Reproduction Samplers Cross Stitch Page 5

Birds on the Temple is a reproduction of a sweet little antique sampler. While there is a set of initials and a year on the sampler, what really stood out to me was the birds sitting on the temple. I decided to use The Gentle Arts Simply Wool again for this one. It's such a joy to stitch with.... Read more about Birds on the Temple - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from The Proper Stitcher featuring a lovely reproduction sampler!

The pattern is stitched on 36 count linen using Retors Du Nord by Sajou floss (not listed). Stitch Count: 168 x 179. Finished size is 9 3/8" x 10".

This sampler is an adaptation from a sampler in my collection. This chart contains the pattern for the scissor fob shown along with all finishing instructions.

Model stitched over two threads on 36 ct Straw from Weeks Dye Works using Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count is 204w x 76h. Finished size is 11.33" x 4.22". Finished Size of Pinkeep: 5"w x 3.50"h.

Sesquicentennial Alphabet in Blue, 1874-2024 is a reproduction pattern of an antique cross stitch celebrating its special 150th birthday this year.

It was stitched on 36 count linen with Classic Colorworks threads. Stitch count is 310 x 89. Finished size is 17 1/4" x 5".

Note from the designer: Alice Maud Tippett at the young age of 11 years stitched an adorable little sampler using a scrap of Penelope canvas and a beautiful palette of nine colours. The colours harmonise so well! Alice records on her sampler that she attended St Ervan's Board School. When the... Read more about Alice M Tippett 1894 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Prairie Schooler featuring a patriotic sampler!

Models stitched on 16 count fabric using 2 strands of DMC floss. Stitch count: Double Eagle - 52H x 145W; Elephant - 38H x 54W; Donkey - 41H x 50W; Uncle Sam & Lady Liberty - 82H x 54W. Finished sizes are Double... Read more about American Primitive - Cross Stitch Pattern

Agnes Binnie was born in Stirlingshire, Scotland, on March 22, 1808, to Robert Binnie and Mary Addie. She married James Barclay on March 16, 1832, in Falkirk, Stirlingshire. The couple had at least six sons and three daughters. Around 1870 they emigrated to Scotland Township in McDonough, Illinois.... Read more about Agnes Binnie 1824 - Cross Stitch Pattern

This wonderfully symmetrical English sampler features a pair of silky floating swans and large twin sunflowers, executed in a rich natural palette of color. Birds fly over the tops of three flower-trees in the top third. A sumptuous basket of fruit is stitched between the golden swans, and towering... Read more about Jane Smith 1814 - Cross Stitch Pattern

This pattern from La D D features a reproduction sampler with a large white house, flowers, birds and "Mary Collier, her work in the 9th year of her age, the year 1814."

Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Spiced Honey from Color and Cotton. Stitch count is 222 x 268.

Hetty Person is a reproduction sampler finished as a pillow.

Stitch count is 74w x 131h. The model is stitched on 40 count Milk & Honey by Fiber on A Whim.

Cross stitch pattern from Little Robin Designs featuring a lovely reproduction sampler!

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Cream and Sugar from Fiber on a Whim using Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks, and Gentle Arts threads. Stitch count is 169w x 234h.

Cross stitch pattern from Reflets De Soie featuring an English sampler reproduction!

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Vintage Magnolia from Lakeside Linen using Soie 1003 from Au Ver Soie with DMC converion. Stitch count is 535 x 388.

Cross stitch pattern from Reflets De Soie featuring a booklet of 6 little french school samplers!

Patterns are stitched on the fabric of your choice using Soie D'Alger threads with DMC conversion.
Stitch counts are:
Helene Chazard:200 x 171
Vicrotine Dupin 1908:168 x... Read more about Souvenirs d'Ecole 2023 - Cross Stitch Pattern

A beautiful Berlin Woolwork Bouquet to create a little bag or any other project.

Stitched with Soie d'Alger on 16 ct Pearl Grey linen. Stitch count is 173 x 144.

Germaine Villeret stitched her large colorful sampler in 1925. The colors are as beautiful front as back. You can stitch it in either Soie d'Alger, 1003 silk or DMC. Stitch count is 308 x 320.

Model stitched on 46 count Weeks Dye Works Cocoa Linen using Au Ver A Soie Silk 100/3 Silk threads. Stitch Count: 232 x 313.

