This pattern from Little Robin Designs features two elements from an old sampler by Grace Gill in 1838.
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Tobias from Seraphim using Classic Colorworks, Gentle Arts, and Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch counts are 65 x 57 and 71 x 65.
This sampler features a house, trees, flowers and the saying "In books, or work or healthful play, let my first years be past that I may give for every day some good account at last."
Pattern is stitched on 40 Count Beige, suggested fabric listed, using Classic Colorworks and Gentle Arts and Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count is 237 x 201.
A set of 2 antique reproductions and 2 original designs, based on tiny antique fragments sourced from Pennsylvania by an unnamed stitcher. This set is designed to honor her and all unnamed stitchers.
Models stitched on 32-count 'Russian Caramel' by Number12StitchCo (a very warm neutral -... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from My Sister's Samplers featuring a sampler!
Pattern is stitched on 46 ct Winter Woolens by Seraphim Fabrics using Gloriana Silk with DMC conversion. Gloriana Silk not listed: Peach Mimosa and Tudor Silk Northern Lights. Stitch count is 267 x 370.
Cross stitch pattern from My Sister's Samplers featuring a sampler!
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Over the Moon from Colour and Cotton. Colour and Cotton threads not listed: Solstice, Spring Moss, Maize, Adobe(2), and Tusk(3). DMC conversion included. Stitch count is 211 x 228.
Cross stitch pattern from Wishing Thorn featuring a lovely reproduction of a sampler!
Pattern is stitched on 36 Ct Cream & Sugar from Fiber on a Whim, adaptation stitched on 36 Ct Dunes from Fiber on a Whim, using DMC or Ginnie Thompson Flower threads. Stitch count is 193 x 219, adaptation is 381 x 94. Finished size is 10.72" x 12.17", adaptation is 21.17" x 5.22".
Two reproduction samplers that are a collaboration between NeedleWorkPress and GigiR Designs. Note from designers: "We are happy to join together again to bring you this duo of samplers, linked together by their sweet verses. Stitch one, or both, or use them as inspiration to create your own... Read more
A nostalgic look back to a simpler place and time. This quaint sampler shows a Swiss Shepherd and his family standing in their band-sampler garden in the shadow of the alphabet mountains. The stitch count is 194W x 245H. Choose your favorite fabric and one color of any thread (you will need 63 yards).
"Let love and faithfulness never leave you." Model Stitched on 32 Ct. Vintage Buttercream Linen using Classic Colorworks, Weeks Dye Works and Gentle Art Sampler Threads. Stitch Count 130 x 150.
The pattern was stitched on 40 count Fox & Rabbit linen, color - Saltbush using NPI silks. Stitch count: 274 tall x 196 wide. Finished size: 13.7" x 9.8" wide.
A Reproduction of a sampler from Stanford, Dutchess, County, New York.
The pattern was stitched on 40 count Zweigart linen, color - Cafe' au Lait using NPI silks. Stitch count: 235 tall x 232 wide. Finished size: 11.75" high x 11.6" wide.
Model stitched over 2 threads on fabric of your choice with Au Ver a Soie Soie d'Alger silk floss(or DMC floss 162, 3823, 422, 3033, 322, 930, 3348, 895, 581, 733, 3047, 819, 3782, 520, 839, 3031, 3363, 371, 3756, 840, 3774, 225, 407, 800, 798, 3817, 712, 3822). Also required, but not listed above... Read more
Model stitched over two on 40 Ct. Tycho using Soie d'Alger (or DMC floss 729, 826, 841, 938, 3033, 738, 613). Also required, but not listed above #3436, and #F16 from Soie d'Alger. Stitch Count: 443x257. Design Size: 22" x 13"
Cross stitch pattern from Reflets De Soie featuring a sampler with different vases of flowers.
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct linen using Au Ver a Soie with DMC Conversion. Also required but not listed for Au Ver a Soie option: 95 and 607. Stitch count is 249 x 236.
