2020 - Harriet Salt - HATS SAL

On 26 December, Hands Across the Sea Samplers, announced a competition.
This page is where I intend to record my progress, I will be stitching a reproduction Sampler in 2020 - I have chosen Harriet Salt.  
I purchased my pattern from A Stitch In Time in Tasmania andit has arrived.  Now to select fabric and floss.

Rules of the GIVEAWAY :  Source  HATS Floss Tube  #88

GIVEAWAY for the samplers Agnes Husband and Keturah Cooper. 
The giveaway runs from December 26th 2019 to December 23rd 2020. The two winners will be announced via a live draw using a random number generator on December 26th 2020. 

To enter you need to stitch and finish a sampler or samplers from the Hands Across the Sea Samplers' portfolio (not freebies or card motifs) during the period that the giveaway runs. 
Each sampler gives you an entry into the giveaway draw. However, you can only win one of the prizes. 
You can enter a project or projects that you started before December 26th 2019 but not completed before this date. 
To enter you need to email Hands Across the Sea Samplers at least one progress photograph for each entry and a finish photograph. 
 The email address that MUST be used is hats.competitions@gmail.com please DO NOT USE any other email address. 
By emailing your photograph you are giving us permission to share your work on social media, our website and in other forms of marketing. 

GOOD LUCK !!! 
 Please note that Agnes and Keturah may be reproduced by Hands Across the Sea Samplers.
  
Once I have a start - I will also record my progress here.

12 January - No progress to report.  I have the chart, but am still waiting to select the fabric (waiting on teenage son to extract the tub of evenweave from the storage in his room).  Once the fabric is decided, I'll look more into what floss I intend to use.  I have an idea, it may be a GAST floss, but will depend upon sourcing 14 more skeins at a reasonable price.
(or I'll give up and get 16 skeins of a DMC) 

12 January - Update on the update - I gave up and have picked DMC - will use 2 strands, one strand of each 3808 & 3814.  Looking now through my stash for the right size linen. 

 






1 Feb - am undecided.  The white 30count evenweave in my stash - the only fabric I have big enough to stitch Harriet (she is huge at 414 stitches square) just does not feel right when stitched.  I've tried 1 strand over one and 2 strands over 2.  I'm contemplating changing out the fabric before I go too far. 
 
31 March - Finally a start - now that I've found some fabric (32 count marbled Murano) I'm stitching over one using the floss I decided on.  One evening stitching = the letter "A"