Samplers Page 17

Charlotte Bronte's sampler from Moira Blackburn.

Pattern is stitched on 28 ct evenweave of your choice using DMC floss. Stitch count: 103 x 101.

Emily Bronte's sampler from Moira Blackburn.

Pattern is stitched on 29 x 25 t.p.i. un-evenweave linen using DMC floss. Stitch count: 127 x 106.

Cross stitch pattern from Artmishka featuring a colorful quilted design!

Model is stitched on either 14 ct White Aida using DMC floss. Stitch count is approximately 210W x 210H stitches. Designed by Anna Gutova.

Cross stitch pattern from Artmishka featuring an adorable Easter sampler filled with chicks!

Model stitched on 32ct murano evenweave from Zweigart on the color of your choice using DMC floss. Stitch count is approximately 230w x 158h. Designed by Anna Gutova.

Cross stitch pattern from Bent Creek featuring a sampler with the alphabet.

Model stitched over two threads on 28ct Lambswool linen using Weeks Dye Works and The Gentle Arts threads. The stitch count is 80 x 118.

"A tree is known by its fruit"
This sweet sampler was stitched over two threads on 36 Ct. Meadow Lark Linen. using Gentle Art Sampler Threads. Stitch count: 67W x 124H. Finished Size: 4" x 7"

Pattern for a 51" x 64" Quilt

A basket sampler quilt inspired by fabrics and design from the 1830's to 1840's. The original quilt is pieced from the Sarah's Story Collection by Betsy Chutchian for Moda fabrics. Named for Sarah Hale, an author, poet and editor of Godey's Lady's Book for 40 years.

This sampler design from Bothy Threads features Noah's Ark, animals, the flood and a rainbow. "Make for yourself an ark...bring tow of every kind into the ark. Then the flood came upon the Earth for forty days. He sent a dove out from him, behold, in her beak was a freshly picked olive... Read more about Heirloom Noah's Ark Sampler - Cross Stitch Kit

Cross stitch pattern from By The Bay Needleart featuring nine different lighthouses!

Model stitched on 28 ct "Star Sapphire" linen with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 148 x 148. Finished size: 5.28" x 5.28"

Cross stitch pattern from Crocette A Gogo featuring a fun mix of all things Christmas!

Model stitched on 32ct Natural Belfast Linen using DMC thread. Stitch count: 193 X 295.

Cross stitch pattern from Cute Embroidery By Kate featuring a lighthouse!

Model stitched on 14ct sky blue aida using DMC floss. Stitch count is : 76 x 92. Finished size is 5.43 x 6.57 inches.

Reproduction sampler from NeedleWorkPress - "The greatest blessing of our God, what mortals can explain. He gives the blossom and the bud and gives us timely rain."

The model was stitched over 2 threads (with some lettering over one thread) on 46 Ct. Cocoa linen from Weeks Dye Works... Read more about Hannah Elliott 1848 - Cross Stitch Pattern

This monochromatic sampler design from October House Fiber Arts features quilting and sewing motifs.

The model was stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Creme Brulee linen with Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 217x259. Finished size: 12" x 14.3"

This birth announcement cross stitch kit from Vervaco features a tedding bear with a stuffed rabbit and puppy. The design includes an alphabet charge and pink & blue threads so you can stitch either the boy or girl version. Kit comes with 14 Ct. Aida, thread, needles and instructions. Finished size: 10" x 8.4"

This design features a cute little red house surrounded by flowers, birds and on the word "Garden."

The model was stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Hemingway by Needle and Flax with Classic Colorworks, Weeks Dye Works, and Gentle Art Sampler threads. A DMC conversion is provided. Stitch Count: 118W x 108H.

Chart suggests 40 ct. linen in the color of your choice. Thread suggestion for both samplers: Soie d'Alger Rouge 946 (6 meters each). Stitch counts are 139 x 100 and 123 x 91.

Reproduction sampler by Reflets De Soie featuring a beautiful floral design!

Model stitched on 16ct linen from Zweigart using Soie d'Alger thread (with DMC conversion 224, 803, 932, 317, 597, 734, 733, 728, 725, 3824, 760, 221, 894, 3713, 819, 522, 3053, 3363, 936, 729, 524, 371, 612, 762, 739, 437, 436, 3721, 902, 453, 3042) Stitch count is 357w x 351h.

This design is to be stitched on a linen of choice using Soie d' Alger thread with a DMC Alternative listed below. Stitch count is 314 x 279.

Model stitched on 40 ct. Lakeside Linen using DMC thread. Stitch count is 337 x 188.

Model stitched on 16 ct. Zweigart linen using DMC thread. Stitch count is 319 x 412. Finished size is 20" x 25.75".

This pattern features 5 reproduction samplers worked in red.

"Germaine Besse 1905" model stitched on Zweigart Natural Linen using Au Ver a Soie Soie d'Alger 946. DMC alternative 814. Stitch count: 244w x 193h

"M. Parot 1886" model stitched on Zweigart Natural... Read more about Abecedaires Rouges 2017 - Five Cross Stitch Patterns

Cross stitch pattern from Reflects De Soie featuring an incredible French sampler reproduction!

Pattern is stitched on 16 ct Aida using either Soie D'Alger or DMC floss. Stitch count is 381 x 337. Finished size is 23.8" x 21" on 16/32 count.

Cross stitch pattern from Scarlett House featuring a reproduction sampler chart!

Pattern is stitched on 40 Ct Dusty Road from Seraphim using Classic Colorworks Belle Soie Silk with DMC conversions. Also required but not listed: Classic Colorworks Belle Soie Silk:Tree Trunk. Stitch count is 144 x 136.

