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A cheerful alphabet sampler featuring oak leaves, acorns, and busy squirrels. Instructions given for both color and monochrome versions.

Stitched on 40 ct. or 46 ct. linen with Gentle Arts and Weeks Dye Works floss. The stitch count is 91 x 70 and the finished size is 4.55" x 3.5" on 40 count.

Correction: "#" Symbol on the key is Autumn Leaves by The Gentle Arts.

Cross stitch pattern from Little Robin Designs featuring a fun alphabet sampler with colorful letters.

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct. Beige by Weeks Dye Works with Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works floss. The stitch count is 179 x 208 and the finished size is 8.95" x 10.4".

"Farmhouse Sweet Farmhouse" by Notforgotten Farm was designed by Lori Brechlin. Note from the designer: "This design is very personal to me, as I've included our beloved farmhouse, our gentle sheep Esther & Bobby, our black walnut trees, some cedar trees and our old rickety picket... Read more about Farmhouse Sweet Farmhouse - Cross Stitch Pattern

Third in the series of sampler fragments. Each is meant to look incomplete, as often old samplers are cut or damaged over the centuries. Each sampler in the series will have a different edge "cut off." All will be the same size on the same fabric.

Pattern is stitched on 40 count... Read more about Autumn Sampler Fragment - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross-stitch pattern by Lucy Beam featuring a monochromatic blue alphabet in a fun font.

Pattern is stitched on 36 ct. Campfire Smoke by Lapin Loops with Gentle Arts floss. The stitch count is 74 x 87 and the finished size is 4.11" x 4.83".

Martha Schmidt 1880, Antique Reproduction Sampler

About Martha Schmidt 1880 Sampler: with such a common name, and no location provided, the stitcher's identify remains unknown. However, Schmidt is a common German surname derived from the German word "Schmied" meaning... Read more about Martha Schmidt 1880 - Cross Stitch Pattern

This is a RE-RELEASE in conjunction with the other four NEW Specimen Book Samplers! Ellen Kingscote English Specimen Pages Two Cross Stitch Samplers, Wisdom and Honour, circa 1840 Antique Sampler Reproductions

Two simple and beginner style cross stitch samplers are found in Ellen... Read more about Ellen Kingscote's English Sewing Book - Cross Stitch

Cross stitch pattern from The Salty Stitcher featuring the word Beach in block letters with a sandy ocean scene inside.

Pattern is stitched on 36 ct. linen with Threadworx floss. The stitch count is 171 x 31 and the finished size is 9.5" x 1.72".

A stylized depiction of Lu is shown here with peonies which are often called the king of flowers and are associated with wealth and prosperity.

Model was stitched on 40 ct. White Zweigart fabric using DMC floss. Stitch Count: 62 x 106 and the finished size is 3.1" x 5.3".

And to finish out the trio, here we have a stylized depiction of Shou is shown here with chrysanthemums which are associated with health and longevity.

Model was stitched on 40 ct. White Zweigart fabric using DMC floss. Stitch Count: 62 x 106 and the finished size is 3.1" x 5.3".

Cross stitch pattern by Teresa Kogut featuring two sampler charts, Spotless Innocence and Folk Floral Heart Ornament.

Spotless Innocence is stitched on 40 ct. Oaken by Picture this Plus with DMC, Classic Colorworks, and Weeks Dye Works floss. The stitch count is 196 x 262 and the... Read more about Spotless Innocence - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Pansy Patch Quilts and Stitchery featuring a beautiful winter sampler design ready to celebrate the holiday season.

Quaker Farmhouse is stitched on 36 count linen with Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks, and Gentle Arts floss (DMC conversion included). The stitch count is 209 x 241 and the finished size is 11.61" x 13.39".

Note from the Designer; "I had more Four Letter Words to share with you, so I created Four Letter Words - Smalls. Little bites of four letter words that coordinate with their big sisters Four Letter Words - Grow, Give, Hope and Love.."

Stitched on 40 ct. Mayflower by Fox and Rabbit... Read more about Four Letter Words: Smalls - Cross Stitch Pattern

A trio of Red work charts await those who purchase this booklet. Inspired by the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, we have created 3 charts each celebrating the varying degrees of the colour Red. Top left we have "The Red Headed League", bottom left with have "The Red Circles" and... Read more about Sherlockian Smalls: A Study in Scarlet - Cross Stitch

A cute brown bat is delivering some mail into your mailbox.

Pattern is stitched on 18 ct. aida with DMC floss. The stitch count is 65 x 65 and the finished size is 3.61" x 3.61".

