Frances Marshall 1838
Cross Stitch Pattern

Model stitched one over two on 36 Ct. Straw with Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works. Stitch Count: 221 x 234. Design Size: 12" x 13".

Cross stitch pattern from NeedleWorkPress featuring Adam and Eve in a sampler!

The antique was stitched on slightly unevenweave linen, close in color to Baked Clay by Fox and Rabbit. Stitch count is 116 x 165. Finished size on 32 Ct is 7.25" x 10.3".

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.

This pattern from Little Robin Designs features two elements from an old sampler by Grace Gill in 1838.

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Tobias from Seraphim using Classic Colorworks, Gentle Arts, and Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch counts are 65 x 57 and 71 x 65.

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 about Catharine Metcalf 1836 English Pictorial

"And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. Genesis 2:20"

Model stitched 1 over 2 on 40 Ct. Toasted Almond using DMC floss, Classic Colorworks, and Weeks Dye Works. Stitch Count: 266W x 155H. Finished Size: 11" x 8"

Note from the designer - "This wonderful English sampler has to be an original inspired composition by a very clever young girl with a singular artistic vision! Potbellied cherubs fly trumpeting alongside a doughy, asexual Adam and Eve, beneath whom perch an enormous plumed Bird of Paradise on a... Read more about Ann Hall 1812 - Christian Cross Stitch Pattern

A large sampler inspired by Berlin woolwork and other antique sampler motifs. It contains a quote from the Bible, various animal motifs and floral ornaments. An alphabet chart is added for personalization. "He will alson send you rain for the seed you sow in the ground and the food that comes... Read more about The Blessing Sampler - Christian Cross Stitch Pattern

Model stitched on 32 Ct. Vintage Navy Bean with Gentle Art Sampler threads and Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 108 x 108. Finished size is 6.75" x 6.75".

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 about A 19th Century Watch Pocket - Cross Stitch Pattern

Stitch count 127w x 72h each. Stitched on R&R Reproductions: Vintage Homespun, Vintage Beeswax, American Chestnut. Finished with Weeks Dye Works wool: Juniper GP, Kudzu, Lancaster Red, Palomino, Palomino HB, Red Pear.

Designer's note: First introduced in 2019 as a club series, all three... Read more about English Sampler Berries - Cross Stitch Pattern

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 about EN 1657 A 17th Century Band Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern

"Lead me to heaven the seat of bliss where pleasure in perfection is" Model stitched over two on 36 Ct. Parchment linen using Au Ver A Soie 100.3. We have also provided Soie d'Alger and DMC conversions. Stitch Count: 191W x 183H. Design Size: 10.61" 10.17"

This reproduction sampler from Little Robin Designs features the work of Grace Gill in 1838.

Pattern is stitched on 40 count Caramel Macchiato using Classic Colorworks, Gentle Arts and Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count is 270 x 310.

Cross stitch pattern from Modern Folkart Embroidery featuring a small sampler featuring Adam and Eve, a series of plants and ornaments, and a beautiful set of Algerian eyelet letters.

The sampler features Algerian eyelets and full crosses. If you stitch the eyelets, I would recommend... Read more about Ann Flatt, 1828 - Christian Cross Stitch Pattern

Model stitched one over two on 32 Ct. Straw linen using Classic Colorworks, Gentle Art Sampler Threads and Weeks Dye Works. Stitch Count: 141W x 139H. Design Size: 8.81" x 8.68"

Note from the designer: This tiny petite sampler was acquired at an estate sale in Michigan. The simplicity of the piece is the charming "as Hannah stitched her sampler in 1822 at the Faringdon Subscription School near Oxford, England."

Over two model was stitched over 1 thread on... Read more about English Schoolgirl Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Stoney Creek Collection featuring a Christian cross with the phrase "He is risen. Joy. Alleluia"!

Stitched on 28 count White Chocolate using DMC, Weeks Dye Work and Threadworx threads. Stitch count is 98w x 126h. Finished size is 7 x 9.

Note: There is no DMC conversion for Threadworx Spanish Olives.

We are delighted to present to you a stunning sampler that was completed by Maria Wales Newson in the year 1838 when she was 13 years old. There is much to delight your eye and needle in this Bobby Dazzler.

Stitched on your choice of fabric using DMC threads. Stitch count is 295 x 413. Finished size is 22.39 x 28.94 inches for 36 count.

This sweet reproduction of my antique sampler and would make a great addition to your sampler wall or a box top! Cross Stitch over Two only. I have included photos of the framed and and unframed sampler and discussed the framing techniques. Pattern is stitched on the fabric of your choice using Soie... Read more about Tulip Tree Mini Sampler Reproduction - Pattern

This reproduction samplers stays true to Anne Quertier's sampler, which she stitched in 1854 at the age of 10! We charted all the quirks and imperfections so you can duplicated this cheery and summery sampler. My favorite parts are the strawberries, making this this perfect stitch for popular... Read more about Strawberry Sampler Reproduction - Cross Stitch Pattern

This amazing, unprecedented English sampler illustrates so many unique and bold elements of design, stitched in a balanced way inside a four-sided strawberry border. In all my decades of study I've never seen an antique sampler with quite this much bizarre personality.

At the top is a... Read more about Ann Anthony 1838 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Adapted from an English sampler dated 1783. The original sampler from which this piece was adapted measures 15 1/2" x 12 1/2", and was stitched over one thread of linen on approximately 50-thread-count glazed linen. The house on the left alone, which measures 71 by 62 squares on the graph,... Read more about Country Life Sampler 1783 - Cross Stitch Pattern