The wise, the gentle Wizard Cat predicts the future and he has good news for you! This adorable pattern is sure to bring a smile to a friend's face and is oh so relaxing to stitch -- like filling in a coloring book! This pattern is worked up in some very cool COSMO floss colors, as you can see in... Read more about Wizard Cat - Cross Stitch Pattern
Cross stitch pattern from My Sister's Samplers featuring a sampler!
Pattern is stitched on 46 ct Winter Woolens by Seraphim Fabrics using Gloriana Silk with DMC conversion. Gloriana Silk not listed: Peach Mimosa and Tudor Silk Northern Lights. Stitch count is 267 x 370.
Cross stitch pattern from NeedleWorkPress featuring a cheerful 19th century sampler!
Model is stitched on 32 count "Linen" linen by Weeks Dye Works with one strand over 2 threads using Classic Colorworks. Stitch count is 123 x 119. Finished size: 7.7 x 7.4.
Following our other fun Stackers is our fall scarecrow version! All finishing instructions are included in the chart.
Pattern uses (finished sizes of fabric used) 32 ct Cornsilk- 12w x 12h, Putty-15w x 15h, and Kudzu-18w x 18h. Weeks Dye Work and Gentle Arts threads are used, also needs Weeks Wool:Chestnut HT 1269, Whiskey 2219 and Weeks Pearl #8- Chestnut. Stitch counts vary.
It's the first snow of the year-just in time for the big town Christmas Eve celebration! Skaters are flying around the small pond, while the horses are pulling the sleighs
Pattern is stitched on 32 ct Nocturne from Picture this Plus, using Weeks and Gentle Arts threads, Kreinik and Mill Hill beads. Stitch count is 251 x 229.
A beautiful red brick house adorns the center of this design. The bottom has a row of American flags, but a white rabbit seems to have stolen one and a red fox is in hot pursuit!
The model was stitched on 36 Ct. Affogato by Fiber on a Whim with Classic Colorworks, Weeks Dye Works and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 123W x 109H.
This 10-page booklet includes two extra borders, a small to finish as a needlebook cover anda lovely WELCOME. The smaller "samplers" in the piece can easily be stitched separately! It also includes several BE CREATIVE! ideas.
Pattern is stitched on 28 ct Grace Note Fabrics Sarah using DMC floss. Stitch count is 278 x 149.
Note from designer: I have designed these patterns to honor the sacrifices the Jewish people endured during the Spanish Inquisition. Includes both designs.
Pattern is stitched on 18ct Colleen by Grace Notes Fabrics using Weeks Dye Works with DMC conversions. Stitch count is "Here I Am" 143 x 91 "Biscornu" 61 x 61
Cross Stitch pattern from Silver Creek Samplers featuring a campfire with the phrase "Crisp cool air, moonlit night, warm bonfire, stars so bright, dancing flames, ancient lore, embers glowing, make a smore"!
Stitched on 'Hamlet' 18ct Aida by Under the Sea Fabrics, with DMC threads. Stitch count: 73 x 189.
Cross Stitch pattern from Silver Creek Samplers featuring a row of kids with the phrase "In life we all will stumble and find it hard to stand. Make the journey easier by walking hand in hand"!
Stitched on 18ct Aida using Classic Colorworks and DMC floss. Dmc conversion for overdyed threads provided. Stitch count: 212 x 94.
Note from designer: I bought the original sampler two years ago at market from Dawn Lewis of The Needle's Work Antiques. I fell in love immediately with the organic nature of the sampler. My reproductions come with a page inside where I talk about the sampler, things I noticed, elements that are... Read more about A Natural Beauty Elizabeth Hannell 1840 - Cross Stitch
Note from designer: Merry Little Christmas was in the Winter/Christmas edition of Punch Needle & Primitive Stitcher which sold out in weeks!
Pattern is stitched on 40 count Earl Grey Wabi-Sabi Linen or Gray by Weeks Dye Works using Gentle Arts threads. DMC conversion included (3888 not listed). The Bee Company button TB4PBIS not listed. Stitch count is 120 by 118.
This pattern from Stacy Nash features three nautical pinkeep designs.
Patterns are stitched on 46 ct Antique Lace by Seraphim Linen using Weeks Dye Works threads.
Stitch Counts:
Whale 145 x 112
Ship 77 x 73
Compass 68 x 65
Designer's Note: In late 2022, seemingly out of nowhere, I started seeing a family of cardinals in our yard. Soon after, I learned about the legend of the cardinal and how cardinals are loved ones visiting after they have passed on. My husband and I experienced three significant losses in our... Read more about Cardinal's Promise - Cross Stitch Pattern
Even a greenhouse needs pollinators! This piece was inspired by the idea of peering through the windows of an elaborate white-framed greenhouse. The finish offers a great opportunity for stitchers to build on their skills to create a new shape.
