"Cut your thistles before St. John or you will have two instead of one."
Model stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Serene Belfast by Picture this Plus with DMC foss, Weeks Dye Works floss, Gentle Art Sampler threads and Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 52h x 138W. Finished size: 3.25" x 8.6".
Cross stitch pattern from Lindy Stitches featuring another piece of poetry, this one from John Keats! He wrote this lovely sentence in a letter to the love of his life, Fanny Brawne. "If I am destined to be happy with you here how short is the longest life!"
This design by Lindy Stitches features poetry by Robert Bly perfectly describes how it feels as a mother. "I have daughters and I have sons. When one of them lays a hand on my shoulder, shining fish turn suddenly in the deep sea."
Model stitched on 32 count Abyss linen by Hand... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Little Stitch Girl featuring a Christmas ornament with sentiment "oh by golly, let's be jolly"!
Model stitched on 32 ct. White Joblean Evenweave using DMC threads. Stitch count 80w x 80h.
A floral border surrounds a poem in the center of this design. "Flowers - We planted a garden of all kinds of flowers. And it grew very well because there were showers. And the bees came and buzzed. This garden is ours!"
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. Smokey White Cashel linen with Lucien Cosmo floss. DMC conversions are provided. Stitch Count: 86W x 96H.
Thank a hero with this "Certificate of un-shellfish-ness for remarkable kindness, generosity & patience." Model stitched on fabric of your choice with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 112x81. Finished size on 14 ct fabric is 8" x 5.78".
Cross Stitch pattern from Mani Di Dona featuring the phrase "Celebrate the festival of harvest with the first fruits of the crops you sow un your field. Exodus 23:16"
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 32 ct Cocoa Weeks Dye Works ysing Valdani 6-ply floss with DMC Conversions.... Read more
Cross Stitch pattern from Mani Di Dona featuring the phrase "Celebrate the festival of ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather in your crops from the field"
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 32 ct Cocoa Weeks Dye Works ysing Valdani 6-ply floss with DMC... Read more
Cross Stitch pattern from Mani Di Dona featuring the phrase "I have made up my mind now to be a sailors wife, to have a purse full of money and a very easy life, but when he says goodbye my love, I'm off across the sea"!
The model was stitched on 32ct Hand Dyed Linen by Mani di Donna "burnt sand" using Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch count is 123 x 49.
"It is not the perfect but the imperfect who have need of love. Oscar Wilde" Model stitched on fabric of your choice with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 121H x 187W.
Cross Stitch pattern from My Big Toe Designs featuring the phrase "He that blesses his neighbor with a loud voice rising early in the morning it shall be counted as a curse Proverbs 27:14"!
Pattern is stitched on 28 ct. country french linen, lambswool using The Gentle Arts floss. Stitch count is 111w x 123h.
"Be not forgetful to entertain strangers for thereby some have entertained angels unawares." Model stitched on 32 Ct. Lambswool Jobelan with The Gentle Art Sampler Threads (Currant-3, Onyx). Stitch Count: 109W x 109H.
"Happiness begins with just one little stitch". The fall model was stitched on 32 count Ivory Lugana with Gentle Arts Sampler Threads (Antique Rose, Blackboard, Chives, Garden Gate, Rose Garden). The spring model was stitched on 32 count Water Lily Jobelan with Gentle Arts Sampler Threads (Blue Jay, Butternut Squash, Mountain Mist, Rhubarb, Sugarplum). The stitch count is 87W x 63H.
Adapted from a sweet antique sampler in my collection, "On Kindness" is a quick stitch, perfect to celebrate a friendship. The border includes forget-me-nots for rememberance and anemones for gratitude.
Model stitched 1 over 2 on 32-count "Platinum" by Zweigart, using 5... Read more
This cross stitch pattern from Monticello Stitches features a lovely floral sampler with the phrase "O May this bounteous God through all out life he hear us, with ever joyful hearts and blessed peace to cheer us, to keep us in his grace and guide us when perplexed and free us from all ills in... Read more
This cross stitch pattern from Monticello Stitches features a Christmas reindeer with the phrase "Let your light shine"!
The model was stitched on 28 count linen. You will also need thread Gold Rush XS from Rainbow Gallery. Stitch count 166 x 153. Finished size is 11.86" x 10.93"
Cross stitch pattern from Needle Bling Designs featuring bees and a beehive with the phrase "Enjoying the stitch"!
Stitched over two threads on 36 ct Linen using Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks and Gentle Arts floss. Stitch Counts: 64 (h) x 68 (w) / Finished Size 3 5/8" x 3 7/8".
"Salem Village" by Notforgotten Farm was designed by Lori Brechlin. Featuring a design with the motifs of 2 black iron urns, bittersweet vines, moon & stars,trees, a wagon, pumpkins, 8 houses, and the verse "1692 - Keep them in your memory".
"Usefullness" by Notforgotten Farm was designed by Lori Brechlin. A dapperly-dressed lady out for a stroll in her garden, but she grows 'different' things! Like spools of thread & tomato pincushions! Above her head the words read: "Of Female Arts in Useful-ness, the Needle far... Read more
"The Sowing Sampler" by Notforgotten Farm was designed by Lori Brechlin. The verse reads, "My linen is my soil, my needle is my plow, my threads are my seeds, and my words do I sow".
Model shown stitched on 30 ct. Tin Roof linen from Weeks Dye Works using Gentle Arts threads one strand over two. Stitch count is 99 x 113. Finished size is 6.6" x 7.53".
"My Needle is Sharp" by Notforgotten Farm was designed by Lori Brechlin. My Scissors are sharp and My Hands Swift", motifs include a basket of flowers and date. Also included on the graph is a specialty stitch: Eyelet Stitch.
Stitched on 32 ct. linen one strand over two using DMC threads. Stitch count is 125 x 52. Finished size is 7.81" x 3.25".
"Bee Keeper" by Notforgotten Farm was designed by Lori Brechlin. A sweet little lady wearing a beehive for a skirt, standing under a bower of vines & bees. Underneath her feet read the words: Clover, Honey, Smoke, Sweet, Beeswax, Hive.
Stitched on 32 ct. vintage linen using DMC... Read more
Featuring three designs for moms - "Moms, makers of all the difference", "Sometimes when I open my mouth, my mother comes out" and "Mother." Models are stitched 1 over 2 on 37ct Russian Tea Cake legacy linen from Access Commodities (comparable to DMC ecru), using Weeks Dye... Read more
A variegated design surrounds the saying "Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it".
Model stitched on 28 ct African Daisy Jobelan using DMC color variations, Mill Hill beads, and either Anchor or DMC threads. Stitch count is 137 x 142.
Design from Glendon Place featuring a sunshine, palm trees and the saying "Summer Breeze makes me feel fine."
Model stitched on 28 ct. White Opalescent Lugana using Sulky/Sullivans/Anchor/DMC thread. Stitch count is 82 x 54.
"A grandchild completes life's circle of love". Designed by Peter Underhill. Chart recommends 14 count Aida or 27 count Evenweave. Uses DMC floss. Approximate design size: 9" x 6.25"
"In a world where you can be anything...be kind". Designed by Peter Underhill. Chart recommends 14 count Aida or 27 count Evenweave. Uses DMC floss. Approximate design size: 6.5" x 5.75"