Cross stitch pattern from Reflets De Soie featuring a French sampler reproduction! The translation could be:
Little birds, adornment of the earth,
Sweet messengers and smiles of heaven,
Send me your most joyful cries:
I want to sing my Mother
Whom I would like, by a divine mystery,
To have the lute... Read more
This chart is an antique reproduction sampler, with options for the stitcher to customize. I have charted three options for the stitcher to choose from. The last line of this sampler is where the custom choices are. Three options include; the original antique version Prepare to meet thy God", a... Read more
Note from the designer: A marking sampler reproduction featuring an optional verse, this is part of my marking sampler series and includes another collectible full-color alphabet card. Louisa used a soothing color palette with interesting dividing bands - it's a unique and lovely sampler.
This reproduction sampler by Mille Fleur is filled with beautiful floral motifs! Stitched on 28 count Cream Belfast linen using DMC threads. Stitch Count: 191W x 197H. Finished size is 13.6 x 14.1 for 28 count fabric.
"The leaves is green, the rose is red, here is my name when I am dead. Look on this and may you see, what care my parents took of me. Mary Knowles, her work 1824." Model stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Beige linen by Weeks Dye Works with DMC floss, Weeks Dye Works and Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 257W x 237H. Finished size: 14 1/2" x 13".
Model stitched over 2 threads on 35 Ct. Cocoa linen with Gentle Art Sampler threads, Weeks Dye Works floss and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 257W x 237H. Finished size: 14 3/4" x 13 1/2".
Model stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. Beige linen with Weeks Dye Works floss, Gentle Art Sampler threads and Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 989W x 180H. Finished size: 49 1/2" x 9".
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 35 Ct. Cocoa linen from Weeks Dye Works with Gentle Art Sampler threads, Weeks Dye Works floss and Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 259W x 236H. Finished size: 14 3/4" x 13 1/2".
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. Parchment linen from Weeks Dye Works with Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 162x153. Finished size: 9" x 8.6".
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 35 Ct. Cocoa linen from Weeks Dye Works with Gentle Art Sampler threads and Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 139x150. Finished size: 8" x 8 1/2".
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Cocoa linen by Weeks Dye Works with DMC floss. The stitch count is 152W x 240H for a finished size of 8.5" x 13.5".
Note from designer: Isabella Hunter was born February 16, 1875 in Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland. There was a paper originally attached to the back of the sampler with the written words "Isa(bella) & Ma". This suggests that maybe Isa and her mother worked on this sampler together.
This 19th century American reproduction sampler features a brown bird on a tree branch. Rated for beginners. Model stitched on 35 count hand dyed linen using either cotton or silk thread. Two versions of the sampler graph have been furnished: one executed with a drawn partially freehand split and... Read more
Note from the designer - "An intensely stitched and well-planned sampler, this unusual piece probably originated in Pennsylvania. The allegorical figure hovering over the house could represent Liberty. The unconnected border of floating honeysuckle is unique, as well as the little pastoral vignettes in the lower register." Rated for beginners.
Note from the designer - "This little needlework was likely made as a panel of a "huswif"/aka a "housewife", which was an embroidered, double-sided vertical series of pockets made to hold needleworking supplies. It could be folded up or hung from a peg for swift access to the... Read more
This American sampler was stitched on a loosely woven homespun linen with vegetable-dyed silk threads. Despite its size and simplicity, the design is striking, delicate, and well-balanced. Eunice Morton was born in 1783 in Gorham County, Maine. Sometime in 1809-1810, she married Jesse Harding, and... Read more
A unique four-sided geometric border is the highlight of this American sampler, consisting of nine rows of letters and numerals surrounded by a counted satin stitch sawtooth inner border. The design looks like something that might have inspired the Dutch artist Piet Mondrian. I have not been able... Read more
This is a beautiful sampler from Norwich (Norfolk, United Kingdom), possibly stitched at a school run by one Mrs. Wright or her descendent (hence the initials "MW" below Elizabeth's name in the attribution). A list of teachers in Norwich in 1783 includes Wright, Massey, and Cheetleburgh. The... Read more
Note from the designer - "ANN WHITTAKER created an almost comically theatrical sampler depicting Adam and Eve, angels, pious verses, and elaborate meandering vines beneath dramatic multi-colored draperies and tassels. Hovering over the verse which is framed by large columns, are two angels with... Read more