I'm really loving Quakers lately. This design was first released in an exclusive Box in 2023 and hasn't been seen since. I've had it stitched in both Sulky 12wt Cottons and in overdyed Cottage Garden Threads(Marigold, Lima, Hearth, Hugs & Kisses, and Story). The chart will provide both conversions,... Read more
This design is inspired by Nathaniel Hawthrone's short story "Rappaccini's Daughter" in which Dr. Rappaccini cultivates a beautiful but deadly garden filled with wonderous plants. Inspired by this story, I "gathered" plants from my own life and experience and put them together with... Read more
Model stitched on 28 Ct. Antique White Cashel linen with Gentle Art Sampler threads. Ants made with Mill Hill beads and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 160W x 100H. Design Size: 12" x 8"
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".
Two cross stitch patterns by Marjorie Massey. One features Quaker motifs with a bird, rabbit and watering can. The second design has Quaker motifs, and an alphabet with a rooster in the center.
Pattern is stitched on 35 ct or 32 ct Ivory linen using DMC floss. Stitch count is 125 x 125. Instructions are in French.
This piece turned out just as beautifully as I'd envisioned it in my head, late one night trying to fall asleep, which (trust me) doesn't always happen! This is such a bold statement piece due to both the heavy Quaker style alphabet and the eye catching dimensional motif which is stitched on a... Read more
From Diane Jourdan, a traditional Quaker sampler stitched on 34 Ct. Cream Devonshire linen with Vikki Clayton Hand Dyed Fibers (45 yds of Rouge) or DMC (listed in the box), or Au Ver a Soie (946). Stitch Count: 196W x 247H.
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
Lovely Quaker snowman cross stitch pattern. Shows a snowman in two shades of blue wearing a top hat and surrounded by snowflakes gently falling all around.
Pattern is stitched on 14 ct White Aida using DMC threads. Stitch count is 71 x 101.
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 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.
Models stitched on 28 Ct. Flax Cashel, 32 Ct. Natural Brown linen, and 40 Ct. Flax Newcastle linen with Caron Collection Waterlilies and Weeks Dye Works floss. Finishing instructions included.
Large Ball needs 3 fabrics all in 28ct Cashel Linen
1) 10" x 20" Piece of flax for octagons
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Both designs stitched on 36 Ct. Meadow Rue by Lakeside Linens with Brethren Blue by Gentle Art Sampler threads. Each sampler requires one 5 yard skein. Quaker Sampling IV Stitch Count: 73W x 93H. Design Size: 4" x 5". Quaker Sampling V Stitch Count: 103W x 102H. Design Size: 6" x 6"
Model stitched on 30 Ct. Parchment linen by Weeks Dye Works with Gentle Art Sampler threads, Weeks Dye Works floss, and Classic Color Works floss. Stitch Count: 80x84. Design Size: 6" x 6" Comes with heart button.
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
Lydia's sampler is an example of a more decorative Quaker marking sampler containing four different alphabets, six dividing bands, and an often seen swan and birds motif, as well as a floral spray. The colors are muted as in the Quaker style, copying those found in nature. Lydia was a talented young... 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
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