New Antique

Experience a cozy rooftop moment overlooking Istanbul with the Istanbul Cats Cross-Stitch Kit from RIOLIS. Featuring charming cats surrounded by colorful cushions, traditional tea, and a beautiful cityscape with distant minarets, this richly detailed design captures the warmth and character of... Read more about Istanbul Cats - Cross Stitch Kit

Pattern by Samplers And Primitives featuring a beautiful winter sampler with snow, a bouquet of flowers, red brick homes, and a holly border.

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct linen with DMC floss. The stitch count is 268 x 270. Finished size is 13.4" x 13.5".

An octagonal sewing box featuring Quaker-inspired motifs, stitched with silks from The Thread Gatherer. The project includes a coordinating pincushion and finishing inspiration.

Stitched on 36 ct. linen with the Silk'n Color thread by Thread Gatherer. The stitch counts and finished... Read more about Quaker Star Sewing Box - Cross Stitch Pattern

A fruit and flower sampler that offers more than one finishing possibility. Stitch the complete sampler, or use individual fruit and flower motifs from the main design to create a coordinating collection of pincushions.

Stitched on 36 ct. linen with Weeks Dye Works floss (DMC Conversion included). The stitch count is 299 x 181 and the finished size is 16.61" x 10.06".

In the gentle days of early autumn, Victorine Hommet gathered onto her sampler everything that seems to tell of the simple happiness of home: brightly coloured birds, leafy branches, flowers and, at the heart of the design, a generous basket overflowing with fruit.

Grapes, plums, figs,... Read more about Victorine Hommet 1893 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Little Robin Designs featuring a fun alphabet sampler with colorful letters.

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct. Beige by Weeks Dye Works with Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works floss. The stitch count is 179 x 208 and the finished size is 8.95" x 10.4".

The Garden at Rosewood Hollow is a sampler inspired by a forgotten English manor garden, filled with winding paths, beautiful flowers, and small creatures, who inhabit a garden that is waiting to be rediscovered.

Pattern is stitched on 36 ct. linen with Classic Colorworks, Weeks Dye... Read more about The Garden at Rosewood Hollow - 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 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 stitch... Read more about Sassy Squirrel Pinkeep - Cross Stitch Pattern

Vintage Ornaments is a companion to Vintage Tree. It uses the same linen and floss colors.

The pattern is stitched on 36 ct. Aspen linen by Weeks Dye Works using Weeks Dye Works, Gentle Arts and Classic Colorworks (conversions included). Stitch counts is 149 x 33. Finished size is 8 1/8" x 1 5/8".

A Pennsylvania-German Stocking; this stocking was updated with a change of linen color from a pale green to a more neutral cream. And, a new alphabet has been added.

The model was stitched on 40 ct. Thornfield from Needle and Flax with Needle point Silk and Dinky Dyes floss. The stitch count is 172 x 495 and the finished size is 8.6" x 24.75".

This design got quite an update! I've removed the central house design and added a center scene of a lady and her animals. And, I did away with the pink color used throughout the original version. I like this interpretation much better!

The model was stitched on 40 ct. Thornfield from... Read more about Truth and Virtue Stocking - Cross Stitch Pattern

Dear friends! Bead embroidery is a wonderful and exciting activity and we are sure, that many of you devote a good part of your free time to this. However, if you want to diversify your creativity and try something new "Wonderland Crafts" offers you wonderful bead embroidery kits on... wood.... Read more about Vintage Sewing Machine - Christmas Ornament Wooden Bead Kit

Dear friends! Bead embroidery is a wonderful and exciting activity and we are sure, that many of you devote a good part of your free time to this. However, if you want to diversify your creativity and try something new "Wonderland Crafts" offers you wonderful bead embroidery kits on... wood.... Read more about Vintage Gramophone - Christmas Ornament Wooden Bead Kit

Five unique designs inspired by New England tombstone carvings from the 18th and early 19th century.

Each design is stitched on 40 ct. linen with Gentle Arts and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch count varies from 118 x 51 to 88 x 52 with finished sizes of 5.9" x 2.55" and 4.4" x 2.6".

