"Jesus permit thy Gracious name to stand as the first effort of an infant hand. And while her fingers on the canvas move, engage her tender thoughts to seek thy love. With thy dear children, let her have a part and write thy name thyself upon her heart."
Note from the designer: "This densely worked sampler displays exquisite detail and contains many of the most popular needlework motifs of the seventeenth century. The flowers are realistically shaded to achieve a natural look."
Finished size on 35 count linen is 7 1/4" x 25... Read more
Sampler Model stitched on 36 count "Fog" linen from Picture this Plus. The tree was stitched on 36 count "Milk and Honey" from Fiber on a Whim. Stitch on fabric of your choice. Threads can be NPI or DMC.
Stitch counts are 122 x 135 (Tree) and 97 x 132 (Sampler). Finished size on 36 count fabric are 6 3/4" x 7 1/2" (Tree) and 6 3/4" x 8" (Sampler).
Rosa's sampler has been reproduced on 56 fabric of your choice with Au Ver A Soie - Silk 100/3. Stitch count is 126x170. Stitch on fabric of your choice.
Also required, but currently out of production - Au Ver A Soie Silk 100/3 #410.
Note: Only one spool or skein is required... Read more
"Plying our needle on linen with thread, our work with live on long after we're dead. Our gentle art gives us such pleasure. The stitchers before us we truly do treasure, for we are the sampler makers." Model stitched on 36ct. Mocha linen from Weeks Dye Works threads (DMC Conversion provided as an alternative). Stitch count is 167 x 106.
Cross stitch pattern from Twin Peak Primitives. Stitch count is 202w x 252h! Model stitched 2 over 2 on 28 count Zweigart Brittney Lugana with DMC floss. Finished Size is 14.43 in wide X 18 in high.
Model stitched on 40 ct. Sheep's Straw linen using DMC and Weeks Dye Works thread. Stitch count is 234 x 314. Finished size is approx. 11.7 in wide X 15.7 in high on 40 ct.
A cross stitch pattern from Tellin Emblem featuring two birds, a beautiful pink flower with greenery, butterflies, and stitching supplies! Model stitched on 32 count Regency by Picture This Plus, using DMC and Weeks Dye Works Threads. Stitch count: 102W x 131H
Pattern stitched on your choice of fabric using your choice of color DMC floss. Stitch count is 251 x 327. 31630 cross stitches and 1401 back stitches.
This cross stitch pattern is worked in one color and features a lacy border, two swans at the top and a vase with flowers in the center.
Chart recommends 36ct Ancient Blue Linen using Au Ver a Soie Soie de Paris, or Soie d'Alger thread (listed). DMC alternative is B5200. Stitch count: 257 x 349.
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 - "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
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
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
Note from the designer - "An intensely stitched and well-planned sampler, this unusual piece probably originated in Pennsylvania. The allegorical figure hovering over the house could represent Liberty. The unconnected border of floating honeysuckle is unique, as well as the little pastoral vignettes in the lower register." Rated for beginners.
Note from the designer - "At age nine in 1818, Sarah Dutnel created this unusual "tree of life" sampler. A traditional carnation and tulip border in subtle, earthy shades of gold, brown, and cream surrounds the tree. Dogs, deer, birds, stars, potted plants, trees and flowers flank the... Read more
Note from the designer - "Designed after a mid-eighteenth century New Hampshire sampler, this piece is delightfully naive with its oversized animals, insects, and birds. Around 1760, the New-Hampshire Gazette began publishing advertisements for girls' schools, placed by female instructresses,... 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.
"When wealth to virtuous hands is given it blesses like the dews of Heav'n. Like Heav'n it hears the orphan's cries and wipes the tears from widow's eyes. Jane Southward wrought this in the eleventh year of her age. A.D. 1846".
Model stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. Cocoa linen with... Read more
Five antique samplers are included with this collection. Select a fabric and thread of your choice.
Abingdon 1878 Stitch Count: 190W x 158H. Berta Heinen Sampler 1904 Stitch Count: 166W x 171H. The Brkits L Sampler Stitch Count: 195W x 155H. The Greek Key Sampler Stitch Count: 114W x 108H. The Star Sampler Stitch Count: 191W x 139H.
"Be you to others kind and true as you would have others be to you." Model stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. American Chestnut linen with Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 83W x 81H. Finished size is 4.61 in wide X 4.5 in high.
Model stitched over two on 36 Ct. Shale using DMC floss, Weeks Dye Works, Gentle Art Sampler Threads and Classic Colorworks. Stitch Count: 252W x 229H. Design Size: 14" x 13"
Model stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. Barn Owl Beige by Silkweavers or 40 Ct. Examplar by Lakeside Linens. Stitch Count for this design by itself is 67x71. Associated threads are those used just in this design.
Model stitched one over two on 40 Ct. Stars Hollow Blend from R&R Reproductions using Classic Colorworks or DMC 3830. Stitch Count: 158W x 156H. Design Size: 7 7/8" x 7 3/4"
"Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart."
Model stitched two over two on 32 Ct. Legacy linen using Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works. Stitch Count: 80W x 84H. Design Size: 5" x 5.25" Embellishments Included.
Model stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. Pecan Butter by Lakeside linens with Weeks Dye Works floss (or DMC 371, 414, 646, 3011). Stitch Count: 118x118. Finished size: 5 7/8" x 5 7/8"
Model stitched one over two on 36 Ct. Heartland using Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works or all DMC. Stitch Count: 170W x 157H. Design Size: 9 3/8" x 8 3/4"
Model stitched one over two on 40 Ct. 18th Century Stone from R&R Reproductions using Needlepoint Inc. Silk. Stitch Count: 141H x 115W. Design Size: 7" x 6"
"Learn little Maid, each useful Art, Which may adorn thy Youth; Learn to improve thy tender Heart, In virtue Grace and Truth; Shun every vice with studious care, Each Female folly flee, fair That ev'ry grace which Crown the May all attend on the. Mary Ann Diaper is my Name, and in this wrought... Read more
Model stitched one over two on 40 Ct. Murky Linen using DMC floss, Gentle Art Sampler Threads and Weeks Dye Works. DMC floss 3371 or 310 can be used for conversion.
Model stitched over two on 36 Ct. Winter Brew using DMC floss and Weeks Dye Works. Stitch Count: 185W x 116. Finished Size: 10 1/4" x 6 1/2". Finishing Instructions Included.
Model stitched two over two on 32 Ct. Beautiful Beige Linen using Classic Colorworks. Stitch Count: 45W x 125H. Design Size: 2 3/4" x 7 3/4". Frame from Family Tree Frame Company 4" x 9" June in Fleamarket Icing.