Cross Stitch pattern from Silver Creek Samplers featuring the phrase "Sent from heaven's brightest star what a miricle you are"!
Stitched on 'Sapphire' 18ct Aida from Fiber on a Whim using Classic Colorworks, Kreinik, and DMC floss. Stitch count is 90 x 76. Finished Size: 5" x 4 1/4".
Note from the designer - "ANN WHITTAKER created an almost comically theatrical sampler depicting Adam and Eve, angels, pious verses, and elaborate meandering vines beneath dramatic multi-colored draperies and tassels. Hovering over the verse which is framed by large columns, are two angels with... Read more
Note from the designer - "This wonderful English sampler has to be an original inspired composition by a very clever young girl with a singular artistic vision! Potbellied cherubs fly trumpeting alongside a doughy, asexual Adam and Eve, beneath whom perch an enormous plumed Bird of Paradise on a... Read more
In the upper register of this finely stitched English sampler there is featured an unusual vignette of Adam and Eve beneath the tree of life (with a menacing black faced serpent) flanked by mirror image brick cottages, followed by a pious verse:
There is so much going on in this fascinating English sampler that it's hard to know where to begin looking. Apart from the somewhat conventional Adam and Eve at the top center, adorable flying cherubs flank them and the apple tree, bearing gold rings and sprays of flowers. The verse is as... Read more
Note from the designer: "This naive Adam and Eve sampler might have been made in Maryland around 1810. At first I believed that the sampler was either English or Irish, judging by the unusual surname, until, in my research, I came upon the gravestone of a Fanny H. Peachey, born 24 November 1799,... Read more
Note from the designer: "German and Dutch samplers are known for their iconography, especially the symbolic religious motifs. This piece, reproduced from the collection of the Allentown Art Museum in Allentown, Pennsylvania, portrays many of these motifs. Adam and Eve, in particular, are often... Read more
"If I climbed the highest mountain or crossed all land and sea. I could never find a sweeter Love than Thou hast given me." Model stitched on 36ct. Vintage Light Examplar Linen using Needlepoint Threads. Stitch count is 231W X 236H.
Model Stitched on 10 Ct. Besty Ross-Cream. Using Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks & The Gentle Arts Sampler Threads. Stitch Count: 50 x 50. Cut Size: 11" x 11". Shown with buttons from Just Another Button Company.
Model stitched on 10ct. Antique White Betsy Ross using Classic Colorworks & Gentle Arts Sampler Threads. Stitch Count: 50 x 50. Cut Size: 11" x 11". Buttons pack by Just Another Button Company.
"Work Hard, Pray Long, Trust God" - model stitched on 28 Ct. Creme Brulee linen with Weeks Dye Works and Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 37W x 76H.
Model stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. Mystic Cashel linen using DMC floss, Kreinik #4 braid, Mill Hill beads and Mill Hill Treasures. Stitch Count: 198w x 235h. Design Size: 15" x 17".
This Diane Arthurs design was stitched on 14 Ct. Smoketone Aida with just one color of DMC floss - #550 Very Dark Violet. The stitch count is 42H x 282W for a finished size of 3" x 20 1/4"
"The Lord watches over all who love him - Psalm 145:20". Model stitched on 32 Ct. Tumbleweed linen with Weeks Dye Works (Fawn, Chestnut, Red Pear, Lancaster Red, Kudzu) and Gentle Art Sampler Threads (Sarsparilla, Chamomile). Stitch Count: 123W x 93H.
Model stitched on 36 count Heritage linen by Picture This Plus using Needlepoint Silk (or DMC alternative: 950, 730, 833, 3023, 844, 502, 632). Stitch count: 143x143.
"The fruit of the spirit is Love, Joy, Peace." Model stitched on 32ct. Vintage Sand Dune Linen using Needlepoint Silk Threads & Silk N Colors. Stitch count is 145 X 103.
Listen and Learn are the fifth and sixth of twelve designs from the Living with Charm Series. Models stitched on 30 Ct. Parchment Linen from Weeks Dye Works with Gentle Art Sampler Threads and Weeks Dye Works. Stitch Count: 77W x 41H. Charms included. The series is stitched on 32 count Lambswool Linen and has a stitch count of 75W x 375H. See LizzieKate.com for the free border and instructions.
Believe and Care are the seventh and eighth of twelve designs from the Living with Charm Series. Models stitched on 30 Ct. Parchment linen by Weeks Dye Works with Gentle Art Sampler Threads, DMC and Weeks Dye Works. Stitch Count: 77W x 41H. Includes charms. The series is stitched on 32 count... Read more
Model stitched on 28ct. Denim Blue Jobelan using DMC floss. stitch count: 189w x 160h. Note: Mill Hill treasure #13093 listed on the pattern is no longer available.
