The Walker Sisters was the book released at the Blackbird Designs Farewell Retreat held at Dyeing to Stitch in September 2024.
Hannah Walker - Aged 6 - 1814: Stitched on 36 ct fabric using Weeks Dye Works and Gentle Arts threads. Stitch count is 123w x 145h. Finished size is 6 7/8" x... Read more about Walker Sisters - Cross Stitch Pattern
Note from the designer - "Acquired in England, one might assume that this classic Quaker motif sampler was made at the Ackworth School in Yorkshire. However the influence of the designs promulgated by the Quaker School needleworkers stretched far beyond the confines of the school's walls. This... Read more about Elizabeth Shephard 1820 - Cross Stitch Pattern
There is a modest little flower, To friendship ever dear, Oh! Plant it on my humble bed And strew it O'er my bier. Let not the dark sepulchral yew Its sombre branches wave, But let that little fragile flower Alone grow on my grave. No sculptured marble e'er shall shew My long, and lowly home, That... Read more about Eliza Bell Cox 1832 - Cross Stitch Pattern
In adapting this sampler to be stitched over one and two threads of linen - instead of 1, 2, 3, and 4 as stitched by Mary - we endeavored to remain true to her composition while creating a more "stitchable" sampler. While the antique is framed, we decided to hemstitch our sampler. We are... Read more about Mary Garton 1848 - Cross Stitch Pattern
Note from the designer: "This northern German sampler consists of random symbolic spot motifs, with a simple zigzag border. Religious symbols are commonly found on continental samplers. On this example, we find the wreath carried by angels (the wreath as a symbol for eternal life): the ship... Read more about FAK-MEK 1779 - Cross Stitch Pattern
Fanny Hancock's father, Ebenezer Hancock, was cousin to the famous John Hancock. Born in 1785, Fanny sewed her sampler at age 11. She married Nathaniel Parker of Boston in 1803, and died in 1834. The colors on the back side of her sampler retained much of their original brilliance, and are... Read more about Fanny Hancock 1796 - Cross Stitch Pattern
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Summer Khaki linen with Soie d'Alger silks and silk chenille. Stitch Count: 204W x 278H. Finished size: 12 3/4" x 17 3/8" Stitches used: cross stitch, satin stitch, queen stitch, double running stitch, outline stitch, chain stitch, and stitching over one. Stitch diagrams are included.
Model stitched one over two on 36 Ct. Grey by Weeks Dye Works using Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count for Pinkeep: 125 x 105. Finished Size: 7" x 6". Stitch Count for Ornament: 84 x 47. Finished Size: 5" x 3".
"The Christmas witch she loved to stitch. She stitched a hat for her black rat, she stitched a cake for her black snake. Oh for pity's sake, she stitched a mat for her black cat."
Model stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. Vintage Autumn Gold by Lakeside Linens with DMC floss and Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 162W x 168H.
Model stitched on 36 ct. Legacy Linen from Picture this Plus using Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks, and The Gentle Art threads. Stitch count is 286 x 323.
Model stitched one over two on 32 Ct. Straw linen using Classic Colorworks, Gentle Art Sampler Threads and Weeks Dye Works. Stitch Count: 141W x 139H. Design Size: 8.81" x 8.68"
Model stitched on two different fabrics. One is 36 Ct. Cornsilk by Weeks Dye Works and the other on 36 Ct. Straw by Weeks Dye Works. Stitched using Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count for Left Side: 37 x 98. Finished Size: 2" x 5". Stitch Count for Right Side: 34 x 97. Finished Size: 2" x 5".
This reproduction sampler from Jeannette Douglas features "Let the sweet work of prayer and praise employ my youngest breath, thus I'm prepared for longer days or fit for early death. Remember thy creator in the days of thy youth. Ann Perrin finished this sampler in the 14th year of her age... Read more about Ann Perrin 1841 - Cross Stitch Pattern
I am delighted to share this antique with you. It is from 1840 of Dutch origin. The sampler had lots of great motifs and I loved the top rows of crowns and shields, but the composition did not please me, it had large blank spots on it. I saw this piece as more enjoyable in the vertical format as... Read more about Crown Sampler Adaptation & Reproduction - Cross Stitch
My Sampler Petite line is a way for stitchers to enjoy my antique reproductions without doing the larger sampler. Antonia Pueyo showcases the larger alphabet and some of the borders, all done beautifully as a white on red sampler.
