The model was stitched over 2 threads on 35 Ct. Parchment linen from Weeks Dye Works with Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 104x72. Finished Size: 6" x 4 1/2".
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 35 Ct. linen from Weeks Dye Works with Gentle Art Sampler threads. The stitch count is 545 x 437 for a finished size of 31" x 25".
Model stitched over 2 threads on 30 or 35 Ct. Gray linen with Weeks Dye Works Whitewash or DMC white. Stitch Count: 339x400. If stitched on 30 Ct. fabric, the finished size is 23" x 27" and will required 14 skeins of Weeks Dye Works floss or 8 DMC. If stitched on 35 Ct. fabric, the finished size is 19.5" x 23" and will require 13 skeins of Weeks Dye Works floss or 7 DMC.
Model stitched over 2 threads on 30 or 35 Ct. Opal Camofudge by Stitches and Spice (or fabric of your choice) with Gentle Art Sampler threads Moonlit Path or DMC 762. Stitch Count: 361x351. If stitched on 30 Ct fabric, the finished size is 24.5" x 23.5" and will require 15 skeins of Gentle... Read more
Model stitched over 2 threads on 30 or 35 Ct. Gravestone by Stitches and Spice (or fabric of your choice) with Weeks Dye Works Blue Jeans or DMC 932. Stitch Count: 290x277. If stitched on 30 Ct fabric, the finished size is 19.5" x 18.5" and will required 10 skeins of Weeks Dye Works floss or... Read more
Model stitched over 2 threads on 30 or 35 Ct. Gray linen with Weeks Dye Works floss Snowflake or DMC White. Stitch Count: 446x358. If stitched on 30 Ct fabric, the finished size is 30" x 24" and will required 16 skeins of Weeks Dye Works floss or 9 skeins of DMC. If stitched on 35 Ct fabric,... Read more
Model stitched over 2 threads on 30 or 35 Ct. "linen" colored linen with Weeks Dye Works floss Bordeaux or DMC 814. Stitch Count: 341x311. If stitched on 30 Ct fabric, the finished size is 23"x21" and will required 13 skeins of Weeks Dye Works floss or 8 skeins of DMC. If stitched on... Read more
Model stitched over 2 threads 30 or 35 Ct. Onyx linen with Weeks Dye Works Dolphin or DMC 928. Stitch Count: 338x319. if stitched on 30 Ct. linen, the finished size is 23" x 22" and will required 13 skeins of Weeks Dye Works floss or 7 skeins of DMC. If stitched on 35 Ct. fabric, the finished size is 20" x 19" and will require 12 skeins of Weeks Dye Works floss or 7 skeins of DMC.
Model stitched over 2 threads 30 or 35 Ct. "Moon Shadows Charcoal" from Stitches and Spice (or fabric of your choice) with Weeks Dye Works Snowflake. Stitch Count: 409x412. If stitched on 30 Ct fabric, the finished size is 27.5" x 27.5" and will require 18 skeins of Weeks Dye Works ... Read more
Model stitched over 2 threads 30 or 35 Ct. "Hunter Shirez" from Stitches and Spice (or fabric of your choice) with DMC B5200. Stitch Count: 444x358. If stitched on 30 Ct fabric, the finished size is 30"x24" and will require 10 skeins of DMC floss. If stitched on 35 Ct. fabric, the finished size is 25.5" x 20.5" and will require 9 skeins of DMC.
Model stitched over 2 threads on 30 or 35 Ct "linen" colored Linen with Weeks Dye Works Galvanized or DMC 414. Stitch count: 362x317. If stitched on 30 Ct fabric, the finished size is 25" x 22" and you will need 14 skeins of Weeks Dye Works floss or 8 of DMC. If stitched on 35 Ct... Read more
Model stitched over 2 threads on 30 or 35 Ct "linen" colored Linen with Weeks Dye Works Williamsburg Blue or DMC floss 3835. Stitch count: 377x385. If stitched on 30 Ct fabric, the finished size is 25.5" x 26" and you will need 15 skeins of Weeks Dye Works floss or 8 of DMC. If... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Calico Confectionery featuring this prim Yuletide sampler that will add a bit of rustic charm to your holiday decor. Fits in ready-made 7 x 7 inch picture frame.
