This is a revised version of an old design (#113). The original 2015 design has been out of print and I decided to rework it. JABC buttons are included. A cardinal is perched atop a basket of winterberry leaves berries.
Pattern is stitched on Fog Cashel using DMC threads. Stitch count is 80 x 112.
Endeavour to Improve Keepsake Box is an original design by Lori Wilson of Thread Milk Design. It compliments the reproduction sampler "Catharine w 1820 - Endeavour to Improve" which is a phrase Catharine chose to include with her original sampler. Finishing instructions are included with... Read more
Elsie Glennie Watt is a reproduction of a colorful late 19th century genealogy sampler stitched on Zweigart 40 ct Mushroom/Light Mocha. I love the rainbow of colors that Elsie used in stitching her sampler that is perfect for a springtime stitch! And the border - whether roses or strawberries, what... Read more
"Happy would it be for me, if in the rising bloom of youth, I did devote my life to thee, O thou the God of love and truth."
Jane Freebairn is another colorful Scottish sampler from approximately the same time period. Neither of the girls dated their samplers, but we can tell from... Read more
Hannah Cummins stitched her sampler in Stockton, England in 1828 when she was 9 years old. A photo of the antique sampler is included in the package. "My thoughts before they are my own are to my God distinctly known. He knows the words I mean to speak ere from opning lips they break.
Ada Mary Hornsey of Wellingborough, England stitched her sampler at age 10. "My father, my mother I know I cannot your kindness repay, but I hope that, as older I grow, I shall learn your commands to obey."
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct Light Sand linen with Needlepoint Inc Silks. Stitch Count: 184W x 238H. Finished Size: 9 1/8" x 12".
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Summer Khaki linen with Soie d'Alger silks and silk chenille. Stitch Count: 204W x 278H. Finished size: 12 3/4" x 17 3/8" Stitches used: cross stitch, satin stitch, queen stitch, double running stitch, outline stitch, chain stitch, and stitching over one. Stitch diagrams are included.
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.
An impressive reproduction of an antique 1826 sampler, featuring a large house, colourful motifs, and elegant details. This new pattern book includes both the full original sampler and a smaller, modern adaptation.
Thread options are provided for silks, DMC, and hand-dyed threads.
All stitched on 30 ct Putty from Weeks Dye Works and all using Gentle Arts Sampler Threads.
Stitch counts and finished sizes:
- My Dear - 94w x 90h (6.27" x 6")
- Tiny Basket Pinkeep - 30w x 34h (2" x 2.27")
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Cross stitch pattern from Summer House Stitche Workes. Eliza was just 17 years old when she stitched this sampler. Her sampler, with rustic elegance, features an urn with a three dimensional look. The flowers filling the urn are whimsical, each having their own "personality." Enjoy stitching... Read more
A set of 2 antique reproductions and 2 original designs, based on tiny antique fragments sourced from Pennsylvania by an unnamed stitcher. This set is designed to honor her and all unnamed stitchers.
Models stitched on 32-count 'Russian Caramel' by Number12StitchCo (a very warm neutral -... Read more
Originally stitched on perforated paper, I've reproduced this darling little piece as a pin-pillow. While I can't identify "Mrs Patmor" directly (aside from Downton Abbey!), I'm sure she was loved, as the original stitcher clearly created this to honor her beautiful home.... Read more
Previously published in Homespun Australia Magazine, this little sugar glider is surrounded flowers. It was inspired by medieval manuscripts, with an Aussie twist.
Model stitched on 32-ct "Buttercream" by Whoopsie Daisy Designs (a warm neutral) using mostly Cottage Garden Threads... Read more
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 My Sister's Samplers featuring a sampler!
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Over the Moon from Colour and Cotton. Colour and Cotton threads not listed: Solstice, Spring Moss, Maize, Adobe(2), and Tusk(3). DMC conversion included. Stitch count is 211 x 228.
Cross stitch pattern from My Sister's Samplers featuring a sampler!
Pattern is stitched on 35 ct Dark Cappicciono from R&R Reproductions using Gloriana Silk threads (Swamp Grass). Stitch count is 179 x 185. If stitching on a lower count, two skeins of floss would be needed.
Two reproduction samplers that are a collaboration between NeedleWorkPress and GigiR Designs. Note from designers: "We are happy to join together again to bring you this duo of samplers, linked together by their sweet verses. Stitch one, or both, or use them as inspiration to create your own... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from NeedleWorkPress featuring a lovely reproduction sampler with the phrase "All you my friends who now expect to see a piece of marking thus perform by me cast but a smile on this my mean endeavor i'll strive to mend and be obedient ever"
This cute, fast stitch is new to the Willow Samplings line of our designs. It is very easy to frame yourself.
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct linen using Au Ver A Soie Silk threads with DMC conversion. Stitch Count: 200 (w) x 155 (h). Finished size is 10" x 7.75".
This is a primitive stitch added to the Willow Samplings line of designs. It is very colorful and the verse is telling. Ann was 10 years old in 1824 when she stitched her sampler.
"This I have done for you to see what care my parents took of me"
A nostalgic look back to a simpler place and time. This quaint sampler shows a Swiss Shepherd and his family standing in their band-sampler garden in the shadow of the alphabet mountains. The stitch count is 194W x 245H. Choose your favorite fabric and one color of any thread (you will need 63 yards).
Hannah Alexander, a Sweet Little Sampler, is my first reproduction sampler
Hannah Alexander is stitched on 36 count Hawthorne by Needle and Flax, fabric suggestion is listed, using Au Ver A Soie threads. Stitch Count is 106 x 131
"She looketh well to the ways of her household and eateth not the bread of idleners." Model stitched on 30 count Cocoa Linen by Weeks Dye Works with Classic Colorworks Belle Soie. Stitch count: 132W x 144H.
"I sigh not for beauty nor languish for wealth but grant me kind Providence, virtue and health. Then richer thankings and more happy than they, my days shall pass sweetly and swiftly away. Elizabeth Hancock 1831." Model stitched on 30 count Straw Linen with Classic Color Works Bella Soie Silk floss. Stitch count is 271 x 237.
Model stitched on 32 Ct. Beige linen by Weeks Dye Works with Gentle Art Sampler threads Simply Wool. Stitch Count: 125x115. Design Size: 8" x 7".
Also required, but not listed above, Simply Wool Thread - Claret.
"If solid happiness we prize within our breast this jewel lies, and they are fools who roam the world has nothing to bestow, from our own selves our joys must flow and that dear hut our home."
Model stitched on 35 Ct. Gray linen by Weeks Dye Works with Needlepoint Inc Silks. Stitch Count: 286w x 257h.
Model stitched on 32 Ct. Peep's Lost Sheep fabric from the Cauldron/Dames of the needle using Gentle Arts Sampler Threads and Weeks Dye Works. Stitch Count: 90x145. Design Size: 6" x 10" Or Stitch Count: 180x290. Design Size: 12" x 19"
"When this you see remember me and keep me in your mind. Let all the world say what they will. Speak of me as you find." Model stitched on 40 Ct. Vintage Light Examplar from Lakeside Linens using Classic Colorworks silks. (DMC alternates are 370 730 3750 3031 3859 434 712 414 500 501 310 950 935) Stitch count 161x163.
Model stitched with one thread over two on 20 Ct. Straw linen by Weeks Dye Works with Classic Colorworks, Gentle Art Simply Wool & Sampler threads and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 182x224. Finished size: 18.2" x 22.4".
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