"We were more precious each to each other than any thing. Mary H Feilden - John W Whittaker Feniscowles Hall 1824."
Model stitched on 32 Ct. Heartstring Blend linen by R&R Reproductions with Weeks Dye Works floss, Classic Colorworks floss, and Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 253x183. Finished Size: 16" x 12"
Model stitched on 40 Ct. Vintage Examplar by Lakeside Linens with Classic Colorworks Belle Soie silk floss and Gloriana Silk floss. Stitch Count: 240x247. Finished Size is 12 in wide X 12.35 in high.
"Teach me to feel another's wo. To hide the fault I see That mercy I to others show. That mercy show to me. This day be bread and peace my lot All else beneath the sun, Thou know'st if best bestow'd or not And let they will be done."
Model stitched one over two on your choice of 36 Ct. fabric using Soie d'Alger. Stitch count is 322W x 284H. Design size is 17.89" x 15.78"
Larger model stitched over two on 37 Ct. Corn Tassel Legacy from Access Commodities using Soie d'Alger. Stitch Count: 288W x 314H. Design Size: 16" x 17" Thread listed above us for the larger model.
Mini Sampler Adaption stitched on 36 Ct. Wren using Weeks Dye Works and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 149W x 105H. Design Size: 8" x 6"
"When I was young I little thought that learning was so dearly bought. But now I by instruction find, it is not gaind by an idle mind."
Model stitched over 2 threads on 46 Ct. Vintage Examplar by Lakeside Linens with Au Ver a Soie 100/3 silks. Stitch Count: 206 x 222. Design Size:
8.96" x 9.65".
Model stitched one over two on 36 Ct. Vintage Light Examplar using Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works. Specialty Stitches Used. Stitch Count: 206W x 205W. Design Size: 11.2" x 11.2"
Model stitched one over two on 40 Ct. Sandcastle from Seraphim Fabrics or 40 Ct. Parchment from Weeks Dye Works using Gentle Art Sampler Threads and Classic Colorworks. Stitch Count: 234W x 246H. Design Size: 11 5/8" x 12... Read more about Mary Taylor Stackney 1828 - Cross Stitch Pattern
Model stitched over two on 37 Ct. Sotema "Mistletoe" from Tabbycat Linen using Au Ver A Soie - Soie d'Alger Thread. Specialty Stitches Used: Algerian Eyelets, Satin Stitches and Back Stitches. Stitch Count: 300W x 413H. Finished Size: 16 3/4" x 23". Color Chart.
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 36 ct. Up In The Attic by Fox and Rabbit using Valdani and Classic Colorworks threads. Stitch count is 218 x 191. Finished size: 12 x 10.7.
Also required but not listed are 120 Medium Gray, 196 Golden Brown, and 6 Natural.
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.
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 Fox and Rabbit 40 ct. Saltbush linen using Weeks Dye Works, Gentle Art, Classic Colorworks and DMC threads.
Stitch count: 248w x 276h
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 Hands Across The Sea Samplers featuring a sampler from Elizabeth Garrod Wells in 1799!
Pattern is stitched on the linen of your choice using either Soie 100.3, Soie SDA or DMC floss. can be stitched on Aida or linen. Stitch count is 127 x 110.
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".
Cross stitch pattern from Sassafras Samplers featuring a lovely sampler!
Pattern can be stitched on Straw from Weeks Dye Works or 30 Ct Pecan Shortbread from Legacy Linen using DMC (DMC 3872 not listed), Needlepoint Silk, or Soie d'Alger threads. Stitch count is 119 x 140. Finished size on 30 Ct is 7.93" x 9.33".