"Guard me from all evil things under the shadow of your wings. Psalm 17:8" Model stitched on 32 Ct. Jobelan using The Gentle Art Sampler Threads and Weeks Dye Works. Stitch Count: 135 x 69. Design Size: 8" x 4".
"This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24." Model stitched on 28 Ct. Light Mocha Cashel linen with DMC floss, Classic Colorworks, Gentle Art Sampler threads, and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 89W x 119H. Design Size: 7" x 9"
An original sampler featuring Abraham Lincoln and George Washington in a more primitive design centered around history and an old white chapel reminding us of God's Grace.
The model was stitched on 28 Ct Colour & Cotton Light Brown Sugar. Stitch Count: 127 x 167.
"The leaves is green, the rose is red, here is my name when I am dead. Look on this and may you see, what care my parents took of me. Mary Knowles, her work 1824." Model stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Beige linen by Weeks Dye Works with DMC floss, Weeks Dye Works and Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 257W x 237H. Finished size: 14 1/2" x 13".
"The last great day is drawing nigh when Christ the judge shall come with all the armies of the sky to call His children home." Model stitched over 2 threads on 35 Ct. Beige linen from Weeks Dye Works with Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 259 x 240. Finished size: 15" x 14".
This cross stitch pattern from Hands to Work features a unique portrayal of Adam & Eve in the Garden of Eden.
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. Tephra from Cedar River Linen with Needlepoint Inc Silks. Stitch Count: 141H x 112W. Finished size: 7" x 5.6"
"The Lord will go before me. He will be with me. He will never leave me nor forsake me. I will not be afraid and I will not worry. DET 31:8" This is pretty much I "go to" scripture. There are SO many things to worry about and be afraid of in today's world, I need a reminder that... Read more
"December". Model stitched on 32 Ct. Lambswool Lugana with DMC 6 Strand floss, Gentle Arts Sampler Threads, and Weeks Dye Works thread. Stitch Count: 96W x 62H. Finished Size: 6W" x 4H".
Cross stitch pattern from The Proper Stitcher featuring the phrase "I will trust in Him and not be afraid"!
The pattern is stitched on 40 count Cream and Sugar by Fiber on a Whim using Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 117 x 87. Finished size is 5 7/8" x 4 3/8"
Jane Hornibrook completed her sampler in March of 1806. She painstakingly stitched in cross stitch the tenets of the Catholic Faith over one and two threads of finely woven 52 count linen. The lettering for the large letters leads one to determine this to be of Irish origin, based on the Benezet... Read more
Proverbs 31:19- "She Layeth her hands to the spindle and her hands hold the distaff"
A distaff is a tool used in spinning. It is designed to hold the unspun fibers, keeping them untangled and thus easing the spinning process. It is most commonly used to hold flax and wool, but can... Read more
Proverbs 31:14- She is like the Merchants' Ships. She bringeth her food from afar.
Model was stitched on 32ct "Lunar" linen from Be Stitch Me using threads from Classic Colorworks, DMC, Gentle Arts, and Weeks. Stitch count is 130 x 155.
