July's Fairy is patriotic while holding her Red, White, and Blue flag. She is surrounded by Larkspur flowers which enhance the colorful dress she wears. One in a series of twelve faeries.
Each chart pack comes with a full color chart with with easy-to-read symbols and graphs. Each chart... Read more
This wedding blessing offers the plainly spoken, yet provocative, caring insight of life together. Wise in the ways of life, love and heritage, this blessing will certainly be admired by newlyweds. The text reads "Now you will feel no rain for each of you will be shelter for the other. Now you... Read more
South of the border flavor bursts forth with brilliant hot and cool colors. The cool blue background and the ethnic patterned tablecloth compliment the hot colors of the gerbera daisies and tropical watermelon, mango, lime, banana and chili peppers. This painterly still life by Nancy Rossi is a delight. 14 count, 12" X 12", 168 X 168 in stitches. Model stitched on 14 Count White Aida.
Traditional south of the border motifs almost pop off the black background fabric in this wonderful and bright design by Linda Gillum. Calla lilies, sun, moon, terra cotta pottery and a lovely senorita make this a delightful design. This is a great companion piece to our South of the Border Sampler. 14 count, 8-3/8" X 10-3/4", 118 X 151 in stitches
Model stitched on 14 Count Black Aida
In some Native American cultures, a dreamcatcher is a handmade willow hoop, on which is woven a net or web. They are also hung over cradles as protection. This unique design is filled with lovely details, like feathers, strings, beads, and doodads just waiting to be stitched up! A dreamcatcher is a... Read more
Yankee Doodle Dandy brings images of ponies and patriotic spirit, beauty of country and the good people in it. This design pays tribute to the USA with its Carousel horse and teddies, red white and blues, apple pie and watermelon with roses and flags honoring all who serve. This bright and beautiful... Read more
"O Great Spirit, help me never to judge another until I have walked two moons in his moccasins," words of E. Laughing Fox Wells. From the legends of Navajo history and lore comes this Counted Cross-Stitch design rich in verse, symbols, and motif in the warm reds, turquoise blues, and desert... Read more
This Old Glory flag is truly waving with American Pride. Stitch Count 96w X 72h, Finished size on 14-ct 6-3/4" X 5-1/8"
Model stitched on 14 Count White Aida
With her glorious wings at rest, this beautiful angel carries a basket of tropical fruit topped with a toucan. Her gown is adorned with colorful ribbons and beaded necklaces for the season's festivities. For a truly grand gift, consider pairing with the other angels in this collection.
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This good old fashioned American Sampler portrays whimsical images of America, such as; Uncle Sam, Teddy bears, a bald eagle and an American flag. It will coordinate beautifully with an Early American decor. Full color image, chart, DMC floss color guide, general instructions / stitch guide. 118w x... Read more
A reproduction from the collection of the Oblate Sisters of Providence, Baltimore, MD - the first African-American Roman Catholic Sisterhood.
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Ivory Belfast linen with DMC floss and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 150H x 258W. Finished... Read more
Patriotic design featuring "Sweet land of liberty", a red pick up and the American flag. Design shown finished as a pillow. The model was stitched on 32 Ct. fabric with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 134 x 53. Finished size: 8 1/3" x 3 1/3". Comes with embellishments.
This patriotic themed pattern makes a great welcome pillow, perfect for Independence Day! Featuring American flags with stars and stripes. Also includes silver star and silver #4 charms.
Stitched on 32 ct. linen of your choice with DMC threads. Stitch count is 144 x 38 and finished size is 9" x 2.38".
It's an election year, and things are very interesting. This design not only reminds us of our civic duty, but also that we are One Nation, and we do have lots of common ground. Lets not forget that and go out and vote. The design can be stitched as the larger combined piece or you can stitch the... Read more
This includes 3 charts created in honor of her husband, a retired Marine, I have brought a Pacific Northwest twist to these delightful smalls, with a tree decked in red, white & blue, an eagle making a special delivery, and of course, my Bigfoot trekking through the forest to gather his friends... Read more
Note from the designer - "The design of this piece was inspired by fine examples of early eighteenth century American and English needlework pictures. A picture like this would have been stitched as a painting, with great attention to detail, shading, color, and composition." The design... Read more
A unique four-sided geometric border is the highlight of this American sampler, consisting of nine rows of letters and numerals surrounded by a counted satin stitch sawtooth inner border. The design looks like something that might have inspired the Dutch artist Piet Mondrian. I have not been able... Read more
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
This sampler is a fanciful adaptation of 19th century American and English sampler motifs. Fluffy white sheep are outstanding on a large green lawn that stretches between two elegant red brick houses that are flanked by flying eagles. Needlework pictures of this type can be considered as traditional... 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
Note from the designer: "A gift from the collection of Rosalind and Edwin Miller to the museum. Emma Lerch was born in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, in 1830, and she stitched this sampler in her thirteenth year. It is a very simple work, with a lovely meandering floral border. While perhaps... 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
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: "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
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
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 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.