Model stitched on 28ct. Denim Blue Jobelan using DMC floss. stitch count: 189w x 160h. Note: Mill Hill treasure #13093 listed on the pattern is no longer available.
"What is this that thou has done? Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field." Model stitched on 36 count Vintage Light Examplar using Needlepoint Inc. and Gloriana threads. Stitch count: 417W x 190H.
"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."
Model stitched on 28 Ct. Potato Lugana with DMC floss, DMC Light Effects, Glissen Gloss Rainbow Blending thread, and Rainbow Gallery Tweed. Stitch Count: 174W x 147H. Finished Size is 12.43 in wide X 10.5 in high.
"I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in me and I in him, he bears much fruit for apart from me, you can do nothing. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish and it will be given you. John 15."
Model stitched on 28 Ct. Antique White Jobelan with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 139W x 153H.
"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding. All thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy path. Proverbs 3:5-6."
Model stitched on 28 Ct. White Jobelan with DMC floss, Glissengloss Rainbow Blending thread, and Colorwash. Stitch Count:... Read more
"Psalm 119:105 Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path."
Model stitched on 28 Ct. Light Taupe Lugana with DMC floss, Glissen Gloss Rainbow Blending Thread, and Kreinik #7 Japan thread. Stitch Count: 105W x 118H.
Cross stitch pattern from Quaint Rose Needle Arts featuring Matthew 28:6 "He is not here; He has risen" with a red floral and cross design. The cross portion is a reproduction of a antique Ukrainian rushnyk.
Model stitched on 48 count Bride Cake by Legacy Linen using NPI Silk floss. The stitch count is 164 x 140 and the finished size is 6.83" x 5.83".
Cross stitch pattern from Reflets de Soie featuring a beautiful Virgin Mary surrounded by colored motifs.
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct linen using Soie D'Alger silk floss. Stitch count is 312 x 235. Required Au Ver A Soie Soie d'Alger 2928 and 3996 have been discontinued.
Cross stitch pattern from By The Bay Needleart featuring a house and the phrase "There are many rooms in my fathers house...I will dwell in the house of the lord forever"!
Model stitched on 32 ct "Sandstone" Linen with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 199 x 136. Finished size: 12.44" x 8.5"
Cross stitch pattern from Crafty Bluebonnet Designs featuring the phrase "The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you. Numbers 6:24"!
Pattern is stitched on 32 count Whisper Lugana by Wichelt using DMC floss. Stitch count is 157 x 176. Finished size is 9.8" x 11".
Note from the designer - "ANN WHITTAKER created an almost comically theatrical sampler depicting Adam and Eve, angels, pious verses, and elaborate meandering vines beneath dramatic multi-colored draperies and tassels. Hovering over the verse which is framed by large columns, are two angels with... 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
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
What makes this early Victorian English sampler so intriguing are the wonderfully naive figures of Adam, Eve and St. Michael flanking the Tree of Life. St. Michael's sword is drawn to slay the serpent, but he hardly looks formidable with his large feet and doughy body. Playskool-like Adam and Eve... Read more
Note from the designer: "This intricate and involved sampler features many traditional German sampler motifs dating from the sixteenth century including a large parrot, a peacock with silver tips on its wings, the Lamb of God, as well as a depiction of the Crucifixion flanked by Mother Mary and... Read more
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Cocoa using Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks and Southern Fried floss. Stitch count is 199 x 201.
Recommended Southern Fried Floss:Bay Leaf and Spiced Cider
This cross stitch pattern from Sweet Wing Studio features a woman with a sheep and "She seeks wool and flax and works with willing hands. Proverbs 31:13."
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Flax linen with DMC and Forbidden Fiber Co floss. Stitch Count: 141W x 109H. Finished size: 8.8" x 6.8"
"Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift. 2 Corinthians 9:15"
Pattern is stitched on 32 ct Icelandic Beige by Wichelt using Classic Colorworks, Gentle Arts, Weeks Dye Works and DMC threads. Stitch count is 97 x 54.
Designed especially with Thanksgiving in mind, this word and pattern trio makes a simple but beautiful stitch! The 4-color palette can easily be changed to suit one's decor or personal style.
The model was stitched on 32ct lugana using The Gentle Arts floss. Stitch Count: 85w x 65h.
Inspired by a watercolor painting of pink roses, I had to try to recreate the look in cross stitch. With the help of sweetly variegated floss colors, I hope I achieved something close! My absolute favorite color combo is teal, peachy pink, and soft light gold with pops of white. And this precious... Read more
XStitch the Rainbow is back this year with 20 designers participating in the fantastic challenge of creating a 60 x 60 (or less) design using 4 beautiful colors provided by ThreadworX. This year's theme is "Night Garden" and I decided on a nine patch arrangement, perhaps reminiscent of a... Read more
Model was stitched over 2 threads on 35 Ct. Tin Roof Weeks Dye Works linen with Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 180W X 129H. Finished size: 11 x 8".
This Christian cross stitch pattern features the phrase "The Angel Did Say" with a border of angel wings and harps. This pattern will make a beautiful Christmas ornament.
Stitched on 36 ct. Flax by Zweigart with assorted threads. Stitched with 1 strand over 2 linen threads. Stitch Count: 69 x 57. Finished size is about 4.4" x 3.6".