Vintage Cross Stitch Patterns

Beloved Forrest, he is the first one in the woods to get ready for Christmas! Will you pick him for your Christmas tree?

Model is stitched on 36 Ct Parchment from Weeks Dye Works linen with Weeks Dye Works floss. The stitch count is 36w x 51h, and the finished size is approx. 2.5" x 3".

Alfie is one of the youngest of Santa's helpers. He loves decking the halls!

Model is stitched on 36 Ct Parchment from Weeks Dye Works linen with Weeks Dye Works floss. The stitch count is 46w x 56h, and the finished size is approx. 3" x 4".

Mrs. Frost is out shopping for a present for her hubby, perhaps a new pair of festive suspenders, or a new corn-broom?

Model is stitched on 36 Ct Parchment from Weeks Dye Works linen with Weeks Dye Works floss. The stitch count is 46w x 56h, and the finished size is approx. 3" x 4".

The Spiral-Bound Book of Dando is a sampler about Cornwall, the westernmost county of the United Kingdom, and all things Cornish.

Cornwall is a rugged, enchanting place, with a wild Celtic spirit rooted in its dramatic coastal cliffs, sweeping moorlands and mysterious ancient history. Its... Read more about Spiral-Bound Book of Dando - Cross Stitch Pattern

Vintage Christmas cards, pine cones, snowflakes and winter frost were my inspirations for Christmastide. The over-dyed Picture This Plus linen simulates a winter sky for this frosty stitch of stylized snow covered pine. And the special Snowflake board from 141 Design Co. is the perfect backdrop!... Read more about Christmastide - Christmas Cross Stitch Pattern

This Scottish sampler features a number of stylistic devices seen on other Scottish samplers of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries including the intense color palette with an emphasis on reds and greens and the arcaded pansy band in the upper third.

It has been densely stitched in a... Read more about Mary McCulloch 1763 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Scarlett House featuring a fun Christmas sampler design with the words "Hang up the stockings and trim out the tree. Christmas is coming and soon you will see. Days that will be merry and bright. With snowflakes falling throughout the night."

Pattern is... Read more about Christmas is Coming Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern

We are delighted to present Jane Backhouse's beautiful and engaging sampler, worked in 1824 when Jane was just 12 years old. There is so much to enjoy in her work.

Jane used her sampler to demonstrate an impressive range of needlework skills. The sampler is worked mainly in cross stitch... Read more about Jane Backhouse 1824 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Scarlett House featuring a beautiful antique sampler reproduction.

Pattern is stitched on 36 ct. linen with Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works floss (DMC conversion included - no conversion listed for Weeks Dye Works Oscar). The stitch count is 150 x 226 and the finished size is 8.33" x 12.56".

Cross stitch pattern from Scarlett House featuring an antique sampler reproduction.

Pattern is stitched on 36 ct. Cactus Wren from Fox and Rabbit with Weeks Dye Works and Classic Colorworks floss (DMC conversion included). The stitch count is 174 x 193 and the finished size is 9.67" x 5.17".

Hannah Whitaker, Thorne 1821 - An Ackworth Quaker Style Antique Sampler Reproduction

Pattern is stitched on 46 ct. Linen with Gloriana and Belle Soie Silks. The stitch count is 297 x 455 and the finished size is 12.91" x 19.78".

When Stitching with Au Ver A Soie floss, it also requires threads 661 and 539.

Cross stitch pattern from Teresa Kogut featuring 3 lovely designs!

Find Joy is stitched on 40 ct. fabric with Roxy floss with DMC conversions. The stitch count is 277 x 279 and the finished size is 13 7/8" x 14".

Grateful is stitched on 40 ct. fabric with Roxy floss... Read more about Find Joy - Cross Stitch Pattern

Note from the designer: I'm very proud of this reproduction -- it's been in progress for almost two years now, and it's finally here!!! It's suitable for all stitchers and fabrics -- no specialty stitches, no over-one, no alphabets. Just a big, beautiful, checkerboard house and lots... Read more about Checkerboard House - Cross Stitch Pattern

Julia Rachel De La Mare, 1849, A Fuersney, Channel Island Sampler.
The Antique: This lovely vibrant sampler is in the style common to the time called Berlin Woolwork, named such after the printed patterns originating from Berlin where individual motifs such as florals, birds, the center... Read more about Julia Rachel De La Mare 1849 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Pansy Patch Quilts and Stitchery featuring an adorable sampler with a cute sassy squirrel.

Sassy Squirrel Sampler is stitched on 36 count Overcast linen by Cedar Riven Linen one strand of floss over two linen threads, with Gloriana silk floss. The stitch count is 179 x 187 and the finished size is 9.94" x 10.39".

