"Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all you who hope in the Lord. Psalm 31:24." Model stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Vintage Lentil by Lakeside Linens with Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 75W x 97H.
"My Soul will rejoice in the Lord." Model stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. hand dyed Thyme Jobelan with Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 69W x 69H.
"The Lord, your God, goes with you. He will never leave you or forsake you." Model stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. Lambswool Jobelan with Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 92W x 92H.
"I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23:6". Model stitched over 2 threads on 28 ct. Ivory Jobelan with Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 71W x 71H. Finished size: 5" x 5".
"The Lord is near to all who call on him in truth. Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior. Whoever lives by the truth comes into the light. Jesus answered "I am the way and the truth and the life." Sanctify them by the truth. Truthful lips endure forever. I have... Read more
Model stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Vintage Light Examplar linen with Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 155W x 299H. Gives both a multi-color version or a single-color one.
Note: No DMC Conversion for NPI-993 is given. We suggest 8 skeins of DMC 310.
"The Lord watches over all who love him - Psalm 145:20". Model stitched on 32 Ct. Tumbleweed linen with Weeks Dye Works (Fawn, Chestnut, Red Pear, Lancaster Red, Kudzu) and Gentle Art Sampler Threads (Sarsparilla, Chamomile). Stitch Count: 123W x 93H.
Model stitched on 36 count Edinburg Cream linen using DMC floss and DMC Gold Metallic thread. 18 count Cream aida can also be used. Stitch count is 390 W x 390 H. If you intend to stitch this pattern as a table topper, be sure to add 5" of extra fabric per side
Model stitched on 28ct. White Cashel Linen using DMC floss, Kreinik #4 Braid (153V, 221), DMC Pearl Cotton (38-Ecru) and Mill Hill Beads (40123, 40557). Stitch count: 37w x 82h.
Taken from 1 Corinthians 13:8. This beautiful sentiment is set against a lovely design of butterflies and scrolled detail. Makes a perfect wedding or anniversary gift. Designed by Diana Thomas. Design size: 6 x 8". Kit contains: 14 ct cotton Aida, 6-strand cotton floss, needle, graph, and instructions.
A lifelike "Portrait of Christ." Stitch this awesome and inspiring portrait of Jesus in Counted Cross Stitch from the Praying Hands Collection of Designs For The Needle, Inc. Each kit contains 14-count natural 100% cotton Aida fabric, 6-strand carded cotton floss, needle, chart and instructions. Stitch Count: 96W x 108H. Design size: 6-7/8" x 7-3/4" (17,5 x 19,7 cm).
Stitch this awesome and inspiring portrayal of Jesus and the twelve disciples breaking bread in Counted Cross Stitch. Each kit contains 14-count 100% smoke color 100% cotton Aida fabric, 6-strand cotton floss, needle, chart and instructions. Stitch Count: 371W x 139H. Design size: 26.5" x 10" (67,3 x 25,4 cm).
A quiet church scene with a simple reverent reminder. This quick and easy design is stitched on 14 count white Aida, using simple stitches, the included hoop, and easy-to-follow instructions. Complete kit includes: cotton thread, 14ct. white Aida, 6" plastic hoop, needle, and easy instructions.
"Prayer - World's best wireless connection." Model stitched over 2 on 30 Ct Parchment by Weeks Dye Works with Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 139W x 33H.
"Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible, receives the impossible." Model stitched on either 32 Ct Star Sapphire Jobelan using Northern lights thread (012 Lavender Gray) or on 32 ct Wild Raspberry with The Gentle Art Sampler Threads. Stitch Count: 104W x 73H.
"Blessed are the merciful for they will be shown mercy. Act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with your God. The Lord had heard my cry for mercy, the Lord accepts my prayer. His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation. Let me fall into the hands of the Lord for His... Read more
"Dear Heavenly Father, I seek You first today humbly kneeling at Your feet. In prayer I ask these things for the glory of Your kingdom: arms to lift You up and hold up those who are weak, hands to do Your work finding joy in each task, a mouth only to glorify words uplifting and true, eyes to... Read more
From My Big Toe Designs' Building Block Series - "Love the Lord your God and serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. A friend loves at all times. Greater love has no man than this, that a man lays down his life for his friend..." Model stitched on 28 Ct. Cream Cashel linen with The Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 126x126
"Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength, they will soar on wings like eagles, they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint - Isaiah 40:31". Model stitched on 32 Ct. Lambswool Jobelan with Crescent Colours floss. Stitch Count: 96W x 131H.
"For this child I prayed, and the Lord has answered". For this child could easily be stitched for a parent with twins or triplets. Just eliminate one of the boxes with a saying, and add another childs name.
Model stitched over two on 32 Ct. Pearled Barley from Lakeside Linen using Gentle Arts Sampler Threads. Stitch count: 129w x 198h. Design Size: 8" x 12".
The "Faith: Hebrews 11:1" pattern from Happiness Is HeartMade is designed around the popular and encouraging Bible verse "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." It includes a little bird watching over its nest, symbolizing its faith in what... Read more
" The Lord is my Shepherd I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in Green Pastures. He leadeth me by the still waters and restoreth my soul." Model stitched on 36 Ct. Vintage Strawflower by Lakeside Linen with Needlepoint Silk thread. Stitch Count: 185W x 188H.
Model stitched on 28ct. White Cashel Linen using DMC floss, Kreinik #4 Braid (002HL, 102), DMC Pearl Cotton (#12-White) and Mill Hill beads (40479, 40557, 40553). Stitch count: 37w x 82h.
A large sampler inspired by Berlin woolwork and other antique sampler motifs. It contains a quote from the Bible, various animal motifs and floral ornaments. An alphabet chart is added for personalization. "He will alson send you rain for the seed you sow in the ground and the food that comes... Read more
Note from the designer - "This unusual sampler is probably of Scottish origin. The distinctive French-inspired mansion house and the peacocks are commonly found on Scottish samplers. Adam and Eve are realistically stitched in the Garden, by effectively working two quite simple stitches together:... Read more
Note from the designer - "So many unusual and enigmatic features were left by Ann Carbutt on her sampler, made when she was sixteen years old, very likely in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The surname "Carbutt" is first found in Cheshire after the... Read more
Note from the designer - "This wonderful English sampler has to be an original inspired composition by a very clever young girl with a singular artistic vision! Potbellied cherubs fly trumpeting alongside a doughy, asexual Adam and Eve, beneath whom perch an enormous plumed Bird of Paradise on a... Read more
In the upper register of this finely stitched English sampler there is featured an unusual vignette of Adam and Eve beneath the tree of life (with a menacing black faced serpent) flanked by mirror image brick cottages, followed by a pious verse:
There is so much going on in this fascinating English sampler that it's hard to know where to begin looking. Apart from the somewhat conventional Adam and Eve at the top center, adorable flying cherubs flank them and the apple tree, bearing gold rings and sprays of flowers. The verse is as... 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: "The flight into Egypt is a biblical event described in the Gospel of Matthew. Soon after Mary and Jesus were visited by the Magi, who had learned that King Herod intended to kill the male infants in that region, an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream telling him to flee... Read more
Note from the designer: "German and Dutch samplers are known for their iconography, especially the symbolic religious motifs. This piece, reproduced from the collection of the Allentown Art Museum in Allentown, Pennsylvania, portrays many of these motifs. Adam and Eve, in particular, are often... Read more