Reproduction Samplers Cross Stitch Patterns Page 5

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 beautiful Virgin Mary surrounded by colored motifs.

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct linen using Soie D'Alger silk floss. Stitch count is 312 x 235. Required Au Ver A Soie Soie d'Alger 2928 and 3996 have been discontinued.
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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"

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 about Elizabeth Sheffield 1784 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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

Note from the designer - This needlework was designed after an English sampler in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts-Boston. The lush border flowers are similar to those on a sampler made by Sarah Brignell from around the same period, suggesting the existence of a school or teacher whose... Read more about Jane Atkinson circa 1780 - 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 - "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 finely stitched German sampler begins with a single row of alphabets above an immensely intricate collection of symbolic cross stitched motifs, including battling angels, the figure of Justice with her scales, the spies of Canaan, the crucifixion, Adam and Eve... Read more about Hanna Katerina 1734 German Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern

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 about M Quertier 1799 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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 about German Sampler by AEDEGNES 1746 - 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

Fanny Hancock's father, Ebenezer Hancock, was cousin to the famous John Hancock. Born in 1785, Fanny sewed her sampler at age 11. She married Nathaniel Parker of Boston in 1803, and died in 1834. The colors on the back side of her sampler retained much of their original brilliance, and are... Read more about Fanny Hancock 1796 - 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

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

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".

This lovely sampler is of Scottish origin.

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.

Model stitched over 2 threads on fabric of your choice with Au Ver a Soie Soie d'Alger silk floss (or DMC floss 720, 554, 3753, 932, 3348, 3346, 745, 725, 945, 948, 818, 3831, white, 822, 369, 3756, 435, 801, 738, 310, 3865). Also required, but not listed above 3712 from Au Ver a Soie Soie d'Alger. Stitch Count: 271x214. Design Size on 32 Ct. Fabric: 17" x 13"

Pattern by Lila's Studio featuring an antique inspired design with birds, flowers, and the words "Be Mine."

Model stitched on 36 Ct. Sand Edinburgh linen with Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 165W x 81H and the finished size is 9.17" x 4.5".

Model stitched on 32 Ct. Creme Brulee linen with Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch count: 282 x 233. Design Size: 18" x 15".

Model stitched on 32 Ct. linen of your choice with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 90W x 88H. Design Size: 6" x 6". Finishing instructions included.

Model stitched on 32 Ct. Heritage Belfast linen with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 116 x 70. Finished Size is 7.25 in wide X 4.38 in high.

Model stitched on 28 Ct. Wren by Picture this Plus. Stitched using Gentle Arts Threads. Stitch Count: 50x50. Design Size: 3" x 3".

Model stitched two over two on 28 Ct. Wren by Picture This Plus with Gentle Art Sampler Threads. Stitch Count: 50 x 50. Design Size: 4" x 4".

Model stitched one over two on 36 Ct. Grey by Weeks Dye Works using Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count for Pinkeep: 125 x 105. Finished Size: 7" x 6". Stitch Count for Ornament: 84 x 47. Finished Size: 5" x 3".

"Weep not for me my children dear. Angels weep when children mourn."

Model stitched on 36 Ct. Buttercream by Lakeside Linens with NPI Silks. Stitch Count: 419W x 269H.

Model stitched on 40 ct. Buttercream linen with Needlepoint Inc Silks. Stitch Count: 77W x 97H.

Model stitched on 32 Ct. Natural linen using DMC floss. Stitch Count: 93W x 118H

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: 90 x 145. Finished Size: 6" x 10" Or Stitch Count: 180 x 290. Finished Size: 12" x 19"

Model stitched on 20 Ct. Straw linen by Weeks Dye Works with one thread over two using with Classic Colorworks, Gentle Art Simply Wool & Sampler threads and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 182x224. Finished size: 18.2" x 22.4".

Model worked on 40 Ct. Ale from Picture this Plus using one strand of Needlepoint Inc. Silk over two threads of linen. Stitch count 186x156.

Model stitched over two on 30 Ct. Raw/Natural Belfast linen with Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 75x127. Finished Size: 5" x 8".

Model stitched on 32 Ct. Parchment linen by Weeks Dye Works with Classic Colorworks floss. Finishing instructions included.

Model stitched on 32 Ct. Murkey by Picture This Plus with Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 153x95. Design Size: 10" x 6".

Model stitched on 36 Ct. Natural Edinburgh linen over two using Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch count 82x82. Approximate size 5 1/2" x 5".

"Dwell not on Earthly treasures nor covet or envy or pout. Thou entered this world and brought nothing in it, and will carry with thee nothing out." Model stitched on 36 Ct. Vintage Pearled Barley over two using Weeks Dye Works. Stitch count 118x130.

"The Christmas witch she loved to stitch. She stitched a hat for her black rat, she stitched a cake for her black snake. Oh for pity's sake, she stitched a mat for her black cat."

Model stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. Vintage Autumn Gold by Lakeside Linens with DMC floss and Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 162W x 168H.

Model stitched over 2 threads on 35 Ct. Parchment linen with Needlepoint Inc Silk. Stitch Count: 84W x 212H

Model stitched on 40 Ct. Wren by Picture this Plus over two using DMC floss. Stitch count 88x151.

Model stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Platinum Edinburgh linen with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 83W x 85H. Finishing instructions provided.

Model stitched over two threads on 40 Ct. Heritage by Picture This Plus using Needlepoint Silk and Thread Gatherer Silk n Colors. Stitch count 145x136.

Model stitched over two threads on 32 Ct. Vintage Meadow Rue by Lakeside Linens using DMC floss. Stitch Count: 65x80