Note from the Designer; "I found this sweet marking sampler in an antique shop in Eguisheim, France. My original name for this design was La Petite Rouge and I had every intention of making it a little red sampler. But then my eyes fell on the lovely silks from Almond M&Ms, and I decided to... Read more about Make it Your Own Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern

Note from the Designer; "My Sampler Petite series continues with Antonia Rosel. Antonia Rosel y Garcia remains one of my favorite antiques that I reproduced. The colors are so delicate in it and I loved the border. I used some of the same colors for this, and picked one of my favorite alphabets... Read more about Antonia Rosel Sampler Petite - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Niky's Creations featuring an antique reproduction sampler.

Pattern is stitched on 36 ct linen using DMC floss. The stitch count is 208 x 229 with a finished size of 11.56" x 12.72".

In a small wooden house lived a stitcher who kept her finest needles in a book of ivory linen. Upon its cover, she embroidered two proud birds, a crown, and flowers in a single shade of deep red. The villagers believed the red thread carried love from one generation to the next. So whenever a... Read more about Needlecase Notebook - 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 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

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".

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".

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

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct. Coffee Stain from Cedar River with Weeks Dye Works floss (DMC conversion included). The stitch count is 123 x 156 and the finished size is 6.15" x 7.8".

Norfolk (England) samplers are a unique species, characterized by either a stepped lozenge cartouche, as in this example, an elaborate floral border (usually embroidered freehand but not in Eliza Tagg's sampler), and a horizontal row of joined octagons filled with various floral or animal... Read more about Eliza Tagg 1775 - Cross Stitch Pattern

This beautiful 18th century English sampler features the Lord's Prayer in the upper half surrounded by flying cherubs, carnation "trees", dogs, rabbits and birds, in a bold palette of strong primary colors. Mary Ann Chamberlin was ten years old when she made this sampler, born in 1765,... Read more about Mary Ann Chamberlin 1775 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Little Robin Designs featuring a vintage sampler reproduction.

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct. Dusty Road by Seraphim Fabrics with Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works floss. The stitch count is 261 x 295 and the finished size is 13.05" x 14.75".

This antique sampler immediately caught my eye simply because it was stitched in purple, my favorite color. There is something about a sampler worked in one solid color that I find so beautiful and timeless.

Model is stitched on 36 ct. linen with Gloriana silk floss. The stitch count is 116 x 116 and the finished size is 6.44" x 6.44".

Cross stitch pattern from Little Robin Designs featuring a vintage sampler reproduction.

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct. Mica by Cedar River Linen with Classic Colorworks floss. The stitch count is 117 x 198 and the finished size is 5.85" x 9.9".

The collaboration I did with Robin Laukuf of Old Willow, is now available as a separate pattern. I am a big fan of Adam and Eve samplers and this one is darling! It was stitched by Mary Greenup, in 1841 and the pattern and finishing instructions for the satchel are included.

Stitched on 46... Read more about Mary Greenup 1841 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Live Simply - a companion piece to America, the Beautiful. The date on the piece is when the first Quakers reached our shores.

The sampler uses a mix of Classic Colorworks, Gentle Arts, and Weeks Dye Works. It is stitched on a beautiful piece of 40 count linen. The stitch count is 197 x 150 and the finished size is 9.85" x 7.5".

The verse expresses the the importance of needlework to our lives. "My needle has seen sorrow. My needle has seen joy. Each stitch holds the memory of days gone by".

This sweet piece is stitched on 40 count linen with DMC and Weeks Dye Works floss. The stitch count is 175 x 158 and the finished size is 8.75" x 7.9".

This is Eelen Crooks 184? She had to be extra fancy with her name but then neglected to put the last number on the date when she stitched the sampler. But it doesn't matter, what a fun little sampler this was to stitch. I just love that little red house and I am especially fond of the... Read more about Eelen Crooks 184? - Cross Stitch Pattern

Henrietta 1870 a Bristol Orphanage Sampler Antique Reproduction.

