"Shadows of a thousand years rise again unseen, voices whisper in the trees tonight is Halloween."
Model stitched on 32 count Lambswool linen using 2 over 2 with DMC and Gentle Arts threads. Stitch count: 90w x 74h. Finished size is approximately 5 1/2" x 5".
Home is stitched on 36 count Almond Milk by Grace Notes Fabrics, fabric suggestion listed, using Weeks dye Works, Gentle Arts, and Classic colorworks threads. Stitch count is 131w x 87h.
Betsy's Patriotic Basket - Canada Day is stitched on 36 count Dust Bunny by Fox and Rabbit, one strand of floss over two linen threads. Trimmed in mini pom pom by Lady Dot Creates in Brickhouse and stuffed with fibrefill. Stitch Count is 103 x 104.
Cross stitch pattern from Pansy Patch Quilts and Stitchery featuring a lovely home with the phrase "Friendship blooms between saltbox neighbors"!
Friendships Blooms is stitched on 36 count Cappuccino linen by Fiber on a Whim, one strand of floss over two linen using Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch Count is 121 x 97. Finished size is 6.72 in wide X 5.39 in high.
Two Marjorie Massey designs featuring sheep and "When Winter comes again, wear your woolens."
Model stitched on 35 ct. linen (or 32 ct. using 2 strands of floss) using DMC thread. Stitch count is 153 x 87.
Cross stitch pattern from Marjorie Massey featuring seven different floral patterns! Instructions are in French. Please note: Photo from designer states PDF, however this will be sent as a hard copy.
Pattern is stitched on the fabric of your choice using DMC floss. Stitch count is 124 x 184.
Wish You a Merry Christmas by Marjorie Massey features 3 patterns - "Merry Winter" with Santa Claus, "Winter" with deer and "Winter Stitching". Instructions in French.
Pattern is stitched on 35 or 32 ct tea colored linen using DMC floss. Stitch count is 55 x 143.
The air seems to be full of ghosts and bats this Halloween! This small (4x6) fun design gets you ready for the spooky season. But you better beware-there is mischief going on here this Halloween! This is the first in a series called Wee Hauntings. New designs will appear every other month.
Following our other fun Stackers is our fall scarecrow version! All finishing instructions are included in the chart.
Pattern uses (finished sizes of fabric used) 32 ct Cornsilk- 12w x 12h, Putty-15w x 15h, and Kudzu-18w x 18h. Weeks Dye Work and Gentle Arts threads are used, also needs Weeks Wool:Chestnut HT 1269, Whiskey 2219 and Weeks Pearl #8- Chestnut. Stitch counts vary.
A Marjorie Massey pattern featuring three designs with various sheep celebrating Christmas!
Stitched on fabric of your choice using DMC threads. Stitch count is 151 x 151 and 100 x 100. Finished Sizes are 10 x 10 and 6.5 x 6.5 for 32 count fabric.
Cross stitch pattern from Cherry Hill Stitchery featuring beautiful flowers with the phrase "Freshly picked"!
Model stitched on 32 ct. Raw Natural Belfast linen using DMC, Weeks Dye Works and Classic Colorworks thread. Stitch count is 66 x 75.
A granny square motif design inspired by the colors of the violet. Final stitch count is 105w x 121h. 41 different motifs. All full stitches. Stitched on 14 ct Light Blue Aida.
Cross Stitch pattern from Cosford Rise Stitchery featuring a sampler with flowers and the phrase "O, My love is like the melody. That's sweetly play'd in tune"!
Model stitched using The Gentle Arts thread, two strands over two, on 36 count Cocoa linen by Weeks Dye Works. DMC conversion included. Stitch count: 141W x 339H.
Lydia's sampler is an example of a more decorative Quaker marking sampler containing four different alphabets, six dividing bands, and an often seen swan and birds motif, as well as a floral spray. The colors are muted as in the Quaker style, copying those found in nature. Lydia was a talented young... Read more
Jane Hornibrook completed her sampler in March of 1806. She painstakingly stitched in cross stitch the tenets of the Catholic Faith over one and two threads of finely woven 52 count linen. The lettering for the large letters leads one to determine this to be of Irish origin, based on the Benezet... Read more
This sampler's appeal was its similarity to Bristol orphanage motifs, bands and alphabets. While clearly not a Bristol school sampler, as it was stitched at Daglingworth School, curiosity leads one to wonder why similar motifs? Daglingworth lies only fifty miles from Bristol, England. It has been... Read more
Several girls named Sarah Welch appear in the historical records born in the year1756, in Devon and Berkshire, England, and so without more information it is hard to say which Sarah stitched this sampler at the age of eight in 1764. History does chronicle what was happening in England at that time:... Read more
A Prequel to the Carter House Sampler, Franklin, Tennessee, The Sampler of Fountain Branch Carter's Mother, For the Battle of Franklin Trust, An Antique Sampler Reproduction.
Pattern is stitched on 36 count Hemingway by Needle and Flax. Stitch Count: 171 stitches wide x 224 stitches high.... Read more
This beautiful sampler was obtained from the collection of Stephen and Carol Huber. The framed antique contained handwritten notes on the genealogy of Sarah which was written on the back in ink on the sealing paper. It contained the lineage of Sarah Hewes, and the names of her children. Extensive... Read more
THE GNOMES OF TIME! Each design features 2 heart designs - one regular and one upside down, which are within an Hourglass! Also included are 4 sayings that fit within the heart shapes. Mix and match as you would like. The "FULL/ENTIRE" Hourglass design has been designed to be stitched on... Read more
THE GNOMES OF TIME! Each design features 2 heart designs - one regular and one upside down, which are within an Hourglass! Also included are 4 sayings that fit within the heart shapes. Mix and match as you would like. The "FULL/ENTIRE" Hourglass design has been designed to be stitched on... Read more
THE GNOMES OF TIME! Each design features 2 heart designs - one regular and one upside down, which are within an Hourglass! Also included are 4 sayings that fit within the heart shapes. Mix and match as you would like. The "FULL/ENTIRE" Hourglass design has been designed to be stitched on... Read more
THE GNOMES OF TIME! Each design features 2 heart designs - one regular and one upside down, which are within an Hourglass! Also included are 4 sayings that fit within the heart shapes. Mix and match as you would like. The "FULL/ENTIRE" Hourglass design has been designed to be stitched on... Read more
THE GNOMES OF TIME! Each design features 2 heart designs - one regular and one upside down, which are within an Hourglass! Also included are 4 sayings that fit within the heart shapes. Mix and match as you would like. The "FULL/ENTIRE" Hourglass design has been designed to be stitched on... Read more
THE GNOMES OF TIME! Each design features 2 heart designs - one regular and one upside down, which are within an Hourglass! Also included are 4 sayings that fit within the heart shapes. Mix and match as you would like. The "FULL/ENTIRE" Hourglass design has been designed to be stitched on... Read more