Cross stitch pattern from Scarlett House featuring an antique sampler adaptation chart!

Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Old Stationary linen from Seraphim Hand Dyed Fabric using Classic Colorworks and Gloriana threads with DMC conversions. Stitch count is 191 x 82.

Cross stitch pattern from Scarlett House featuring a sampler that is charted with the original version of family alphabets, but also includes an alphabet to personalize and make it your own!

Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Cocoa linen from Weeks Dye Works using Weeks Dye Works threads with DMC conversions. Stitch count is 148 x 204.

Cross stitch pattern from Shannon Christine Designs featuring a large white house, keys, and beautiful morning glory flowers!

Pattern is stitched on the fabric of your choice using DMC floss. Stitch count is 226 x 127.

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 about Elizabeth Sheffield 1784 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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 about A Parrot, A Leopard, A Lion - Cross Stitch Pattern

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 about Eleanor Parr 1816 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Note from the designer - "This finely stitched German sampler begins with a single row of alphabets above an immensely intricate collection of symbolic cross stitched motifs, including battling angels, the figure of Justice with her scales, the spies of Canaan, the crucifixion, Adam and Eve... Read more about Hanna Katerina 1734 German Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern

Note from the designer - "In 1779, the Quaker Friends School at Ackworth, Yorkshire, was established for the purpose of educating young people of both sexes, and instilling the values of their Society; equality, simplicity, peace. Girls received nearly the same instruction as boys. Out of this... Read more about M Quertier 1799 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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... Read more about Rebecca Robinson 1821 - Cross Stitch Pattern

A RED BRICK MANSION HOUSE is at the center of this wildly engaging English sampler featuring a small zoo/conservatory/aviary of flora and fauna as interpreted by an exceptionally talented young woman of the early nineteenth century. The verse is common enough on nineteenth-century samplers, unlike... Read more about Jane Moore 1820 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Note from the designer - "This Dover, Massachusetts, sampler features an unusual border surrounding alphabetical and numerical tests, and a four-line verse often found on early 19th century American samplers. The colors are remarkably well preserved. The maker, Ann Harding (who was actually... Read more about Ann Harding 1821 - Cross Stitch Pattern

This is a pleasantly quirky, colorful sampler likely stitched in the north of England judging by some of the Scottish influences in the design. A four sided strawberry border surrounds an alphabet and a pious verse above a geometric pattern band. Below this is a scenic register with trees, birds,... Read more about Elizabeth Cheetham 1824 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Fanny Hancock's father, Ebenezer Hancock, was cousin to the famous John Hancock. Born in 1785, Fanny sewed her sampler at age 11. She married Nathaniel Parker of Boston in 1803, and died in 1834. The colors on the back side of her sampler retained much of their original brilliance, and are... Read more about Fanny Hancock 1796 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Note from the designer: "Our own original design created in collaboration with Terry Meinke, draws upon the needlework traditions of two centuries, in both England and America. The idyllic landscape and more naturalistic figures (as opposed to the blocky shapes of later figures on American... Read more about Fishing Lady - Cross Stitch Pattern

Note from the designer: "Mourning pictures were not an uncommon art form in England and America during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Evolving from European commemorative art honoring deceased heroes, mourning pictures were a cherished way to remember loved ones, designed to... Read more about Four Angels Mourning Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern

Note from the designer: "Who would love this world or prize whats in it that gives and takes and chops and changes every minute.

This brilliant English traditional band sampler comes from the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum. Drawing on traditional sampler motifs of the 17th... Read more about Grace Catlin 1719 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Note from the designer: "This finely worked sampler features pastoral scenes above and below a lovely verse about friendship. A four-sided honeysuckle border surrounds large baskets of fruits and flowers, a fenced pasture with seven large lazy sheep and an architectural folly in the background.... Read more about Grazing Sheep circa 1810 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Note from the designer: "This small and brilliantly preserved band sampler demonstrates a wide variety of stitches found on many seventeenth century samplers. The beautifully shaded flower heads and leaves are filled in with connecting tiers of trellis stitch."

Finished size on 35... Read more about Judeth Payne 1668 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Sugar Stitches featuring pumpkins, a scarecrow and the words "Welcome Autumn" and "October"!

Model stitched on 28 count Raw Natural Cashel Linen using DMC floss. Stitch count is 117 x 111.

Cross stitch pattern from Sugar Stitches featuring a Thanksgiving celebration with pilgrims and the words "Harvest Blessings" and "November"!

Model stitched on 28 count Raw Natural Cashel Linen using DMC floss. Stitch count is 117 x 111.

Cross stitch pattern from Sugar Stitches featuring blueberry cake, blueberry jam, blueberry bushes, and more!!

Model stitched on 28 count Raw Natural Linen using DMC floss. Stitch count is 117 x 111.

Cross stitch pattern from Sugar Stitches featuring a cute Easter sampler!

Model stitched on 28 count Raw Natural Cashel Linen using DMC floss. Stitch count is 117 x 117.

Cross stitch pattern from Teresa Kogut featuring a rabbit collecting eggs that are hanging from a tree!

The model was stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. linen with Classic Colorworks, Weeks Dye Works and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 177 x 177. Finished size: 8 7/8" x 8 7/8"

Cross stitch pattern from Twin Peak Primitives featuring quilts and "Contentment is not getting what we want but being satisfied with what we have."

Model stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Smokey Blue linen with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 219x269

Note from the designer - This sampler takes its name from the town of Blairgowrie, located in the region of Perthshire in the center of Scotland. The town, with its red stone buildings, grew rapidly due largely to the town's location on the banks of the River Ericht. In the 18th century the... Read more about Blairgowrie - Cross Stitch Pattern