New Samplers

Cross stitch pattern from Praiseworthy Stitches featuring a patriotic themed Quaker design!

Cross stitch pattern from Anabella's featuring a basket full of summer strawberries!

Stitch count is 71w x 60h.

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

Stitch count is 153w x 159h.

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

This original adaptation includes some of my favorite elements and motifs from the oversized sampler stitched in 1854. Most notable are the strawberries, blue rabbits, and colorful star flowers! This piece was designed for those stitchers who wanted a quicker finish while keeping the charm of Mary... Read more about Strawberry Sampler Fragment - Cross Stitch Pattern

Jane Allen is a stunning antique sampler dating back to the 18oo's. Because of the charming motifs featured throughout this piece and the overwhelming size of the original sampler (shown on the cover) this chart pack includes three pattern options for you: the complete sampler reproduction, a small... Read more about Jane Allen Collection - Cross Stitch Pattern

The Golden Sampler is a gorgeous piece dating back to 1845 when it was stitched by Elizabeth Ann Bayley, age 8. The piece uses brown, gold, and green tones throughout and features a small landscape, beautiful banding, sweet verses, and a gorgeous border. I found this piece so charming; I created a... Read more about Golden Sampler Reproduction - Cross Stitch Pattern

Stitch a trio of charming bookmarks while you explore authentic folk embroidery cross stitch fabrics. Great for gift giving!

Kit includes: 3 pieces of my most popular folk fabrics in ivory/natural (26ct Traditional Groundcloth, 26ct Mikini ivory, and 30ct Mikini ivory), DMC floss, John... Read more about Folk Fabric Sampler Ivory - Cross Stitch Kit

Glee's Sampler is a beautiful piece from the collection of renowned needlework collector Glee Kreuger. Upon Glee's passing her daughter sought new homes for some of the samplers from Glee's collection and I am honored to be the guardian of this beautiful and primitive piece likely dating back to the... Read more about Glee's Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern

Stitch a trio of charming bookmarks while you explore authentic folk embroidery cross stitch fabrics. Great for gift giving!

Kit includes: 3 pieces of my most popular 30ct European linen colors (Porcelain, Vanilla, and Ashwood), DMC floss, John James needle, and full color chart.

Finished size is approx 1-3/4" x 8" per bookmark

Stitch a trio of charming bookmarks while you explore authentic folk embroidery cross stitch fabrics. Great for gift giving!

Kit includes: 3 pieces of my most popular folk fabrics in white (26ct Traditional Groundcloth , 26ct Mikini, and 30ct Mikini), DMC floss, John James needle, and full color chart.

Finished size is approx 1-3/4" x 8" per bookmark

Mediterranean Sampler folk embroidery kit features four common motifs used in Mediterranean art: the cross, the star, the carnation, and the scroll. These motifs are seen in woodcarving, stonework, textiles, and painted architectural borders from antiquity through the age of Byzantium and are seen... Read more about Mediterranean Sampler - Cross Stitch Kit

A striking example of Scandinavian folk embroidery, the Scandinavian Sampler cross stitch folk embroidery kit features a design created for Folkwear Sewing Patterns for their Norwegian bunad (folk costume) pattern. The repeating design is filled with intricate eight-pointed stars and diamonds and... Read more about Scandinavian Sampler - Cross Stitch Kit

The Romanian Sampler folk embroidery kit features a delightful group of motifs from traditional Romanian folk embroidery. Worked in traditional red and black, these motifs are a great way to experience traditional Romanian folk embroidery.

Kit includes: 30ct 100% cotton Mikini in ivory,... Read more about Romanian Sampler - Cross Stitch Kit

Cross stitch pattern from Quaint Rose Needle Arts featuring a lovely sampler with the American flag and the phrase "Heal our land oh lord"!

Model stitched on 36 count Linen using Classic Colorworks and Gentle Arts floss with DMC floss. The stitch count is 144 x 179 and the finished size is 8" x 10.94".

Cross stitch pattern from The Sweetheart Tree featuring a lovely sampler with flowers in a vase!

Pattern is stitched on 28 ct Platinum Cashel. Finished size: 9" X 12". Stitch count is 37w X 85h.

Cross stitch pattern from Anabella's featuring a lovely sampler with a farmhouse

Stitch count is 175w x 100h.

Cross stitch pattern from Romy's Creations featuring a cute cat sampler with the phrase "Love my cat"!

Cheerful farm animals gather to welcome the arrival of a new baby! Includes a cow, pig, chicken, rooster, dog and rabbit.

The kit includes 14 Ct. White Aida, threads, needle, chart and instructions. Finished size is 8" x 8"

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

Create an adorable cat themed sampler with this embroidery kit by Jack Dempsey Needle Art. Each package contains one white sampler of poly/cotton broadcloth. Designed to fit an 11″ x 14″ frame.

