Featuring the octagonal motifs often seen in old Quaker Samplers, this game board has a wise saying around it's border - "All work and no play makes Jack a Dull Boy. All Play and No Work Make Jack a Mere Toy." Worked in all cross stitch but suggestions are given for adding specialty stitches... Read more
We are so excited to share the newest Quaker! We love this fun and playful Quaker with all the little St. Patrick's Day motifs and how the colors make it come to life!!
Model stitched on 25 count Potato (some great alternative cloths 16 count Rustico Oatmeal or 36 Count Platinum Linen)... Read more
This Quaker design from Praiseworthy Stitches is worked in shades of blue and white and features snowmen and snowflakes.
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Crystal Aerial linen from Picture This Plus with Weeks Dye Works floss and Kreinik Blending Filament. Stitch Count: 212 x 214. Finished size:13.3" x 13.3"
Model stitched over two threads on 32 Ct. Linen of your choice with Gentle Arts Sampler Threads and Weeks Dye Works. Stitch count: 64W x 80H. Design Size: 4" x 5"
Model stitched over two threads on 28 Ct. Linen over your choice with Gentle Arts Sampler Threads and Weeks Dye Works. Stitch count: 88W x 95H. Design Size: 7" x 7". Comes with a star button.
Model stitched over 2 threads on 18 Ct. Natural linen with either #5 pearl cotton or 4 strands of regular Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks, and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 96 x 145. Design Size: 6" x 9" Red Button Included.
Model stitched on 32 Ct. White Chocolate 13 1/2" x 15"
32 Ct. Milk Chocolate 13 1/2" x 15"
32 Ct. Black Chocolate 13 1/2"x 12"
Using Caron Waterlilies, Soie Cristale (1122, 1136, 1146 1 skein of each)
and buttons of your choice.
Ball circumference is 19 1/2".
A reproduction of a Quaker Sampler from Plymouth Meeting area, Montgomery County, PA.
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 37 Ct. Russian Tea Cake linen by Legacy Linens with Needlepoint Inc Silk. Stitches used are cross over 2 linen threads, chain, eyelet, satin, stem and straight.... Read more
Spring Quaker: Bunnies & Chicks It's hard not to feel cheerful when spring arrives. This monochromatic quaker is sure to get you in the mood for Spring. Colorful bunnies, chicks,and floral motifs fill this quaker design. The chart stitch count is 159 x 101 stitches. The framed model was stitched... Read more
Model stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. Murky Lugana from Picture This Plus with Gentle Art Sampler threads, Classic Colorworks floss and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 47x53. Finished size: 3.5" x 4".
Model stitched on 32ct Murky Lugana with Classic Colorworks "Black Coffee". Stitch Count: approximately 57W x 57H. Finished size: approximately 4.1" x 4.1".
About the Sampler: Given the few clues provided, a scattering of initials and a year only, it is impossible to know more about the stitcher of this lovely sampler with its motifs of delicately arching floral stems, oval leafed cartouche, paired birds and potted florals. The motifs themselves are... Read more
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
This cute little pin cushion is a perfect stash buster. Look closely and you will spot Mother Spider hidden amongst the Quaker style motif with her baby spiders clinging to her back. Choose fabric and threads to suit your taste or match your decor. Pins shown on the model are from Puntini Puntini.... Read more
Note from the designer - "Acquired in England, one might assume that this classic Quaker motif sampler was made at the Ackworth School in Yorkshire. However the influence of the designs promulgated by the Quaker School needleworkers stretched far beyond the confines of the school's walls. This... Read more
Note from the designer - "In 1779, the Quaker Friends School at Ackworth, Yorkshire, was established for the purpose of educating young people of both sexes, and instilling the values of their Society; equality, simplicity, peace. Girls received nearly the same instruction as boys. Out of this... Read more
Note from the designer - "A classic Quaker sampler from the Delaware Valley, this sampler demonstrates the style and many of the motifs that make them so easy to identify. The inner oval vine-and-leaf cartouche surrounding the alphabets probably originated at the Westtown School in Chester... Read more
Note from the designer - "This Quaker sampler came from the vicinity of York, England, where a Quaker school existed at the same time as the more famous Ackworth School, not far from there. The Parnell name is still fairly common in the district, and the family was Quaker.
Linen count and finished size: 35-count 18-3/4" x 24"; or 40 count 16-1/2" x 21"
According to a note attached to the back of the original sampler, it was probably made near Newtown, Pennsylvania. The attribution at the center is surrounded by a typical Quaker leafy cartouche with opposing flowers and facing birds above. Other characteristic Quaker motifs include eight point... Read more
Note from the designer: "The characteristic that readily identifies the origin of this sampler is the distinctive vine and rose border, configured such that a leaf on one side and a rosebud stem on the other give the illusion of a double vine. It is almost always found executed in cross stitch... Read more
Model stitched two over two on 28 Ct. Pampas Cashel Linen with Weeks Dye Works thread Matte Spruce Teenie Round Buttons (included with the pattern), and Mill Hill Beads. Stitch Count: 60W x 60H. Design Size: 4" x 4".
Model stitched two over two on 28 Ct. Pampas Cashel Linen with Weeks Dye Works thread Matte Spruce Teenie Round Buttons (included with the pattern), and Mill Hill Beads. Stitch Count: 60W x 60H. Design Size: 4" x 4".
Package contains patterns for both a multicolor and one color version of the design. The models were stitched on 32 Ct. Light Examplar by Lakeside Linens with DMC, Gentle Arts and Olde Willow Stitchery threads (not listed). Stitch Count: 222W x 139H. Finished size: 13.8" x 8.6".
This sampler is an accurate reproduction of an American Quaker sampler from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. A small image of the antique and a brief family genealogy are included in the package of this sweet sampler.
Model stitched on 36 ct. Straw by Weeks Dye Works using Needlepoint Inc. thread with DMC substitutions listed. Stitch count is 143 x 132.