Gladsome Tidings Georgian sampler (Because that's the way we

(Because that's the way we roll here at Violet & Sunshine

and over-1 cross stitches and the foliage stitch border

This little sampler was inspired by a 220 year old large sampler in our collection that was stitched by Mercy Stainton and is filled with garden motifs—trees

Within a solid community

Gladsome Tidings Georgian sampler (Because that's the way weGladsome Tidings is the fifth pattern in our Christmas carol smalls series. It is a call back to the second verse of Angels We Have Heard on High, which is one of our favorite carols. The pattern is executed in a variety of stitches including cross stitch, backstitch, long armed cross stitch, straight stitch, double herringbone stitch, and French knots. The model was stitched on 40 count Regency linen by Seraphim Fabric using the called for Au Ver