"One can no more approach people without love than one can approach bees without care" Leo Tolstoy 1828-1910. This piece is charted for cross stitch but instructions for a variety of stitches are included to stitch the bee skep and flowers.
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Veldt from... Read more
I love the simplicity of this little sampler. Eliza was 10 years old when she completed her sampler and beautifully hem stitched the edges.
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Vintage Buttercream from Lakeside Linens using Gentle Arts threads with DMC conversion. Stitch count is 127 x 120. Finished size is 6" x 5.75".
This sampler was brought to me by Stephanie Jirak of Lincoln University, PA. She is the Great Great Great Granddaughter of Nancy Anne Cassell. The family history is included in the chart.
Pattern is stitched on 28 ct Vintage Buttercream using Gloriana and Classic Colorworks threads. Stitch count is 162 x 152. Finished size is 11.6" x 10.9".
This original design was inspired by many antique samplers.
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Aspen from Weeks Dye Works using Weeks Dye Works, Gentle Arts, and Classic Colorworks threads. Stitch count is 225 x 211. Finished size is 12.5" x 11.75".
"How good is God to me Though he denies me wealth He gives me still a greater gift The precious gift of health My health I would devote To spread his praise abroad And would my youthful powers employ To love and serve my God". Sarah stitched this piece when she was 12 years old.
"The Miracle" by L.H. Bailey, "Yesterday the twig was brown and bare
Today the glint of green is there, Tomorrow will be leaflets spare, I know no thing so wondrous fair, No miracle so strangely rare, I wonder what will next be there".
The Ann Wright sampler was so inspiring that I knew that elements of it needed to be used again. I think this drum is the perfect canvas for her wonderful designs. Kit contains linen, calico, thread, wool, velvet, and buttons.
Cross stitch pattern from Samplers Not Forgotten featuring a sampler with the phrase "Peace on earth will come to stay when we live Christmas everyday"!
Pattern is stitched on 36 Winter Woolens by Seraphim using Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count is 243 x 222.
Model stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Vintage Pear by Lakeside Linens with Weeks Dye Works floss and Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 285W x 237H
"My Soul is fed With Needle & Thread." Model was stitched on 36 Ct. Vintage Misty Rain with Gentle Art Sampler threads or Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 207W x 154H.
"July 4, 1776". Model stitched on 36 Ct. Legacy linen by Picture This Plus with Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch count is 130W x 100H and the finished size is 7.22" x 5.56".
Model stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Tin Roof linen with Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 81Wx172H for the main piece and 70W x 40H for the inside pocket. Approximate finished size is 4.75" x 9.5".
Model stitched over two on 36 Ct. Navy Bean from Lakeside Linens using Weeks Dye Works and Gentle Art Sampler Threads. Stitch Count: 170W x 147H. Design Size: 9.5" x 8.2"
This design by Samplers Not Forgotten features the text "Jesus permit thy sacred name to stand the feeble efforts of an infants hand and while her fingers on the canvas move instruct her tender heart to seek thy love implant this lesson on her youthful frame and make thy chiefest good her... Read more
This design by Samplers Not Forgotten features the text "Our memories of the ocean will linger on, long after our footprints in the sand are gone" with images of a whale, and anchor and a beach.
Model stitched on 36ct Grey Linen from Weeks Dye Works using Weeks Dye Works thread. You will also need Pelican Gray thread from Weeks Dye Works.
Stitch count: 138w x 176h.
Cross stitch pattern from Samplers Not Forgotten featuring a sampler with a garden theme!
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Parchment from Fiber on a Whim using Gloriana silks, Needlepoint inc., and Classic Colorworks or all Weeks Dye Works. Stitch count is 265x 265.
Cross stitch pattern from Samplers Not Forgotten featuring a sampler with the phrase "Some men get riches yet are always poor. Some get no riches yet have all things"!
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Winter Woolens by Seraphim using Gloriana Silk threads (Swamp Grass 309 not listed( with Weeks Dye Works conversion. Stitch count is 164 x 172.
Model stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Buttercream by Lakeside Linens with Classic Colorworks Belle Soie Silk floss, Gloriana Silk floss, and Needlepoint Inc silks. Stitch Count: 496W x 202H. Finished size approximately 27.7" x 11.3".
Model stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Tin Roof linen with Weeks Dye Works floss, Classic Colorworks floss, and Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 233W x 233H.
Cross stitch pattern from Samplers Not Forgotten featuring a lovely sampler with the phrase "Thou, before whose face the children's angels stand grant me a helpless child the grace that thy angelic band. May watch my ways and guard my bed and minister to me till I in death shall bow my head and... Read more
Cross Stitch Kit from Samplers Not Forgotten featuring a design using elements from the Ann Wright sampler. Kit contains linen, calico, thread, wool, ribbon, and button.
This kit contains linen, thread, ribbon, and little bird charm to finish this wonderful antique looking pinkeep. I was thinking instead of using the stitched back you could make two pinkeeps , using the back as the second pinkeep. All you would have to do is provide your own backing fabric.
This little kit takes me back to childhood when the neighbor girls and I would pick all of their Mom's Forget Me Nots. Kit contains linen, thread, velvet, and ribbon.
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Vintage Pecan Butter from Lakeside Linen using Weeks Dye Works and Gentle Arts threads. Stitch count is 116 x 116. Finished size is 6.5" x 6.5".
"Lord give me wisdom to direct my ways I ask not riches nor yet for Length of Drop. From rocks and sands And stormy weather Pray God Protect John Negus for ever". "My dear friends I will Bless and praise for giving me learning in My Early days Catherine Negus her Sampler finished... Read more
"Immortal made what should we mind So much as Immortality we beings for a heaven designed what but a heaven our care should be". Yes, this sampler is large... but such a joy to stitch. this is a stunning English sampler from 1803 done in muted colors.
"Lord what is life tis like a flower That blofsoms and is gone We see it flourish for an hour With all its beauty on". This sampler is dated December 24, 1834. I was told this sampler was a Christmas gift to Louisa's parents. Louisa was 9 years old when she completed this brightly... Read more
This sampler can either be done in mainly cross stitch (there are a couple of stitches in the alphabet but even those could be done in cross stitch) or have fun playing and fill in with Stem Stitch. I love the look of Stem Stitch, it is kind of like painting with thread. "Lord what is... Read more
"Why this in haste sweet boy so soon To go. And leave in tears thy weeping Friends below. Some heavenly voice Dear object of their love calld hence
Thy soul to dwell in realms above Scarce hadst thou learnt the good from
All to know Nor yet had drank the Bitter cup of woe. When heaven ordaind no... Read more
"Teach me to feel another's woe To hide the fault I see That mercy I to others show That mercy show to me." The saying on this sampler was written by Alexander Pope (1688-1744) who is considered to be one of the greatest English poets of the 18th century. Sarah stitched this sampler on... Read more
"Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul And sings the tunes without the words And never stops at all" Emily Dickinson 1830-1886. Fourth in the series of samplers with lots of fun stitches.
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct linen using Gentle Arts threads. Stitch count is 196 x 196. Finished size is 11" x 11".