Note from the designer - "Abigail Ann was born October 27, 1799, in East Caln, Chester County Pennsylvania. Her parents were Joseph and Ann (Wells) Fleming, the fourth generation of Flemings living in the East Caln area. Abigail Ann attended one of the Quaker schools in Chester County but we are... Read more
Note from the designer - "This sampler shows a man and a woman beneath an apple tree, reminiscent of Adam and Eve, but in contemporary dress. Possibly of New York origin (the format and background suggest this), this reproduction is stitched on linen with either cotton or silk, with the... Read more
Note from the designer - "This sampler was made in St. Albans, Vermont. A naturalistic four-sided floral border surrounds a central reserve with alphabets and a pictorial scene. The house is so distinctive that it is probably a depiction of Amanda's own home. Made under the tutelage of B.... Read more
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... Read more
Note from the designer: "This sampler is a fine example of work done by Pennsylvania German girls in the early-to-mid nineteenth century. Similar motifs appear on the show towels that decorated kitchen and bedroom doors in these immigrant German households. It is thought that while the show... Read more
This sweet little American sampler features two little houses above alphabets and a short verse:
Would you be wise
Each moment prize
It is surrounded on four sides by a double sided satin stitched sawtooth border. Stitches used include cross, outline, stem filling, counted... Read more
Fanny Hancock's father, Ebenezer Hancock, was cousin to the famous John Hancock. Born in 1785, Fanny sewed her sampler at age 11. She married Nathaniel Parker of Boston in 1803, and died in 1834. The colors on the back side of her sampler retained much of their original brilliance, and are... Read more
Note from the designer: "This naive Adam and Eve sampler might have been made in Maryland around 1810. At first I believed that the sampler was either English or Irish, judging by the unusual surname, until, in my research, I came upon the gravestone of a Fanny H. Peachey, born 24 November 1799,... 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
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.
"Liberty is the only thing you cannot have unless you are willing to give it to others." Model stitched on 32 Ct. Vintage Cedar Plank by Lakeside Linens with Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 82x147. Design Size: 6" x 10"
Model stitched on 32 Ct. Beige linen from Weeks Dye Works, using Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch count for Needlebook 49x101. Design Size: 4" x 7" & for Scissor Fob 31x31. Design Size: 2" x 2"
"Let Freedom Ring." Model stitched on 36 ct. Liberty Gathering Gray by R&R Reproductions with Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 71x69. Shown finished in a 4.75" mini tart pan.
John and Abigail by Plum Street Samplers features a patriotic design with a large house an American flag on the side with John and Abigail standing off to the side.
Model stitched on 36 Ct. linen with Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 122W x 74H and the finished size is 6.78" x 4.11".
Model stitched over two on 30 Ct. Gray by Weeks Dye Works using Gentle Art Sampler threads, Weeks Dye Works and Classic Colorworks. Stitch Count: 56H x 93W
All models stitched on 32 Ct. Wren Belfast by Picture This Plus with Gentle Art Sampler threads and Weeks Dye Works floss. (DMC alternates are 3808 613 221 3051 842 167 3021 310 712 3064 640 169) "Western Scrub Jay" - Stitch Count: 69x69. Design Size: 5" x 5" "Black Capped... Read more
Model stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Serenity Jobelan from Silkweavers with Gentle Art Sampler Threads, DMC floss, and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 135x64. Design Size: 9" x 4".
Model stitched on 36 Ct. Edinburgh Raw Linen with Weeks Dye Works floss and Gentle Arts sampler threads. Stitch count for box top: 90W x 61H. Stitch count for pin keep: 79W x 44H. Stitch count for scissor fob: 19W x 26H. A 10 x 19 fabric will work for all.
Model stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Tin Roof linen with Weeks Dye Works floss, Classic Colorworks floss, and Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 233W x 233H.
Model stitched over 2 threads on 30 Ct. Mink linen by R&R Reproductions with Gentle Art Sampler threads, Weeks Dye Works floss, DMC floss, and Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 43H x 104W.
Votes for Women model stitched two over one on 32 Ct. Natural Linen and Vote Button stitched on 32 Ct. Gray by Weeks Dye Works using DMC floss. Finishing instructions for buttons are included.
Stitch Count for Votes for Women - 195W x 43H. Design Size: 12" x 3".
Vote Buttons Stitch Count: 45W x 47H. Design Size: 3" x 3".
Model stitched on 36 Ct. Old Mill Java from R&R Reproductions using Weeks Dye Works. Recommended additional materials are 3 fat quarters of different coordinating cotton fabrics and 2 feet of 1/2" Hug Snug "Navy" Seam Binding. Stitch Count: 247W x 71H. Design Size: 14" x 4" Finishing instructions included.
Model stitched two over two on 28 Ct. Sage Jobelan using DMC floss, Weeks Dye Works and Gentle Art Sampler Threads. Stitch Count: 144W x 49H. Design Size: 10" x 4"
Models stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. linen with Gentle Art Sampler threads, Weeks Dye Works floss, Classic Colorworks floss and DMC floss. Shown with a Star Spangled Pin-Mini set and buttons from Just Another Button Company.
Stitch counts and finished sizes are as follows;
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"God shed His grace on thee". Model stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Antique White Belfast linen with Sulky 12 Wt Cotton Petites. Stitch Count: 176x127. Finished size: 11" x 8".
Model stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Slate from Fabrics by Stephanie with Classic Colorworks floss and Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Counts: Jar - 66x95, Liberty Small - 65x45. Shown with a Liberty Pin-Mini Set JPM465 from Just Another Button Company.
Display your American pride with this beautifully detailed American Eagle design. Finished size is 169 stitches wide by 129 high. This piece would stitch into 12" wide by 9.25" high on 14 count fabric. Design stitched on 14 Count Ivory Aida.
"Long May She Wave". Pattern comes with five full skeins of Classic Colorworks floss. Fabric Suggestion is 30 Ct. Creek Bed Brown from R & R Reproductions or 30 Ct. Natural Northern Cross Linen. Stitch count 74x59.
Models stitched over 2 threads using Weeks Dye Works and DMC floss. "Beach" is stitched on 32 Ct. Amber linen. Stitch count 110x27. "Whatever Floats" is stitched on 32 Ct. Amber Linen. Stitch count 59x41. "3 Cabanas" is stitched on 32 Ct. Natural Light Linen. Stitch count 27x26 and "Whale" is stitched on 32 Ct. Natural Light Linen. Stitch count 37x45.
Model stitched two over two on 28 Ct. Light Ash Grey using Classic Colorworks and Gentle Art Sampler Threads (or DMC floss 762, white, 931, 3
11, 3712, 816). Stitch Count: 82W x 66H. Design Size: 5.9" x 4.7"
"O beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain. America, America God shed his grace on thee. For purple mountain majesties above the fruited plain." Model stitched on 32 Ct. Platinum Lugana with Weeks Dye Works floss. stitch Count: 115x147
Model stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Heritage linen from Picture This Plus with DMC floss, Classic Colorworks floss and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 116W x 84H. Finished size: 6 1/2" x 4 1/2"