Reproduction cross stitch pattern from Hands Across the Sea Samplers! Mary stitched her delightful sampler with cross stitch over two threads of linen and four-sided stitch. The sampler is suitable for needleworkers of all levels of ability and can be stitched on Aida, Linaida or linen.

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Who was Mrs Campbell? Without a first name for Mrs Campbell, it has proved impossible to trace her. We believe that Mrs Campbell was most probably a needlework teacher and that her colourful sampler was used as a teaching tool.

Model was stitched on Woodsmoke by Tabby Cat Linens. Stitch... Read more about Mrs Campbell 1805 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Models stitched on 36 ct. Hog Bristle and Eureka linen by Fox and Rabbit using Valdani threads.

Stitch counts:
George B. Tobey 1854: 100 x 130. Finished size: 5.55 x 7.22
True Happiness 1854: 134 x 130. Finished size: 7.5 x 5.

Also required but not listed is Valdani thread Natural.

This design by Annie Beez Folk Art features an alphabet and number sampler, along with hearts, flowers, and birds! At the bottom the design reads "Margaret Robertson August 14 1855"

Model stitched on 40ct Vintage Examplar by Lakeside Linens using Classic Colorworks, Gentle Arts, and Weeks Dye Works thread. Stitch count: 137w x 139h.

A beautifully detailed sampler inspired by an antique schoolgirl piece, featuring delicate florals and a heartfelt verse. Stitched in soft, muted tones, this design captures a timeless elegance perfect for those who love classic, heirloom-style stitching.

Stitched on 40 count Espresso... Read more about Lidya Corker Sampler Sewing Roll - Cross Stitch Pattern

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 about Amelia Bachelor 1863 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Antique reproduction sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers! Note from the designer:

I have been looking for a "Home Sweet Home" sampler to stitch since the beginning of my needlework journey with samplers. Whilst I like the "motto" needleworks so popular with the... Read more about Ellen Barber 1895 Home Sweet Home - Cross Stitch Pattern

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".

Cross stitch pattern from Hands Across The Sea Samplers featuring a sampler with a young girl!
Model can be stitched on 28 ct. or 32 ct. linen using DMC thread. Stitch count is 153 x 220. Finished size on 28 ct is 10.93" x 15.71" and on 32 ct 9.56"x 13.75".

Note: Soie 100.3 607 is not available.

Cross stitch pattern from Lila's Studio featuring a reproduction sampler with the Lord's Prayer.

The model was stitched with 1 strand of floss over 2 threads of fabric on 40 Ct. Old Massachusetts by The Primitive Hare with Gloriana Silk floss. Stitch Count: 144 x 172. Finished size: 7.2" x 8.6"

This sampler design by Hello From Liz Mathews features flowers, trees, and "Youth and vigor soon will flee. Blooming beauty lose it's charms. All that's mortal soon will be enclosed in death's cold arms." A second chart combines a collection of the motifs from the large sampler... Read more about Vanity Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern

A reproduction sampler from Reflets de Soie, worked in red, featuring an alphabet and "Uxeaux 1897."

Model stitched on 40 ct. Zweigart Newcastle or 36 ct. Edinburgh linen using DMC thread. Stitch count is 208 x 210.

This design from Reflets de Soie has lots of bright pink roses, an alphabet sampler, and the text "Heloise Cornu 1896".

Model stitched on your choice of 16ct Linen by Zweigart using Soie d'Alger thread. Stitch count: 283 x 320.

Cross stitch pattern from Relets de Soie with a winding ribbon border, alphabet, roses in the center, and "Marthe Salle 1912."

Model stitched on 40 ct. Zweigart linen using Soie d'Alger thread. DMC alternatives also provided. Stitch count is 299 x 323.

Note from the designer - "Reproduction of a French sampler dated 1888. Claudia was 8 years old when she embroidered her sampler. A very elegant monochrome sampler."

Model stitched on 40ct Linen using Soie d'Alger thread. Stitch Count: 259 x 260.

Cross stitch pattern from Reflets de Soie featuring a French sampler with the alphabet and parrots.

