The Dressmaker's Sampler Cross Stitch Chart by Heartstring Samplery Sashiko Panel The book contains clear illustrations

The book contains clear illustrations and directions along with 10 smocking designs

Cover Story By Ink Circles

and here Hazel introduces needleworkers to the beautiful

stranded cotton thread preloaded onto a thread organiser

it requires a delicate touch

The Dressmaker's Sampler Cross Stitch Chart by Heartstring Samplery Sashiko Panel The book contains clear illustrationsBeth says: " In my dozen or so years of collecting antique samplers, I have never been fortunate enough to find historical information about the original stitcher. When I spotted this unfinished and rather grubby antique sampler, I was intrigued by the inclusion of a town name along with a birth year and some other names. I tried to keep my hopes from getting too high as I typed the information into the search form on ancestry. com. Oh, the joy! when