Amelia Boyce's pictorial sampler demonstrates two popular art forms of the early 19th century manifested in the sampler mode: the image of an architectural engraving, and the influence of Berlin patterns in the naturalistic (rather than nave or stylized) floral patterns. A widely mixed floral meandering border surrounds a brief verse and scenic panel over a large cathedral, flanked by mammoth trees, one with an oversize parrot perched in the branches. The verse from Proverbs 3, verse 17, is especially lovely:
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace
Stitches used are cross over one and two threads of linen, and back stitch. The original sampler is ion the collection of the Valentine Museum in Richmond, Virginia.
Stitch count: 296 x 341. Stitched on 35 count linen, the finished size will measure approximately 17" x 19-1/4". Recommended cut piece is 21" x 24".
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from United States on 01/31/2026 - STUNNING! I saw the pattern and thought it was pretty but to see it in person...it's stunning! This is definitely a work of art and when I'm done it will be hung
from United States on 01/30/2026 - Looking forward to stitching this!! Enabled by flosstube, found pattern not in stock and within 3 days 123 had it on way to my snailmail box!
from United Kingdom on 10/25/2023 - One for the furure I have the chart already and will be stitching this so long as nothing more brilliant comes along to distract me.Love samplers with a religious verse added...I started doing similar work many years ago and it looks like a fairly easy pattern to follow.
Note from the designer - "Although there has not been the extensive research and study of English Quaker samplers as there has been of their American counterparts, we believe that this sampler was created under the tutelage of a Quaker sewing instructress in England. The fine bleached linen and... Read more
We are so excited to recreate a well-used and tattered watch pocket that no doubt held a lady's watch from bygone days. A ribbon tab on the back of the antique likely was intended to be used to hang the stitched pocket from a display book. We did examine the inside of the antique, revealing some... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from NeedleWorkPress featuring a red sampler!
Stitched on 32 count Beige by Weeks Dye Works using either Weeks Dye Works Red Rocks or Classic Colorworks Cherry Cobbler. Stitch count is 179 x 148. Finished size is 11.19 in wide X 9.25 in high.
Note from the designer - "Samplers depicting children - particularly such large children - are uncommon. Not only the children make this an outstanding sampler, but also the multi-floral border, the charming verse, the scene at the top with its menagerie of creatures, and the beautiful... Read more
The model was stitched on Zweigart-based linen overdyed. We recommend that you stitch Amelia on your preferred colour, fabric, and count of fabric. Aida, Linaida, or linen can be used. Amelia's cheery sampler has been reproduced with a palette of only 8 colours from Au Ver Soie's range of Soie... Read more
There is so much going on in this fascinating English sampler that it's hard to know where to begin looking. Apart from the somewhat conventional Adam and Eve at the top center, adorable flying cherubs flank them and the apple tree, bearing gold rings and sprays of flowers. The verse is as... Read more
"This I have done to let you see how my parents did educated me. Amelia Prescott in the year 1824." Model stitched one over two on 40 Ct. Dapple using Needlepoint Inc. Silk. Stitch Count: 260W x 212H. Design Size: 13" x 10 1/2".
Cross stitch pattern from Erin Elizabeth featuring a cake stand filled with all the England essentials!
Pattern is stitched on 14 ct. Aida of your choice using DMC thread. Stitch count is 63 x 93. Finished size is approx 4.5 in wide X 6.64 in high.
The Antique: Amelia stitched her sampler at the age of seventeen while living at the North Wing, 3 New Orphan House, Ashley Down, Bristol, in 1868. The original sampler's stitched area measures 13.5 inches wide by 15.25 inches high on a cream cotton ground fabric measuring 76 threads to the inch,... Read more
Band samplers of the 17th century exhibit the widest range of stitches and techniques. Counted thread stitches on linen were artfully combined with panels of floral, geometric, or figural cut and drawn work- a technique where the background threads of linen are carefully bound, then cut and pulled... Read more
Model stitched one over two on 36 Ct. Parchment using DMC floss and Weeks Dye Works. Stitch Count: 300W x 126H. Design Size: 17" x 7" Frame by Huneywwod #3462.
This English sampler was made in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, featuring the Sheffield General Infirmary, a verse, a fashionably dressed man and woman, and a collection of animals in the lawn in front (sheep, fox, squirrels, rabbit, dog), all surrounded by a four sided berry border.
This is a pleasantly quirky, colorful sampler likely stitched in the north of England judging by some of the Scottish influences in the design. A four sided strawberry border surrounds an alphabet and a pious verse above a geometric pattern band. Below this is a scenic register with trees, birds,... Read more
This is a reproduction of an English sampler that features a four-sided carnation border, centering many intricate organic petit point motifs. The large mansion house dominates the central reserve, standing above an extensive pasture occupied by two very large and cockeyed sheep. These imaginative... Read more
This sampler is a fanciful adaptation of 19th century American and English sampler motifs. Fluffy white sheep are outstanding on a large green lawn that stretches between two elegant red brick houses that are flanked by flying eagles. Needlework pictures of this type can be considered as traditional... Read more
A RED BRICK MANSION HOUSE is at the center of this wildly engaging English sampler featuring a small
zoo/conservatory/aviary of flora and fauna as interpreted by an exceptionally talented young
woman of the early nineteenth century. The verse is common enough on nineteenth-century samplers, unlike... Read more
Note from the designer - "A sophisticated painterly use of perspective distinguishes this pictorial English sampler. An idealized rural scene with a thatched cottage nestled in a fertile valley, with white misted hills rising in the distance, also features a windmill, a flock of sheep,... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Calico Confectionery featuring a beautiful vintage lettering, Amelia stitches her Christmas greeting in Victorian shades of red and teal green!
Pattern is stitched on 16 ct Tea-Dyed White aida using DMC floss. Stitch Count: 153 x 52.
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