Note from the designer - "Rhode Island samplers were among the first American schoolgirl embroideries to be recognized by serious collectors and textile scholars as a distinctive group with extraordinary visual appeal. The Sheffield sampler is delicately worked with an unusually pleasing... Read more
Add old world, vintage appeal to your Mantel during the holiday season with this cross stitch stocking displaying a heartwarming scene featuring this collection of Christmas Santas! 146w X 230h stitches.
Model stitched on 14 Count White Aida
A schoolgirl sampler that exemplifies the distinctive style indicative of the Mary Balch School, from the architectural arrangement to the moral sentiments expressed right down to the authentic stitches used.
This design appeared in Treasures in Needlework: Spring 1993, Vol. II, No. 1 and... Read more
Model stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Legacy Linen with Gentle Art Sampler threads and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 145W x 156H. Uses specialty stitches - Algerian Eyelet -Oblong Stitch and the Satin Stitch.
Model shipped over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Doubloon Linen by Picture This Plus with Belle Soie Silk floss. Stitch counts are all 80 x 90. Finished Sizes are 5 x 5.
Pattern by The Drawn Thread featuring a tall colonial house surrounded by flowers and insects, including butterflys!
Model stitched on 34 Ct. "Wren Wing" Legacy Linen with Needlepoint Silks, Dinky Dyes, Thread Gatherer Silk N Colors, and Caron Waterlilies. Stitch Count: 355W x 59H. Design Size: 21" x 3".
Model stitched on 40 ct Autumn Gold from Lakeside linen using Gloriana's, Dinky Dyes and Classic Colorworks silks. Shown on an Ackfeld Manufacturing hanger. Stitch Count: 292W x 388H and the finished size is 14.6" x 19.4".
Weeping Tree Sampler by City Stitcher features a vintage sampler design where the letters are leaves falling off of trees with the phrase, "Here my work forever stands The labour of two busy hands."
Model stitched on 28 Ct. Light Mocha linen using DMC floss. The Stitch count is... Read more
"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".
Cross stitch pattern from Needlemade Designs featuring vintage geometric design!
Pattern is stitched on 28ct linen fabric using using Needlepoint Incorporated (NPI) floss. Stitch count is 75 X 75. Finished size is 5.36 in wide X 5.36 in high.
This design was inspired by my collection of antique samplers, and several of the motifs were lovingly pulled from those treasured pieces. I wanted to capture that same timeless charm- simple motifs, a glorious red house, and a message that feels both comforting and enduring. The verse spoke to me:... Read more
My Sampler Petite line is a way for stitchers to enjoy my antique reproductions without doing the larger sampler. Antonia Pueyo showcases the larger alphabet and some of the borders, all done beautifully as a white on red sampler.
Stitched on 37 ct. linen with Classic Colorworks floss... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Little Robin Designs featuring six petite designs inspired by Dutch imagery.
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct. Maple Bar by Cedar River Linen with Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works floss. The stitch counts and finished sizes are;
Ship - 52 x 51; 2.6"... Read more
In adapting this sampler to be stitched over one and two threads of linen - instead of 1, 2, 3, and 4 as stitched by Mary - we endeavored to remain true to her composition while creating a more "stitchable" sampler. While the antique is framed, we decided to hemstitch our sampler. We are... Read more
Black Cat Stacker is ready for her big magic moment! Stitched with lots of sparkle and scary friends, Miss Kitty is set for lots of spells and Halloween shenanigans. An antique spool will be included in the chart at market. All finishing instructions are included in the chart. The price is for... Read more
Introducing a new monthly home series. These are small and fun to stitch bowl fillers. Stitch one or stitch all. These designs will be perfect to add to already stitched pieces for each month. They will use a color scheme matching the month/season of the year. Only small details will change from... Read more
Adelaide Underwood 1846 - A Norfolk Antique Sampler Reproduction
Pattern is stitched on 46 ct. Vintage Buttercream by Lakeside Linens with 100/3 silks. The stitch count is 300 x 462 with a finished size of 13.04" x 20.09".
