The Sampler Book

How many of you remember The Sampler Book? It was first published in 2006 and based on the final series of monthly charts I did for Rainbow Gallery, promoting their line of threads. Those original charts are complimentary and still available on Rainbow Gallery's website; they use a wide range of their threads and are stitched on a variety of fabrics. Each chart highlights a different specialty stitch, a small border, and several upper and lower case letter forms, in addition to the image represented by the letter of the alphabet.

The book you see pictured here uses those same charts, but they have all been keyed for Splendor silk (with DMC alternates listed in the chartpak). I used 32 count linens and evenweaves for the book, utilizing whatever smaller pieces I had on hand so each page of the book is a different fabric. As long as your cover and page fabrics are the same count, you can mix and match/use whatever you like.

The NEW reformatted version a bit of a hybrid - with several files/links found on this page to compliment the hard copy chartpak. In total you will still have everything you need - all of the A-Z charts with their Splendor silk/DMC color keys, plus charts for the front and back cover shown here, detailed finishing instructions, diagrams and a complete supply list.