Note from the designer: This is the next sampler in my Rhode Island sampler-inspired series, and it was a joy to design because I chose to work with a palette that was not the usual Halloween flavor sometimes associated with Salem. No orange was used anywhere in the piece! The top of the sampler... Read more
"May goodness and mercy follow thee." Model stitched one over two on 36 Ct. Hogbristle from Fox and Rabbit Designs using DMC floss, Classic Colorworks, and Week Dye Works. Stitch Count: 285W x 178H. Design Size: 16" x 10"
This was originally released at Shepherd's Bush in 2022, and now it's available openly! I had enormous fun designing this Rhode Island-style sampler inspired by the Mayflower and the year the Pilgrims landed in America. The sampler features Pilgrims as well as Wampanoag (I even researched their... Read more
"Declaration of Sentiments - We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men and women are created equal".
Model stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Vintage Homespun by R&R Reproductions with DMC floss and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 180W x 185H. Finished size: 10" x 10 1/4".
This sampler design features a gardener watering her tomato vine, surrounded by all the letters of the alphabet.
The model was stitched over two threads on 36 Ct. Affogato by Fiber on a Whim with Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks, and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 129W x 109H. Finished Size: 7.17w x 6.06h.
"The Nantucket Girl's Song 1821. Then I'll haste to wed a sailor and send him off to sea, for a life of independence is the pleasant life for me. But every now and then I shall like to see his face, for it always seems to me to beam with manly grace. With his brow so nobly open and his dark and... Read more
"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.
"Be Ye Thankful and Good." Model stitched on 36 Ct. Stars Hollow Blend by R&R Reproductions with Classic Colorworks, Gentle Art Sampler threads, and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 161W x 139H.
"Make use of present time." Model stitched on 36 Ct. Olde Towne Blend by R&R Reproductions with Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 144W x 69H. Finished size is 8 in wide X 3.83 in high
Model stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Weathered Shingle linen by R&R Reproductions with Weeks Dye Works floss, DMC floss, and Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 97W x 96H.
Model stitched on 40 ct Olde Towne Blend using Weeks Dye Works, Gentle Arts & Classic Colorworks. A personalization chart has been included for you to stitch your name or a loved ones name in the place of "Mary Jane Carver". Stitch count 247 x 215. Finished size is 12.35 in wide X 10.75 in high.
"Adorn your heart, adorn your mind with knowledge of the sweetest king." Models stitched on 36 Ct. Hogbristle by Fox and Rabbit Designs with DMC floss, Weeks Dye Works and Classic Colors floss. Stitch counts: Sampler - 220W x 167H, Pincushion - 61W x 69H.
"What's in thy mind let no one know, nor to they friends thy secrets show. For if thy friends should prove thy foe, then all the world thy secrets know." Model stitched on 36 Ct. Vintage Navy Bean with Weeks Dye Works and Gentle Art Sampler threads (or DMC 154, 3363, 523, 902, 819, 3813, 3740, 838, 3787, Ecru, 611, 3861, 3041, 646, 3781, 315). Stitch Count: 303W x 263H
Model stitched on 36 count Vintage Tarnished Silver using 1 strand of cotton over two linen threads. Uses Classic Color Works. Stitch count: 101W x 104H.
Model stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Stars Hollow Blend linen with Weeks Dye Works floss and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 164W x 150H. Finished size: 9" x 8 1/2"