Note from the designer - "Few samplers were stitched on this unusual dark green linsey woosey fabric that combines linen and wool to create a dramatic dark background color to highlight brightly colored floss. Most of these samplers were made in the coastal towns of Massachusetts up to New... 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
This sampler could possibly have been made in Connecticut but the surname is quite common throughout New England. Abigail was ten years old when she made her sampler. The original was stitched on unbleached homespun linen using silk threads, and the reproduction very closely approximates the size of... 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
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 - "Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Elisabeth Hoover and one other student of the former Mrs. Galligher of Lancaster are known to have named Mrs. Leah Bratten on their samplers in 1803. The twin Bratten sisters, Leah and Rachel, both married schoolmasters, kept schools with them,... 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
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: "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: "Samplers worked with black backgrounds are unique to New England, and this one is designed after a late 18th century Massachusetts piece. A portly clergyman is depicted strolling between a fashionable lady under a parasol, and a church or meeting -house; with a frisky... 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
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
A Patriotic Sampler Snack in our favorite patriotic colors. Flags, Sheep and Houses . . . Oh My! An original and fun sampler design celebrating patriotism.
The model was stitched on 32 Ct Pistachio Frappe. Stitch Count: 143w x 130h.
A collaboration piece with Twin Peak Primitive. Includes Sampler, George and Martha pin cushions, and Martha Washington drum.
Pattern is stitched on 28ct Jobelan Lambswool and 14ct Jobelan Lambswool(Drum). Stitch Counts are 114W x 192H (Sampler), 63W x 78H (Pin Cushion), 152W x 71H... Read more
This patriotic design from Glendon Place features a red, white & blue border with "A Grateful Nation honors this American Solder (with room for the name and dates served)."
Model stitched on 32 ct Lambswool Jobelan using Weeks Dye Works and Rainbow gallery threads. Stitch count is 191 x 225.
I was drawn to the original artwork 'Land of the Free' - I knew it had to be designed & stitched! Licensed from Lily & Val, LLC, I love everything about this: the words, the flag it represents & the beautiful color & flow.
Model stitched on 32ct Antique White Belfast with DMC... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Heart in Hand Needleart featuring american flag an an eagle!
Eagle is stitched on 30 ct Blue Jeans linen using Classic Colorworks threads with a stitch count of 33 x 33. Flag is stitched on 32 ct Antique Lace linen using Classic Colorworks threads with a stitch count of 24 x 39.
This patriotic pattern is perfect for those who want to celebrate Independence with two cute furry friends! These two bunnies are wearing American flag hats with laurels.
Stitched on one big cut of Old Salem linen 30 ct. (2 patterns are included, 1 cut of fabric fits both). Stitch count is 95 x 116. Finished size is 16.87cm x 20.68cm
Cross stitch pattern from Pickle Barrel Designs featuring the patriotic phrase "America land that I love. Red white and blue. Liberty for all. We the people"!
Pattern is stitched on 14 ct Touch of Gray using Weeks Dye Works and DMC threads. Stitch count is 83 x 130. Finished size is 5.93" x 9.29".
Betsy's Patriotic Basket - Canada Day is stitched on 36 count Dust Bunny by Fox and Rabbit, one strand of floss over two linen threads. Trimmed in mini pom pom by Lady Dot Creates in Brickhouse and stuffed with fibrefill. Stitch Count is 103 x 104.
This patriotic pattern by Primrose Cottage is the perfect way to celebrate Independence day! This pattern features a stack of sheep waving American flags.
Model Stitched on 32 count taupe lugana, two over two using Colour and Cotton floss with a full DMC conversion. Stitch count is 45 x 56. Finished size is 2.81" X 3.5".
Pattern is stitched on 32 count Milk and Honey by Fiber on a Whim using Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch Count: 162 x 52. Rick Rack Used: Lady Dot Creates 7/32 inch wide - Storm Blue
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