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:
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.
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
"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".
Delicate and colorful sampler filled with insects, flowers and fruit! Standard DMC colors are used for this pattern. Pattern is shown in easy-to-read full color blocks with symbols. Stitch count is 96 x 99.
"Make Things Grow." Kit includes 14 Ct. perforate paper, beads, floss, needles, chart and instructions. Finished size: 7" x 7".
While we still have kits in stock with Perforated Paper, newer Mill Hill kits are now being made with Perforated PVC. We were skeptical at first,... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Stacy Nash Primitives featuring a sweet litle drum and needle kep with lots of specialty stitches.
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Winter Wren from Fox and Rabbit using Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch count is 160 x 67 and 67 x 67. Finished sizes are 8.89 in wide X 3.72 in high and 3.72 in wide X 3.72 in high
Model stitched over two on 28 Ct. Rit Dyed with Evening Blue and Tea/Coffee dunked Evenweave using Classic Colorworks. Stitch Count: 98x70. Design Size: 7" x 5"
Cross stitch pattern from Stitching With The Housewives featuring a red bicycle, hens, egss, and daisies.
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. black evenweave fabric with Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 98x70 each. Finished size: 7" x 5" each.
Cross stitch pattern from Sitching With The Housewives featuring flowers with the phrase "Honey bee garden"!
The models were stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. Denim Effect Fabric Flair with Classic Colorworks or DMC floss. Stitch Count: 279 x 60. Finished size: 20" and 4.29".
Break out the sunscreen and head to the garden! I brought in some flowers and garden plants, as well as a few animal companions to celebrate the joys of gardening. So far we haven't shared our lettuce with the rabbits, but I expect they'll find it one of these days.
Model was stitched over 2 threads on 30 Ct. Mocha Weeks Dye Works linen with Weeks Dye Works and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 139W X 106H. Finished size: 10 x 8".
This wonderful cross stitch pattern features Santa and Mrs. Claus on their farm ready to grow strawberries during the summer with the phrase "Christmas in July".
Stitched on 32 ct linen using DMC, Weeks Dye Works, and Classic Colorworks threads with a stitch count of 81 x 73 and a... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Tiny Modernist featuring a stitcher's garden complete with hoops, pins, pincushons, scissors, safety pine, thread & more!
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. Water Lily linen with Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks, and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 80W x 112H. Finished size: 5" x 7".
"I have a garden of my own, shining with flowers of every hue; I love it dearly while alone, but I shall love it more with you"
The model was stitched on 36 ct Wheat from Fiber On A Whim using Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count is 113w x 123h. Finished size is 6.28 in wide X 6.83 in high.
Irises are one of my favorite flowers. As I lean towards purples and blues in general, perhaps this is not a surprise. So, it was high time that I designed a cross stitch pattern featuring this flower. An extra bonus that I recently learned: irises are the state flower of Tennessee. How perfect then... Read more