"The Nantucket Girl's Song 1821. Then I'll haste to wed a sailor and send him off to sea, for a life of independence is the pleasant life for me. But every now and then I shall like to see his face, for it always seems to me to beam with manly grace. With his brow so nobly open and his dark and... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from The Sampler Girl featuring the phrase "Sea air was healing, relaxing. The sea air alone was evidently designed by nature for the cure"!
Pattern is stitched on 28 ct Cream using Classic Colorworks, Gentle Arts, and DMC threads. Stitch count is 107 x 132.
Model stitched on 30 count Parchment Linen by Weeks Dye Works with Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks and Gentle Arts Sampler Threads. The stitch count is 51W x 53H.
Patterns are included for both the silk and linen berries. The large linen berry was stitched over 2 threads on 35 Ct. Cocoa linen with Weeks Dye works floss and Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 126x72. Associated items above are for the linen berry.
The Birmingham Girls Sampler honors the four young girls who were killed in the 1963 16th Street church bombing in Birmingham AL. As stitchers we often revere samplers stitched by school aged girls.The victims of this hatred were in the age range of school girl sampler stitchers. I used many... Read more
What could be better than spending time in The Strawberry Patch? This is a small sampler celebrating the perfect strawberry.
The pattern is stitched on 32 ct. Parchment by Weeks Dye Works using Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count is 77 x 66. Finished size is 4.81" x 4.13".
Agnes Platt's Strawberry Sampler, a Loose Feathers Spring 2013 book from Blackbird Designs!
The patterns are stitched on 30 ct Vintage Gray by R&R Reproductions using Gentle Arts floss. Strawberry Sampler stitch count is 279 x 197. Summer Berry Pincushion stitch count is 56 x 64. Bee Skep... Read more
This Marjorie Massey pattern comes with two designs - a Prairie Girl Sampler and a small pincushion that says "With my Needles & Thread." Instructions are in French.
Pattern is stitched on 35 or 32 ct tea dyed linen using DMC floss. Stitch count is 106 x 259.
Cross stitch pattern from Bent Creek featuring a lovely sampler with the alphabet and hearts!
The pattern is stitched on 32 ct Platinum from Weeks Dye Works using Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works with DMC Conversions. Stitch count is 36 x 96. Finished size is 2.25 in wide X 6 in high.
Model stitched one over two on 36 Ct. Pearled Barley using Classic Colorworks Belle Soie and Gloriana Silk. Specialty Stitches Used: Satin Stitch, Eyelet Stitch, Tent Stitch, and Smyrna Cross. Stitch Count: 123W x 165H. Design Size: 6.6" x 9"