Ann Gardner 1723 by Hands Across The Sea Samplers Thimbles and much more—to enliven your

and much more—to enliven your embroidery with a seasonal flair

Stitches used:  cross stitch

Les Amaryllis by Catherine Laurençon

This Book Contains Over 54 Cross Stitch Motifs

Wood Trail & Toffee

Ann Gardner 1723 by Hands Across The Sea Samplers Thimbles and much more—to enliven yourThe year of our Lord seventeen hundred and twenty three was such a long time ago. Almost three hundred years have passed since Ann Gardner of Pilerton Priery (sic) completed her sampler on the eighteenth day of Desember (sic). Ann did not record her age, but we suspect that she was a very young child and that this was her first attempt at stitching a sampler. She diligently recorded the alphabet although her spelling certainly needed improvement. She