Another new entry in the Tudor Menagerie, the Hare is a symbol of spring and this one celebrates beautiful spring blooms and a soft seasonal palette.
The model is stitched on 40 count "Cocoa" linen from Fiber On A Whim. Stitch count is 59 wide x 107 high. The model is trimmed with "Old Cement" velveteen and "Vintage" chenille, both from Lady Dot Creates
These cute little hedgehogs are ready for wet spring weather in their green boots. Both the hedgehog and the flowers show off some lovely variegated threads from Cottage Garden Threads.
Hello Spring - A festive book from Teresa Kogut with 8 new designs!
Cottage Bouquet: stitched on 18 count Vintage Mocha using DMC, Classic Colorworks, and Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count is 199 x 198. Finished Size is 11.06 in wide X 11 in high.
Cottage House: stitched on 36 count... Read more about Hello Spring - 8 Designs - Cross Stitch Pattern
This pattern from JBW Designs features a beautiful floral alphabet worked in two shades of blue.
The model was stitched over 1 threads on 36 Ct. Antique White Edinburgh linen with Classic Colorworks Morning Glory and DMC #3747. Stitch Count: 239W x 77H. Finished size: 13.3W x 4.3H.
This booklet from Blackbird Designs features 3 projects.
Stitch Counts and finished sizes:
- Thy Love More Strong - 141w x 178h (7.83" x 9.89")
- On the Alder Bough - 61w x 61h (3.39" x 3.39")
- The Strawberry Jar - 59w x 53h (3.28" x 2.94")
... Read more about Thy Love More Strong - Cross Stitch Pattern
The initials appearing on the sampler, SI, in two places, may perhaps indicate the school where the sampler was stitched, and not the initials of the stitcher. The Suir Island Quaker School (SI) was a boarding and finishing school for girls established in 1787 in Clonmel in County Tipperary by... Read more about Suir Island (SI) Quaker - Cross Stitch Pattern
No clues have been provided by the stitcher as to her name, year of origin, or place where she stitched her sampler. The only clue as to place might be in the lettering she used itself, giving one an indication it was stitched in Ireland. "A slightly surprising source of lettering which became... Read more about Benezet Alphabet Irish Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern
An ancestor of the stitcher placed a typewritten note on the back of the framed sampler, dated August 28, 1997. Thomasina Henrietta Jackson (nee Willis) wrote the following: "This sampler was made by Charlotte Keightley, my great aunt by marriage, circa 1840. Her married name at the time was... Read more about The Two Lands, Circa 1840 - Cross Stitch Pattern
This sampler is an original design based on the layout of eighteenth century Irish Quaker samplers with the lettering and sampler motifs taken from a Mountmellick Irish Quaker sampler in the collection of Cross Stitch Antiques, Elizabeth Martin circa 1789. The town names at the bottom are the... Read more about Ligatures and Lettering of Irish Antique - Cross Stitch
This sampler's appeal was its similarity to Bristol orphanage motifs, bands and alphabets. While clearly not a Bristol school sampler, as it was stitched at Daglingworth School, curiosity leads one to wonder why similar motifs? Daglingworth lies only fifty miles from Bristol, England. It has been... Read more about Annie Matilda Moss - Cross Stitch Pattern
Several girls named Sarah Welch appear in the historical records born in the year1756, in Devon and Berkshire, England, and so without more information it is hard to say which Sarah stitched this sampler at the age of eight in 1764. History does chronicle what was happening in England at that time:... Read more about Sarah Welch 1764 - Cross Stitch Pattern
This chart contains all sixteen pattern pages from a tiny paper pattern album passed out as a souvenir in 1851 at Prince Albert's Crystal Palace Great Exhibition. They were mass produced inexpensively but are rarely found today due to the nature of the flimsy paper and the effects of time. Other... Read more about Prince Albert's Exhibition 1851 - Cross Stitch Pattern
I love Roses and you can find them scattered throughout this chart. I sure did enjoy designing and stitching this one!
Model was stitched on 32ct "Sand Dollar" laguna linen from Be Stitch Me using floss from Colour and Cotton, Weeks Dye Works, Cottage Garden Threads, Classic Colorworks threads, and The Gentle Art. Stitch count is 190 x 233.
Model was stitched on 32ct "Cold Foam" linen from Be Stitch Me using threads from Classic Colorworks, Weeks Dye Works, and Colour and Cotton. We trimmed the model with "Birds Nest" ric rac from Lady Dot
The handcrafted wooden star button is included with the chart. Stitch count is 119 x 119.
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 about Proverbs 31 19 - Christian Cross Stitch Pattern