Note from the designer - "Eleanor Parr created this amazing and unique sampler some time before 1835. The border of birds encircled by vines and leaves is unprecedented. Fleurs de lys embellish each of the four corners surrounding a central reserve containing a traditional verse, floral sprays... Read more
Chart recommends 32 count linen and DMC floss, but you can stitch on any fabric of your choice! Stitch count is 630 x 390. Fabric size needed 45 inches x 31 inches. Finished size is 39.38 in wide X 24.38 in high.
Not only do I love the colors Agness used to stitch her sampler but I love how she ran out of room to stitch the date 1844 so she moved the last 4 up to another line.
Pattern is stitched on 28 ct Vintage Sand Dune from Lakeside Linen using Gentle Arts threads. Stitch count is 176 x 238. Finished size is 12.6" x 17".
"Few to good breeding make a just pretence Good breeding is the blossom of good sense. The last result of an accomplished mind. With outward grace the bodys virtue joined". I love the bands and motifs Mary Ann used in this sampler. The colors in this sampler are beautiful... the mix of blue... Read more
"Merry Olde Christmas" by Notforgotten Farm was designed by Lori Brechlin. A vintage-looking primitive design featuring the phrase "Merry Olde Christmas".
Stitched on 30 ct. natural brown linen with DMC threads, one strand over two threads. Stitch count is 87 x 87. Finished size is 5.8" x 5.8".
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.
A re-released sampler from Shakespeare's Peddler! Model stitched on 40ct Vintage Pear from Lakeside Linens, using NPI, Gloriana and Belle Soie silks. Stitch count: 402 x 531. Finished size on 40ct: 20" x 26 1/2"
A banner from Needlework Press featuring alphabets! Model was stitched on 40 count Paperbark hand dyed linen from Fox & Rabbit and stitched with silks from Soie 100/3. DMC conversion is included in the chart. Stitch count is 436 x 40.
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
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
Model stitched over 2 threads on fabric of your choice with Au Ver a Soie Soie d'Alger silk floss. Also required, but not listed above 621, and 4226 from Au Ver a Soie Soie d'Alger. Stitch Count: 345 x 247. Design Size on 32 Ct. Fabric: 22" x 15"
This is the fifth pattern of 9 from the "For the Birds" 2017 Loose Feathers series. Model stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Wren by Picture This Plus with Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 91W x 91H. Finished Size: 6" x 6"
"And Heaven and Nature sing." Model stitched on 40 Ct. Vintage Pecan Butter Linen from Lakeside Linens with Needlepoint Inc. Silk thread. Stitch count is 186W x 153H.
Model stitched on 35 Ct. Straw linen by Weeks Dye Works using one strand of Classic Colorworks Belle Soie silk over two threads. Stitch Count: 110W x 138H.
Isn't this a striking marking sampler! I had hoped to acquire it myself, but someone beat me to it - then, that someone' turned out to be a stitching friend right here in Clarksville! So now we can all benefit by the opportunity to stitch this ourselves. We're not sure about the re-ordering of the... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Fox and Rabbit featuring a beautiful strawberry sampler!
Patterns are stitched on 40 count Paperbark Linen by Fox and Rabbit using Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks and DMC with DMC conversions. Stitch count is 129 x 89. Finished size is 6.45" x 4.45"
This bound book is a reproduction of an antique English sampler that I purchased in Franklin during the 2025 Nashville Needlework Market. The original sampler immediately stood out to me for its beautiful balance and lettering, and especially for its timeless verse, which feels just as meaningful... Read more
This sampler is for all of your customers who love to stitch alphabets and who love to learn the history of a sampler. I took this as an opportunity to learn about the Hutterites and I share a bit of their interesting history in the chart as well as some details about the stitcher, Sarah.
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"Cheerful Giver" by Notforgotten Farm was designed by Lori Brechlin. Who doesn't love giving as much as receiving?? This little Santa surely does!
Stitched on 36 ct. Osnaburg with DMC threads. Stitch count is 63 x 66 and the finished size is 3" x 3 1/2". Shown finished as a small, sawdust stuffed pillow.
Julia Rachel De La Mare, 1849, A Fuersney, Channel Island Sampler.
The Antique: This lovely vibrant sampler is in the style common to the time called Berlin Woolwork, named such after the printed patterns originating from Berlin where individual motifs such as florals, birds, the center... Read more
Hi There! Our Summer issue is filled with 22 fabulous seasonal projects. Punch Needle & Primitive Stitcher Magazine is the first needlework publication dedicated to those stitchers who are avid cross stitch and punch needle enthusiasts. Designs are in the primitive, folk, and whimsical styles.
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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
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
Note from the designer - "This design was inspired by an early eighteenth century English picture executed in tent stitch." The designs features a lion, a leopard and a parrot surrounded by bright flowers.
The design is stitched over one thread on 35 Ct. linen. It uses cross... Read more
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
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
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
Model stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Gray linen by Weeks Dye Works with DMC floss, Weeks Dye Works and Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 76W x 79H. Finishing instructions included.
This is the fourth pattern of 9 from the "For the Birds" 2017 Loose Feathers series. Model stitched over two threads on 36 Ct. Oaken by Picture this Plus using Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 91W x 91H. Finished Size: 6" x 6"
This sampler was brought to me by Stephanie Jirak of Lincoln University, PA. She is the Great Great Great Granddaughter of Nancy Anne Cassell. The family history is included in the chart.
Pattern is stitched on 28 ct Vintage Buttercream using Gloriana and Classic Colorworks threads. Stitch count is 162 x 152. Finished size is 11.6" x 10.9".
This original design was inspired by many antique samplers.
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Aspen from Weeks Dye Works using Weeks Dye Works, Gentle Arts, and Classic Colorworks threads. Stitch count is 225 x 211. Finished size is 12.5" x 11.75".
"How good is God to me Though he denies me wealth He gives me still a greater gift The precious gift of health My health I would devote To spread his praise abroad And would my youthful powers employ To love and serve my God". Sarah stitched this piece when she was 12 years old.