Additional materials needed to complete: Hoop, needle, floss, and frame.

Cross stitch pattern from Primitive Hare featuring a lovely needlebook!

Stitch count is 181w x 130h.

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".

Cross stitch pattern from Anabella's featuring a lovely home surrounded by flowers and the alphabet!

Stitch count is 70w x 96h.

This little sampler is inspired by an antique in our collection that was stitched in 1769 by little Miss Ann Duchemin and a poem by Emily Dickinson. Ann's and Emily's initials and the relevant dates are represented in cross stitch over one linen thread. We have also included an alphabet and numbers... Read more about Thing With Feathers - Cross Stitch Pattern

This little sampler was inspired by a 220 year old large sampler in our collection that was stitched by Mercy Stainton and is filled with garden motifs-trees, flowers, birds, beehives, and animals of all kinds. Mercy used a variety of stitches in her sampler and we have tried to sprinkle... Read more about Mercy's Garden - Cross Stitch Pattern

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

Cross stitch pattern from The Sweetheart Tree featuring a lovely sampler with the alphabet and a wreath of vines and hearts!

Pattern is stitched on 28 ct White Chocolate or Platinum using DMC threads and Mill Hill Beads. Stitch count is 62 x 62. Finished size is 4.43" x 4.43".

Gift From The Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh is one of my favorite books. In it, Mrs. Lindbergh used specific shells from the beach: Channelled Whelk, Moon Shell, Double-Sunrise, Oyster Bed and Argonauta, to illustrate beautiful pondering and insight on being a woman, a wife, a mother.

... Read more about Sampler Of Shells - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Kitty and Me featuring a bumblebee with the phrase "Cherish nature's nectar, add it to your tea. But it would be wise to head this advice and do not bother the bee"!

Model stitched over two on 28 count White Lugana fabric with DMC floss and Kreinik #4... Read more about Do Not Bother The Bee Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Lilli Violette featuring a woman surrounded by tons of clocks! Some may say she has a lot of time on her hands!

Stitched on 36 count Natural Linen. Stitch count is 185w x 171h. Finished size is 10.28 in wide X 9.5 in high.

I am pleased to introduce a new pattern! A French redwork marking sampler stitched by Rosalie Amphoux Vauvert. I love it for its small size and simple alphabets and numbers, some worked rather plainly and others quite prettily.

Pattern was stitched on 36 Alabaster from Weeks Dye Works using The Gentle Arts floss. Stitch count is 127w x 130h. Finished size is 7"w x 7.25"h.

Cross stitch pattern from Anabella's featuring a cute sampler with stitching supplies!

Pattern is stitched on 16 ct Aida using DMC threads. Stitch count is 67w x 68h. Finished size is 4.19" x 4.25".

Easter is the fourth pattern in the Holiday Hornbook Series. These fun stitches are all designed to be mounted on the Jackson board (hornbook).

Stitched on 36 count Black Licorice by Grace Notes Fabrics. Stitch count is 55w x 55w. Finished size is 3" x 3".

This 6-page booklet includes 2 small scissor fob designs, 2 needlebook cover designs & a needlebook design to give you color ideas! BE CREATIVE! Stitch using your favorite colors of fabric and threads!

Pattern is stitched on 32 ct Dirty linen using Black Pearl Cotton size 8 thread. Stitch count is 123 X 196. Finished size is 7.69" x 12.25".

This 14-page booklet includes 4 smalls that can be finished as needlebook covers, 3 smalls to finish as scissor fobs! Mix or Match these! Also, there are 2 lovely WELCOME small samplers, plus an extra border! There are 5 specialty stitches in the sampler, with full "HOW TO" instructions.... Read more about Whitworth Manor Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern

Quilted Anniversary is a beautiful Quarter Millennium, Semiquincentennial, America 250 piece to honor the occasion.

Pattern is stitched on 36ct Vintage Country Mocha by Zweigart using DMC floss. Stitch Count is 146 X 223. Finished size 8.11 in wide X 12.39 in high.

Cross stitch pattern from Twin Peak Primitives featuring a lovely scene of a seaside home by the ocean with a lighthouse!

Stitched on 18 count Vintage Country Mocha. Stitch count is 358 x 182. Finished size on 18/36 count is 20" x 10.15".

Cross stitch pattern from Finally A Farmgirl featuring a lovely antique sampler reproduction!

Model was stitched on 28ct hand dyed linen-Legacy using DMC floss. Stitch count is 136 X 137. Finished size 4.86 in wide X 4.89 in high

Cross stitch pattern from From The Heart featuring a cute black sheep next to a berry bowl!

Pattern is stitched on 40ct linen fabric of your choice using The Gentle Arts threads. The stitch count is 79 X 62 and the finished size is 3.95 in wide X 3.1 in high.