Note from the designer - "This sampler could possibly have been made in Connecticut but the surname is quite common throughout New England. Abigail was ten years old when she made her sampler. The original was stitched on unbleached homespun linen using silk threads, and the reproduction very cl... Read more
Note from the designer - "Rhode Island samplers were among the first American schoolgirl embroideries to be recognized by serious collectors and textile scholars as a distinctive group with extraordinary visual appeal.The Sheffield sampler is delicately worked with an unusually pleasing combinat... Read more
A collection of 3 designs sharing a similar schoolgirl theme. Alice Garner was stitched on 40 ct. Confederate Grey, Clara Beacher was stitched on 40 ct. Legacy or any cream linen, and Edith Greyson was stitched on 40 ct. Aztec Red.
You'll think you are in the Cotswold's while stitching this charming design by Jorja Hernandez. Tudor style homes are lined up along the water's edge. A stone bridge takes you over a quietly meandering river to a thatched roof home set amid cypress trees. You'll never tire of this lovely view of ico... Read more
Note from the designer - "Few samplers were stitched on this unusual dark green linsey woosey fabric that combines linen and wool to create a dramatic dark background color to highlight brightly colored floss. Most of these samplers were made in the coastal towns of Massachusetts up to New Hamps... Read more
Note from the designer - "This American sampler was stitched on a loosely woven homespun linen with vegetable-dyed silk threads. Despite its size and simplicity, the design is striking, delicate, and well-balanced. Eunice Morton was born in 1783 in Gorham County, Maine. Sometime in 1809-1810, ... Read more
An accurate reproduction of a Portuguese sampler held in the Queenstown Sampler Collection. Model stitched on 36 count Antique White Edinburgh Linen with NPI Silk thread. The stitch count is 447W x 357H.
Note from the designer - "This Dover, Massachusetts, sampler features an unusual border surrounding alphabetical and numerical tests, and a four-line verse often found on early 19th century American samplers. The colors are remarkably well preserved. The maker, Ann Harding (who was actually chri... Read more
This Plum Street Sampler design features a house by the shore, whales, crabs and "How great the blessing and vast the art, to live on little with a thankful heart."
Model stitched with two strands on your choice of fabric using DMC floss. Stitch Count: 168x168. Specialty Stitches Used: French Knot and Smyrna Cross. Design Size on 16/32 Ct.: 10 1/2" x 10 1/2"
Note from the designer - "This sampler was reproduced from an unusual "word square" acrostic sampler made at an Orphanage in England around 1830. The more common form of acrostic is a poem where the first letter of each line forms a word (often a name, or a religious slogan) when read ve... Read more
"England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Holland, Sweden, and Norway." All models stitched on 25 Ct. Antique White Lugana with Kreinik #4 Braid, and DMC floss. Stitch Count for all Models: 42H x 48W. Design Size: 3" x 4"
Note from the designer - This sewing case, needlebook, and scissors sheath were inspired by the motifs of Ackworth School, a Quaker school in northern England, which was founded in 1779.
The models were stitched on 32 Ct Maple Sugar from Lakeside Linens, Inc. using one ply of Milady's Te... Read more
Model stitched over two on 36 count Beach Brew by R&R Reproductions using DMC and Weeks Dye Works floss (or all DMC 167, 644, 780, 3828, 300, 301, 310, 422, 644, 645, 646, 730, 780, 918, 3021, 3828, B5200). Stitch count for each design 63x81.
Note from the designer - "This sampler could possibly have been made in Connecticut but the surname is quite common throughout New England. Abigail was ten years old when she made her sampler. The original was stitched on unbleached homespun linen using silk threads, and the reproduction very cl... Read more
Note from the designer - "Rhode Island samplers were among the first American schoolgirl embroideries to be recognized by serious collectors and textile scholars as a distinctive group with extraordinary visual appeal.The Sheffield sampler is delicately worked with an unusually pleasing combinat... Read more
A collection of 3 designs sharing a similar schoolgirl theme. Alice Garner was stitched on 40 ct. Confederate Grey, Clara Beacher was stitched on 40 ct. Legacy or any cream linen, and Edith Greyson was stitched on 40 ct. Aztec Red.
You'll think you are in the Cotswold's while stitching this charming design by Jorja Hernandez. Tudor style homes are lined up along the water's edge. A stone bridge takes you over a quietly meandering river to a thatched roof home set amid cypress trees. You'll never tire of this lovely view of ico... Read more
Note from the designer - "Few samplers were stitched on this unusual dark green linsey woosey fabric that combines linen and wool to create a dramatic dark background color to highlight brightly colored floss. Most of these samplers were made in the coastal towns of Massachusetts up to New Hamps... Read more
Note from the designer - "This American sampler was stitched on a loosely woven homespun linen with vegetable-dyed silk threads. Despite its size and simplicity, the design is striking, delicate, and well-balanced. Eunice Morton was born in 1783 in Gorham County, Maine. Sometime in 1809-1810, ... Read more
An accurate reproduction of a Portuguese sampler held in the Queenstown Sampler Collection. Model stitched on 36 count Antique White Edinburgh Linen with NPI Silk thread. The stitch count is 447W x 357H.
Note from the designer - "This Dover, Massachusetts, sampler features an unusual border surrounding alphabetical and numerical tests, and a four-line verse often found on early 19th century American samplers. The colors are remarkably well preserved. The maker, Ann Harding (who was actually chri... Read more
This Plum Street Sampler design features a house by the shore, whales, crabs and "How great the blessing and vast the art, to live on little with a thankful heart."
Model stitched with two strands on your choice of fabric using DMC floss. Stitch Count: 168x168. Specialty Stitches Used: French Knot and Smyrna Cross. Design Size on 16/32 Ct.: 10 1/2" x 10 1/2"
Note from the designer - "This sampler was reproduced from an unusual "word square" acrostic sampler made at an Orphanage in England around 1830. The more common form of acrostic is a poem where the first letter of each line forms a word (often a name, or a religious slogan) when read ve... Read more
"England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Holland, Sweden, and Norway." All models stitched on 25 Ct. Antique White Lugana with Kreinik #4 Braid, and DMC floss. Stitch Count for all Models: 42H x 48W. Design Size: 3" x 4"
Note from the designer - This sewing case, needlebook, and scissors sheath were inspired by the motifs of Ackworth School, a Quaker school in northern England, which was founded in 1779.
The models were stitched on 32 Ct Maple Sugar from Lakeside Linens, Inc. using one ply of Milady's Te... Read more
Model stitched over two on 36 count Beach Brew by R&R Reproductions using DMC and Weeks Dye Works floss (or all DMC 167, 644, 780, 3828, 300, 301, 310, 422, 644, 645, 646, 730, 780, 918, 3021, 3828, B5200). Stitch count for each design 63x81.