Black Bird Sampler Cross Stitch Chart by Pansy Patch Quilts and Stitchery 16CT Aida Scroll rod pair sizes are

Scroll rod pair sizes are 6

Hand dyed Zweigart linen from Picture this Plus

It has been inspired by the whitework samplers – sometimes called reticella samplers – which reached their peak of popularity during the reign of the English sovereign Charles I (1625 – 1649)

This design can be  stitched on 32ct or 28ct evenweave Jobelan Antique White Jobelan 32ct

Black Bird Sampler Cross Stitch Chart by Pansy Patch Quilts and Stitchery 16CT Aida Scroll rod pair sizes areBlack Bird Sampler is stitched on 36 count Ale linen by Picture this Plus, one strand of floss over two linen threads, with the following floss: Gloriana Florimell Silk Floss by in #001 Charcoal Requires 5 skeins. DMC 310 3799.