Fabric: 40 count Tobias by Seraphim Linen Floss: Classic Colorworks, Weeks Dye Works and Gentle Art Threads Stitch Count: 146 wide x 286 high Design Size: 7.3 inches wide x 14.3 inches high The Antique: 7 inches wide x 16.25 inches high over two threads with silk on 42 count linen Stitches used: cross stitch over two, satin stitch

Provenance: Several girls named Sarah Welch appear in the historical records born in the year1756, in Devon and Berkshire, England, and so without more information it is hard to say which Sarah stitched this sampler at the age of eight in 1764. History does chronicle what was happening in England at that time: Parliament passed the Sugar Act and also the Currency Act which prohibited the American colonies from issuing paper currency of any form. Protests began in Boston, Massachu