46ct linen overdyed by Tabbycat Linen to a shade of Just the Ticket.
28ct linen: Design: 14.57" x 17.14" Fabric: 20.57" x 23.14"
32ct linen: Design: 12.75" x 15.00" Fabric: 18.75" x 21.00"
36ct linen: Design: 11.33" x 13.33" Fabric: 17.33" x 19.33"
40ct linen: Design: 10.20" x 12.00" Fabric: 16.20" x 18.00"
46ct linen: Design: 8.87" x 10.43" Fabric: 14.87" x 16.43"
56ct linen: Design: 7.29" x 8.57" Fabric: 13.29" x 14.57"
Thread Legend:
Mary’s beautiful sampler has a vibrant palette of 13 colours. The model was stitched using Soie 100.3 from Au Ver à Soie, and we have included below conversions for Soie d’Alger (SDA) and DMC.
Soie 100.3
031 ~ Hazelnut brown
073 ~ Celadon green
106 ~ Coral
109 ~ Garnet
126 ~ Antique mauve
179 ~ Olive green
328 ~ Khaki green
378 ~ Green grey
493 ~ Terracotta
624 ~ Brown grey
696 ~ Black brown
703 ~ Grey green
779 ~ Coral red
Soie d’Alger
925 ~ Coral
926 ~ Coral red
1726 ~ Grey green 2936 ~ Garnet
2226 ~ Olive green
2645 ~ Terracotta
2936 ~ Garnet
3716 ~ Green grey ** 2 skeins required on 28 – 32ct linen
3721 ~ Khaki green
3812 ~ Hazelnut brown
3836 ~ Brown grey
4646 ~ Antique mauve
4126 ~ Black brown
5022 ~ Celadon green
DMC
349 ~ Coral
422 ~ Hazelnut brown
730 ~ Olive green
815 ~ Garnet
817 ~ Coral red
924 ~ Grey green 3013 ~ Khaki green
3021 ~ Brown grey 3051 ~ Green grey ** 2 skeins are required on 28 – 32ct linen
3371 ~ Black brown
3777 ~ Terracotta 3802 ~ Antique mauve
3817 ~ Celadon green
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