This is The Scarlet Letter's original design, a sampler to keep you warm (and busy) all winter long, featuring the look of verre iglomise (reverse painted glass) in cross stitch around the outer border. The verse says:

Wind's on the wold*/The night is a 'cold/ And the river runs chill twixt mead and hill/ But kind and dear is the old house here/ And my heart is warm midst winter's harm.

The grass is done with turkeywork - a rughooking stitch that produces a wonderful three-dimensional woolly appearance.

Note: 'Wold' means meadow

Linen count/finished size: 35 count, 13-1/4"x16-3/4". Kit contains fabric, cotton or silk thread, needle and instructions.

Stitches: Turkeywork, cross, tent, queen, stem, satin, straight

Inspiration: Early 19th century American samplers