This patriotic cross stitch pattern from Crocette A Gogo is an American themed sampler with eagles, Uncle Sam, and the American flag.

Model stitched on 35 ct Vintage Country Mocha using DMC floss. Stitch count is 215 x 315. Finished size is 12.29" x 18".

Kit Includes: Beads, treasure, 14 ct perforated paper/pvc, magnet, floss, needles, chart and instructions. Finished size: 3" x 2.25"

While we still have kits in stock with Perforated Paper, newer Mill Hill kits are now being made with Perforated PVC. We were skeptical at first, but... Read more about Letters to Santa (2021) - Beaded Cross Stitch Kit

A reprint of a previously discontinued pattern. Model was stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Bay leaf Jobelan with DMC floss. Stitch count for each letter: 26H x 26W

This cute design from Lizzie Kate features an Autumn-themed alphabet with ghosts, pumpkins, a turkey & more!

The model was stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Clay Belfast linen with Weeks Dye Works and Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 111x159. Comes with a squirrel and a moon charm, and tiny tan buttons.

This beautiful 18th century English sampler features the Lord's Prayer in the upper half surrounded by flying cherubs, carnation "trees", dogs, rabbits and birds, in a bold palette of strong primary colors. Mary Ann Chamberlin was ten years old when she made this sampler, born in 1765,... Read more about Mary Ann Chamberlin 1775 - Cross Stitch Pattern

While at first glance this may seem like a geometrical abstract design, it is actually something very different: a monogram that features all 26 letters of the alphabet. This pattern was inspired by an actual monogram found in a book from 1881.

Model stitched on 32 count Zweigart Flax using seven colors of DMC. Stitch count: 165 x 213 and finished size is 10.3" x 13.31".

In her roses garden... the peacock unfurls its silken silence. Each feather seems like a captive ray of daylight, each thread a caress of time. Motionless beauty, it reigns-proud and gentle-over the stitcher's garden.

Stitched on 40 count linen. The stitch count is 184 x 180 and the finished size is 9.2" x 9".

Cross stitch pattern from Pansy Patch Quilts and Stitchery featuring a summery sampler design with flowers.

Stitched on 36 ct. Oat by BeStitchMe with Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks, and Gentle Arts floss (DMC conversion included). The stitch count is 155 x 151 and the finished size is 8.61" x 8.39".

A Home for Henrietta, An Original Design based on a Bristol Orphanage Sampler.

This original sampler is based on motifs and lettering from a Bristol Orphanage Sampler, Henrietta 1870, in the collection of Cross Stitch Antiques. As it would happen, four girls with the first name of... Read more about A Home for Henrietta - Cross Stitch Pattern

Halloween Alphabet is spooky fun! We love this new alphabet Lindsey made!!

This was stitched on 32 count Vintage Country Mocha using Weeks Dye Works and Classic Colorworks with DMC conversions. Stitch count is 98 x 63. Finished size on 32 ct: 6 1/8" x 4".

Cross stitch pattern from Blackbird Designs featuring three different stocking designs including a bird, flowers, and the alphabet!

"February's Violet" is stitched on 30 ct Irish Cream by R & R Reproductions with Gentle Arts Sampler Threads. Stitch count of 42W x 73H.

... Read more about Love Is In The Air - Cross Stitch Pattern

This Mill Hill beaded kit features a flower colored mailbox with letters inside. Kit includes 14 Ct. perforated paper/pvc, beads, treasures, magnet, floss, needle, chart and instructions. Finished size: 2.5" x 3.5"

While we still have kits in stock with Perforated Paper, newer Mill... Read more about Fall Mailbox - Beaded Cross Stitch Kit

Model stitched two over two on 40 Ct. Mocha using Classic Colorworks and Gentle Arts Sampler Threads. Stitch Count: 91W x 78H. Design size: 4 1/2" x 3 3/4"

Cross stitch pattern from Pansy Patch Quilts and Stitchery featuring a monochromatic pink sampler pattern with a vintage vibe.

Stitched on 36 count Legacy linen by Picture this Plus, one strand of floss over two linen threads with Gloriana Silk floss in Flamingo, requires two skeins. Stitch count is 179 x 186 and the finished size is 9.94" x 10.33".

Cross stitch pattern from Cottage Garden Samplings featuring Santa and his forest friends marching in the Christmas parade!

Model stitched on 40 Ct. Prehistoric Linen by Fox and Rabbit using DMC floss. Stitch count is 200W x 100H. Finished size is 10" x 5".

