Sarah Daws Circa 1840 by Hands Across the Sea Samplers Cars clothing and home decor such

clothing and home decor such as table cloths and cushions

And Design

superbly photographed to showcase their splendid original designs

So She Began To Make Her Own

Sarah Daws Circa 1840 by Hands Across the Sea Samplers Cars clothing and home decor suchSarahs exquisite sampler is worked almost entirely in cross stitch with the exception of a handful of backstitches. Sarah did not include a date on her sampler, however, from other dated samplers in Nicolas collection, which include some of Sarahs distinctive motifs, we are able to date the sampler to around 1840. Worked in brightly coloured silks the sampler clearly shows the influence of the Berlin woolwork patterns which became so popular in