This Diane Arthurs design was stitched on 14 Ct. Smoketone Aida with just one color of DMC floss - #550 Very Dark Violet. The stitch count is 42H x 282W for a finished size of 3" x 20 1/4"
"The Lord watches over all who love him - Psalm 145:20". Model stitched on 32 Ct. Tumbleweed linen with Weeks Dye Works (Fawn, Chestnut, Red Pear, Lancaster Red, Kudzu) and Gentle Art Sampler Threads (Sarsparilla, Chamomile). Stitch Count: 123W x 93H.
Book includes 5 patterns. "Nativity Sampler Stocking" model stitched on 28ct. White Jobelan. Stitch count: 154w x 243h. "Sleepy Santa Plate" model stitched on 28ct. Antique White Jobelan. Stitch count: 100w x 100h. "Peace of Christmas" model stitched on 28ct. Clear Sky... Read more
Model stitched on 28ct. Denim Blue Jobelan using DMC floss. stitch count: 189w x 160h. Note: Mill Hill treasure #13093 listed on the pattern is no longer available.
"Glory to God in the highest, and on Earth peace among men". Model stitched on 30ct. 18th Century Brown linen using DMC: 754 and 815. Crescent Colours: Antique Lace, Garden Trellis, Pea Pod and Brandied Pears. Stitch count: 72w x 119h. Finished size is approximately 4 1/2" x 8". Shown in The Family Tree Frame - Style: June, Finish: Fleamarket, Color: Icing, Size: 6" x 9.5"
I asked Jesus "How much do you love me?" He answered "This much" and He stretched out His arms and died.
Model stitched on 28 ct Cream Cashel linen using DMC floss, also Glissengloss Rainbow blending thread. Stitch count 111 x 108. (NOTE: custom cut of 14x14). Finished size is 8" x 7.75"
Model stitched on 36 count Edinburg Cream linen using DMC floss and DMC Gold Metallic thread. 18 count Cream aida can also be used. Stitch count is 390 W x 390 H. If you intend to stitch this pattern as a table topper, be sure to add 5" of extra fabric per side
"Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed by thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into tempation but deliver us from evil. For thine is... Read more
"I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in me and I in him, he bears much fruit for apart from me, you can do nothing. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish and it will be given you. John 15." Model stitched on 28 Ct. Antique White Jobelan with DMC or Anchor floss. Stitch Count: 139W x 153H.
"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding. All thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy path. Proverbs 3:5-6." Model stitched on 28 Ct. White Jobelan with DMC or Anchor floss, Glissen Gloss Rainbow Blending thread, and Color Wash. Also... Read more
"Psalm 119:105 Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." Model stitched on 28 Ct. Light Taupe Lugana with DMC or Anchor floss, Glissen Gloss Rainbow Blending Thread, and Kreinik #7 Japan thread. Stitch Count: 105W x 118H.
"Loving Marriage Sampler" - Stitch Count: 92W x 191H. "Two Hearts Ring Bearer's Pillow" - Stitch Count: 83W x 83H. "Love Ring Bearer's Pillow" - Stitch Count: 83W x 84H. "Our Wedding" - Stitch Count: 51W x 80H. Models use DMC,DMC Variations, Threadworx, Weeks Dye Works & DMC Pearl cotton #8. Some use Mill Hill and SJ Designs beads.
This romantic sampler pattern by Needle Treasures Nook features the phrase "Bid me to love and I will a loving heart to thee" with a spot for the couple's names and wedding year!
This pattern is stitched on 32 ct. natural linen using DMC, Gentle Arts, and NPI threads. Stitch count is 88w x 197h and finished size is 5.5" x 12.31".
Two reproduction samplers that are a collaboration between NeedleWorkPress and GigiR Designs. Note from designers: "We are happy to join together again to bring you this duo of samplers, linked together by their sweet verses. Stitch one, or both, or use them as inspiration to create your own... Read more
Cross Stitch pattern from The Primitive Hare featuring three love and faith based squares with the phrase "She seeks wool & flax and works willingly with her hands -Proverbs 31:13"!
Model stitched on 30ct Old Salem Linen using DMC and Gentle Arts thread.
Stitch count: 80w x 74h.
"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 "Surely it is God who saves me"!
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"
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 pattern from By The Bay Needleart features an angel overlooking a city with "Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted. Proverbs 11:11."
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Star Sapphire linen with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 209x73. Finished size: 13.06" x 4.56"
This pattern from By The Bay Needleart features Adam and Eve on temptation hill.
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Star Sapphire linen with Weeks Dye Works and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 74 x 147. Finished size: 4.6" x 9.2".
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
Cross stitch pattern from Dirty Annie's Southern Style featuring a pig with the phrase "Y'all need Jesus"!
Pattern is stitched on 32 ct White linen using Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks and The Gentle Arts floss. Finished with "Petticoat" from Lady Dot Creates. Stitch count is 64 x 64.
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
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
Note from the designer: "This naive Adam and Eve sampler might have been made in Maryland around 1810. At first I believed that the sampler was either English or Irish, judging by the unusual surname, until, in my research, I came upon the gravestone of a Fanny H. Peachey, born 24 November 1799,... 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
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"
"Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift. 2 Corinthians 9:15"
Pattern is stitched on 32 ct Icelandic Beige by Wichelt using Classic Colorworks, Gentle Arts, Weeks Dye Works and DMC threads. Stitch count is 97 x 54.