Note from the Designer; "I found this sweet marking sampler in an antique shop in Eguisheim, France. My original name for this design was La Petite Rouge and I had every intention of making it a little red sampler. But then my eyes fell on the lovely silks from Almond M&Ms, and I decided to... Read more about Make it Your Own Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern

Note from the Designer; "My Sampler Petite series continues with Antonia Rosel. Antonia Rosel y Garcia remains one of my favorite antiques that I reproduced. The colors are so delicate in it and I loved the border. I used some of the same colors for this, and picked one of my favorite alphabets... Read more about Antonia Rosel Sampler Petite - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Niky's Creations featuring an antique reproduction sampler.

Pattern is stitched on 36 ct linen using DMC floss. The stitch count is 208 x 229 with a finished size of 11.56" x 12.72".

Snow fell softly around Roseberry House, covering the garden and quiet country lane in white. Near the old red house, deer searched beneath the trees, squirrels gathered their winter treasures, and the farm animals waited peacefully by the gate. Inside, the fire crackled while a young stitcher... Read more about Winter Stocking - Christmas Cross Stitch Pattern

Bless our house as we come and go.
Bless our home as the children grow.
Bless our families as they gather in.
Bless our home with love and friends.
Chart contains 3 projects - lovely colors, a comfort to stitch, these are an instant classic.

The model was stitched on... Read more about Home Sweet Home - Cross Stitch Pattern

Collected from German, Italian, Scottish, Dutch, English, and American samplers, this book of alphabets takes off from where the previous edition, Alphabets from Early Samplers, ends. The alphabets have been fastidiously reproduced from samplers dating from 1530, to 1868. Over 80 alphabets are charted, as well as two complete alphabet samplers, one of them dating from 1725.

This antique sampler immediately caught my eye simply because it was stitched in purple, my favorite color. There is something about a sampler worked in one solid color that I find so beautiful and timeless.

Model is stitched on 36 ct. linen with Gloriana silk floss. The stitch count is 116 x 116 and the finished size is 6.44" x 6.44".

Pattern by Kathy Barrick featuring a cute springtime Quaker design with butterflies, hearts, and more!

This design is stitched on 40-Count Thornfield from Needle and Flax with NPI silk floss. The stitch count is 172 x 155 and the finished size is 8.6" x 7.75".

A Reproduction of a sampler from Scotland.

The pattern was stitched on 32 ct. Linen with NPI silk floss. The stitch count is 266 x 276 and the finished size is 16.63" x 17.25".

Cross stitch pattern from Samplers Not Forgotten featuring a beautiful purple pansy sampler design with the words "It does me good, thou flowers of spring, Thy blossoms to behold, Thou bloom'st when birds begin to sing, in purple and in gold".

Stitched on 36 ct. Fabric with... Read more about Pansy Garden Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern

This is Eelen Crooks 184? She had to be extra fancy with her name but then neglected to put the last number on the date when she stitched the sampler. But it doesn't matter, what a fun little sampler this was to stitch. I just love that little red house and I am especially fond of the... Read more about Eelen Crooks 184? - Cross Stitch Pattern

In a wee pine grove, a radiance of five Chilly Cardinals are gathered in treetops collecting snowflakes for making snow crystals. A pine garland with juicy red berries and numbers from 0-9 frame the top and bottom of this whimsical design. Completing this sampler is a lowercase alphabet that is... Read more about Chilly Cardinals Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern

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 Pansy Patch Quilts and Stitchery featuring an antique inspired sampler design that can be completed as a needlebook. Includes the sayings, "In my garden you will find me with the chickens pulling weeds happily or maybe gathering eggs and stitching merrily". ... Read more about The Simple Tranquility Sampler & Smalls - Cross Stitch

This adorable summertime cross stitch pattern from Crocette A Gogo features bears enjoying apples with bumblebees flying around and a cute blue house. A quaint summer scene with a floral border!

Model stitched on 35 ct Vintage Country Mocha using DMC floss. Stitch count is 215 x 315. Finished size is 12.29" x 18".

Cross stitch pattern from Jean Farish Needleworks featuring a workbook of alphabets!

Note from the designer: "Next up in this 5-part series, L,M,N,O,P,Q form the third row in the overall design. This time there are three little outtakes'; I stitched all six blocks individually, then finished them back to back as three mini-cushions using two different fabrics - it's an ideal way... Read more about Quilting A-Bee-Cs Part 3 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Note from the designer: "Patchwork quilt blocks and the alphabet combine for a fabulous sampler in a five-part series." This is part 1.

Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Vanilla Bean from R&R Reproductions using Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch count is 263 x 223.

... Read more about Quilting A-Bee-Cs Part 1 - Cross Stitch Pattern