The model was stitched on 32ct Platinum by Zweigart Linen with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 95w x 91h.
Cross stitch pattern from Cherry Hill Stitchery featuring cupid in a valentines sampler!
Pattern is stitched on 32 ct Vintage Smokey White Belfast linen using Weeks Dye Works threads with DMC conversion. Stitch count is 81 x 190. Finished size is 5" x 11 7/8".
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.
An ancestor of the stitcher placed a typewritten note on the back of the framed sampler, dated August 28, 1997. Thomasina Henrietta Jackson (nee Willis) wrote the following: "This sampler was made by Charlotte Keightley, my great aunt by marriage, circa 1840. Her married name at the time was... Read more
This sampler was obtained from the M. Finkel and Daughter antique collectors who describe this sampler in their catalog as follows: "Documented Irish samplers are rare, and this one offers strong visual appeal with excellent color and composition. A fine, large alphabet, little house, pots of... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Pansy Patch Quilts and Stitchery featuring a rustic house, the alphabet and the sentiment "Hope."
Model stitched oer 2 on 36ct Heartland from Picture This Plus using a mix of entle Art Threads, Weeks Dye Works and Classic Colorworks. Stitch count is 193w x 121h.
Cross stitch pattern from Samplers And Primitives featuring two patriotic-themed pincushion designs!
Pattern is stitched on 36 count neutral colored linen using DMC, Weeks Dye Works and Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch counts are 87w x 82h and 63w x 62h. Finished sizes are 4.8" x 4.6" and 3.5" x 3.44" on 36 count fabric.
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.
The stitching in this beautiful sampler with the sacred hearts includes the name Malvina Roisset and the date 1891. I think Marie Louise Malvina Roisset, who would have been 10 years old in 1891, could very well be the stitcher.
Pattern is stitched on 36ct linen using Caron Impressions. Stitch count is 166 x 172. Finished size is 10" x 10".
Cross stitch pattern from SamBrie Stitches featuring the phrase "If they can get along, why can't we?"
Pattern is stitched on 18 ct Eucalyptus from Fox and Rabbit Aida using Bestitchme Silks, 1 Gloriana, 1 Weeks Dye Works, Accentuate & Wisper threads. Stitch count is 136 X 166. Finished size is 7.56 in wide X 9.22 in high.
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
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 - "At the age of fourteen, Mary Lee stitched this beautiful band sampler with a good assortment of flowers, birds, swans, squirrels, and other traditional motifs. Worked into the center of a band in tight, precise stitches, is the cautionary aphorism "In thy youth... Read more
Note from the designer - "Abigail Ann was born October 27, 1799, in East Caln, Chester County Pennsylvania. Her parents were Joseph and Ann (Wells) Fleming, the fourth generation of Flemings living in the East Caln area. Abigail Ann attended one of the Quaker schools in Chester County but we are... Read more
Note from the designer - "In Scandinavia, as in England and America, sampler patterns (called navneklude meaning, literally, "name cloths") were passed along from teacher to pupil, mother to daughter, generation to generation. The designs were used to mark ownership of domestic textiles,... Read more
Note from the designer - "A characteristically northern German sampler, this example from Hamburg consists of random symbolic spot motifs, with a unifying central scene and borders. Religious symbols are commonly found on almost all continental samplers, and Adam and Eve in particular is often... Read more
Note from the designer - "This unusual sampler is probably of Scottish origin. The distinctive French-inspired mansion house and the peacocks are commonly found on Scottish samplers. Adam and Eve are realistically stitched in the Garden, by effectively working two quite simple stitches together:... Read more