Note from the designer: "A Pennsylvania German sampler that may not be, strictly speaking, a miniature, but is nonetheless small for its type. Typical Pennsylvania German folk culture motifs - birds, trees, hearts, flowers, crowns and stars - adorn it."
The original sampler, made in England in 1848, was stitched with cross, counted satin, petit point, and eyelet stitches on an extremely fine glazed linen of approximately fifty threads per inch.
This chart contains all sixteen pattern pages from a tiny paper pattern album passed out as a souvenir in 1851 at Prince Albert's Crystal Palace Great Exhibition. They were mass produced inexpensively but are rarely found today due to the nature of the flimsy paper and the effects of time. Other... Read more about Prince Albert's Exhibition 1851 - Cross Stitch Pattern
Note from the designer - "Designed after a mid-eighteenth century New Hampshire sampler, this piece is delightfully naive with its oversized animals, insects, and birds. Around 1760, the New-Hampshire Gazette began publishing advertisements for girls' schools, placed by female instructresses,... Read more about Susan Singleton - Cross Stitch Pattern
Note from the designer - "This is a beautifully balanced, intensely stitched transitional sampler. Worked originally in brightly colored silk threads on a fine tammy (wool) ground, it features a repeating, four-sided carnation border, surrounding five horizontal bands interspersed by lines of... Read more about Ann Hair 1762 - Cross Stitch Pattern
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".
Model stitched on fabric of your choice using Au Ver A Soie - Soie d'Alger threads or (DMC equivalent 814) Stitch count 260 x 271. Finished size is 13" x 13.5" on 40 count.
This sampler is an adaptation of an undated and unsigned antique in my collection. I made minor changes to a few of the motifs, and I changed some of the thread colors. However, the spirit of this lovely sampler remains the same as the antique. I hope you'll... Read more about Peacocks in the Garden - Cross Stitch Pattern
I fell in love with the unique border on this diminutive antique sampler the moment I saw it. I've modified the border from the antique to bring what I loved most about it - the subtle gradation of greens - into greater... Read more about Sampler in Blue & Green - Cross Stitch Pattern
This design by Little House Needleworks features an alphabet sampler and the some biblical texts. In the center is two houses all surrounded by flora and fauna.
Model stitched on 36ct Straw Weeks Dye Works Linen using Classic Colorworks thread.
Stitch count: 306w x 347h.
Model stitched on 46 ct. Weeks Dye Works Gray using Gloriana, Sinky Dyes, Au Ver A Soie
Silk 100/3 , Classic Colorworks Silks, and DMC thread. Stitch count is 314 x 359. Finished size: 13.7 x 15.6.
Note: Needed Gumnut Stars 989 Slate silk is not avaiable.
This design by The Scarlett House features an alphabet sampler at the top and the text "Fear not little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom" above a manor at the bottom.
Model stitched on 40ct Paperbark by Fox and Rabbit using Belle Soie and Gloriana thread.
Stitch count: 168w x 259h.
A collection of 3 designs sharing a similar schoolgirl theme. Alice Garner was stitched on 40 ct. Grey, Clara Beacher was stitched on 40 ct. Legacy or any cream linen, and Edith Greyson was stitched on 40 ct. Aztec Red.
Stitch counts:
Alice Garner: 109 x 70
Clara Beacher: 80 x 80
Edith Greyson: 117 x 61.
Model stitched on 32 ct hogbristle by Fox and Rabbit using Classic Colorworks, Weeks Dye Works, and DMC floss. Stitch count: 180w x 73h.
Finished size: 10 x 4.05.
This design by From the Heart features and alphabet and number sampler above the text "A Token of Love". The bottom has a couple standing beside a manor with pets!
Model stitched on 40ct Newport Beach Linen from Needle & Flax using Gloriana thread. Stitch count: 133w x 182h. Finished size is 6.65" x 9.1".
Cross stitch pattern from The Sampler House featuring the alphabet and the phrase "Worked by Harriet Hazlin. Born in the state of Massachusetts August 17, 1856 by humility and the fear of God are riches honor and life"
Model stitched on 35 ct. Northern Cross linen using DMC thread. Stitch count is 141 x 113.
Cross stitch pattern from Needle Work Press featuring a sampler with the phrase "The loss of a father is much but the loss of a mother is more but he loss of Christ is such a loss as no one can restore".
Pattern is stitched on 30 ct Cornsilk from Weeks Dye Works using Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch count is 170 x 202. Finished size: 11 1/3 x 13 1/2
Cross stitch pattern from Cross Stitch Antiques featuring a sampler with the phrase "When house and land is gone and spent, learning is most excellent"!
Model stitched on 40 ct. Vintage Examplar by Lakeside Linens using DMC thread. Stitch count is 131 x 185.
Cross stitch pattern from Salty Stitcher Designs featuring the nautical phrase "She had one bow'gun of a hundred ton, and a great stern-gun beside. They dipped their noses deep in the sea. Thy racked their stays and stanchions free in the wash of the wind -whipped tide"!
Pattern is stitched on the linen of your choice using DMC floss. Stitch count is 310 x 232.
Cross stitch pattern from Mingiu Stitch featuring a fun sampler!
Pattern is stitched on the linen or aida of your choice using Olde Willow Stitchery Threads and Mill Hill beads. Virginia Settlement (x2), Pumpkin pie, Vampires Kiss.
Cross stitch pattern from Rosewood Manor Designs featuring a sampler with the phrase "If all mankind would live in mutual love this world would much resemble that above"!
Model stitched on 40 ct. Cobblestone Linen using DMC thread.
Stitch count is 259w x 259h.