Model stitched on 32 Ct. Linen of your choice with DMC floss, Weeks Dye Works and Gentle Arts Sampler Threads. Stitch Count: 75W x 110H. Design Size: 5" x 7"
Wedding sampler designed by Sandra Parlow featuring the quote"As long as the sun rises, as long as the stars shine, I'll be yours and you'll be mine".Also a place to put your names and marriage date. Also includes Finished design sizes for the following Aida sizes 14ct 4.25"W x... Read more
"What is this that thou has done? Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field." Model stitched on 36 count Vintage Light Examplar using Needlepoint Inc. and Gloriana threads. Stitch count: 417W x 190H.
Model stitched on 32 count Lambswool linen using DMC, Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works. Stitch count: 115W x 115H. Shown finished in a Family Tree Frame - Style: Michelle, Finish: Fleamarket, Color: Icing, Size: 8 1/2 x 8 1/2.
"Let love and faithfulness never leave you." Model Stitched on 32 Ct. Vintage Buttercream Linen using Classic Colorworks, Weeks Dye Works and Gentle Art Sampler Threads. Stitch Count 130 x 150.
Model stitched on 32 Ct. fabric of your choice with DMC floss, Needlepoint Inc Silks, Thread Gatherer Silk N Colors and Dinky Dyes Silk, Caron Waterlilies, Gloriana Silk, and Rainbow Gallery Petite Treasure Braid. Stitch Count: 344H x 344W. Design Size: 22" x 22"
About the Sampler: No name or year appears on this beautiful sampler to offer a clue about the maker. It is adorned with numerous Christian motifs and symbols. The sampler is representative of an Italian sampler style, as evidenced by the existence of other similar Italian
samplers, done in rows of... Read more
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.
About the Sampler: Given the few clues provided, a scattering of initials and a year only, it is impossible to know more about the stitcher of this lovely sampler with its motifs of delicately arching floral stems, oval leafed cartouche, paired birds and potted florals. The motifs themselves are... Read more
Ann Hunt inscribed the town she stitched her sampler in as Nailsea in 1805. Nailsea is a town in Somerset, England. Research does not reveal the existence of a Quaker school there, although at least one other very similar polychrome Quaker medallion sampler has been discovered stitched a year... Read more
Jane Hornibrook completed her sampler in March of 1806. She painstakingly stitched in cross stitch the tenets of the Catholic Faith over one and two threads of finely woven 52 count linen. The lettering for the large letters leads one to determine this to be of Irish origin, based on the Benezet... Read more
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
This sampler is an original design based on the layout of eighteenth century Irish Quaker samplers with the lettering and sampler motifs taken from a Mountmellick Irish Quaker sampler in the collection of Cross Stitch Antiques, Elizabeth Martin circa 1789. The town names at the bottom are the... Read more
Now in a private collection, this sampler was stitched in Lacolle, a southern municipality in Quebec, Canada in 1846 by Emeline Hotchkiss, aged 11. Research reveals an Emeline Hotchkiss was baptized in nearby Laprairie St. Luke's Anglican Church in 1834, around the year our stitcher would have been... Read more
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
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
This chart contains all sixteen pattern pages from a tiny paper pattern album passed out as a souvenir in 1851 at Prince Albert's Crystal Palace Great Exhibition. They were mass produced inexpensively but are rarely found today due to the nature of the flimsy paper and the effects of time. Other... Read more
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
This sampler was obtained from the M. Finkel and Daughter antique collectors who describe this sampler in their catalog as follows: "Documented Irish samplers are rare, and this one offers strong visual appeal with excellent color and composition. A fine, large alphabet, little house, pots of... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Dirty Annie's Southern Style featuring a sampler with two sisters and the phrase "Two are better than one....for if they fall, one will pick up the other"!
Model was stitched on 32ct Gray linen from Weeks Dye Works. Due to "one over one" stitching on the wording, this design is not suitable for Aida. Stitch count is 76 x 140.
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
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.
Bring the timeless beauty of faith and devotion into your stitching with the Franciscan Prayer Sampler from Dirty Annie's Southern Style. This exquisite sampler features the beloved Vocation Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi, accompanied by symbolic imagery deeply rooted in Franciscan tradition.... Read more
"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 over two on 32 Ct. Summer Khaki Belfast with Needlepoint, Inc. Silk. Also uses key, heart, acorn, scissors, and spool charms, and a 1/4" white button. Stitch Count: 108W x 204H. Design Size: 7" x 13".
"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".
"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
All models were stitched over two on 32 Ct. Amber linen using Needlepoint Silks, Dinky Dyes, and Gentle Arts Simply Wool.
Stitch count for the Pocket: 93 x 271. Design Size: 6" x 17". Stitch count for the Fob: 28 x 46. Design Size: 2" x 3". Stitch count for the Sampler: 93 x 199. Design Size: 6" x 12".
Model stitched over two threads on 32 Ct. Cream Belfast linen with Needlepoint Inc silk, DMC Pearl Cotton, Thread Gatherer Silk N Colors and Mill Hill beads. Stitch Count: 34x137. Design Size: 2" x 9".
Model stitched over two threads on 32 Ct. Cream Belfast linen with Needlepoint Inc silk, DMC Pearl Cotton, Thread Gatherer Silk N Colors and Mill Hill beads. Stitch Count: 34x137. Design Size: 2" x 9".
A beautiful band sampler fit for royalty in shades of dusty blue and rose silk featuring twin hares, a crown and peacock. The pattern is cross-stitch, satin stitch and Algerian Eye. Finishing instructions are included.
Model stitched on 36 ct Linen, using Treenway silk floss. Stitch count is 260 w x 75 h. Finished size is 14.44" x 4.17".
Inspired by the Father Lee sampler. Includes first three charted ornaments in the series of four releases (three Christmas ornaments each, twelve total). Pattern includes cross-stitch, straight stitch and back stitch.
Model is stitched on 36 ct Zweigart Edinburgh Linen, dark Cobblestone using Soie d'alger. Stitch count is 40 w x 40 h for each pattern.
Model stitched on 32 Count Newcastle Linen, Cafe Mocha Soie d'alger and Mill Hill Petite Glass Beads. Stitch count is 110W x 80L. Finished size is 6.88" x 5".
Note from the designer: A marking sampler reproduction featuring an optional verse, this is part of my marking sampler series and includes another collectible full-color alphabet card. Louisa used a soothing color palette with interesting dividing bands - it's a unique and lovely sampler.
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