Hands Across The Sea Samplers - Elizabeth Dinsdale 1846 aida Cottage Garden Samplings - Trick

Cottage Garden Samplings - Trick or Treat

one might think that Elizabeth’s sampler was stitched in Norfolk due to the beautiful floral outer border and the lozenge-shaped inner border

Hannah's Flowers 285 w x 70 h

We chose to work the sampler on 36 count and the pincushion on 40 count

Pattern is printed in a beautiful booklet format

Hands Across The Sea Samplers - Elizabeth Dinsdale 1846 aida Cottage Garden Samplings - TrickThe sampler Elizabeth finished in 1846 shows a maturity in her chosen colour palette. Her verse refers to midnight, and she has managed to capture the sense of moonlight playing on the motifs in the top half of the sampler. The moon and stars really do play over the grand Georgian house. The bottom half of the sampler features two bee skeps and numerous bees busy at work. Bees are fascinating creatures that play a crucial role in our ecosystem. They