SAJOU CROSS STITCH CHART VINTAGE SAMPLER N°4

The fourth project in our vintage sampler collection. These samplers served not only to show off skills in needlework, but also were a means of teaching young girls the alphabet and numbers.

Size of motif: 178 x 276 stitches.
Finished stitched size, when embroidered on 12 count linen over two threads: 29.7 x 46cm.

To obtain the vintage aspect of this project, we recommend using natural, off-white or Sajou blue embroidery linen. You can use Retors du Nord embroidery thread 2030 (red) or 2882 (sapphire). Or for an alternative, try it with our Calais cocoons in fire (6932) or cornflower (6934), variegated threads which give a surprisingly lovely result.

Attention: if you use our variegated threads, be sure to sew whole crosses and to take up the embroidery at the same place when you change threads. If you interrupt the shading, the result will be less spectacular.