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This monochromatic sampler features fanciful birds and flowers, along with numbers and the alphabet.

It was stitched with 1 ply of Gloriana silk floss in Iris over two threads stitched on 40 count linen. Stitch count is 97 x 153 and has 5142 cross stitches. Finished size is 4.85" x 7.65".

This is one of four new cross stitched sigils created to help manifest good things this year.

This was stitched with Silk 'N Colors Mossy Cauldron silk (two skeins of 5 yard 12-ply floss required)and stitched on 32 count fabric. Stitch count is 117 x 117 and has 5549 cross stitches. Finished size is 7.31" x 7.31".

This is one of four new cross stitched sigils created to help manifest good things this year.

This was stitched with Silk 'N Colors Frosted Auburn silk (two skeins of 5 yard 12-ply floss required) and stitched on 32 count fabric. Stitch count is 117 x 117 and has 5849 cross stitches. Finished size is a 7.5" square.

The Home Town Holiday Sampler Cross Stitch by Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet hits all the hallmarks of a traditional cross stitch sampler-an alphabet, decorative borders and a house set in a horizontal band format. Rows of holly, straight stitches and a cheerful alphabet stitched in Christmas red top... Read more about Home Town Holiday Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern

The Vintage Sampler Cross Stitch by Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet elegantly pays homage to the samplers of another era. This beautiful pattern incorporates all the hallmark elements of a traditional sampler designed to showcase needlework skills. This sampler can stand alongside those made long ago,... Read more about Vintage Sampler Cross Stitch - Cross Stitch Pattern

From the French Country Collection. A beautiful Christmas stocking composed of an alphabet and Christmas motifs. A full alphabet is provided so you can replace the word Noel with a name.

Pattern is stitched on 25 ct Light Mocha Lugana using The Gentle Arts, Weeks Dye Works, or DMC floss.... Read more about French Country Stocking - Christmas Cross Stitch Pattern

This cross stitch pattern from JBW Designs features six antique marking samplers.

Patterns are stitched on various linens from 28 ct to 36 ct. Stitch counts and finished sizes vary.

Model stitched over two threads on 32 Ct. Antique White Belfast linen with Classic Colorworks, Weeks Dye Works floss and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 86W x 133H. Finished size: 5.4" x 8.3".

Note: The DMC conversion for Whatley Woodlands is listed as 862. This does not exist. We suggest 3862.

This set of designs by JBW Designs features 5 different antique samplers from 5 different stitchers: Olive Rowley, Helene Schnoor, Edith Isherwood, Ada Padoan, and Monica Marshall.

Five antique samplers are included with this collection. Select a fabric and thread of your choice. ... Read more about Antique Sampler Collection II - Cross Stitch Pattern

Two models are shown in the booklet - one worked on #36 linen over two and another on #28 linen over one in red. A perfect gift for Anglophiles and travelers who have been to England. The design is made up of over nineteen motifs with a British theme. Finished in a wooden scalloped frame, made by... Read more about A-Round Britain - Cross Stitch Pattern

A sweet little sampler stitched in 1908. (This antique sampler was the inspiration for the Bluebirds of Happiness sampler.) It would make a lovely companion to that piece. Stitched on #36 Edinburgh linen (Cream). It has a lovely zig zag border, graceful lettering, and it has such visual appeal as a... Read more about Hannah's Bluebird Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern

Inspiration for this stocking came from the many antique samplers we have all grown to love. It's the perfect Christmas gift for the sampler lover.

The original model was stitched on #37 Legacy linen (Corn Tassel). It was stitched in a combination of hand dyed fibers and DMC. DMC... Read more about Samplers Stocking, A - Cross Stitch Pattern

Note from the designer: A Collection of Petite Samplers includes five samplers which were stitched from the years 1828 and 1894. The collection includes two small red samplers and another sampler worked in pastels. One of the most interesting samplers is worked in blue and was originally part of... Read more about A Collection of Petite Samplers - Cross Stitch Pattern

Lovely alphabet fonts paired with wreaths, swags, and boughs lend an elegant air to my newest Christmas design.

Pattern is stitched on 37 ct Russian Tea Cake from Access Commodities. Two colourways were stitched for this design. The antique rose model used Romance from Weeks and #3354... Read more about Fleur de Noel - Christmas Cross Stitch Pattern

Many antique sampler motifs have been used in this charming little stocking featuring a red house, borders, trees and reindeer.

Pattern is stitched on either 36 ct Flax over 2 threads or 25 ct flax over one thread. Stitch Count: 73 W x 78 H. Finished size: 4.05 x 4.3 over 2 threads and 2.9 x 3.2 over one thread.

Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Antique White over two threads or over one thread on 35 ct White Lugana and 28 ct White Cashel using Classic Colorworks, Weeks Dye Works, and DMC threads. Stitch Count: 61 W x 60 H. Finished size:

Note: Two different color codes were used in the models over one or over two.

