Cross stitch pattern from Heartstring Samplery featuring Christmas ornaments with the words "Believe, Seek, Renew and Answer"!
The pattern is stitched on 36 ct linen using Classic Colorworks, Weeks Dye Works and DMC floss. Stitch count is 41w x 58h each. Finished size is approx. 2.28 in wide X 3.22 in high.
This time of year generally calls for vampire bats, but let's not forget about their flying-fox- cousins, the fruit bats! Fruit bats love fruit (figs being a favorite), nectar, and flowers. The bats themselves were quite a challenge to design, but I really had fun with them!
This mid-eighteenth-century Scottish band sampler features many classic seventeenth-century patterns, executed in cross, eyelet, double running, counted satin, back, and queen stitches.
The virtually unfaded color was reproduced from the front of the sampler. Six pattern bands precede... Read more
Designer's Note: In 2019, while visiting my paternal grandparents in Canada, my grandfather shared with me a lifelong project of his - tracing back our family tree! I learned from my grandfather that many generations ago, my Irish and Scottish ancestors immigrated to Canada. This pattern was... Read more
Note from the designer: "Between Friends - A Fall Sampling is the 3rd of 4 seasonal books from Hands On Design & Summer House Stitche Workes. Beautiful photographs, detailed finishing instructions, with 8 projects to inspire."
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The Home Town Holiday Sampler Cross Stitch by Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet hits all the hallmarks of a traditional cross stitch sampler-an alphabet, decorative borders and a house set in a horizontal band format. Rows of holly, straight stitches and a cheerful alphabet stitched in Christmas red top... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Little House Needleworks featuring a sampler with a peaceful phrase. "I rest the deer within the wood, drawn by its silent call, far from the throbbing crowd of men, on nature's breast I fall. My couch is sweet with blossoms fair, a bed of fragrant dreams, and soft from... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Tiny Modernist featuring four gorgeous Christmas ornaments!
Pattern is stitched on 16 ct Touch of Gray using DMC, Classic Colorworks, and Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count is 61 x 61 each and 173 x 229 for full design. Finished Size for each is 3.81 in wide X 3.81 in high and for full design it is 10.81 in wide X 14.31 in high.
Cross stitch pattern from Nora Corbett featuring golden butterflies!
Model stitched on 28 ct Water Lily Jobelan using DMC floss, Kreinik braids and Mill Hill beads. Stitch count is 135 x 152. Approx. size is 9.5"w x 7.5"h.
Cross stitch pattern from The Primitive Hare featuring the phrase "I am quintessentially British at heart"!
Pattern is stitched on 32 ct Fairy Cloth Linen using DMC, Weeks Dye Works, and Kreinik threads. Stitch count is 104 x 85. Finished size is 6.5" x 5.31".
Cross Stitch pattern from The Primitive Hare featuring a needle book celebrating Jane Austen!
Pattern is stitched on 30 ct Old Salem using DMC and Classic Colorworks threads. Stitch count is 181 x 130. Finished Size is 12.07 in wide X 8.67 in high.
Potting House is stitched on 36 count Faun linen by Picture this Plus, one strand of floss over two linen threads. Stitch count is 97w x 87h. Trimmed in Olive Branch Rick Rack by Lady Dot Creates.
Cross stitch pattern from Annie Beez Folk Art featuring a crow having a grand time in the pumpkin patch looking at all the sunflowers!
The models are stitched on 36 count Sanguine linen by Weeks Dye Works using 1 strand of floss over 2 linen threads with The Gentle Arts floss. Stitch count is 89w X 98h. Finished size is 4.94" x 4.94".
Printed on heavy cardstock, this 8.5" x 11" leaflet features a full-color chart, DMC floss codes, fabric suggestion, and backstitch details. Includes charts for the six baubles on the cover plus one extra!
Pattern is stitched on 18 count linen burlap using DMC floss. Stitch count varies - between 24W and 40H.
Made in Providence, Rhode Island, this sampler is a superb example of the work done at Miss Mary (Polly) Balch's school, one of the most important female learning institutions in America at that time. Combining sophisticated architectural, landscape and figural motifs with elaborate and unusual... Read more
Dancing autumn leaves practically jump off the fabric in this vibrant design by Satsuma Street. Filled with the colors of fall and the intricate shapes of foliage, this project is like a walk in the park on an autumn afternoon.
Models are stitched on 30 ct Havana from Weeks Dye Works using... Read more