Note from the designer: "Hannah Mosher was born March 12th, 1786, in Hollis, New Hampshire, the fourth and last child of Abijah and Hannah Mosher. On March 7, 1813, she married the Rev. Walter Chapin of Woodstock, Vermont. Apart from this sketchy biographical information, found in the History of... Read more
Note from the designer: "From Dover, Massachusetts, comes Harriot Boardman's sampler, originally worked on a distinctive green linsey-woolsey found only on some North Shore samplers. A three-sided sawtooth border surrounds alphabet and numeral tests with geometric cross bands, two deer with... Read more
Note from the designer: "A beautiful meandering four-sided floral border in an unusually rich color palette surrounds this traditional Scottish sampler, also featuring a beautiful arcaded floral band at the top and a substantial mansion house in the lower register. Trees, tulips and flying birds... Read more
Rose's unusual middle name should have provided some clues about where she was born, and where she lived, but the name "Shenamon" is elusive despite my efforts to discover its origins as well as hers. It is spelled many different ways when researched (including Shinimon and Schinnamon which... Read more
Agnes Binnie was born in Stirlingshire, Scotland, on March 22, 1808, to Robert Binnie and Mary Addie. She married James Barclay on March 16, 1832, in Falkirk, Stirlingshire. The couple had at least six sons and three daughters. Around 1870 they emigrated to Scotland Township in McDonough, Illinois.... Read more
This wonderfully symmetrical English sampler features a pair of silky floating swans and large twin sunflowers, executed in a rich natural palette of color. Birds fly over the tops of three flower-trees in the top third. A sumptuous basket of fruit is stitched between the golden swans, and towering... Read more
This is a reproduction of an English sampler made in Bradford, Yorkshire, that shows distinct influences of Scottish needlework traditions, particularly in the illuminated alphabets. The bold primary colors were reproduced from the front of the original sampler, which retains its amazing... Read more
The original Scottish antique sampler had never been framed and so it was in excellent condition with the same vibrant, unfaded colors on the front as well as on the back. An unusual, elaborate four-sided undulating floral and leaf border surrounds a central reserve with a brief moral verse. Adam... Read more
The original sampler, made in England in 1848, was stitched with cross, counted satin, petit point, and eyelet stitches on an extremely fine glazed linen of approximately fifty threads per inch.
It is unusual to find such a meticulously and finely stitched sampler at this late date, when... Read more
This design was excerpted from the top of an early nineteenth-century English sampler. It features an unusual and amusing hunting scene with a solo hunter on horseback pursuing a single hapless stag with a pack of ten spotted hounds on its trail.
The verse reads:
Give me O Lord thy early... Read more
This English sampler comes from the collection of the late Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Jarrett, who established Witney Antiques. It was featured in one of their exhibition catalogs in December 1996 titled "All Creatures Great and Small."
The work is extremely fine and accomplished,... Read more
This mid-eighteenth-century Scottish band sampler features many classic seventeenth-century patterns, executed in cross, eyelet, double running, counted satin, back, and queen stitches.
The virtually unfaded color was reproduced from the front of the sampler. Six pattern bands precede... Read more
This design features banners to celebrate freedom!
The model was stitched on 28 ct fabric of your choice with Dinky Dyes Silks. Stitch Count: 53W x 53H (both pillows) and the finished size is 3.79" x 3.79".
Also required but not listed is Dinkey Dyes 302 Pine and 305 Clay.
A patriotic design from Stitching with the Housewives featuring an American flag, sunflowers, stars, the back of a car with a license plate that reads "Patriot" and "Proud to be American" at the bottom of the design.
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. Black Evenweave with Classic Colorworks or DMC floss. Stitch Count: 98X112. Finished size: 7" x 8".
A patriotic design from Stitching with the Housewives that features Uncle Sam, fireworks, American flags, a mason jar, "Hello America, Land of the Free, 4th of July, Liberty, USA."
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. Black Evenweave with Classic Colorworks. Stitch Count: 84x111. Finished size: 6"x8".
Cross stitch pattern from Stitching With The Housewives featuring a red, white and blue bicycle and a patriotic train!
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. black evenweave fabric with Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 98 x 70 each. Finished size: 7" x 5" each.
Cross stitch pattern from Stitching With The Housewives featuring patriotic flowers, an American flag and the phrase "God Bless America"!
The models were stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. Black Evenweave with Classic Colorworks or DMC floss. Stitch Count: 125 x 140. Finished size: 9" and 10".
Cross stitch pattern from Stitching With The Housewives featuring a patriotic couple celebrating the Fourth of July next to a summer door.
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. Black Evenweave fabric with Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 98 x 70 each. Finished size: 7" x 5" each.
"The best thing about the future is it comes one day at a time." Model stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. Bramble linen with Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 137W x 137H. Design Size: 9.25" x 8.75"
Model was stitched over 2 threads on 30 Ct. Tin Roof Weeks Dye Works linen with Weeks Dye Works and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 89 X 121. Finished size: 5 x 7".
Model stitched 2 over 2 on 35 Ct. Tin Roof linen using Weeks Dye Works. Stitch Count: 128 x 128. Design Size: 7" x 7".
NOTE FROM TERESA KOGUT - Oscar and Terripan are switched. Oscar is the lighter green and is the inside color of the leaves and border pattern. Terripan which is the darker green in the outline.
Patriotic designs are some of my favorites. This one was worked on #32 Vintage Country Mocha Belfast using Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch count: 71 W x 79 H
This patriotic design is worked all in red, says "Liberty" and features and eagle.
Stitched on 30 count Cocoa using DMC threads. Stitch Count: 119W x 132H. Finished size is 8 x 9 for 30 count fabric.
This patriotic design celebrates the ideals of liberty and justice with an Americana style. Inspired by the iconic Liberty Bell, this design symbolizes the enduring call for freedom, echoing the values of independence and equality that have shaped our wonderful nation.
It is the perfect time of year to celebrate the American spirit with this crossover design inspired by the charm of gingerbread houses and the 4th of July. It features a patriotic gingerbread cottage adorned with classic red, white, and blue accents, complete with a welcoming front porch, a tiny... Read more