The model was stitched on Zweigart-based linen overdyed. We recommend that you stitch Amelia on your preferred colour, fabric, and count of fabric. Aida, Linaida, or linen can be used. Amelia's cheery sampler has been reproduced with a palette of only 8 colours from Au Ver Soie's range of Soie... Read more
Model stitched on Fox and Rabbit 40 ct. Saltbush linen using Weeks Dye Works, Gentle Art, Classic Colorworks and DMC threads.
Stitch count: 248w x 276h
Cross stitch pattern from Darling & Whimsy Designs featuring a squirrel and its favorite nut!
Model stitched on 28 ct Garden Path linen from Color and Cotton using Classic Colorworks threads or DMC. Stitch count: 43w x 43h and the finished size is 3.07" x 3.07".
This design features the text "Vivez longtemps soyez heureux
Bien chers Parents ce sont mes voeux."
A wish from a child to her parents, for long and happy lives. They are surrounded by birds and flowers, while shepherding lambs in the French countryside.
Note from the designer - "This sweet English sampler is the first I've ever seen with a border made up of flying cherubs. It also features a "geode" (mosaic) parrot- a distinctively stylized bird that appears on other samplers made in England, New England, and the Netherlands throughout... Read more
Note from the designer - "Rhode Island samplers were among the first American schoolgirl embroideries to be recognized by serious collectors and textile scholars as a distinctive group with extraordinary visual appeal. The Sheffield sampler is delicately worked with an unusually pleasing... Read more
A unique four-sided geometric border is the highlight of this American sampler, consisting of nine rows of letters and numerals surrounded by a counted satin stitch sawtooth inner border. The design looks like something that might have inspired the Dutch artist Piet Mondrian. I have not been able... Read more
Note from the designer - "A characteristically northern German sampler, this example from Hamburg consists of random symbolic spot motifs, with a unifying central scene and borders. Religious symbols are commonly found on almost all continental samplers, and Adam and Eve in particular is often... Read more
In the upper register of this finely stitched English sampler there is featured an unusual vignette of Adam and Eve beneath the tree of life (with a menacing black faced serpent) flanked by mirror image brick cottages, followed by a pious verse:
Note from the designer - "Several band samplers very similar to this one are in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London as well as in other important collections. This particular sampler came from the collection of The Scarlet Letter, and is now in a private collection. A... Read more
Note from the designer: "Hannah Mosher was born March 12th, 1786, in Hollis, New Hampshire, the fourth and last child of Abijah and Hannah Mosher. On March 7, 1813, she married the Rev. Walter Chapin of Woodstock, Vermont. Apart from this sketchy biographical information, found in the History of... Read more
This sampler was made in Scotland and includes many of the traditional motifs associated with samplermaking in this region. Firstly, Janet has included many initials of family members. However the initials at the center- G R 3 -refer to the then-reigning monarch, King George III. The flowering... Read more
Note from the designer: "This small and brilliantly preserved band sampler demonstrates a wide variety of stitches found on many seventeenth century samplers. The beautifully shaded flower heads and leaves are filled in with connecting tiers of trellis stitch."
Model stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Legacy linen by Picture This Plus with Weeks Dye Works floss, DMC floss, and Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 126W x 165H
Models all stitched over two on 36 Ct. Nantucket Brew by R&R Reproductions using Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count for Pin Disk: 43 x 57. Design Size: 2" x 3". Stitch count for Needlebook: 76 x 43, 4" x 2". Stitch Count for Scissor Fob: 40 x 32, 2" x 2".
Model stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Aspen linen by Picture This Plus with Classic Colorworks floss and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 123H x 255W. Finished Size: 7" x 15"
Model stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Vintage Sand Dune linen with Weeks Dye Works floss, Gentle Art Sampler threads and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 115W x 181H
Model stitched on 40 Ct. parchment linen using Gentle Art Sampler Threads. Stitch Count: 285W x 260H. Design Size: 14" x 13". Finishing instructions included.
Model stitched on 36 ct. Legacy Linen from Picture this Plus using Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks, and The Gentle Art threads. Stitch count is 286 x 323.
"See the kind shepherd Jesus stands and calls his sheep by name gathers the feeble in his arms and feeds each tender lamb. Sarah Stewart Hardman Work Age 7 1824"
Model stitched on 28 Ct. Vintage Light Examplar using Classic Colorworks. Also can be stitched with Tudor Silk. Stitch count is 236W x 256H. The finished size is 14.8 x 16.
"Next unto God Dear Parents I address Myself to you in Humble Thankfulness For all your care and Charge on me bestowed The means of Learning unto me Allowed Go on I pray and Let me still Pursue Those Golden Arts the Vulgar never knew."
Model stitched one over two on your choice... Read more
Model stitched two over two on 32 Ct. Colonial Parchment using Gentle Art Sampler Threads and Classic Colorworks. Also required for the chenille trim, but not listed above Lady Dot Creates Thundercloud. Stitch Count: 51W x 51H. Design Size: 3" x 3".
Model stitched on 36 Ct. Pecan Butter from Lakeside Linens using Soie d'Alger threads. Stitched mainly in cross stitch over 2 linen threads with a small amount of cross stitch over 1 linen thread. Stitch Count: 266W x 301H. Design size: 14.78" x 16.72"
Model stitched two over two on 40 Ct. Espresso from R&R Reproductions using Classic Colorworks and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 426W x 186H. Design Size: 21 1/4" x 9 1/4"
Model stitched one over two on 40 Ct. Wren using Weeks Dye Works. Stitch Count: Front 74W x 88H, Back 77W x 106H. Finished Size: 3 1/4" x 4 3/4" Finishing Instructions Included.
Model was reversibly stitched over two and three threads on 36 Ct. linen of your choice using Soie d'Alger. Specialty Stitches Used. Stitch Count: 258W x 304H. Design Size: 7.78" X 27.22"
Model stitched one over two on 32 Ct. Straw linen using Classic Colorworks, Gentle Art Sampler Threads and Weeks Dye Works. Stitch Count: 141W x 139H. Design Size: 8.81" x 8.68"
"Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil for thou art with me."
Model stitched over two on 40 Ct. Parchment from Weeks Dye Works, using Au Ver A Soie - Soie d'Alger. Soie 100.3 and DMC equivalents given. Stitch Count: 303W x 324H. Design Size: 15.15" x 16.20"
Model stitched on 46 Ct. Cocoa Linen by Weeks Dye Works with Needlepoint Inc. floss. Stitch count: 244 x 290. Finished size is 10.61 in wide X 12.61 in high.
Model stitched one over two on 36 Ct. Wren using Dinky Dyes Silk, Classic Colorworks Belle Soie, and Glorianna Silks. Stitch Count: 155W x 130H. Design Size: 8.5" x 7.25"