Ann Gardner 1723 by Hands Across The Sea Samplers Thimbles 28CT Seraphim hand dyed cashel

28CT Seraphim hand dyed cashel linen Ancient Mahogany

This little design by Shepherd's Bush is stitched on 10ct Tula and comes with the threads

and understand the draw that lace making has had over the millennia

Stitches used:  cross stitch

Ann Gardner 1723 by Hands Across The Sea Samplers Thimbles 28CT Seraphim hand dyed cashelThe year of our Lord seventeen hundred and twenty three was such a long time ago. Almost three hundred years have passed since Ann Gardner of Pilerton Priery (sic) completed her sampler on the eighteenth day of Desember (sic). Ann did not record her age, but we suspect that she was a very young child and that this was her first attempt at stitching a sampler. She diligently recorded the alphabet although her spelling certainly needed improvement. She