Description
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This charming Dutch sampler was stitched by Gerritje Broekhuis in 1857 in the province of Gelderland, who stitched a 2nd sampler earlier in 1848 which is also available in my shop. Gerritje was a farmers daughter and this type of sampler is typical of the region it was worked in. I’ve discovered a fair bit about Gerritje and her family, which you can read about in the booklet for this design.
TECHNICAL DETAILS:
Gerritje’s sampler measures 149 crosses wide and 94 crosses high. Worked over two threads on 32 count linen it would measure approximately 9 3/8” by 5 7/8 (23.5 x 15cm). The pattern features full crosses only, no specialty stitches are used and it can be stitched on both linen or aida fabric.
The pattern uses a total of 15 colours. On average, you can stitch approximately 1800 crosses with an 8 yard hank of floss when worked with 2 pulled strands over 2 threads on 32 count linen (or 16ct Aida). Only one skein of each colour is needed (see DMC colours below). Some stitches have extremely small portions worked in that particular colour: feel free to substitute these (or any of the other colours) to those you have in your stash – don’t spend lots of money on a colour you might only use on this sampler once.
DMC 939, Navy Blue Very Dark, 113 crosses
DMC 3750, Antique Blue very Dark, 855 crosses
DMC 926, Grey Green Medium, 135 crosses
DMC 647, Beaver Grey Medium, 354 crosses
DMC 613, Drab Brown Very Light, 31 crosses
DMC 739, Tan Ultra Very Light, 128 crosses
DMC 840, Beige Brown Medium, 10 crosses
DMC 3045, Yellow Beige Dark, 787 crosses
DMC 301, Mahogany Medium, 20 crosses
DMC 3778, Terra Cotta Light, 119 crosses
DMC 3830, Terra Cotta, 523 crosses
DMC 3777, Terra Cotta Very Dark, 1462 crosses
DMC 3858, Rosewood Medium, 286 crosses
DMC 830, Golden Olive Dark, 471 crosses
DMC 3022, Brown Grey Medium, 154 crosses
The pattern has been split over 6 pages. After the 1st page you will notice a 3-cross wide greyed out border: this area is an overlap from the previous page, which will make it easier to find your way on the next page.
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