Note from the designer - "ANN WHITTAKER created an almost comically theatrical sampler depicting Adam and Eve, angels, pious verses, and elaborate meandering vines beneath dramatic multi-colored draperies and tassels. Hovering over the verse which is framed by large columns, are two angels with... Read more
Note from the designer - "This unusual sampler is probably of Scottish origin. The distinctive French-inspired mansion house and the peacocks are commonly found on Scottish samplers. Adam and Eve are realistically stitched in the Garden, by effectively working two quite simple stitches together:... Read more
Note from the designer - "So many unusual and enigmatic features were left by Ann Carbutt on her sampler, made when she was sixteen years old, very likely in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The surname "Carbutt" is first found in Cheshire after the... Read more
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:
There is so much going on in this fascinating English sampler that it's hard to know where to begin looking. Apart from the somewhat conventional Adam and Eve at the top center, adorable flying cherubs flank them and the apple tree, bearing gold rings and sprays of flowers. The verse is as... Read more
What makes this early Victorian English sampler so intriguing are the wonderfully naive figures of Adam, Eve and St. Michael flanking the Tree of Life. St. Michael's sword is drawn to slay the serpent, but he hardly looks formidable with his large feet and doughy body. Playskool-like Adam and Eve... Read more
Note from the designer: "The flight into Egypt is a biblical event described in the Gospel of Matthew. Soon after Mary and Jesus were visited by the Magi, who had learned that King Herod intended to kill the male infants in that region, an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream telling him to flee... Read more
Note from the designer: "German and Dutch samplers are known for their iconography, especially the symbolic religious motifs. This piece, reproduced from the collection of the Allentown Art Museum in Allentown, Pennsylvania, portrays many of these motifs. Adam and Eve, in particular, are often... Read more
Try as we might, we cannot find another sampler to compare with this one by Sarah Brignell. It is a sampler unto itself: truly an original piece of folk art. The tiny central cartouche with the densely stitched scene floats like a little world unto itself in the midst of the exuberant garden of... Read more
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Cocoa using Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks and Southern Fried floss. Stitch count is 199 x 201.
Recommended Southern Fried Floss:Bay Leaf and Spiced Cider
This cross stitch pattern from Sweet Wing Studio features a woman with a sheep and "She seeks wool and flax and works with willing hands. Proverbs 31:13."
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Flax linen with DMC and Forbidden Fiber Co floss. Stitch Count: 141W x 109H. Finished size: 8.8" x 6.8"
Designed especially with Thanksgiving in mind, this word and pattern trio makes a simple but beautiful stitch! The 4-color palette can easily be changed to suit one's decor or personal style.
The model was stitched on 32ct lugana using The Gentle Arts floss. Stitch Count: 85w x 65h.
A perfect design to stitch this time of year as we reflect on the changing landscape. While the seasons change, we can rest knowing our Father in Heaven never does. "The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever. Isaiah 40:3"
XStitch the Rainbow is back this year with 20 designers participating in the fantastic challenge of creating a 60 x 60 (or less) design using 4 beautiful colors provided by ThreadworX. This year's theme is "Night Garden" and I decided on a nine patch arrangement, perhaps reminiscent of a... Read more
Be Ye Ready by Teresa Kogut is a single chart in a full color 8.5" x 11" booklet. Part of her Faith in Stitches series, this pattern features the verse Matthew 24:44 "Be ye also ready. The son of man cometh at an hour ye not think."
This model was stitched on 40 count linen with DMC thread. The stitch count is 185 x 180 and the finished size is 9 1/4" x 9".
Risen by Teresa Kogut features a single chart in a full color 8.5" x 11" booklet. Part of her Faith in Stitches series, this pattern features the verse, Matthew 28:6 "He is not here, for He is risen, as He said."
This model was stitched on 40 count linen with Classic... Read more
Model was stitched over 2 threads on 35 Ct. Tin Roof Weeks Dye Works linen with Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 180W X 129H. Finished size: 11 x 8".
Cross stitch pattern from Teresa Kogut featuring adorable foxes in a circle with the phrase "Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head. Matthew 8:20"
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Steinbeck from Needle and Flax using Weeks Dye Works and DMC floss. Stitch count is 175 x 173.
Cross stitch pattern from Teresa Kogut featuring Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Old Top Hat by Dames of the Needle using Weeks Dye Works, and DMC floss. Stitch count is 137 x 136. Finished size: 7 5/8" x 7 1/2"
This Christian cross stitch pattern features the phrase "The Angel Did Say" with a border of angel wings and harps. This pattern will make a beautiful Christmas ornament.
Stitched on 36 ct. Flax by Zweigart with assorted threads. Stitched with 1 strand over 2 linen threads. Stitch Count: 69 x 57. Finished size is about 4.4" x 3.6".