This is a continuation of the "Going to" series with - Going to Market -I had this done last August but really wanted to save it for the Nashville Needlework Market.
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Zweigart Vintage Country Mocha using Gentle Art & Weeks Dye Works with DMC floss. Stitch count: 111 x 78. Finished size is 5.55 in wide X 3.9 in high.
How Sweetly They Sing, Inspired by an antique sampler, this sampler celebrates all the beauty God has placed right in our backyards. The antique is available for stitching as well via a QR code included in the pattern.
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct. linen with NPI and Thread Gatherer Silk n Color floss. The stitch count is 230 x 157 and the finished size is 11.5" x 7.85".
Cross stitch pattern from Sambrie Stitches features a fun play on the song "Up on the House Top" but with chickens; "Up on the Coop Top, Cluck! Cluck! Cluck!".
Pattern is stitched on 18ct Aida using DMC threads. Stitch Count 70 x 71. Finished size is 3.89 in wide X 3.94 in high.
This design was inspired by the countless adventures my husband and I have shared -quiet trails, sparkling water, campfire conversations, and all the little moments that turn into cherished memories. Each phrase in this piece reflects the joy of stepping outside, exploring together, and choosing to... Read more about Memories in the Mountains - Cross Stitch Pattern
Cross stitch pattern from Scarlett House featuring a cute little bird with the phrase "Chirp away little birdie, chirp away at me".
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct. linen with Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works floss (includes DMC Conversion). Stitch count is 78 x 64. Finished size is 4" x 3.25".
Gingerbread Express Christmas is a series of nine charts. Each chart stitch count is 42 x 50 stitches.
To Stitch 1 chart, you need a 1- 14-count 9 x 12 piece of fabric to stitch one chart.
The series' total stitch count is 378 x 450, so you would need a piece of fabric at least 33" x 39". Finished Size is 27 in wide X 32.14 in high for full series.
Note from the designer - "This design was inspired by an early eighteenth century English picture executed in tent stitch." The designs features a lion, a leopard and a parrot surrounded by bright flowers.
Note from the designer: "The figures depicted on this original design were derived from wood block engravings of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. The format of the hornbook follows actual examples from the late 18th century. Hornbooks functioned as primers, used to teach young children their... Read more about Hornbook Bestiary - Cross Stitch Pattern
The canvaswork piece from which this bell pull was derived is a book cover, and dates to the first quarter of the 17th century. square tent stitched vignettes, reproduced here in the panels of the bell pull covered the book's spine vertically. It seems appropriate that the allegorical figures of... Read more about Wisdom and Innocence Bell Pull - Cross Stitch Pattern
This extraordinary piece of seventeenth century needlework was originally executed with fine silks on a linen ground, in tent stitch, and is composed of many different slips" or spot motifs, cleverly fitted together. Many of these motifs have symbolic and/or heraldic significance, and they can... Read more about Spot Motif Embroidered Picture 1640 Cross Stitch Pattern
The Ann Wright sampler was so inspiring that I knew that elements of it needed to be used again. I think this drum is the perfect canvas for her wonderful designs. Kit contains linen, calico, thread, wool, velvet, and buttons.
This kit contains linen, thread, ribbon, and little bird charm to finish this wonderful antique looking pinkeep. I was thinking instead of using the stitched back you could make two pinkeeps , using the back as the second pinkeep. All you would have to do is provide your own backing fabric.
This sampler has no name on it so I lovlingly, refer to it as the Black Cat sampler. I believe the original was crafted in England. There are two sets of initials on the sampler but I have not been able to determine if they are that of the stitchers.
This sweet little Pinkeep is a collaboration of a handful of little antique samplers in my collection. I took my favorite bits of each one for this design. The biggest berry basket ever, swans, butterflies, llamas, bees and 2 little squirrels, one holding scissors and the other a spool of thread.
... Read more about Love The Giver Pinkeep - Cross Stitch Pattern