Model stitched on 16 ct. linen using DMC thread. Stitch count is 323 x 278. Finished size is 20.2" x 17.4"

A derivative 17th-century canvas work picture. The Adam and Eve legend was a more popular theme on samplers after the early eighteenth century so this example is quite unusual. The pair are not often seen on earlier needleworks, even though most illustrated bibles of the sixteenth and seventeenth... Read more about And All Was For An Appil - Cross Stitch Pattern

This Irish Quaker sampler features an alphabet at the tope, verse, bands, and flowers. The verse reads "Great Almighty God above plant in my heart a fund of love, that I my mercies may adore and bless and praise thee evermore."

Model is stitched on 40 ct linen using either cotton... Read more about Dorothy Walpole 1774 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Note from the designer - "Typical of so many Scottish samplers, Elizabeth Masterton's features an abundance of initials (likely familial), rows of evergreen trees, peacocks with seven tail feathers, and the now famous mansion house fronted by a pillared fence and gates enclosing sheep. Apart... Read more about Elizabeth Masterton 1838 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Note from the designer - "This picture was originally designed to be used as a cushion or footstool cover, or perhaps as a decorative vignette inserted into the top of a wooden box for storing precious objects. Executed entirely in cross stitch, its most prominent characters are a large squirrel... Read more about Elizabeth's Squirrel - Cross Stitch Pattern

Note from the designer - This is the most symmetrical, balanced, counted thread sampler that we have ever charted from. It is also one of the most satisfying, challenging, and beautiful samplers in the world. Originally worked on a fine wool ground, the colors of our reproduction have been matched... Read more about Dorcas Haynes 1720 - Cross Stitch Pattern

This is a pleasantly quirky, colorful sampler likely stitched in the north of England judging by some of the Scottish influences in the design. A four sided strawberry border surrounds an alphabet and a pious verse above a geometric pattern band. Below this is a scenic register with trees, birds,... Read more about Elizabeth Cheetham 1824 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Adapted from an English sampler dated 1783. The original sampler from which this piece was adapted measures 15 1/2" x 12 1/2", and was stitched over one thread of linen on approximately 50-thread-count glazed linen. The house on the left alone, which measures 71 by 62 squares on the graph,... Read more about Country Life Sampler 1783 - Cross Stitch Pattern

This English sampler combines embroidered pictorial, alphabetic, and upholstery techniques, becoming in every sense a sampler of Ms. Topham's best work. Bargello work (also known as canvaswork, Irish stitch, flamestitch, or Florentine stitch) appeared on the earliest seventeenth century samplers,... Read more about Elizabeth Topham 1727 - Cross Stitch Pattern

What makes this early Victorian English sampler so intriguing are the wonderfully naive figures of Adam, Eve and St. Michael flanking the Tree of Life. St. Michael's sword is drawn to slay the serpent, but he hardly looks formidable with his large feet and doughy body. Playskool-like Adam and Eve... Read more about Frances Marshall 1838 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Displaying the traditional color scheme of Scottish samplers, this beautiful and delicately stitched piece also employs a variety of interesting counted thread stitches including queen, doublerunning, four-sided, back, counted satin filling, cross, Algerian eyelet, and cross over one (petit... Read more about Janet Burnet 1830 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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 about Janet Carsels 1787 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Note from the designer: "This Scottish sampler is a riot of brilliant color and intricate motifs, from the Scotsman in his kilt playing a traditional dulcimer (which looks like a butter churn) in the upper left, to an elaborate mansion house fronted by a three dimensional turkeywork lawn in the... Read more about Katharine Mitchel circa 1785 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch design from Twin Peak Primitives featuring 4 primitive stocking patterns with mice. Recommended fabric: 14ct Ecru Aida, or 28ct Row Linen. Stitched with DMC threads.

Stitch counts:
Checkered Stocking - 59x129
Red Stocking - 60x135
Stocking With Holly - 64x135
Stripe Stocking - 58x128

Cross stitch sampler design from Twin Peak Primitives featuring birds, trees, plants and more.

Pattern is stitched on 20 or 40 ct Cappuccino from Fiber on a Whim using DMC floss. Stitch count is 445 x 307. Finished size is 22.25" x 15.35 on 40 count. Skeins of DMC vary depending on fabric count.

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".

Note from the designer: "This finely worked sampler features pastoral scenes above and below a lovely verse about friendship. A four-sided honeysuckle border surrounds large baskets of fruits and flowers, a fenced pasture with seven large lazy sheep and an architectural folly in the background.... Read more about Grazing Sheep circa 1810 - Cross Stitch Pattern