"Love is Patient, Love is Kind. It does not envy. It does not boast. It is not proud. It is not Rude, It is not self seeking. It is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrong's. Love does not delight in Evil. But Rejoices with the truth, it always protects. Always Trusts, Always Hopes,... Read more
I asked Jesus "How much do you love me?" He answered "This much" and He stretched out His arms and died.
Model stitched on 28 ct Cream Cashel linen using DMC floss, also Glissengloss Rainbow blending thread. Stitch count 111 x 108. (NOTE: custom cut of 14x14). Finished size is 8" x 7.75"
Model stitched on 36 count Edinburg Cream linen using DMC floss and DMC Gold Metallic thread. 18 count Cream aida can also be used. Stitch count is 390 W x 390 H. If you intend to stitch this pattern as a table topper, be sure to add 5" of extra fabric per side
"Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed by thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into tempation but deliver us from evil. For thine is... Read more
"I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in me and I in him, he bears much fruit for apart from me, you can do nothing. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish and it will be given you. John 15."
Model stitched on 28 Ct. Antique White Jobelan with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 139W x 153H.
"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding. All thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy path. Proverbs 3:5-6." Model stitched on 28 Ct. White Jobelan with DMC or Anchor floss, Glissen Gloss Rainbow Blending thread, and Color Wash. Also... Read more
"Loving Marriage Sampler" - Stitch Count: 92W x 191H. "Two Hearts Ring Bearer's Pillow" - Stitch Count: 83W x 83H. "Love Ring Bearer's Pillow" - Stitch Count: 83W x 84H. "Our Wedding" - Stitch Count: 51W x 80H. Models use DMC,DMC Variations, Threadworx, Weeks Dye Works & DMC Pearl cotton #8. Some use Mill Hill and SJ Designs beads.
"Our Father which art in Heaven, hallowed by thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and... Read more
"Guard me from all evil things under the shadow of your wings. Psalm 17:8" Model stitched on 32 Ct. Jobelan using The Gentle Art Sampler Threads and Weeks Dye Works. Stitch Count: 135 x 69. Design Size: 8" x 4".
"Fear not for I am with you; be not dismayed for I am your God. I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Model stitched on 30 Ct. Natural linen with DMC and Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 110x110.
"And God made the livestock according to their kind." Model stitched on 28 Ct. Classic Homespun by R&R Reproductions with DMC floss and Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 95x95
"An angel rolled the stone away from the tomb where Jesus lay. He is risen was the cry as joyful praises filled the sky." Model stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Mocha Lugana with DMC floss, Gentle Art Sampler threads and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 114x101. Design Size: 7" x 6".
Model stitched over two on 36 Ct. Olde Town Blend using Classic Colorworks, Gentle Arts and Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count 131x425. (approximate size 14x30) (DMC alternates are 3816 223 780 729 738 840 842 712 732 3777) (NOTE: Frame was found at an antique store)
"Blessed are the poor in spirit fo theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for riteousness for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful for they... Read more
Cross Stitch pattern from The Primitive Hare featuring three love and faith based squares with the phrase "She seeks wool & flax and works willingly with her hands -Proverbs 31:13"!
Model stitched on 30ct Old Salem Linen using DMC and Gentle Arts thread.
Stitch count: 80w x 74h.
Cross stitch pattern from From The Heart featuring a sampler with the phrase "The Lord is my shepherd"!
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct linen using threads from Silk 'N Colors, The Gentle Art and or DMC. There are thread conversions for DMC threads. Stitch count is 72 x 108. Finished size is 3.6 in wide X 5.4 in high.
This antique sampler is inspired by a french designer with Christian imagery.
The model was stitched on 36 count Summer Khaki linen from Zweigart, with 1 ply of Weeks Dye Works Hand Dyed Cottons. Stitch count is 260 x 171 with a finished size of 14.44" x 9.5".
"The leaves is green, the rose is red, here is my name when I am dead. Look on this and may you see, what care my parents took of me. Mary Knowles, her work 1824." Model stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Beige linen by Weeks Dye Works with DMC floss, Weeks Dye Works and Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 257W x 237H. Finished size: 14 1/2" x 13".
"The last great day is drawing nigh when Christ the judge shall come with all the armies of the sky to call His children home." Model stitched over 2 threads on 35 Ct. Beige linen from Weeks Dye Works with Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 259 x 240. Finished size: 15" x 14".
A variegated design surrounds the saying "Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it".
Model stitched on 28 ct African Daisy Jobelan using DMC color variations, Mill Hill beads, and either Anchor or DMC threads. Stitch count is 137 x 142.