New Antique Cross Stitch Patterns

Let your freak flag fly with quite possibly the darkest....most evil cross stitch to ever exist.

Pattern is stitched on the fabric of your choice using DMC floss. Stitch count is 73 x 60. Finished size is 5.21" x 4.29".

Cross stitch pattern by Teresa Kogut features the words, "From all that dwells below the skies, let the Creator's praise arise, let the Redeemer's name be sung through every land by every tongue".

Pattern stitched on 40 ct. Duxbury by Fox and Rabbit with Classic Colorworks,... Read more about Creator's Praise - Christian Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern by Teresa Kogut inspired by an 1802 Irish sampler by Elizabeth Band. Featuring the verse, "Virtue soft balm of every woe of every grief the cure. Tis thou alone that canst bestowe. Pleasures unmixed and pure. The shady wood the verdant mead are virtues flowery road. Not... Read more about Divine Abode - Christian Cross Stitch Pattern

The Myriam's Garden folk embroidery cross stitch pattern is the first heirloom I embroidered for my granddaughter, Myriam. I saw the original motif on an embroidered cushion cover made in the Cyclades Islands in the 1700s and I fell in love with its fresh and cheery flowers and vines. Once I... Read more about Myriam's Garden - Cross Stitch Pattern

The Blue Larkspur cross stitch folk embroidery pattern features graceful larkspur motifs which fill each corner, while the sides features a stylized primrose. Each primrose sprig originates in a broad leaf that pierces the outer border, thereby forming a striking diamond-within-a-square arrangement... Read more about Blue Larkspur - Cross Stitch Pattern

The Stavroula cross stitch folk embroidery pattern is a design I have seen again and again in Greece, in variations ranging from small table runners with a single motif to larger pieces with multiple motifs in a half-drop repeat. This favored pattern has genuinely captured the imagination of... Read more about Stavroula - Cross Stitch Pattern

The Corfu Wildflowers cross stitch folk embroidery pattern is a profusion of traditional floral motifs inspired by historic textiles from the Greek islands and stitched in a classic Mediterranean palette of terra cotta, alizarin, antique blue, deep green, and golden olive. It's a rich, layered... Read more about Corfu Wildflowers - Cross Stitch Pattern

Clara's Garden folk embroidery cross stitch pattern features an ornate border reminiscent of embroidery designs influenced by Venetian textiles in the mid-1700s and worked throughout the Cyclades, a group of Greek islands in the Aegean sea. Tulips, cornflowers, and carnations are combined with... Read more about Clara's Garden - Cross Stitch Pattern

The Arcadian Peony cross stitch folk embroidery pattern showcases beautiful peony flowers atop lush greenery and outlined with a laurel leaf border. This beautiful table runner evokes classical art of the ancient world yet looks stunning in the modern home. Worked in rich and saturated colors, it is... Read more about Arcadian Peony - Cross Stitch Pattern

Graceful stylized flowers branch at each corner to form a delicate stalk of petals and leaves in the Evangeline Border folk embroidery pattern. Worked in a traditional color palette of three colors, each in a light and dark shade), the effect is beautiful and striking. While shown as a table runner,... Read more about Evangeline Border - Cross Stitch Pattern

The Calliope's Meadow folk embroidery cross stitch pattern inspired by a tiny border on a traditional bed curtain from the Greek islandses made up of carnations alternating with flower bud sprays which create a beautiful chevron border effect. The fresh and delicate colors evoke a meadow... Read more about Calliope's Meadow - Cross Stitch Pattern

The Pomegranate cross stitch folk embroidery pattern features a rich border of repeating pomegranates, one of the most beloved motifs in Mediterranean folk embroidery, appearing across Greek, Turkish, Italian, and Eastern European textile traditions as a symbol of abundance and renewal. Stitched in... Read more about Pomegranate - Cross Stitch Pattern

The Aegean Ornaments Red cross stitch folk embroidery pattern features a delightful group of traditional motifs stitched which can be finished as ornaments, coasters, pincushions, or other small projects of your choosing.

