While red is the dominant color, a total of sixteen different colors are used. Please specify sandstone linen or ivory linen when ordering. The Elizabeth Haxton Sampler is a reproduction of an English sampler originally stitched in 1866. It is composed of several pots of flowers, crowns, birds, rabbits, and cats. In addition, this beautifully symmetrical sampler has four complete alphabets.
Colors used are dard red, green, gold, tan, and blue.
Stitches used are cross stitch, Algerian eye, four-sided square stitch, and backstitch. The Kate Henson Sampler is a reproduction of an English sampler. Kate was thirteen years old when she stitched this piece, and although she did not date he r needlework, it is believed to have been stitched around the turn of the century. When she stitched the lower case alphabet, she stitched all of the letters, and in correct sequence. The colors of this sampler are red, blue, and green.