The monthly Word Swap series has finished but we will continue to sprinkle in Word Swaps throughout the year starting with "Blessed"! They are the perfect 'Little Black Dress' to add to stitcher's displays.
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. White Monaco... Read more
Enjoy this series of the 50 United States bowl fillers. Enjoy these little American treasures to display and even use as educational/historical fun.
Stitched on 36 ct. Antique ivory by Zweigart with assorted threads. Stitched with 1 strand over 2 linen threads. Stitch Count: 50 x 50 finished design size about 2.75". Approximate pillow fully-finished size: 3.5"-4" square
Enjoy this series of the 50 United States bowl fillers. Enjoy these little American treasures to display and even use as educational/historical fun.
Stitched on 36 ct. antique ivory by Zweigart with assorted threads. Stitched with 1 strand over 2 linen threads. Stitch Count: 50 x 50 finished design size about 2.75". Approximate pillow fully-finished size: 3.5"-4" square
Cross stitch pattern from The Woolly Ewe featuring a saltbox January design. This is one of 12 in the monthly Patchwork Saltbox series.
Model stitched on 32 Count Putty Linen from Weeks Dye Works using the Weeks Dye Works and DMC floss. Stitch count is 88 x 88. Finished size is 5.5" x 5.5".
Cross stitch pattern from The Woolly Ewe featuring a saltbox March design. This is one of 12 in the monthly Patchwork Saltbox series.
Model stitched on 32 Count Putty Linen from Weeks Dye Works using the Weeks Dye Works and DMC floss. Stitch count is 88 x 88. Finished size is 5.5" x 5.5".
Enjoy this series of the 50 United States bowl fillers. Enjoy these little American treasures to display and even use as educational/historical fun.
Stitched on 36 ct. Antique ivory by Zweigart with assorted threads. Stitched with 1 strand over 2 linen threads. Stitch Count: 50 x 50 finished design size about 2.75". Approximate pillow fully-finished size: 3.5"-4" square
Cross Stitch pattern from Cosford Rise Stitchery featuring the homes of literary writers Beatrix Potter, Charles Dickens and John Keats!
Model stitched on 36 ct Legacy by Picture This Plus using The Gentle Arts, one strand over two. DMC conversion included. Stitch count for all designs 67 x 50 stitches. Finished size is 3.72 in wide X 2.78 in high.
Cross stitch pattern from Cotton Pixels featuring a Christmas ornament with a silent town!
Model stitched on 32ct. Sapphire' Belfast Linen by Fiber on a Whim using DMC GA Simply Wool Chalk'. Stitch count is 144 w x 72 h stitches. Finished size Diameter 3 inches approx.
Cross stitch pattern from Cotton Pixels featuring an adorable sheep with a quilt patterned blanket!
Model was stitched on 32ct.Light Mocha' Belfast linen by Zweigart using DMC and The Gentle Art Simply Wool Chalk'. Stitch count is 67w x 88h stitches. Finished size is 4 w x 3 h inches approx.
This page from an Antique Pattern Album made in Germany contains common motifs used in Bristol samplers and English day schools. These pattern booklets from France, England and Germany were published widely and used for embellishing samplers. The motifs on this particular page appear on The Amelia... Read more
Ireland: Elizabeth Martin, circa 1789, a Mountmellick Irish Quaker Sampler
Guernsey: Julia Rachel De La Mare, 1849, A Guernsey, Channel Island Sampler
Wales: Sarah Williams, Holyhead, Wales 1864
Scotland: Jean Donaldson, 1826, a Scottish Sampler and Anne Phillip, Edinburgh 1818
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How sweet are these 2 little angels surrounded by roses?
The model was stitched on 32ct "Earth" Linen from Fiber on a Whim using threads from DMC, Classic Colorworks, and Petite Silk Lame' from Rainbow Gallery. Stitch count is 100 x 122. Finished Size: 6.3 x 7.6.