Provenance: This beautiful sampler contains thirteen alphabets and seven sets of numbers in the top portion and is full in every space in the lower section with many motifs, short segments of bands, and ten corner motifs... Read more about Henrietta 1870 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Rachel De La Rue, 1825, A Guernsey Channel Island Antique Sampler Reproduction

About the Antique: Rachel tells us she was eleven years old when she finished her sampler in 1825 making her birth year 1813 or 1814. The antique dealer indicates she was from Guernsey in the Channel Islands.... Read more about Rachel de la Rue 1825 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Anne Frances Ennis 1847 Words To Live By, An Irish Antique Reproduction Sampler

About Anne Frances Ennisfs specimen pages and cross stitch samplers: A collection of six needlework specimens were obtained together from an antique dealer, five being needlework specimen book samples, and one a... Read more about Anne Frances Kirkpatrick 1847 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Martha Schmidt 1880, Antique Reproduction Sampler

About Martha Schmidt 1880 Sampler: with such a common name, and no location provided, the stitcher's identify remains unknown. However, Schmidt is a common German surname derived from the German word "Schmied" meaning... Read more about Martha Schmidt 1880 - Cross Stitch Pattern

This is a RE-RELEASE in conjunction with the other four NEW Specimen Book Samplers! Ellen Kingscote English Specimen Pages Two Cross Stitch Samplers, Wisdom and Honour, circa 1840 Antique Sampler Reproductions

Two simple and beginner style cross stitch samplers are found in Ellen... Read more about Ellen Kingscote's English Sewing Book - Cross Stitch

A Home for Henrietta, An Original Design based on a Bristol Orphanage Sampler.

This original sampler is based on motifs and lettering from a Bristol Orphanage Sampler, Henrietta 1870, in the collection of Cross Stitch Antiques. As it would happen, four girls with the first name of... Read more about A Home for Henrietta - Cross Stitch Pattern

Mary Ann Slough, Specimen Book Cross Stitch Piece Reproduction circa 1840s

Specimen Books: During the 1800s in England and Ireland, sewing instruction books to be used by teachers and pupils were published, their purpose being the production of competent rather than creative needlework.... Read more about Mary Ann Slough, Specimen Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern

Annabella McIntyre is a delightful, new design featuring a charming house and windmill, making it a fun and quick project to stitch.

Pattern is stitched on 46 ct. Gandalf by Grace Notes Fabrics with Weeks Dye Works floss (DMC conversion included). The stitch count is 171 x 164 and the finished size is 7.43" x 7.13".

Anne Frances Ennis 1853 Black Crowns Specimen Page, An Irish Antique Sampler Reproduction

About Anne Frances Ennisfs specimen pages and cross stitch samplers: A collection of six needlework specimens were obtained together from an antique dealer, five being needlework specimen book samples,... Read more about Anne Frances Kirkpatrick 1847 Black Crown - Cross Stitch

Fair Isle is a tiny jewel of an island south of Shetland and north of the Orkney Isles. It is famous for its knitwear in which patterns are created using multiple colours. This glasses case has been designed on the same principles. The design is replicated on the reverse.

When completed... Read more about Fair Isle Glasses Case - Needlepoint / Tapestry Kit

Based on the mathematical Mbius Strip, you can follow the lines forever. It really is ingenious! Due to its precise nature the canvas is not printed. Suitable for more advanced stitchers, this kit contains 12 HPI canvas, a British made John James needle, chart, instructions and all the Appletons, British Tapestry wool you will need.

Measures 13.38" x 12.59"

A full size (15.75" x 15.75") piece which can be turned into a cushion (for which you would need extra fabric) or framed for a wall hanging, the Bargello design is proving extremely popular and versatile. Unlike other tapestries, the canvas is not printed, and this kit provides full... Read more about The Bargello Sisters Waves - Needlepoint / Tapestry Kit

With two kits in one you have the opportunity of discovering the world of tapestry and all the benefits of mindful stitching. There are two designs in this kit to allow everyone to explore the basics of bargello before choosing to commit to a full size design. Either of them are suitable for adding... Read more about Bargello Mini Kit - Needlepoint / Tapestry Kit

Cleverly designed, the floating green squares on a purple background showcase almost the whole of our popular leaf green range. Once finished your work of art could be framed or turned into a cushion. Due to its precise nature the canvas is not printed, however, following the stitching chart is very... Read more about Forty Shades of Green - Needlepoint / Tapestry Kit

This very cool hovering square design looks amazing when finished. Can be turned into a cushion or would look great framed on a wall. Due to its precise nature the canvas is not printed, however, following the stitching chart is very straightforward. Suitable for all abilities, including beginners,... Read more about Tickled Pink - Needlepoint / Tapestry Kit