This extraordinary piece of seventeenth century needlework was originally executed with fine silks on a linen ground, in tent stitch, and is composed of many different slips" or spot motifs, cleverly fitted together. Many of these motifs have symbolic and/or heraldic significance, and they can... Read more
I've been wanting to do a small sampler with an antique look and finally did it!
The sampler is stitched on 40-Count Sapphire linen from Fiber on a Whim using Needlepoint Silks. Stitch count is 77 x 63. Finished size is 3.85" x 3.15".
Cross stitch pattern from Sassafras Samplers featuring a lovely sampler!
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Straw from Weeks Dye Works using Soie d'Alger threads with DMC and NPI conversion. Stitch count is 126 x 137. Finished size is 7" x 7.61".
This Baltimore-style sampler is a tribute to the bond of sisters. The quote reads:"Beside a well one does not thirst. Beside a sister one does not despair."
Pattern is stitched on 40 count linen using Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works, and DMC threads with a DMC conversion. Stitch Count: 215 x 241. Finished size is 10.75" x 12.05".
The model was turned into a quilted table mat meant for use at cross stitch retreats, but it would be just as good placed in a frame. It was inspired by the people I've met and the friends I've made at cross stitch events across the nation.
Pattern is stitched on 32 count linen using... Read more
The Vintage Sampler Cross Stitch by Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet elegantly pays homage to the samplers of another era. This beautiful pattern incorporates all the hallmark elements of a traditional sampler designed to showcase needlework skills. This sampler can stand alongside those made long ago,... Read more
Note from the designer: Combining antique motifs, borders and alphabet fonts is one of my favorites to design.
This is a monochromatic design that can be stitched on any fabric with any one color of floss. The blue model was stitched on 36 Ct. Mayflower from Fox & Rabbit with Belle Soie... Read more
The booklet is 8 1/2" H x 5" W and contains 10 pages, with full color pictures of each design.
There are eight baby samplers in the collection, made up of tiny motifs such as teddy bears, rocking horses, elephants, baby carriages, a stork, etc. An alphabet and number chart is... Read more
This is the 3rd in "Be" series, which started with Joy Be Thine, Needle Be True and now this one. The pattern includes a set of smalls also.
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Stitched on 36 ct. or 40 ct. Old Stationary by Seraphim Fabrics by Laurie - but as ever any count you love ro sampler fabric you love will... Read more
Birds on the Temple is a reproduction of a sweet little antique sampler. While there is a set of initials and a year on the sampler, what really stood out to me was the birds sitting on the temple. I decided to use The Gentle Arts Simply Wool again for this one. It's such a joy to stitch with.... Read more
Originally stitched on perforated paper, I've reproduced this darling little piece as a pin-pillow. While I can't identify "Mrs Patmor" directly (aside from Downton Abbey!), I'm sure she was loved, as the original stitcher clearly created this to honor her beautiful home.... Read more
This cross stitch pattern from Monticello Stitches features a floral sampler with the phrase "When peace like a river attendeth my way, when sorrows like sea billows roll, whatever my lot, thou has taught me to say it is well with my soul"!
The model was stitched on 36 count Legacy linen by Edinburgh. Stitch count: 312 x 268, Finished size: 17.28"x 14.72"
A charming patriotic sampler. The individual blocks would make a cute ornament set as well. 8 Charms included!
Pattern is stitched on 32 ct. Belfast Flax Linen using DMC threads. Stitch Count 117 x 117. Finished size is 7.31" x 7.31". Fits in a standard 8" x 8" frame, or 10"/12" x 10"/12" if matted or mounted.
A soft and feminine sampler celebrating the written letter.
The pattern is stitched on 32 ct. linen using Classic Colorworks, Weeks Dye Works, and DMC threads. Stitch count is 177 x 213. Finished size is 11.06" x 13.31".
The final sampler in the Americana series is also the largest...Americana White. If you enjoyed Americana Red and Americana Blue, this one is for you! There are sewing and quilting motifs as well as lots of baskets and a church.
The pattern is stitched on 36 ct Linen using Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count is 281 x 217. Finished size is 15.61" x 12.06".
Cross stitch pattern from Antique Needleworkers featuring a lovely sampler!
The model was stitched on 40 ct fabric using The Gentle Arts and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch count is 125 x 142. Finished size is 6.25 in wide X 7.1 in high.
Cross stitch pattern from Fox and Rabbit featuring a lovely floral sampler!
The pattern is stitched on 40 ct Ballet Slippers using Colour & Cotton floss. There is also a conversion included to Weeks Dye Works and DMC. Stitch count is 297 x 365. Finished size is 14.85" x 18.25".
This is the first design in the Gathering Series. It kicks off with my favorite season - Autumn. More will be coming this year.