We stitched this cutie pie 6 over 2 threads on 18 count Oatmeal Floba! You are reading that correctly! 6 over 2. Stitch count is 76 x 227. Finished Size: 12.6 x 4.2.
Note from the designer: This sweet little verse comes from an entry in my great-grandmother's autograph book, dated from the early 1880's. Combined with motifs and pattern bands from my collection of little books' of the same time period, the pin pillow and berries make a sweet trio of smalls. Shown... Read more
Note from the designer: A look through antique pattern books provides quite the selection of quirky birds! These designs feature that bevy, flock, or gaggle - and illustrate two very different (and interchangeable) looks depending on your color preferences.
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Note from the designer: Not long after releasing my first berry designs, I began teaching a finishing class, usually hosted by one of you, my retailers - and typically included a simple berry chart designed for the location and/or season (some may look familiar to you!). After ten years, this book... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Ink Circles featuring an adorable dragon trying to give you flowers!
Pattern is stitched on 32 ct Black Belfast Linen using Classic Colorworks floss with DMC conversion. Stitch count is 75 x 59. Finished size is 4.69" x 3.69".
Adorable bees, beehives, birds and more are stitched in the round with one color of floss. Can be stitched over one or two threads of cloth.
Over two model was stitched on 36 Ct. Antique White linen. Over one model was stitched on 25 Ct. Antique White Lugana. Both designs used Queen Bee... Read more
Note from the designer: Combining antique motifs, borders and alphabet fonts is one of my favorites to design.
This is a monochromatic design that can be stitched on any fabric with any one color of floss. The blue model was stitched on 36 Ct. Mayflower from Fox & Rabbit with Belle Soie... Read more
Milady's Posies is a beauty, if I do say so myself. The center "posy" is a reproduction of an antique powder compact. The flowers were stitched on silk gauze which decorates the top of the compact.
Stitched on 40 count fabric using DMC threads. Stitch count is 249 x 87. Finished size is 12.45 in wide X 4.35 in high.
My Vintage ABCs of Christmas Book is a compilation inspired by my previously released Vintage Christmas Alphabet Ornament series. In the book, you will find a big design of all of the ornaments combined, named The Vintage ABCs of Christmas. The ornament designs have been modified a bit to fit the... Read more
This sweet design is bursting with spring color. This is part of a seasonal series, all of which feature a large corner mandala-style design and motifs representative of the season. Winter has already been released. Look for the remaining seasons coming out later this year.
I was invited to join the XStitch the Rainbow team and design a piece using the Night Garden palette. Each designer was assigned the same ThreadworX colors and a maximum size piece to design. And this is what I designed!
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Wheat from Fiber on a Whim using Threadworx threads. Stitch count is 59 x 60. Finished size is 2.95" x 3".
Cross stitch pattern from Annie Beez Folk Art featuring two snowmen trying to catch snowflakes!
The model is stitched on 36 count Vintage Country Mocha by Zweigart, using 2 strands of DMC cotton floss over 2 linen threads. Stitch count: 72 w X 72 h. Finished size is 4" x 4"
Sweet folk birds on a pretty pouch or pincushion. The threads used are slightly different for each design. Pattern includes both patterns and detailed finishing instructions.
Blue Fabric Pouch: Stitched on 32 count Blue Spruce by Zweigart. Stitch count is 77 w X 52 h. Finished size 6"... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Annie Beez Folk Art featuring a pink farm and cow with the phrase "Strawberry milk comes from pink cows"!
The model is stitched on 36 count linen using 1 strand of floss over 2 linen threads. Stitch count: 82 X 77. Finished size is 4.56 in wide X 4.28 in high.
Cross stitch pattern from Antique Needleworkers featuring a lovely sampler!
The model was stitched on 40 ct fabric using The Gentle Arts and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch count is 125 x 142. Finished size is 6.25 in wide X 7.1 in high.