Map Samplers
Map samplers were commonly worked by children during the latter part of the 18th and the 19th century. Often worked in schools, institutions and orphanages, it was a method of teaching geography, diligence and obedience.
Some map samplers were pre-printed even in those times whilst others were worked from drawings or from memory. It was quite common for a child to enlarge his or her home county whilst ignoring our capital city!
My first version of the Map of England was drawn for me by my husband who had nagged about me getting around to doing it and in the end he drew it himself!
Having done such a good job of the England Map, he has branched out and it was his outline used for the Map of the USA and the Antique Map of the World
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This has been one of my best selling projects. My husband Bill planned and charted the map sections and then let me loose on the colours, the sea creatures and the border.
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£45.00
Code: 253
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This counted map is much easier to stitch than you might think. Each county is outlined in cross stitch and you will be starting from the centre of the chart.Worked in pure cross stitch with a little backstitch outlining.
The kit includes pre-sorted threads
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£25.00
Code: 435
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A map of the USA originally featured in my Antique Sampler book, although it was not charted until now. availble as a chart or as a complete kit
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£7.95
Code: US1