Ada Mary Hornsey of Wellingborough, England stitched her sampler at age 10. "My father, my mother I know I cannot your kindness repay, but I hope that, as older I grow, I shall learn your commands to obey."

The model was stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct Light Sand linen with Needlepoint Inc Silks. Stitch Count: 184W x 238H. Finished Size: 9 1/8" x 12".

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"

Cross stitch pattern from Sassafras Samplers featuring a lovely sampler!

Stitched on your choice of fabric using either Soie d Alger or DMC threads. Stitch count is 232 x 285. Finished size is 12.89 x 15.83 for 36 count fabric.

Europe Sampler inspired by European Old School Samplers. You may see the glimpse of the typical motives of Dutch, English and German old samplers. Purple is the color of the Royal dynasties of Europe.

Pattern is stitched on 28 ct Platinum using DMC threads. Stitch count is 279 x 279.

Model stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. Cocoa linen with DMC floss and Gentle ARt Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 115W x 123H

"Learn little Maid, each useful Art, Which may adorn thy Youth; Learn to improve thy tender Heart, In virtue Grace and Truth; Shun every vice with studious care, Each Female folly flee, fair That ev'ry grace which Crown the May all attend on the. Mary Ann Diaper is my Name, and in this wrought... Read more about Mary Ann Diaper 1826 - Cross Stitch Pattern

The model was stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. "linen" colored linen from Weeks Dye Works with Gentle Art Sampler threads and Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 318W x 350H. Finished size: 16" x 17 1/2". Specialty stitch used - Satin Stitch.

Model stitched on 46 count Weeks Dye Works Cocoa Linen using Au Ver A Soie Silk 100/3 Silk threads. Stitch Count: 232 x 313.

Mary Ann Slough, Specimen Book Cross Stitch Piece Reproduction circa 1840s

Specimen Books: During the 1800s in England and Ireland, sewing instruction books to be used by teachers and pupils were published, their purpose being the production of competent rather than creative needlework.... Read more about Mary Ann Slough, Specimen Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Hands Across The Sea Samplers featuring a sampler from Mary Ann Preece in 1851!

You can use whatever fabric you'd like! Mary Ann Preece calls for Soie 100.3 silk threads. Stitch count is 155 x 162.

Note: Only one skein or spool is required on 36 to... Read more about Mary Ann Preece - Cross Stitch Pattern

"Few to good breeding make a just pretence Good breeding is the blossom of good sense. The last result of an accomplished mind. With outward grace the bodys virtue joined". I love the bands and motifs Mary Ann used in this sampler. The colors in this sampler are beautiful... the mix of blue... Read more about Mary Ann Robey 1810 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Note from the designer - This needlework was designed after an English sampler in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts-Boston. The lush border flowers are similar to those on a sampler made by Sarah Brignell from around the same period, suggesting the existence of a school or teacher whose... Read more about Jane Atkinson circa 1780 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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 about Amelia Fox 1868 Bristol Orphanage Sampler - Pattern

Model stitched on 40 Ct. Sand Dune using Soie d'Alger. Specialty stitches used are satin stitch and eyelets. Stitch count is 333W x 386H. Finished size is 16.65" x 19.3"

Cross stitch pattern from Little Robin Designs featuring a lovely reproduction sampler!

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Cream and Sugar from Fiber on a Whim using Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks, and Gentle Arts threads. Stitch count is 169w x 234h.

Model stitched one over two on 40 Ct. Heartland using Gentle Art Sampler Threads. Stitch Count: 95W x 109H. Design Size: 4 3/4" x 5 3/8"

The Sandery Sisters Samplers - Sarah aged 8, September 1837 and Mary aged 10, 1846. Mary Sandery Model (over one version) Graph to stitch completely over two Included in Pattern as well as Muted Color Tone Thread Legend Alternate

Pattern is stitched on 46 ct. Dirty Teacup by Needle and... Read more about The Sandery Sisters Samplers - Mary - 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

Cross stitch pattern from Chessie & Me featuring a lovely vintage sampler!

Model is stitched on 36ct fabric of your choice using Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch count is 298 X 304. Finished Size is 16.56 in wide X 16.89 in high.

Cross stitch pattern from Hands Across The Sea Samplers featuring a lovely sampler with the phrase "The Lord is thy keeper"!

The pattern is stitched on the linen of your choice using either DMC, Soie D'Alger, or 100.3 threads. Stitch count is 132 x 105. Finished size on 40 ct is 6.6" x 5.25.

Model stitched on 40 ct Doubloon linen from Picture this plus using one strand of Needlepoint Silk. Stitch count 259x193.

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 Sassafras Samplers featuring a lovely sampler!

Pattern is stitched on the fabric of your choice using DMC, NPI or AVAS silk threads. Stitch count is 301 x 301. Finished size on 40 count is 15.05" x 15.05"

Cross stitch pattern from My Sister's Samplers featuring a sampler!

Pattern is stitched on 46 ct Winter Woolens by Seraphim Fabrics using Gloriana Silk with DMC conversion. Gloriana Silk not listed: Peach Mimosa and Tudor Silk Northern Lights. Stitch count is 267 x 370.