![]() We have provided conversions for Soie d’Alger and DMC. This delightful sampler has been reproduced using a palette of 18 colours from Au Ver à Soie’s range of Soie 100.3. Version 4 ~ A one-page black and white symbol chart (intended to be viewed/used on your tablet, phone, laptop, or computer). Version 3 ~ A two-page black and white symbol chart. Version 2 ~ A one-page colour chart (intended to be viewed/used on your tablet, phone, laptop, or computer). You will be able to download any or all of the following pdf and graph versions: It can be stitched on Aida, Linaida, or linen. This sampler has been worked with cross stitch over 2 strands of linen and has been rated as suitable for needleworkers of all levels of ability. “Laughter is timeless, imagination has no age, and dreams are forever.” ~ Walt Disney We wonder if The Rose and The Giant Pear was inspired by a fairy tale, read one winter’s night, in front of a fire that burnt bright in a red house that was just a hop, skip, and a jump around the corner and down a lane that led to the end of a rainbow. The “Golden Age” of children’s illustrated books (1880 to the early 20th century) is regarded as a literary epoch that produced some of the finest works of art ever created for children’s literature. The Victorians were imaginative when it came to entertaining children. The family, embodied by the young queen, her beloved Albert, and their nine children, was idealised. The sampler was stitched the year after Great Britain celebrated Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee. The Victorian age was the first in which childhood was recognised as a distinct and important stage of life. A family home is definitely at the heart of this sampler. With smoke billowing from all its chimneys, the viewer is invited into the house through its open side door. The giant pear and rose, completely out of proportion, flank the red house. The child certainly had an ebullient sense of colour and a vivid imagination. We sense that the sampler’s maker was industrious and enjoyed stitching her sampler. All that is recorded are the initials WJ, PH, and the year 1888. What a feast for the eyes! It is such a shame that the child who created this winsome sampler did not include her name. Details of the printed booklet can be found HERE. It smells and tastes like a touch of heaven, as exciting as a day at sea, as comforting as warm sand beneath your feet.This delightful sampler is offered to you in two different formats ~ an instant PDF download and as a printed booklet. BLOOD ORANGE The joy of a deep, red orange. ![]() It is both sour and sweet, bold and soft. PUMPKLE Like sunshine and happiness, grapefruit can surprise you. CUCUMBER Fresh, tasty and fresh - a modest, yet important ingredient. The angelica root provides the characteristic taste of Gin. ANGELICA ROOT A little bitter and a little spicy. CARDAMOM Complex, spicy cardamom has been transported across our seas since the Vikings. Juniper Berries The typical taste of gin is provided by intense, dry, pine-like tasting juniper berries. It gives Sea Arch that distinctive touch of the sea. SEA KELP Laminaria digita grows like a forest under the water. Each botanical is individually distilled, after which the alcohol is removed to leave a pure taste. The sea kelp, juniper berries, cardamom, angelica, cucumber, grapefruit and blood orange provide a clear, fresh and lively taste. So it comes as no surprise that they have captured the taste of the sea with their botanicals. Sea Arch is inspired by the sea on the south west coast of England.
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