Fabric:  40 count Button Box Medium Dark by Mason Linen

                 Floss:  Gentle Art GA, Classic Colorworks CC, Weeks Dye Works WDW

Stitch Count: 220 wide x 231 high    Design Size: 11 inches wide x 11.55 inches high

The Antique: 17 inches wide x 16.5 inches high on 26 count linen with wool threads

Stitches used: cross stitch over two, cross stitch over one for flying bird

This lovely vibrant sampler is in the style common to the time called Berlin Woolwork, named such after the printed patterns originating from Berlin where individual motifs such as florals, birds, the center cornucopia with flower blossoms, the wreathed cross with the Lamb of God below, were taken and arranged as the stitcher saw fit. Little Julia, aged only eight, had a creative eye and loved colors, often changing her thread colors in the vine and flowers of the exquisite border, and incorporating twenty-four gorgeous shades.