The Scarlet Letter
P.O. Box 397
Sullivan, WI 53178
262-593-8470
Mon-Fri. 10 AM to 4 PM (CST)
samplers@
scarlet-letter.com
WINDS ON THE WOLD*
This is our original design, a sampler to keep you warm (and busy) all winter long, featuring the look of verre iglomise (reverse painted glass) in cross stitch around the outer border. The verse says:
Wind's on the wold*/The night is a 'cold/ And the river runs
chill twixt mead and hill/ But kind and dear is the old house here/ And my heart
is warm midst winter's harm.
The grass is done with turkeywork - a rughooking stitch that produces a wonderful three-dimensional woolly appearance.
* Wold means meadow
Rated: Intermediate
Linen count/finished size: 35 count, 13-1/4"x16-3/4"
Stitches: Turkeywork, cross, tent, queen, stem, satin, straight
Inspiration: Early 19th century American samplers
Kit with cotton floss: $50.00
Kit with silk floss: $99.00
Graph only: $7.00