Cross stitch pattern from Scarlett House featuring a sweet dog and her puppy, this is a reproduction from an antique on perforated paper.

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct. linen with Needlepoint Silk Inc floss. The stitch count is 166 x 108 and the finished size is 8.3" x 5.4".

A vintage sampler reproduction by NeedleWork Press from Isabella Hardy featuring beautiful red designs.

Stitched on Weeks Dyes Works "Linen" using Classic Colorworks floss. The stitch count is 108 x 99 and the finished size on 32 count fabric is 6.8" x 6.2".

Well well well what have we here? Fortunes told...balloon toting arm-less ghosts with legs, ghastly ticket takers, a weary skeleton in a knife toss, tasty treats, ghostly mice.....and a cat dressed as a ghost? Or is it a ghost dressed as a cat? There's a lot happening in this tiny scene.... Read more about Vintage Halloween Fair - Halloween Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Erin Elizabeth featuring beautiful Sunflower from the Vintage Seed Packets collection!

Pattern is stitched on 14 ct Vintage Smokey White Aida using DMC floss. Stitch Count: 54w by 72h. Finished size is 3.86" x 5.14".

Cross stitch pattern from Pansy Patch Quilts and Stitchery featuring a smaller version of the adorable sassy squirrel sampler.

Sassy Squirrel Sampler is stitched on 36 count Overcast linen by Cedar Riven Linen one strand of floss over two linen threads, with Gloriana silk floss. The... Read more about Sassy Squirrel Pinkeep - Cross Stitch Pattern

Note from the designer, "We were so excited to discover this clever way to mark a sampler! Motifs are borrowed from an antique alphabet pattern book in our ephemera collection. The entire alphabet is included and can be mixed and matched to mark your initials or those of a friend."

... Read more about A Signature Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern

Judith 1837 is the third cross stitch stand-up pincushion in the series inspired by the 19th Century German china dolls that were so popular in the 1800's. She is part of the "First Stitches Series" that focuses on an American Quaker family.

Pattern was stitched on 37 count... Read more about Judith 1837 - Cross Stitch Pattern

The Walker Sisters was the book released at the Blackbird Designs Farewell Retreat held at Dyeing to Stitch in September 2024.

Hannah Walker - Aged 6 - 1814: Stitched on 36 ct fabric using Weeks Dye Works and Gentle Arts threads. Stitch count is 123w x 145h. Finished size is 6 7/8" x... Read more about Walker Sisters - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Erin Elizabeth featuring a yummy tomato from the Vintage Seed Packets collection!

Pattern is stitched on 14 ct Vintage Smokey White Aida using DMC floss. Stitch Count: 54w by 72h. Finished size is 3.86" x 5.14".

In the early eighteenth century samplers began to evolve from long vertical bands into more rectangular shapes. They began to incorporate more pictorial and scenic images and scenes such as those found on seventeenth century canvas and stumpwork pictures. Alphabets, numerals and verses prevailed but... Read more about Mary Hammand 1732 - Cross Stitch Pattern

This reproduction samplers stays true to Anne Quertier's sampler, which she stitched in 1854 at the age of 10! We charted all the quirks and imperfections so you can duplicated this cheery and summery sampler. My favorite parts are the strawberries, making this this perfect stitch for popular... Read more about Strawberry Sampler Reproduction - Cross Stitch Pattern

Collected from German, Italian, Scottish, Dutch, English, and American samplers, this book of alphabets takes off from where the previous edition, Alphabets from Early Samplers, ends. The alphabets have been fastidiously reproduced from samplers dating from 1530, to 1868. Over 80 alphabets are charted, as well as two complete alphabet samplers, one of them dating from 1725.

Cross stitch pattern from Erin Elizabeth featuring yummy corn from the Vintage Seed Packets collection!

Pattern is stitched on 14 ct Vintage Smokey White Aida using DMC floss. Stitch Count: 54w by 72h. Finished size is 3.86" x 5.14".

Cross stitch pattern from Erin Elizabeth featuring a beautiful Zinnia from the Vintage Seed Packets collection!

Pattern is stitched on 14 ct Vintage Smokey White Aida using DMC floss. Stitch Count: 54w by 72h. Finished size is 3.86" x 5.14".

Cross stitch pattern from Erin Elizabeth featuring a beautiful Lily from the Vintage Seed Packets collection!

Pattern is stitched on 14 ct Vintage Smokey White Aida using DMC floss. Stitch Count: 54w by 72h. Finished size is 3.86" x 5.14".

Cross stitch pattern from Erin Elizabeth featuring a beautiful Poppy from the Vintage Seed Packets collection!

Pattern is stitched on 14 ct Vintage Smokey White Aida using DMC floss. Stitch Count: 54w by 72h. Finished size is 3.86" x 5.14".