Stitched on 30 ct. Mikini white with DMC floss. Stitch count varies... Read more about Aegean Ornaments Red - Cross Stitch Pattern

The Anthea table runner folk embroidery cross stitch pattern showcases the beauty of repetition that is frequently found in folk embroidery. Delicate floral squares are repeated across and then finished with a geometric border to create a charming table runner that coordinates with many decor styles... Read more about Anthea Table Runner - Cross Stitch Pattern

The Balkan Quartet folk embroidery PDF pattern showcases four classic motifs of traditional Eastern European folk embroidery: a cross-and-tulip, an eight-pointed star, a peacock feather, and a tulip motif. Worked in a traditional black and red palette with coral and blue accents, this makes a... Read more about Balkan Quartet - Cross Stitch Pattern

An ornate cross originates out of an eight-pointed star, a motif associated with heaven in Eastern Orthodox Christian art. Worked in traditional shades of bright red and coral, this design will look lovely covering the basket that is taken to church to be blessed following the Easter service.... Read more about Baltic Easter Basket - Cross Stitch Pattern

Designed especially for beginners, the Baltic Scroll folk embroidery cross stitch pattern is inspired by a motif from a vintage Latvian needlework booklet. Despite its intricate look, it is an excellent design for beginners because each row is worked in a single color. The simple outer borders frame... Read more about Baltic Scroll - Cross Stitch Pattern

A stunning border design from the Cycladean islands, the Anafi Diamanti folk embroidery cross stitch pattern features interlaced diamonds that are worked in two alternating color combinations-blue and green for one pair of diamonds, and coral and olive for the other pair. The intricacy of the... Read more about Anafi Diamanti - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Chessie & Me featuring a lovely vintage sampler!

Model is stitched on 36ct fabric of your choice using Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch count is 298 X 304. Finished Size is 16.56 in wide X 16.89 in high.

Cross stitch pattern from Erin Elizabeth featuring an antique patriotic design celebrating America!

Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Cocoa Linen. Stitch count is 60 x 109. Finished size is 3.3" x 6".

Cross stitch pattern from Running With Needles & Scissor featuring a beautiful reproduction sampler!

Model is stitched on 40ct Platinum by Zweigart linen using Silk' n Color by Thread Gatherer and Gloriana Silk thread. Stitch count is 153w x 159h. Finished size 7.65 in wide X 7.95 in high.

This pattern from By The Bay Needleart is the third in a new series called "Words of Wisdom". This design features the word "Faithful" with a sweet house.

The model was stitched on 28 ct Water Lily linen with DMC floss. The stitch count is 42 x 70 and the finished size is approx. 3" x 5".

This is a very fine example of an early northern Dutch sampler called a letterndoek, or alphabet sampler. The illuminated letters are typical of northern Holland needleworks. Symbolic spot motifs include dogs, a stag, trees of life, and paired birds.

Pattern is stitched on the fabric of... Read more about The Letterndoek Sampler by IT 1697 - Cross Stitch Pattern

The Queen of the May is a tradition that celebrates beauty, renewal, and honour. Each year, we select a sampler that embodies these qualities - a design that rises above the rest, chosen not only for its visual appeal, but for its enduring presence.

Ann's sampler is a study in balance... Read more about Ann Watson 1839 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Stitched in 1826 by a boy of just nine years of age, this eye-catching sampler challenges expectation. It speaks not only of skill, but of discipline, patience, and quiet determination. William worked with precision and care, producing a piece that stands confidently alongside, and in many cases... Read more about William Curtis 1826 - Cross Stitch Pattern

The first book of its kind to be published, this collection of over one hundred charted reproductions of buildings from samplers and needlework of the seventeenth through the mid-nineteenth centuries fills a huge void in the body of sampler publications. It includes many photos of the finished... Read more about Architecture From Early Samplers - Cross Stitch Book

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.

Characteristically ornate illuminated alphabets are featured on this classic Scottish sampler. Other stylistic elements indicating its origin include the peacock with seven tail feathers and three rows of initials of the maker's family. The illuminated alphabets on this particular sampler are... Read more about Margret Lawrance 1823 Scottish Sampler - Cross Stitch

Cross stitch pattern by Scarlet Letter that is a reproduction of a Dutch sampler from the German Sampler Museum.

Pattern is stitched on 35 ct linen using Soie d'Alger silk threads with DMC conversion. Stitch count is 276 x 255. Finished size is 15.77" x 14.57".

A Patriotic monochrome design with Quaker elements and an alphabet.

Pattern is stitched on the fabric of your choice using DMC. Stitch count is 241w x 164h. Finished size is 13.4" x 9.1" on 36 count.

Marie Duclos was thirteen years old when the spring of 1895 gently settled over her village. The hedges, still shy, were dotted with buds, and the first scents of flowers drifted through the window of the room where she sat each afternoon, her embroidery hoop resting on her knees.

Her... Read more about Marie Duclos 1895 - Cross Stitch Pattern