A funky and unusual yearly band sampler has sort of become a tradition now, but after two years of diagonals, it was time for something new, and Esther's Waves was born.
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Honey Amber from Hand Dyed Fabrics using Dinky Dyes or DMC threads. Stitch count is 173 x 319.
Cross Stitch pattern from The Primitive Hare featuring instructions on how to be a mermaid! "Be enchanting, sea the best in others, sing your song, make waves"!
Pattern is stitched on 30 ct Pirate by The Primitive Hare using Classic Colorworks, Weeks Dye Works, Kreinik, and DMC threads. Stitch count is 156 x 131.
Cross Stitch pattern from The Primitive Hare featuring a very real mermaid!!
Pattern is stitched on 30 ct Ocean Silk bt The Primitive Hare using Weeks Dye Works, Gentle Art, Threadworxs, and DMC threads. Stitch count is 146 x 228.
Cross stitch pattern from The Primitive Hare featuring a mystical mermaid in the ocean!
Model stitched 2 over two threads on 30 ct Mermaid Soul linen from The Primitive Hare with DMC, Gentle Arts and Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count is 159 x 202. Bead pack containing hexagonal beads not listed.
Cross stitch pattern from The Primitive Hare featuring a lovely 'Christmas' queen to protect your needles... Inside you'll be able to store them in 3 different measures.
Model stitched on 30ct Old Salem Linen using DMC and Gentle Arts thread.
Stitch count: 179 x 129.
Cross stitch pattern from Silver Creek Samplers featuring the sentiment "Follow your heart but take your stitching with you"!
Model stitched on 18ct Thyme Goes By Aida from Seraphim using a mixture of DMC and Weeks Dye Works thread (with DMC conersion for Weeks Dye Works thread 3858) Stitch count is 80w x 80h.
Model was stitched over 2 threads on 30 Ct. Cocoa Week Dye Works linen with Weeks Dye Works, Valdani and DMC floss. Also Required, but not listed above 1 Ball of H206 Washed Orange, 1 Ball of P2 Olive Green, and 1 ball of O524 Maroon Moss. Stitch Count: 145 X 81. Finished size: 9.5 x 5.5".
Model stitched on 36 Ct. Espresso linen by R&R Reproductions using Classic Colorworks. (DMC alternates are 310 535 945 938 930 640 3865 370 347 815 3829 3051 801) Stitch Count: 120W x 108H. Finished size is 6.67 in wide X 6 in high.
"Red for brave hearts that burn with liberty. White for the peace they earn making men free. Stars for Heaven above, Blue for the deep, where in their country's love, heroes shall sleep - William Rice." Model stitched on 28ct. Natural Raw Linen using Belle Soie by Crescent Colours )or... Read more
"Home of the Brave 2015". Pattern comes with four full skeins of Classic Colorworks floss (Old Blue Jeans, Desert Mesquite, Bandana, & Straw Hat). Suggested fabric is 30 Ct. Natural or Creek Bed Brown Linen. Stitch count:74W x 59H.
Cross stitch pattern from Quaint Rose Needle Arts featuring the words "Cross stitch linen aida needles threads sew hoops samplers pins count twice stitch once"!
Model stitched on 36 count Sandcastle by Fox and Rabbit and 18 count perforated paper using Gloriana silk floss and The... Read more
The romantic alphabet of Reflets de Soie is a true blank canvas for your overflowing imagination! Select your canvas, choose your thread colors, and decide on the final support. Will you opt for miniature embroidery to create an elegant pin-keep or a charming decoration? Or perhaps you would prefer... Read more
This Primitive Hare design features a princess and her frog prince! The model was stitched on 30 Ct. Old Salem linen using DMC and Gentle Arts threads. Stitch count is 163 x 174. Finished size is 10.87" x 11.6".
The design is suitable for needleworkers of all abilities and contains no speciality stitches.
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct linen using DMC threads. Stitch count is 100W X 90H (scissor case) and 130W X 115H (sampler). Finished size is 5" x 4.5" (scissor case) and 6.5" x 5.75" (sampler).
This needlebook design from The Primitive Hare features everything about tea, including "Tea Thyme is Comfort." Stitched on 30 Ct. Kiss Me in Paris linen using DMC threads. Stitch count is 181 x 130. Finished size is 12.07" x 8.67".
Cross stitch pattern from Quaint Rose Needlearts featuring Easter chicks out on an egg hunt!
Model stitched on 40 count Saltbush by Fox and Rabbit using Classic Colorworks with Gentle Arts floss. Stitch count is 80w x 98h. Finished size is 4" x 4.9".
Cross stitch pattern from Jeannette Douglas featuring lovely, happy Christmas designs with the words " Merry, Bright, Peace, Love"!
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Linen using DMC, Classic Colorworks, Weeks Dye Works, and Gentle Arts threads. Stitch count is 69 x 50 each. Finished size is 3.83" x 2.78".
Thanksgiving is my family's favorite holiday, but it seems as though it has become the kick-off to the Christmas season lately. Ok, this year is even worse, the Christmas trees are already up in shops! This needlework set takes back this particularly American holiday and celebrates the... Read more
Models were stitched 2 over 2 on 32ct Hot Cocoa linen from Be Stitch me using hand dyed silk threads also from Be Stitch me. Be Stitch Me threads not listed- Aries, Blood Moon, Medium Rare, Brains, Pig Tails, Skunk, Shroom, Zombie, Shaggy Mane, Bone, Leaf, Grass, Froggy, and Bumble. Stitch Count: each are 72 x 72
This lovely - quite late - antique English sampler is so pleasing with its symmetry and familiar motifs. I particularly loved recreating the look of pink bricks, making each look different through the use of softly variegated thread. The original stitcher's initials are the same as two of my... Read more
Model stitched on 40 count Hawthorne by Needle and Flax using DMC and Cottage Garden threads. Cottage Garden Threads not listed (Gilt, Leather Bound, Mahogany, and Fireplace). Stitch count: 243w x 205h.
Tarot cards for my kitty lovers. Each one has a stitch count of 71x121 and is stitched on 36ct Cornsilk Linen from Weeks using threads from DMC.
The Hierophant is the masculine counterpart to The High Priestess. He is also known as the Pope or the Teacher in other Tarot decks and is ruled... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Teresa Kogut featuring adorable foxes in a circle with the phrase "Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head. Matthew 8:20"
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Steinbeck from Needle and Flax using Weeks Dye Works and DMC floss. Stitch count is 175 x 173.
This is the latest in what I refer to as my "repeating motif" series. The same motif is stitched over and over, but, with a planned placement of colors within those motifs, an image of cherry blossom trees on a spring day emerges.
Model stitched 1 over 2 on 32 count white Jobelan using 7 Gentle Arts threads. Stitch count: 96 x 64