Note from the designer: This tiny petite sampler was acquired at an estate sale in Michigan. The simplicity of the piece is the charming "as Hannah stitched her sampler in 1822 at the Faringdon Subscription School near Oxford, England."

Over two model was stitched over 1 thread on... Read more about English Schoolgirl Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern

Note from the designer: Combining antique motifs, borders and alphabet fonts is one of my favorites to design.

This is a monochromatic design that can be stitched on any fabric with any one color of floss. The blue model was stitched on 36 Ct. Mayflower from Fox & Rabbit with Belle Soie... Read more about Le Petite Lettres - Cross Stitch Pattern

The design is based on antique alphabet fonts and floral borders.

Model stitched on 36 ct. linen with Classic Colorworks floss (DMC conversion included). Stitch count is 113 x 166. Finished size is 6.3" x 9.2".

Mary Garrett stitched her fine sampler at Claverton school in 1854 at age fifteen. It is a remarkable piece of needlework, incorporating five different alphabets all stitched meticulously over two on 72 count linen. More history is included on the chart.

Pattern is stitched on 46 count... Read more about Mary Garrett, Claverton School 1854 - Cross Stitch Pattern

The initials appearing on the sampler, SI, in two places, may perhaps indicate the school where the sampler was stitched, and not the initials of the stitcher. The Suir Island Quaker School (SI) was a boarding and finishing school for girls established in 1787 in Clonmel in County Tipperary by... Read more about Suir Island (SI) Quaker - Cross Stitch Pattern

An ancestor of the stitcher placed a typewritten note on the back of the framed sampler, dated August 28, 1997. Thomasina Henrietta Jackson (nee Willis) wrote the following: "This sampler was made by Charlotte Keightley, my great aunt by marriage, circa 1840. Her married name at the time was... Read more about The Two Lands, Circa 1840 - Cross Stitch Pattern

This sampler's appeal was its similarity to Bristol orphanage motifs, bands and alphabets. While clearly not a Bristol school sampler, as it was stitched at Daglingworth School, curiosity leads one to wonder why similar motifs? Daglingworth lies only fifty miles from Bristol, England. It has been... Read more about Annie Matilda Moss - Cross Stitch Pattern

Several girls named Sarah Welch appear in the historical records born in the year1756, in Devon and Berkshire, England, and so without more information it is hard to say which Sarah stitched this sampler at the age of eight in 1764. History does chronicle what was happening in England at that time:... Read more about Sarah Welch 1764 - Cross Stitch Pattern

This page from an Antique Pattern Album made in Germany contains common motifs used in Bristol samplers and English day schools. These pattern booklets from France, England and Germany were published widely and used for embellishing samplers. The motifs on this particular page appear on The Amelia... Read more about Bristol Pattern Page - Cross Stitch Pattern

Inspired by a Bristol Orphanage Sampler, Amelia Fox 1868

Pattern is stitched on 46 ct linen using Au Ver a Soie 100/3 silk. Stitch counts is 121 wide x 135 high. Finished size is 5.26 x 5.87 inches.

This beautiful sampler was obtained from the collection of Stephen and Carol Huber. The framed antique contained handwritten notes on the genealogy of Sarah which was written on the back in ink on the sealing paper. It contained the lineage of Sarah Hewes, and the names of her children. Extensive... Read more about Sarah A. Hewes 1826 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Adelaide Underwood 1846 - A Norfolk Antique Sampler Reproduction

Pattern is stitched on 46 ct. Vintage Buttercream by Lakeside Linens with 100/3 silks. The stitch count is 300 x 462 with a finished size of 13.04" x 20.09".

Catharine Shenaman, Cumru Township, c. 1840 - A Berks County, Pennsylvania Sampler

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct. linen with NPI silk floss. The stitch count is 274 x 234 and the finished size is 13.7" x 11.7".

When stitching with Au Ver A Soie silk floss, you will also need 705, 661, and 607.

Mary and Meribah Chandler Sisters Samplers - New Jersey and Massachusetts Bay Colony Connections circa 1810.

Mary's Verse: "Tho' griefs unnumbered throng thee round, Still in thy God confide, Whose finge marks the seas their bound, And curbs the headlong tide."

Pattern... Read more about Mary C Chandler Sister Samplers - Cross Stitch Pattern

Mary and Meribah Chandler Sisters Samplers - New Jersey and Massachusetts Bay Colony Connections circa 1810.

Meribah's Verse: "Let no fond love for earth exact a sigh; No doubts divit our steady steps aside: Nor let us long to live, nor dread to die: Heaven is our hope, and Providence... Read more about Meribah M. Chandler Sister Samplers - Cross Stitch Pattern

Little Alice, An Original Design - Taken from Alice Clark, 1844. I Had A Father Kind & True. Honor Alice and yourself as you stitch her lovely border surrounding your initials and year stitched.

Pattern is stitched on 46 ct. linen using Au Ver a Soie 100/3 silks floss. The stitch count is 89 x 85 and the finished size is 3.87" x 3.70".

