"May my prayer be set before you like incense. Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. Be joyful in hope, patient in adversity, and faithful in prayer. Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you do I pray.... Read more
"Whatever is true, whatever is honest, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, if there be any virtue, if there be any praise, think on these things." Philippians 4:8. Model stitched on 32 Ct. Flax Belfast linen with Weeks Dye Works. Stitch Count: 132W x 276H.
"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.
"Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer." Model stitched on 32 Ct. Flax Belfast linen with Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 101W x 101H.
Cross stitch pattern from Madame Chantilly featuring wintery Christmas night, a "Holy Night". Where Santa's sleigh flies over cute houses pulled by his reindeer.
Suggested fabric to be stitched on is 36 ct. Zweigart Natural with DMC threads. Stitch count is 281 x 116 and the finished size is 16.06" x 6.53".
Cross stitch pattern from Modern Folkart Embroidery featuring a folky French Christmas design with the words "Joyeux Nol"
Stitched on 32 count linen (or 16 count aida) it would measure approximately 20.5 by 17 cm. Worked with 2 pulled strands of floss, it would require between 17... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Modern Folkart Embroidery featuring a small sampler featuring Adam and Eve, a series of plants and ornaments, and a beautiful set of Algerian eyelet letters.
The sampler features Algerian eyelets and full crosses. If you stitch the eyelets, I would recommend... Read more
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.
Cross stitch pattern from Cute Embroidery By Kate featuring a collection of six fun filled Easter eggs with bright colors, sweet animals, and pretty florals!
Model stitched on 14 Ct. Aida in the color of your choice with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 103 x 95 and the finished size is 7.36" x 6.79".
"I am the vine, ye are the branches. John 15:5"
"I can do all things through Christ which strengthen me. Philippipans 4:13" "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path. Psalms 119:105"
"Love One Another. Romans 13:8"
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.
A gorgeous interpretation of Mary, Joseph and Jesus... all blinged up a bit with Petite Silk Lame braid from Rainbow Gallery. "Ledger" linen from Be Stitch me creates the perfect background and we trimmed up the little pillow with "rainy" chenille from Lady Dot Creates. Special... Read more
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
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
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: "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
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
Cross stitch pattern from Stitching With The Housewives featuring the Word "Believe" with a sweet Nativity scene along the edges.
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. Black Monaco fabric with Classic Colorworks floss (includes DMC conversion). Stitch count is 175 x 41. Finished size is 12.5" x 3".
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.
You can almost smell the fragrant orange blossoms on this design! Using a unique palette of soft orange and lavender, this verse from Nehemiah is displayed both boldly and gently. The blooms are dancing joyfully around the words, paired with the citrus fruits for a special color balance.
Forbidden Fiber Co has some of the prettiest thread colors out there, and I'm excited to release another design using some of them! Using a gorgeous red, some joyful shades of green, and beautiful blues, this Bible verse from the book of James matched up quite nicely with a Christmas theme.
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I especially love several specific things about this one: the beautiful verse from Deuteronomy (Thank You, Lord for your many blessings), the way the windows look real thanks to the variegated floss (thanks, Weeks Dye Works!), the changeability of the main accent color to match one's decor (the... Read more
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
Cross stitch pattern from Teresa Kogut featuring the bible sentiment "a house divided cannot stand"! Stitched over 2 threads on 30 Ct. Cocoa linen with Weeks Dye Works and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 187W x 83H. Finished size: 12 1/2" x 5 1/2".
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".
Cross stitch pattern from Teresa Kogut featuring adorable foxes in a circle with the phrase "Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head. Matthew 8:20"
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Steinbeck from Needle and Flax using Weeks Dye Works and DMC floss. Stitch count is 175 x 173.