This is the next sampler in my Rhode Island sampler-inspired series, and it was a joy to design because I chose to work with a palette that was not the usual Halloween flavor sometimes associated with Salem. No orange was used anywhere in the piece! 🙂 The top of the sampler features a “death head,” which is a winged skull used on many old headstones and represents a soul whose journey isn’t finished yet, a passing on to heaven. The middle section shows Reverend Mather protecting an accusing girl as he points a persecutory finger at two innocent women. Gallows Hill was where the accused were hanged, and although this isn’t a very nice segue into the fabric I used, it does bring me to the topic of the brand new linen from Rachel Miller of Needle and Flax, called – you guessed it – Gallows Hill. It’s a gloriously rich brown neutral, and I am excited to use it on other designs!
Stitch count: 168w x 185h
Fabric used: 36 ct. Gallows Hill by Needle and Flax
Threads used: Weeks Dye Works in Mascara, Queen Anne’s Lace, Taupe, Molasses, and Caper; Classic Colorworks in Prairie Grass, Pea Pod, Mariner’s Compass, Pine Needles, Red Currant, Used Brick, and Vanilla Custard; DMC in 407, 611, 632, 644, 646, 676, 677, 729, 3013, 3021, 3032, 3772, and B5200.
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