The Sandery Sisters Samplers - Sarah aged 8, September 1837 and Mary aged 10, 1846. Mary Sandery Model (over one version) Graph to stitch completely over two Included in Pattern as well as Muted Color Tone Thread Legend Alternate

Pattern is stitched on 46 ct. Dirty Teacup by Needle and... Read more about The Sandery Sisters Samplers - Mary - Cross Stitch Pattern

The Sandery Sisters Samplers - Sarah aged 8, September 1837 and Mary aged 10, 1846. Sarah Sandery Model (over two threads) Graph to stitch as antique looks over two and over one thread included in Pattern as well as Muted Color tone Thread Legend Alternate.

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct.... Read more about The Sandery Sisters Samplers - Sarah - Cross Stitch Pattern

SS Harris is Sarah Sylyina Harris who stitched her sampler in the thirteenth year of her life. With no year and no place provided it is difficult to find out more about her. What we do know from the way she carried her thread and misspelled a word or two, perhaps even her middle name, is that she... Read more about SS Harris - Cross Stitch Pattern

Caroline Branch, 1831, a Norfolk Sampler

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct. Dirty Teacup by Needle and Flax with 100/3 silks by Au Ver a Soie. The stitch count is 145 x 173 and the finished size is 7.25" x 8.65".

S is for Sampler Stitcher With logo from Cross Stitch Antiques

Pattern is stitched on 46 ct. Dirty Teacup by Needle and Flax with Painters Threads Soie 100/3. The stitch count is 48 x 63 and the finished size is 2.08" x 2.74".

Note from designer: This sampler features the historic home surrounded by Southern Live Oak trees and sitting on the bank of Bayou Black. The border depicts delicate cotton blossoms, another major crop grown in Louisiana. My great grandfather and his 17 children were sharecroppers who picked cotton... Read more about Southdown Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern

I love Roses and you can find them scattered throughout this chart. I sure did enjoy designing and stitching this one!

Model was stitched on 32ct "Sand Dollar" laguna linen from Be Stitch Me using floss from Colour and Cotton, Weeks Dye Works, Cottage Garden Threads, Classic Colorworks threads, and The Gentle Art. Stitch count is 190 x 233.

Model was stitched on 32ct "Cold Foam" linen from Be Stitch Me using threads from Classic Colorworks, Weeks Dye Works, and Colour and Cotton. We trimmed the model with "Birds Nest" ric rac from Lady Dot

The handcrafted wooden star button is included with the chart. Stitch count is 119 x 119.

Celebrate the beauty of gratitude and the warmth of the harvest season with Give Thanks - a charming sampler-style cross stitch design perfect for autumn decor. Featuring a lovely alphabet, a traditional border of fall florals, and a sweet pilgrim couple holding a harvest pie and basket, this piece... Read more about Give Thanks - Thanksgiving Cross Stitch Pattern

Set the mood for spooky season with Witch's Welcome, a wonderfully witchy sampler filled with all the necessities for a properly enchanted home.

This design is packed with Halloween details, from dangling lanterns and flickering candles to potion bottles, spiderwebs, creepy little... Read more about Witch's Welcome - Halloween Cross Stitch Pattern

"United in Marriage. Na h-uile latha sona duibha" which translates to "Happiness Every Day."
Model stitched on 28 Ct. Antique White Quaker's Cloth with Dinky Dye Silks. Stitch Count: 163W x 218H. Design Size: 12" x 16"
Also required, but not included in the list above - Bijoux Lacquered Jewels in #437 Sapphire, #480 Regalia, and #482 Tiger Eye.

Model stitched two over two on 25 Ct. Natural Undyed Dublin Linen with DMC. Stitch Count: 192W x 192H. Design Size: 15" x 15".

"Here at the fountain's sliding foot or at some fruit trees mossy root, casting body's vest aside, my soul up to the boughs doth glide." Model stitched over 2 on 32 Ct. Antique Ivory Belfast with Needlepoint Silk, Caron Collection Waterlilies, and Weeks Dye Works. Stitch Count: 170W x 222H. Design Size: 11" x 4".

"I have a garden of my own, but so with roses overgrown, and lilies that you would it guess, to be a little wilderness."

Model stitched over two on 32 Ct. Vintage Country Mocha Belfast with Needlepoint Silk Inc. Stitch Count: 239W x 239H. Design Size: 15" x 15".

"Lord plant my feet on higher ground." Model stitched over two on 25 Ct. Natural Linen with DMC, Threadworx, and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 51W x 218H. Design Size: 4" x 17".

Model stitched on 32 Ct. Summer Khaki Belfast using Dinky Dyes Silk, Needlepoint Inc Silk and Mill Hill Beads.

Also required, but not listed above, 4mm gold star charm, 8mm gold star charm, 6mm heart charm, four 4mm burgundy buttons, four 4mm green buttons, 4mm white button, 6mm white... Read more about Christmas Thoughts Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern