Long Dog Samplers Cross Stitch Page 2

"When it rains, look for rainbows. When it's dark, look for stars"

...but when the sun is out, don't sit there scrolling endlessly through cross stitch charts, go and have some fun. Stitching can wait. However, should you happen to find yourself stuck indoors for any reason,... Read more about The Folly Tree - Cross Stitch Pattern

Fishy Goings On is a lighthearted romp on the ocean wave where two salty sea dogs are on barking terms with a kelpie; an unsuspecting lad, just landing his first tiddler, is about to be devoured by a sea dragon; and a small elephant has mistimed his parachute jump and is about to land in the... Read more about Fishy Goings On - Cross Stitch Pattern

Turrets are those little towers that jut out from buildings, such as a castle, fortress or city wall, and can occasionally be found clinging like a vertiginous barnacle to the spires of ecclesiastical buildings too. They're usually positioned on prominent corners and can be very ornamental and... Read more about Turretz - Cross Stitch Pattern

"Bombe Surprise" is a French expression, and one which certainly doesn't call for an interpreter to translate - "The Surprise Bomb".

It's a decadent, luxuriously self-indulgent desert which first put in an appearance in the 1880's. Quite simply, ice cream is... Read more about Bombe Suprise - Cross Stitch Pattern

Model stitched on fabric of your choice with any one color of floss. Stitch count is 175w x 175h.

"There's a great white whale With a great big tail And a little one, he's called "Good" There are ships with sails A giraffe called Gail And a cabin made all out of wood There's a mouse in the mill He's from Old Amsterdam He's lived there all his life And the boy and... Read more about Fishin' 4 Condiments - Cross Stitch Pattern

Fetch your needle, be quick
There is stitching to do
This fine beauty might take you a while
It's so pleasant to stitch
Guaranteed to bewitch
It's a sampler with charm and great style


Soliloquy in Stitch is the Long Dog equivalent of "talking to... Read more about Soliloquy in Stitch - Cross Stitch Pattern

Pennance Lite is the perfect "something to do" while you mull over all the naughty little things you've been up to recently.

It won't require you to prostrate yourself on the floor and wail a lot, unless you've dropped your needle; it has a built in frog repellent so you... Read more about Pennance Lite - Cross Stitch Pattern

The Romans introduced the brown hare to these sceptered isles more than 2000 years ago, and this magical creature has been with us ever since. Spiritually the hare is symbolic of abundance, fertility and rebirth. It represents agility, speed, inner wisdom and, in some cultures, trickery, madness,... Read more about Twee Hazen - Cross Stitch Pattern

Oh! The Sweet Bye & Bye. Let's hand stitch it as in days of yore. You'll find emus and elephants there. Spotted bunnies and critters galore. As we sew let us think of good times. Of the pleasures that are yet to come. And wonder where does the time go. And why does my bum feel quite numb?... Read more about The Sweet Bye & Bye - Cross Stitch Pattern

The Victorians and Edwardians used to love Motto Samplers to hang over the fireplace, or in some prominent position in the kitchen. They were relatively uncomplicated affairs which usually bore a few mawkish words such as "Home Sweet Home" or an uplifting Biblical phrase like "Fight the... Read more about Conjugal Rights - Cross Stitch Pattern

"All things bright and beautiful, All things great and small, all things wise and wonderful, The Lord God made them all. Each little flower that opens, each little bird that sings, he made their glowing colours, he made their tiny wings. He gave us eyes to see them, and lips that we might tell,... Read more about All Things - Cross Stitch Pattern

"The purple-headed mountain, the river running by, the sunset and the morning, that brightens up the sky. The tall trees in the greenwood, the meadows where we play, the rushes by the water, we gather ever day. The cold wind in the winter, the pleasant summer sun, the ripe fruits in the garden,... Read more about All Things II - Cross Stitch Pattern

Model can be stitched on any fabric of your choice using DMC floss. Stitch count: 293 x 337 and the finished size on 32 count is 18.31" x 21.06".

Model stitched on your choice of fabric Gentle Arts Sampler Threads (DMC equivalents available). Stitch Count: 315W x 312H.

Model stitched on fabric of your choice with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 400x269.

Based on traditional Dutch/Low Countries designs and motifs, the legend reads: "Day and night, sun and moon, air and light, everyone must have and none can buy".

Model stitched on your choice of fabric with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 331W x 255H. Finished size on 32 ct is 20.69 in wide X 14.06 in high.

Model can be stitched on any fabric of your choice using DMC floss. Stitch count: 229w x 194h.

Pattern stitched on your choice of fabric with your choice of floss. Stitch Count is 243w x 275h.

Model can be stitched on any fabric of your choice using DMC floss. Stitch counts: 108w x 276h, 104w x 132h, 132w x 132h, 246w x 134h.

Stitched on your choice of fabric with your choice of floss. The stitch count is 380W x 293H.

Model can be stitched on any fabric using and thread of your choice. DMC skeins converted by dividing length in meter by 8 because there are 8 meters of threads in a DMC skein. Stitch count: 201w x 236h.

This design has been influenced by the Elizabethan fashion for creating Knot Gardens of Parterres which used strict geometric patterns in the execution.

Model can be stitched on any fabric of your choice using DMC floss or Gentle Arts Sampler Threads. Stitch count: 226w x 226h and the finished size is 16.14" x 16.14" on 14 count.

Model stitched on 18 Ct. Silver Lurex Aida (or fabric of your choice) with Gentle Arts threads (DMC conversion available). Stitch Count: 315W x 312H. Finished size on 18 count is 17.5" x 17.3"

Key Details for Scarlet Ribands: Design Style: Traditional Quaker sampler. Stitch count 341 x 321 Finished Sizes: 14-count Aida/28-count linen: Approx. inches 22.43 x 22.93 16-count Aida/32-count linen: Approx. inches 19.63 x20.1 Phrases Included: "Practice makes perfect,"... Read more about Scarlet Ribands - Cross Stitch Pattern

Model can be stitched on your choice of fabric. Model was stitched using Gentle Arts threads (DMC equivalents available). Stitch count: 356w x 395h. Finished size on 32 count is 22.25" x 24.69".

Model can be stitched on any fabric using any thread of your choice. DMC skeins converted by dividing length in meter by 8 because there are 8 meters of threads in a DMC skein. Stitch count: 277w x 357h.

Model stitched on your choice of Fabric and floss. The stitch count is 304W x 409H.

Model can be stitched on any fabric. Model was stitched with Gentle Arts threads (DMC equivalents available). Stitch count: 194W x 231H. Finished size on 32 ct is 12.13 in wide X 14.44 in high.

Model can be stitched on any fabric using any thread of your choice. Stitch count: 226W x 300H.

Model stitched on fabric of your choice with any one color of floss. DMC skeins converted by dividing length in meter by 8 because there are 8 meters of threads in a DMC skein. Stitch Count: 188x647. Includes alphabet and number chart.

Model stitched on fabric of your choice with any one color of thread. Stitch Count: 131 x 258.

"The heat of the Summer comes hastily on, the fruits are transparent and clear. The buds and the blossoms of April are gone, and the deep coloured cherries appear." Model can be stitched on any fabric using Gentle Art Sampler threads or DMC floss (817, 814, 554, 3810,581, 3824, 3837, 962, 3687, 3755, 503, 307, 922, 160, 3801, 604, 310, 909, 745, 436). Stitch Count: 199x289.

"Count your blessings instead of sleep." Model stitched on fabric of your choice with Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 153x213.

Pattern by Long Dog Samplers featuring a sheet of music with the lyric "On every tree there sits a bird singing a song of love."

Model stitched on fabric of your choice with Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 293W x 126H and the finished size is 20.93" x 9" on 28 ct.

Model stitched on fabric of your choice with any one color of thread. Stitch Count: 131x258.

"Let not mercy and truth forsake thee, bind them about my neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart. Proverbs 3:3".

Pattern stitched on fabric of your choice with any one color of thread. Stitch Count: 360 x 338.

Model stitched on fabric of your choice with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 275x369.

Model can be stitched on any fabric of your choice using thread of your choice. Stitch count: 163 x 207.

Model can be stitched on any fabric of your choice using two thread colors of your choice. Stitch count: 169 x 275.

Model stitched on fabric of your choice with Gentle Art Sampler threads (DMC Conversion included). Stitch Count: 211 x 220 and the finished size is 15.07" x 15.71" on 28 count.

Model can be stitched on any fabric using any thread of your choice. Stitch count: 433 x 208.

Model stitched on your choice of fabric with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 154W x 312H and the finished size is 11" x 22.29" on 28 count fabric.

Hoity Toity by Long Dog Samplers is a fun intricate design with peacocks, cardinals, and hidden letters!

Model stitched on fabric of your choice with Gentle Arts floss (includes DMC conversion). The stitch count is 197 x 282 with a finished size on 32 ct. linen of 12.31" x 17.63".

Model stitched on fabric of your choice with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 372 x 325. If stitching on a 32 Ct. fabric, you will need approximately 252 meters of 6 ply thread to complete the design.

Model stitched on 16 Ct./32 Ct. fabric of your choice with DMC floss Stitch Count: 111 x 145 and the finished size is 6.94" x 9.06". Includes and alphabet and number chart.

Model stitched on fabric of your choice with one color of floss. For 14/28 Ct. fabric size is 27.79" x 32.21". You will need 290 meters of 6 ply thread. For 16/32 Ct., fabric size is 25.06" x 28.94". You will need 255 meters of 6 ply thread. For 18/36 Ct., fabric size is 22.94" x... Read more about Pilgrim, The - Cross Stitch Pattern

The dictionary states that when something is "spangled" it's been spritzed up, spruced up and made more colourful. They were right on all three counts as far as this sampler is concerned and they didn't even bother to mention being covered in stars to boot.

There are 95 stars on... Read more about Spangled - Cross Stitch Pattern