An assortment of patterns based on the work of Julia Reade. Recreate her designs with this compilation of models! Both stitched on 40 count Mayflower Mocha from R&R Reproductions. Chart suggests Vintage Country Mocha from Zweigart as a substitute. Both use Gentle Arts Sampler Threads, Classic... Read more
Model stitched on 40 count fabric using Gentle Arts, Classic Colorworks, and Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count: 200 x 110. Finished Size: 10" x 5 1/2".
Cross stitch pattern from Shakespeare's Peddler featuring a fun Quaker sampler!
Model stitched on 40 ct. Brown Paper using Soie d'Alger threads. Stitch count is 268 x 283.
Cross stitch pattern from Shakespeare's Peddler featuring the phrase "Glory glory Halleluia"!
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Natural linen using Weeks Dye Works using DMC floss. Stitch count is 90 x 82. Finished with Vintage Chenille from Lady Dot creates and Just Another Buttons.
Cross stitch pattern from Shakespeare's Peddler featuring a sampler with the phrase "Lord loft thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. January 9th 1847. Thee will I love O Lord my strength. My fortress is the Lord. My rock and he that doth to me deliverance afford. My God my strength whom... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Shakespeare's Peddler featuring the phrase "Most wonderful"!
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Natural Tea Bag Wabi-Sabi Linen from Kitten Stitcher or Flax from Zweigart using Weeks Dye Works and DMC threads. Stitch count is 155 x 71.
Cross stitch pattern from Shakespeare's Peddler featuring a lovely sampler!
Pattern is stitched on 36 count Latte using Classic Colorworks, Gentle Arts, and Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count is 138 x 130.
Cross stitch pattern from Shakespeare's Peddler featuring a Christmas bird wishing you "Glad Tidings"!
The pattern is stitched on 40 ct Black Swan from Fox and Rabbit using Classic Colorworks, Gentle Arts and DMC floss with a DMC conversion. Stitch count is 107 x 143. Finished size is 5 1/3" x 7 1/4".
"Have communion with few, be familiar with one. Deal justly with all and speak evil of none. Hannah Carter December 8th, 1898."
Model stitched on 30 ct Crme Brulee linen with Gloriana Silk floss and Needlepoint Inc Silks. Stitch count 208 x 255 and the finished size is 13.87" x 17".
Part 1 of an 8 part series. Model stitched one over two on 36 Ct. Wren using Gentle Art Sampler Threads. Larger alphabet stitched in eyelet stitch, but can be stitched in cross stitch. Stitch count for each part is 170W x 100H.
Model stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Wren linen by Picture This Plus with Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count for this design is 170x100. This pattern is one part of an eight part series. Can be stitched separately or as one large sampler. If stitched as one piece, the stitch count is 810x170.
Model stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Wren linen by Picture This Plus with Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count for this design is 170x100. This pattern is one part of an eight part series. Can be stitched separately or as one large sampler. If stitched as one piece, the stitch count is 810x170.
Model stitched one over two on 40 Ct. Old Town Blend from R&R Reproductions or any tea/coffee-dyed linen using Gentle Art Sampler Threads or Weeks Dye Works. Stitch Count: 222 x 235. Design Size: 11" x 12"
I am so proud of this book! The culmination of a year of effort, this book includes 5 reproduction sampler graphs and one supplemental project, articles and thoughts about the samplers included and other... Read more
A re-released sampler from Shakespeare's Peddler! Model stitched on 40ct Vintage Pear from Lakeside Linens, using NPI, Gloriana and Belle Soie silks. Stitch count: 402 x 531. Finished size on 40ct: 20" x 26 1/2"
Note from designer: I bought the original sampler two years ago at market from Dawn Lewis of The Needle's Work Antiques. I fell in love immediately with the organic nature of the sampler. My reproductions come with a page inside where I talk about the sampler, things I noticed, elements that are... Read more
This piece was originally designed for the Spring 2024 issue of Punch Needle & Primitive Stitcher magazine. The verse is from a song from The Mikado by Gilbert & Sullivan. The song is lilting, happy, and full of tra-la-la's!
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Flax using Weeks Dye Works floss.... Read more
I own a number of Pennsylvania-German show towels, and actually started collecting them before I ever knew I'd be moving to Pennsylvania! I found a new (to me) show towel this year, and have reproduced this really folk-arty pair of birds from it. This is the third in the series, and models and... Read more
The original sampler is a charmer, and can you believe Felicie was only 7? As always, my charts come with a little essay about the antique, and my thoughts about what make the sampler special, in this case, those beautiful, organic borders, the color palette, the airy space contained within, and the... Read more
Pattern by Shakespeare's Peddler featuring an antique sampler design with the words "Virtues the chiefelt beauty of the mind. The Noblest ornament of human kind. Virtues our safeguard and our guiding star. That stirs up reason when our senses".