"The greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13.": Model stitched on 32 Ct. French Roast linen by R&R Reproductions with Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 85W x 94H.
"Fear not for I am with you; be not dismayed for I am your God. I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Model stitched on 30 Ct. Natural linen with DMC and Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 110x110.
"Eden was a Paradise." Part 2 of an 8 part series. Model is stitched on 36 count Wren Linen by Picture this Plus using Gentle Art Sampler Threads or DMC floss (3031, 3799, 3348, 223, Ecru, 610, 869, 221, 937, 612, 3829, 828, 834, 950, 469, 829) Stitch Count: 170W x 100H
"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
"An angel rolled the stone away from the tomb where Jesus lay. He is risen was the cry as joyful praises filled the sky." Model stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Mocha Lugana with DMC floss, Gentle Art Sampler threads and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 114x101. Design Size: 7" x 6".
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)
"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
Part 4 of an 8 part series. Model stitched over two on 36 Ct. Wren by Picture this Plus using Gentle Art threads. Stitch count for each part is 170 x 100, the entire sampler is 810 x 170.
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
Cross stitch pattern from Hands Across The Sea Samplers featuring a lovely sampler with the phrase "The Lord is thy keeper"!
The pattern is stitched on the linen of your choice using either DMC, Soie D'Alger, or 100.3 threads. Stitch count is 132 x 105. Finished size on 40 ct is 6.6" x 5.25.
Cross stitch pattern from Happiness Is Heartmade featuring a sampler with the phrase "Except the lord build the house. They labour in vain that build it"!
Stitched on your choice of 14/16 count fabric using DMC threads.Stitch count is 127w x 161h. Finished size for 16 count fabric is 7.94 x 10.06
Cross stitch pattern from Happiness Is Heartmade featuring a sampler with the phrase "Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord my strength and my redeemer"!
Stitched on your choice of fabric using DMC threads. Stitch count is 145w x 145h. Finished size is 9.06 x 9.06 for 16 count fabric.
Cross stitch pattern from Stoney Creek Collection featuring a beautiful garden with the verse "Come to me all who are heavy laden and I will give you rest. Matt 11:28"
Pattern is stitched on 28 ct White Cashel using DMC and Glissengloss threads. Stitch count is 63w x 91h. Finished size is 4.5" x 6.5".
Cross stitch pattern from Bent Creek featuring three angels with the Christmas phrase "Hark! The herald angels sing"!
Stitched on 26 count fabric using DMC threads. Listed fabric is 28 count. Stitch count is 205 x 90. Finished size is 14.64 x 6.43.
The Friends: Proverbs 17:17 cross stitch pattern is a sweet pattern designed around the verse "A friend loveth at all times." It includes the word "Friends" at the top of the design, and watering cans with flowers.
Pattern is stitched on 14 or 16 count Aida using DMC floss. Stitch count is 86w x 58h. Finished size on 14 count 6.14" x 4.14".
The Joyful In The Lord cross stitch pattern is a Bible verse cross stitch design based on Psalm 35:9, "And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord: it shall rejoice in His salvation" King James Version. The verse is framed by an elegant floral border with pink flowers and green leaves.
Cross stitch pattern from Stoney Creek Collection featuring lovely forest animals with the phrase "Nature is the art of God"!
Design stitch count is 114w x 141h, finished size is approximately 8.25" x 10" on 14ct. fabric. Our model is stitched on 28ct. antique white Lugana... Read more
"The leaves is green, the rose is red, here is my name when I am dead. Look on this and may you see, what care my parents took of me. Mary Knowles, her work 1824." Model stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Beige linen by Weeks Dye Works with DMC floss, Weeks Dye Works and Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 257W x 237H. Finished size: 14 1/2" x 13".
"The last great day is drawing nigh when Christ the judge shall come with all the armies of the sky to call His children home." Model stitched over 2 threads on 35 Ct. Beige linen from Weeks Dye Works with Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 259 x 240. Finished size: 15" x 14".
This cross stitch pattern from Hands to Work features a unique portrayal of Adam & Eve in the Garden of Eden.
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. Tephra from Cedar River Linen with Needlepoint Inc Silks. Stitch Count: 141H x 112W. Finished size: 7" x 5.6"
"The Lord will go before me. He will be with me. He will never leave me nor forsake me. I will not be afraid and I will not worry. DET 31:8" This is pretty much I "go to" scripture. There are SO many things to worry about and be afraid of in today's world, I need a reminder that... Read more