The pattern is stitched on 36 ct Hogbristle using Classic Colorworks floss. DMC conversion included. Stitch count is 129 x 89. Finished size is 6.45" x 4.45".
Cross stitch pattern from Fox and Rabbit featuring a lovely sampler!
The pattern is stitched on 40 ct White Clay using Au Ver A Soie 100/3 floss. DMC conversion included. Stitch count for Sampler is 270 x 310. Finished size is 13.5" x 15.5". Stitch count for Pinwheel is 58 x 60. Finished size is 2.9" x 3".
Cross stitch pattern from Summer House Stitche Workes. Eliza was just 17 years old when she stitched this sampler. Her sampler, with rustic elegance, features an urn with a three dimensional look. The flowers filling the urn are whimsical, each having their own "personality." Enjoy stitching... Read more
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.
Cross stitch pattern from Rosewood Manor featuring a lovely vintage sampler! This 10-page booklet includes 4 bookmarks, 2 needlebook covers with mix & match scissor fobs, plus a small swan sampler!
Pattern is stitched on 28 ct Platinum linen. Stitch count is 196 X 196 stitches. Finished size is 7 in wide X 7 in high.
This sampler is an adaptation from a sampler in my collection. This chart contains the pattern for the scissor fob shown along with all finishing instructions.
Model stitched over two threads on 36 ct Straw from Weeks Dye Works using Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count is 204w x 76h. Finished size is 11.33" x 4.22". Finished Size of Pinkeep: 5"w x 3.50"h.
Cross stitch pattern from Sassafras Samplers featuring a lovely sampler!
Stitched on your choice of fabric using either Soie d Alger or DMC threads. Stitch count is 232 x 285. Finished size is 12.89 x 15.83 for 36 count fabric.
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
The Fisher King is an undeniably enigmatic figure; mysterious and eternally difficult to interpret or, indeed, understand. He represents many things to many people.
The Grail King, Anfortas,The Angler, King Pellam, Bron, Le Roi Pcheur, The Once and Future King, call him what you will; Long... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Bent Creek featuring a lovely sampler with the alphabet and hearts!
The pattern is stitched on 32 ct Platinum from Weeks Dye Works using Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works with DMC Conversions. Stitch count is 36 x 96. Finished size is 2.25 in wide X 6 in high.
Winter Folk is the final design in the Four Seasons Folk series. Thank you for coming on this seasonal journey with me. We end the series with paper whites, pine cones, frosty forests & 3 new specialty stitches.
The models were stitched over 2 threads on 32 ct Driftwood Belfast (Fabrics by Stephanie) with DMC floss. Stitch count is 53 x 190. Finished size is 3.31" x 11.88".
Have you been nautical or nice this year? Either or both, I present to you the Seas & Greetings sampler. It features three ships rigged for the holidays and answers that burning question of how the narwhal came to have a wreath on her tusk. There are several spots for personalization with initials... Read more
Rose Lejeune 1900 is a reproduction of an antique French Sampler. Rose was 12 years old when she finished stitching this sampler on June 24, 1900. She loved the color pink, and that color shines in this sampler! While the pink I chose from Cottage Garden Threads isn't quite as bright as what... Read more
Agnes Binnie was born in Stirlingshire, Scotland, on March 22, 1808, to Robert Binnie and Mary Addie. She married James Barclay on March 16, 1832, in Falkirk, Stirlingshire. The couple had at least six sons and three daughters. Around 1870 they emigrated to Scotland Township in McDonough, Illinois.... Read more
Made in Providence, Rhode Island, this sampler is a superb example of the work done at Miss Mary (Polly) Balch's school, one of the most important female learning institutions in America at that time. Combining sophisticated architectural, landscape and figural motifs with elaborate and unusual... Read more
The original sampler, made in England in 1848, was stitched with cross, counted satin, petit point, and eyelet stitches on an extremely fine glazed linen of approximately fifty threads per inch.
It is unusual to find such a meticulously and finely stitched sampler at this late date, when... Read more
This mid-eighteenth-century Scottish band sampler features many classic seventeenth-century patterns, executed in cross, eyelet, double running, counted satin, back, and queen stitches.
The virtually unfaded color was reproduced from the front of the sampler. Six pattern bands precede... Read more
A sampler from the collection of the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, England.
Skill and expertise in sampler-making did not necessarily peak in the mid-to-late seventeenth century and then wane during what is often called the "golden age" of English sampler-making. These skills... Read more
This amazing, unprecedented English sampler illustrates so many unique and bold elements of design, stitched in a balanced way inside a four-sided strawberry border. In all my decades of study I've never seen an antique sampler with quite this much bizarre personality.