The New World Sampler - Cross Stitch Chart by Plum Street Samplers Bristol Samplers 3 satin flowers with pearl

3 satin flowers with pearl centers and a row of tiny beaded flowers at the base

5025 x 2 ~ Blue green ~ very dark

Belle Soie Teddy Bear

inventive ideas

which was most unusual in the 1880s

The New World Sampler - Cross Stitch Chart by Plum Street Samplers Bristol Samplers 3 satin flowers with pearlThis was originally released at Shepherd's Bush in 2022, and now it's available openly! I had enormous fun designing this Rhode Island style sampler inspired by the Mayflower and the year the Pilgrims landed in America. The sampler features Pilgrims as well as Wampanoag (I even researched their traditional dress back then, including how their feathers were worn in their hair), as well as floral motifs derived from the oldest known sampler in America,