This Quaker pattern by Needle Treasures Nook features a simple and beautiful raspberry design.
This pattern is stitched on 36 ct. light mocha linen using DMC, Weeks Dye works, and Gentle Arts threads. Stitch count is 49w x 50h and finished size is 2.72" x 2.78".
This Quaker pattern by Needle Treasures Nook features a sewing machine surrounded by a border of scissors with the word "Sewing" underneath.
This pattern is stitched on 32 ct. vintage mocha linen using DMC, Classic Colorworks, and Gentle Arts threads. Stitch count is 81w x 79h and finished size is 5.06" x 4.94".
This Quaker pattern by Needle Treasures Nook features a squirrel surrounded by a wreath of flowers.
This pattern is stitched on 36 ct. vintage mocha linen using DMC and Gentle Arts threads. Stitch count is 55w x 55h and finished size is 3.06" x 3.06".
A sampler in the style of the Quaker samplers of the 17th and 18th centuries. Stitched with a single color of dark floss (Gentle Arts and Vikki Clayton Hand Dyed Fibers (not available) Stitch Count: 108W x 170H.
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... Read more
Ann Hunt inscribed the town she stitched her sampler in as Nailsea in 1805. Nailsea is a town in Somerset, England. Research does not reveal the existence of a Quaker school there, although at least one other very similar polychrome Quaker medallion sampler has been discovered stitched a year... 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
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".
This elegant Quaker heart makes a lovely Valentine's Day, Wedding or Anniversary gift. Choose a small alphabet to personalize the design with names, initials and dates. It was worked on 35 ct Weeks Dye Works Kirs Bon Bon. Don't shy away from the dark fabric - use a white cloth on your lap to make... Read more
Model stitched with two strands on your choice of fabric using DMC floss. Stitch Count: 168x168. Specialty Stitches Used: French Knot and Smyrna Cross. Design Size on 16/32 Ct.: 10 1/2" x 10 1/2"
Welcome Fall was a fun design inspired specifically by the Pirate Robin Harvest Gold thread I used. I thoroughly enjoy stitching Quaker designs. Stitched primarily in a single variegated thread, the design features a variety of autumnal motifs, with the lettering in a complementary second thread... Read more
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".
Note from the designer - The Ackworth Friendship Book is an accordion-style book of Quaker motifs from Ackworth School in northern England. There are 10 stitched pages. Each set of pages forms a pocket in which you can store special treasures. On my model, I stitched the front and back book... Read more
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.
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