Samplers Page 17

Cross stitch pattern featuring a sampler from Moira Blackburn with the phrase "To every thing there is a season and a time."

Model stitched on your choice of fabric using DMC floss. Stitch count is 325 x 205 and the finished size is 23.21" x 14.64" on 29 count.

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.

Reproduction sampler from NeedleWorkPress "Jane Bowen her Sampler aged 13 1837. Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth while the evil days come not nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say I have no pleasure in them."

The Model was stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct.... Read more about Jane Bowen 1837 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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 cross stitch pattern from NeedleWorkPress features this uniquely positioned sampler.

Pattern is stitched on your choice of fabric using your favorite red thread. Stitch count is 320 x 174.

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"

"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.

Model stitched on the color of your choice 16 ct. Zweigart linen using Soie d'Alger thread Soie Surfine thread. Stitch count is 213 x 213.

Note: Needed Soie 4135 required but not listed.

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.

Model stitched on 16 ct. linen using Soie d' Alger thread with a DMC equivalent listed as well. Stitch count is 234 x 245.

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.

Stitch count is 339 x 402.

Cross stitch pattern from Relets de Soie, worked in white, with lacy motifs and roses.

Pattern is stitched on 14 count linen of your choice using Soie D'Alger silk floss. Stitch count is 267 x 394. Finished size is 19.07 in wide X 28.14 in high.

This 18 page booklet from Rosewood Manor includes a sampler, a lovely Welcome, and four fun royal smalls.

The sampler model was stitched over two threads on 32 Ct. White or Antique White linen with DMC floss and Rainbow Gallery threads. Stitch Count: 367x217. Finished size: 23" x 13.5"

Cross stitch pattern from Rosewood Manor Designs featuring a sampler with the alphabet!

Pattern is stitched on 28 ct White or Antique White linen using DMC floss. Stitch count is 106 x 147.

This 10-page booklet includes a smaller sampler, a leafy Welcome, 2 smalls that can be finished as needlebook covers , pin pillows or ornaments, plus two borders that can also be bookmarks!

Pattern is stitched on 32 ct Cream Linen using Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch count is 198 x 198.

This 10-page booklet includes a small Welcome, plus an alphabet in case you want to change the wording or personalize your sampler, plus a small border and several BE C REATIVE! ideas! It is a fun stitch!

Pattern is stitched on 32ct Weeks Dye Works, Straw linen using Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch count is 222 x 157.

Stitch up a joyous Noel this holiday season with Satsuma Street's colorful sampler of Christmas symbols.

Model is stitched on Zweigart 28 count linen in Platinum. This design will work well on many fabrics, including black. White and red fabrics are not recommended. Stitch count: 158 wide... Read more about Noel Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Scarlett House featuring an original sampler design and bonus reversible pin keep charts!

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Steinbeck linen from Needle and Flax using Classic Colorworks threads with DMC and NPI Silk conversions. Stitch count is 343 x 145.

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.

Note from the designer - "This sweet English sampler is the first I've ever seen with a border made up of flying cherubs. It also features a "geode" (mosaic) parrot- a distinctively stylized bird that appears on other samplers made in England, New England, and the Netherlands throughout... Read more about Elizabeth Eyles 1799 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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

This reproduction sampler is from the Ackworth Quaker School and is dated 1818. It is rated for beginners.

Linen count and finished size: 35 or 40 count; 18-3/4" x 24-1/2" or 16-1/2" x 21-1/2". Stitch count is 330 X 430.

Chart only.

This reproduction sampler is from the Ackworth Quaker School and is dated 1800. It is rated for beginners.

Linen count and finished size: 35 or 40 count using either cotton or silk floss, 19" x 21" or 17" x 18-1/2"

Chart only.

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

This 19th century American reproduction sampler features a brown bird on a tree branch. Rated for beginners. Model stitched on 35 count hand dyed linen using either cotton or silk thread. Two versions of the sampler graph have been furnished: one executed with a drawn partially freehand split and... Read more about Bird in Bough - 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 - "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

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 about Sarah Dutnel 1818 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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 about Susan Singleton - 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 - "Abigail Ann was born October 27, 1799, in East Caln, Chester County Pennsylvania. Her parents were Joseph and Ann (Wells) Fleming, the fourth generation of Flemings living in the East Caln area. Abigail Ann attended one of the Quaker schools in Chester County but we are... Read more about Abigail Ann Fleming 1816 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Note from the designer - "This sampler was made in St. Albans, Vermont. A naturalistic four-sided floral border surrounds a central reserve with alphabets and a pictorial scene. The house is so distinctive that it is probably a depiction of Amanda's own home. Made under the tutelage of B.... Read more about Amanda Jewel 1816 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Note from the designer - "Elizabeth Eaton finished her sampler on the 21st of July in 1712. She used bold, primary colors suggestive of Scottish influence. The original sampler was stitched with both silk and fine wool threads on linen using cross, eyelet, rice, queen, herringbone, double... Read more about Elizabeth Eaton 1712 - Cross Stitch Pattern

This is a reproduction of an English sampler that features a four-sided carnation border, centering many intricate organic petit point motifs. The large mansion house dominates the central reserve, standing above an extensive pasture occupied by two very large and cockeyed sheep. These imaginative... Read more about Elizabeth Lilly 1801 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Note from the designer: "A Pennsylvania German sampler that may not be, strictly speaking, a miniature, but is nonetheless small for its type. Typical Pennsylvania German folk culture motifs - birds, trees, hearts, flowers, crowns and stars - adorn it."

Origin and date:... Read more about Elizabeth Raysor 1834 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Band samplers of the 17th century exhibit the widest range of stitches and techniques. Counted thread stitches on linen were artfully combined with panels of floral, geometric, or figural cut and drawn work- a technique where the background threads of linen are carefully bound, then cut and pulled... Read more about EN 1657 A 17th Century Band Sampler - 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: "The flight into Egypt is a biblical event described in the Gospel of Matthew. Soon after Mary and Jesus were visited by the Magi, who had learned that King Herod intended to kill the male infants in that region, an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream telling him to flee... Read more about Harriot Ringrose 1852 - Christian Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Sugar Stitches featuring a valentines themed monthly sampler for February!

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 house, sheep and the words "Irish Blessings" and "March"!

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 chicks, Easter eggs and the words "Welcome Spring" and "April"!

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 Holiday celebration with a snowman and the words "Happy Holidays" and "December"!

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 many spring flowers and the word "May"!

Model stitched on 28 ct. raw natural cashel linen using DMC floss. Stitch count is 117 x 111 and the finished size is 8.36" x 7.93".

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 the phrase "In out home let love abide and bless those who step inside"!

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct using Classic Colorworks and DMC floss. Stitch count is 233 x 289.

This band sampler pattern from Tempting Tangles features rows of flowers and "Silence is more musical than any song."

Model stitched on 32 ct white linen using DMC or Dinky dyes floss. Stitch count is 121 x 185.

Cross stitch pattern from With My Needle featuring a sampler with the alphabet!
Model stitched on 36 ct. Sand, Zweigart linen using DMC thread. Stitch count is 104 x 203. Finished size is 5.8" x 11.3".