Mary and Meribah Chandler Sisters Samplers - New Jersey and Massachusetts Bay Colony Connections circa 1810.
Mary's Verse: "Tho' griefs unnumbered throng thee round, Still in thy God confide, Whose finge marks the seas their bound, And curbs the headlong tide."
SS Harris is Sarah Sylyina Harris who stitched her sampler in the thirteenth year of her life. With no year and no place provided it is difficult to find out more about her. What we do know from the way she carried her thread and misspelled a word or two, perhaps even her middle name, is that she... Read more
S is for Sampler Stitcher With logo from Cross Stitch Antiques
Pattern is stitched on 46 ct. Dirty Teacup by Needle and Flax with Painters Threads Soie 100/3. The stitch count is 48 x 63 and the finished size is 2.08" x 2.74".
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".
Pattern by Jeannette Douglas featuring a beautiful sampler design with the words "Beautiful things come together One Stitch at a time".
Stitched on 36 ct. Examplar by Lakeside Linens with Gloriana Silk, Classic Colorworks Belle Soie, Silk'N Colors, and Soie 100/3 floss (DMC conversion included). The stitch count is 169 x 207 and the finished size is 9.39" x 11.5".
Cross stitch pattern from Keslyn's featuring a cute pouting puppy!
Stitch count is 130w x 92h. When stitched on 40 count fabric, using one strand of floss over two fabric threads, the finished size measures 4.60" H x 6.50"
Pattern calls for Treenway silks threads: #57 Raven Black and Harmony 65 Roses: Black Roses. DMC listed is 123Stitch suggested alternative.
Reproduction of a French Sampler. In 1861, Mademoiselle Leroux let a delicate vase of flowers bloom beneath her needle, a gift for her uncle and aunt. A timeless bouquet, suspended in the grace of passing day.
Stitched on 16 count Zweigart linen. The stitch count is 271 x 206 and the finished size is 16.94" x 12.88".
This pattern from By The Bay Needleart is the third in a new series called "Words of Wisdom". This design features the word "Forgiveness" with a sweet house.
The model was stitched on 28 ct Springfield Sage Zweigart Lugana with DMC floss. The stitch count is 42 x 70 with a finished size of 3" x 5".
Long Dog's Pennance is an extremely pleasurable, if somewhat lengthy, act of self-punishment for all those wrong doings that you'd rather not talk about but which, nevertheless, weigh heavily on the mind.
It can be performed in bite sized pieces over several months or years. But, if... Read more
This pattern from By The Bay Needleart is the first in a new series called "Words of Wisdom". This design features the word "Gratitude" with a cute house.
The model was stitched on 28 ct Lambswool Zweigart Linen with DMC floss. The stitch count is 42 x 70 with a finished size of 3" x 5".
I was reminiscing about Christmas at my Nana's house-remembering her beautiful glass and Shiny Brite ornaments. These memories inspired me to create this colorful, retro design. Bring a nostalgic sparkle to your holiday stitching with Mid-Century Greetings! I hope you enjoy stitching it as much... Read more
Step into a quiet, mysterious evening with the Black Moon Cottage Sampler, a moody and charming design inspired by old New England homesteads, weathered willow trees, and the folklore that lingers between dusk and moonrise. A solitary cottage settles on a hill beneath a crescent black moon, watched... Read more
Under the soft gleam of a winter lamp, a square of linen lies unfurled on my worktable - its surface alive with threads of crimson and green that weave together more than just patterns. At first glance, it appears a simple sampler: a neat arrangement of alphabets, numerals, and flourishes stitched... Read more
Coco Chanel described simplicity as the key to elegance, and the sampler that Charlotte worked as a child is quite simply elegant. Charlotte's exquisitely laid stitches, worked in black silk, demonstrate that the seven-year-old child was skilled in marking stitch.