Samplers Page 18

Cross stitch pattern from Frog Cottage featuring the alphabet surrounding a tree with crows.

Model stitched on 32 count Vintage Country Mocha Belfast Linen using Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 86w x 92h. Approximately 5.6"x 5.8".

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.

This nautical themed birth sampler from Kate Garrett features a lighthouse, sailboat, sand castles, pelican, starfish and room for personalization.

The kit includes 14 Ct. White Aida, pre-sorted stranded cotton, clear chart, instructions, and a chart for personalization. Finished size: 9.4" x 9"

This birth announcement cross stitch kit from Vervaco features baby feet in the center of floral and heart circular border.

Kit includes 14 Ct. Aida, thread, needles and instructions. Finished size: 10.8" x 10".

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.

Model stitched on 16 ct. Zweigart linen using DMC thread. Stitch count is 265 x 306. Finished size is 16.5" x 19".

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

Cross stitch pattern from Relets de Soie with a winding ribbon border, alphabet, roses in the center, and "Marthe Salle 1912."

Model stitched on 40 ct. Zweigart linen using Soie d'Alger thread. DMC alternatives also provided. Stitch count is 299 x 323.

Cross stitch pattern from Reflets de Soie featuring a beautiful Virgin Mary surrounded by colored motifs.

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct linen using Soie D'Alger silk floss. Stitch count is 312 x 235. Required Au Ver A Soie Soie d'Alger 2928 and 3996 have been discontinued.
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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 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

A derivative 17th-century canvas work picture. The Adam and Eve legend was a more popular theme on samplers after the early eighteenth century so this example is quite unusual. The pair are not often seen on earlier needleworks, even though most illustrated bibles of the sixteenth and seventeenth... Read more about And All Was For An Appil - Cross Stitch Pattern

Note from the designer - This needlework was designed after an English sampler in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts-Boston. The lush border flowers are similar to those on a sampler made by Sarah Brignell from around the same period, suggesting the existence of a school or teacher whose... Read more about Jane Atkinson circa 1780 - 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 - "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 - "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 - "A characteristically northern German sampler, this example from Hamburg consists of random symbolic spot motifs, with a unifying central scene and borders. Religious symbols are commonly found on almost all continental samplers, and Adam and Eve in particular is often... Read more about German Sampler by AEDEGNES 1746 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Note from the designer - "A sophisticated painterly use of perspective distinguishes this pictorial English sampler. An idealized rural scene with a thatched cottage nestled in a fertile valley, with white misted hills rising in the distance, also features a windmill, a flock of sheep,... Read more about Ann Brockbank 1812 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Note from the designer: "This band sampler was designed after a piece in the collection of the Fitzwilliam Museum, most remarkable for the colorful, solidly filled geometric and floral sections. It also features double running stitch sections found on Italian embroideries of the sixteenth and... Read more about Elizabeth Pain 1667 - 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 original design blends a mid-18th century floral sampler border with a late 18th century lettering and cartouche style, and a mid-19th century sentiment. Instructions are provided for working the sampler in a different color scheme (red, blues, greens) on a neutral... Read more about Home Sweet Home Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern

Note from the designer: "The figures depicted on this original design were derived from wood block engravings of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. The format of the hornbook follows actual examples from the late 18th century. Hornbooks functioned as primers, used to teach young children their... Read more about Hornbook Bestiary - Cross Stitch Pattern

This is a very finely stitched classic Scottish sampler featuring three complete rows of beautifully illuminated letters, an arcaded floral band as well as other traditional motifs including peacocks, birds drinking at the fountain of life, feather trees and family initials. A four sided berry... Read more about Katie Sym 1769 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Sugar Stitches featuring a snowman in winter and the word "January"!

Model stitched on 28 ct. raw natural cashel linen using DMC floss. Stitch count is 117 x 111.

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 bees, a beehive and the words "Welcome Summer" and "June"!

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 lighthouse, ice cream cones and the words "Stars and Stripes" and "July"!

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 carousal, beach toys and the words "Summer Fun" and "August"!

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 schoolhouse, crayons and the words "Back to School" and "September"!

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 jack-o-lantern pumpkins decorated with sunflowers for autumn!

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".

The Spooky Sampler Quilt Pattern brings a few tricks and a lot of treats, with all of your favorite Halloween things making for a cute and creepy design. Piece this project in Ghouls and Goodies by Stacy Iest Hsu for Moda Fabrics for an eerie good time and make the perfect quilt for the spooky season. Finished size: 55" x 72"

This collection by Teresa Kogut has 3 different designs! Each design features a different gathering of flora and fauna, and uses the same color threads and symbols. "ABC 123" and "Sally Emerson" do not use DMC 435, 611, 822, and 3781.

"ABC 123" model stitched on 2... Read more about Gather - 3 Designs - Cross Stitch Pattern

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 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.

Sampler design from Teresa Kogut featuring a red house, man, woman, angel and lots of strawberries!

The model was stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. with DMC floss and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count 213x152. Finished size: 10 5/8" x 7 5/8"

Cross stitch sampler design from Twin Peak Primitives featuring birds, trees, plants and more.

Pattern is stitched on 20 or 40 ct Cappuccino from Fiber on a Whim using DMC floss. Stitch count is 445 x 307. Finished size is 22.25" x 15.35 on 40 count. Skeins of DMC vary depending on fabric count.

Ada Mary Hornsey of Wellingborough, England stitched her sampler at age 10. "My father, my mother I know I cannot your kindness repay, but I hope that, as older I grow, I shall learn your commands to obey."

The model was stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct Light Sand linen with Needlepoint Inc Silks. Stitch Count: 184W x 238H. Finished Size: 9 1/8" x 12".

This lovely sampler is of Scottish origin.

The model was stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Summer Khaki linen with Soie d'Alger silks and silk chenille. Stitch Count: 204W x 278H. Finished size: 12 3/4" x 17 3/8" Stitches used: cross stitch, satin stitch, queen stitch, double running stitch, outline stitch, chain stitch, and stitching over one. Stitch diagrams are included.

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

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

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

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 design by Hands Across the Sea features an alphabet sampler, red flowers including roses, daisies, tulips and carnations and text which reads.

"fear god, honour the king","O may i still from sin depart! A wise and understanding heart Jesus to me given! And let me through... Read more about Mary Wigglesworth 1812 - Christian Cross Stitch Pattern