Hands to Work Sampler - Embroidery and Cross Stitch Pattern - PDF Download
"Hands to work... Hearts to God" This old saying is just right for my imaginary little Kitchen Garden! Stitched on pale blue/grey 28ct cashel linen, and using delectable silk flosses, silk perlees, beads and overdyed silks, this delightful garden sampler is a depiction of a 19th Century kitchen garden patterned after the one in Olde Sturbridge Village, MA. As you walk into the garden at the bottom of the sampler you can see beds of carrots, radishes, and cabbages on either side. A household servant has a basket in her hand and of course has found a wee frog among the radishes! The onions, squash, potatoes and strawberry beds and further on the cauliflower, peas, parsnips and lettuces are interspersed with specialty stitch bands for your learning enjoyment. There are also a few herbs and flowers sprinkled among the vegetables as they kept away insects and were very prized for cooking. Behind the houses at the top you can see a couple of trees, which indicate a big orchard of pear, peac