Cross stitch pattern from Shakespeare's Peddler featuring a beautiful basket of folk art!

Model is stitched on 40ct Latte by Fiber on a Whim using Classic Colorworks and Gentle Arts threads with DMC conversion. Stitch Counts: 69 x 72. Finished size 3.45 in wide X 3.6 in high.

Model stitched over two on 36 count Beach Brew by R&R Reproductions using DMC and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch count for each design 63x81.

A Reproduction of a sampler from Scotland.

The pattern was stitched on 32 ct. Linen with NPI silk floss. The stitch count is 266 x 276 and the finished size is 16.63" x 17.25".

We are so excited to recreate a well-used and tattered watch pocket that no doubt held a lady's watch from bygone days. A ribbon tab on the back of the antique likely was intended to be used to hang the stitched pocket from a display book. We did examine the inside of the antique, revealing some... Read more about A 19th Century Watch Pocket - Cross Stitch Pattern

The ancient Greeks named asters "star flowers" because of their beautiful shape. The Aster's Seed Packet Cross Stitch by It's Sew Emma features a lavender star outshining the other flowers in the Stitchy Seed Co. galaxy. Add this celestial flower to your Seed Packet Garden.

... Read more about Asters Seed Packet - Cross Stitch Pattern

Victoria 1883 is the second cross stitch stand-up pincushion in the series inspired by the 19th Century German china dolls that were so popular in the 1800's. The inside cover welcomes you to the world of 1883 with a short story.

The model was stitched on 37 count Legacy Linen Smoke... Read more about Victoria 1883 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Erin Elizabeth featuring a beautiful Pansy from the Vintage Seed Packets collection!

Pattern is stitched on 14 ct Vintage Smokey White Aida using DMC floss. Stitch Count: 54w by 72h. Finished size is 3.86" x 5.14".

Cross stitch pattern from Fox and Rabbit featuring a beautiful reproduction sampler!

The model was stitched on 40 ct Paperbark Linen by Fox and Rabbit using Weeks Dyes Works floss with DMC conversions. Stitch count is 231 x 291. Finished size is 11.5" x 14.5".

"Matilda Hornbuckle" by Notforgotten Farm was designed by Lori Brechlin. Offering you my little miss "Matilda Hornbuckle", and what a sweet tiny pumpkin-witch she is! Always happy to help with the sweeping of the barn or the weeding of the gardens.

Stitched on 30 ct. linen... Read more about Matilda Hornbuckle - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from NeedleWorkPress featuring a lovely reproduction sampler with flowers!

Stitched on your choice of fabric using Classic Colorwork Bella Soie, Gloriana, and Au Ver a Soie threads. Stitch Count is 289 x 199. Finished size is 16.05 x 11.05 inches on 36 count fabric.

A MISCELLANY: A Collection of Seventeenth Century Canvas work Elements from the Natural World

The subjects in this needlework design are taken from a seventeenth century canvas work, formerly in the collection of The Scarlet Letter, consisting of nine panels stitched primarily in shades... Read more about A Miscellany - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross-stitch pattern from Scarlett House featuring a vintage-inspired sampler design with the phrase "The rhythm of my needle gently as it goes making little stitches sweetly as it sews".

The designer provided an alternative alphabet. Stitch the letters E and M with either Weeks... Read more about The Rhythm of My Needle - Cross Stitch Pattern

This cross stitch pattern by Shannon Christine features an intricate vintage inspired moth pattern surrounded by flowers and the phases of the moon.

Pattern is stitched on 14 Ct Aida using DMC threads. Stitch count is 151 x 194. Finished size is 10.79" x 13.86".

This design by Jeanette Douglas Designs features a variety of acorns with hearts and oak leaves above an alphabet sampler.

Model stitched on 40ct Winter Brew by R&R Reproductions using Classic Colorworks, Gentle Arts, and Weeks Dye Works thread. Stitch count: 146w x 156h. Finished Size is 7.3 in wide X 7.8 in high.

This cross stitch pattern from Crocette a Gogo featuring a sleigh filled with Christmas gifts and the phrase "Tis the season"!

Pattern is stitched on 32 ct Natural Belfast using DMC floss. Stitch count is 53 x 59.

Model stitched over 2 threads on 46 Ct. Vintage Autumn Gold by Lakeside Linens with NPI Silk. Stitch Count:187 x 183 and the finished size is 8.13" x 7.96".

Quilting Bee by The Blue Flower features a large ornate bumblebee design reminiscent of a vintage quilt design.

Model stitched one over two on 40 Ct. Sheep's Straw Linen using Gentle Art Sampler Threads and Classic Colorworks (includes DMC conversion). The stitch count is 133W x 110H and the finished design size is 7" x 6".