Anglesey - Reproduction Sampler
REPRODUCTION CROSS STITCH PATTERN, READY TO DOWNLOAD, BY RIVERDRIFT HOUSE

In the designer's own words:

“This is a close reproduction of a Welsh wool sampler by Catherine Jones 1866, aged 12.  I decided to keep in many of the irregularities, which are so charming, and have even exaggerated this in the border. 

The history in stitches here is fascinating - copper mining and ship building play a large part in the history of Anglesey, here represented so powerfully and beautifully, in the last year before the coming of the railway. During the 18th and 19th centuries, the Parys mountain copper mine was the largest in the world, with almost 2000 people working here at its height.  Worked since the Bronze age (3500 years ago - incredible!), the public may even take an underground tour there today.”

Creative Poppy says:

This is an exceptional reproduction sampler. It's quite rare to come across an antique sampler design with such an abundance of ship motifs. There is a beautiful balance here between the land - with the manor house, characters in original period clothes, plants and animals - and the maritime world.

Cross stitch pattern designed by Riverdrift House.

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Chart info & Needlework supplies for the pattern:
Anglesey - Reproduction Sampler

Chart size in stitches: 297 x 205 (wide x high)
Needlework fabric: Aida, Linen or Evenweave
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Stitches: Cross stitch
Chart: Color
Threads: DMC
Number of colors: 18

Themes: Wales, ship, clipper, sailing, mine, gentry, estate, manor
 

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