"And God made the livestock according to their kind." Model stitched on 28 Ct. Classic Homespun by R&R Reproductions with DMC floss and Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 95x95
Model stitched over two on 36 Ct. Olde Town Blend using Classic Colorworks, Gentle Arts and Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count 131x425. (approximate size 14x30) (DMC alternates are 3816 223 780 729 738 840 842 712 732 3777) (NOTE: Frame was found at an antique store)
Model stitched over two threads on 36 Ct. Wren linen by Picture this Plus using Weeks Dye Works floss, DMC and Gentle Art Sampler threads (or all DMC 3782, 221, 420, 610, 3799, 730). Stitch count 158 x 169. Finished size is approx 8.78 in wide X 9.39 in high.
"But He Was pierced for our transgressions. He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on Him, and by His woulds we are healed." Model stitched over two threads on 28 Ct. Sand by Picture This Plus using Weeks Dye Works floss and shown with a charm from BY Jupiter (J60226-AG). Stitch Count: 139x143
Model stitched over two threads on 32 Ct. Dapple linen by Picture This Plus with Weeks Dye Works floss, Classic Colorworks, DMC Light Effects & 6 strand floss, and Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 310x30. Design Size: 20" x 2"
This cross stitch pattern from By The Bay Needleart features a white church in the center, surrounded by the words "Faith", "Pray", and "Grace" with a border of vines.
The model was stitched on 16 Ct. Heritage Aida by Picture This Plus with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 127x96. Finished size: 7.94" x 6".
This cross stitch pattern from By The Bay Needleart features "Grow Your Faith" and blooming white daisies.
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. Sage evenweave from Fabric Flair with DMC and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch count is 116 x 82. Finished size is 8.28" x 5.85".
This pattern from By The Bay Needleart features an angel overlooking a city with "Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted. Proverbs 11:11."
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Star Sapphire linen with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 209x73. Finished size: 13.06" x 4.56"
This pattern from By The Bay Needleart features Adam and Eve on temptation hill.
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Star Sapphire linen with Weeks Dye Works and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 74 x 147. Finished size: 4.6" x 9.2".
Cross stitch pattern from Dirty Annie's Southern Style featuring a pig with the phrase "Y'all need Jesus"!
Pattern is stitched on 32 ct White linen using Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks and The Gentle Arts floss. Finished with "Petticoat" from Lady Dot Creates. Stitch count is 64 x 64.
Proverbs 31:19- "She Layeth her hands to the spindle and her hands hold the distaff"
A distaff is a tool used in spinning. It is designed to hold the unspun fibers, keeping them untangled and thus easing the spinning process. It is most commonly used to hold flax and wool, but can... Read more
Proverbs 31:14- She is like the Merchants' Ships. She bringeth her food from afar.
Model was stitched on 32ct "Lunar" linen from Be Stitch Me using threads from Classic Colorworks, DMC, Gentle Arts, and Weeks. Stitch count is 130 x 155.
An original sampler featuring Abraham Lincoln and George Washington in a more primitive design centered around history and an old white chapel reminding us of God's Grace.
The model was stitched on 28 Ct Colour & Cotton Light Brown Sugar. Stitch Count: 127 x 167.
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
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