Note from the designer - "A classic Quaker sampler from the Delaware Valley, this sampler demonstrates the style and many of the motifs that make them so easy to identify. The inner oval vine-and-leaf cartouche surrounding the alphabets probably originated at the Westtown School in Chester... Read more
Note from the designer - "This very delicate Scottish sampler with its bold color scheme was designed with a four sided stylized honeysuckle border surrounding horizontal rows of illuminated alphabets and double running stitch motifs. The extensive use of double running stitch lends the sampler... Read more
Note from the designer - "This Quaker sampler came from the vicinity of York, England, where a Quaker school existed at the same time as the more famous Ackworth School, not far from there. The Parnell name is still fairly common in the district, and the family was Quaker.
Linen count and finished size: 35-count 18-3/4" x 24"; or 40 count 16-1/2" x 21"
Adapted from an English sampler dated 1783. The original sampler from which this piece was adapted measures 15 1/2" x 12 1/2", and was stitched over one thread of linen on approximately 50-thread-count glazed linen. The house on the left alone, which measures 71 by 62 squares on the graph,... Read more
This letterndoek (lettering) form of Dutch sampler appears from the late 17th through the early 19th century. It is easy to recognize by its horizontal shape, and beautifully illuminated lettering, interspersed with various symbolic shapes and Biblical motifs. The color scheme used on so many of... Read more
Note from the designer - "This beautiful. petite, energetic sampler expressed three fine verses and, at the end, one of the truest "signatures" I've ever read on a piece of needlework:
By this ingenous Maids
may see what by the
needl wrought
may be
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 Temperance Movement of the early nineteenth century began in the United States prior to 1808. Preachers, most notably John Bartholomew Gough, promulgated a pledge of abstinence from members of his congregation. While temperance efforts have existed as long as spirits have, the movement was not... Read more
This sweet little American sampler features two little houses above alphabets and a short verse:
Would you be wise
Each moment prize
It is surrounded on four sides by a double sided satin stitched sawtooth border. Stitches used include cross, outline, stem filling, counted... Read more
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
This sampler features two uncommon verses taken from the book Sentences and Maxims Divine, Moral and Historical, in Prose and Instruction of Human Life: and Particularly for the Improvement of Youth in Good Sence and correct English by George Shelley, published in London in 1712.
Note from the designer: "This American band sampler was originally worked in Lynn, Massachusetts. Hannah Breed is mentioned in Bolton and Coe's authoritative book American Samplers. Rows of lettering are intermixed with a row of sheep and cows, a verse, and floral bands. The verse says:
Note from the designer: "From Dover, Massachusetts, comes Harriot Boardman's sampler, originally worked on a distinctive green linsey-woolsey found only on some North Shore samplers. A three-sided sawtooth border surrounds alphabet and numeral tests with geometric cross bands, two deer with... Read more
Note from the designer: "The flight into Egypt is a biblical event described in the Gospel of Matthew. Soon after Mary and Jesus were visited by the Magi, who had learned that King Herod intended to kill the male infants in that region, an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream telling him to flee... Read more
Note from the designer: "The figures depicted on this original design were derived from wood block engravings of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. The format of the hornbook follows actual examples from the late 18th century. Hornbooks functioned as primers, used to teach young children their... Read more
Note from the designer: "German and Dutch samplers are known for their iconography, especially the symbolic religious motifs. This piece, reproduced from the collection of the Allentown Art Museum in Allentown, Pennsylvania, portrays many of these motifs. Adam and Eve, in particular, are often... Read more
This design was excerpted from the top of an early nineteenth-century English sampler. It features an unusual and amusing hunting scene with a solo hunter on horseback pursuing a single hapless stag with a pack of ten spotted hounds on its trail.
The verse reads:
Give me O Lord thy early... Read more
This is a reproduction of a Quaker sampler made in Chester County, Pennsylvania consisting of alphabets, numerals, ligatures* and lineal patterns executed in a variety of stitches. The uppermost border with the dangling central flower is often seen on American Quaker samplers of this period (see... Read more
This is an expansive English sampler with an unusual four-sided leafy branch and floral border, centering a very busy reserve filled with baskets of fruits and flowers, stylized trees and plants, birds, lions rampant, butterflies, rabbits, and stags. A large building/mansion/institution is at the... Read more
An original sampler inspired by Mary Shelleys gothic novel, Frankenstein. It was released in the 2022 Halloween Box for GaRon Stitchery and is frankly a must stitch.
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 18 ct Aida in Spellbound by Under the Sea Fabrics with Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 180W x 252H.
Model stitched two over two on 28 Ct. Pampas Cashel Linen with Weeks Dye Works thread Matte Spruce Teenie Round Buttons (included with the pattern), and Mill Hill Beads. Stitch Count: 60W x 60H. Design Size: 4" x 4".
Model stitched two over two on 28 Ct. Pampas Cashel Linen with Weeks Dye Works thread Matte Spruce Teenie Round Buttons (included with the pattern), and Mill Hill Beads. Stitch Count: 60W x 60H. Design Size: 4" x 4".
Model can be stitched on 28 or 32 Ct. Platinum Belfast Linen using DMC floss and Mill Hill beads. Stitch Count: 68W x 146H. Comes with embellishment pack.
This is a revised version of an old design (#113). The original 2015 design has been out of print and I decided to rework it. JABC buttons are included. A cardinal is perched atop a basket of winterberry leaves berries.
Pattern is stitched on Fog Cashel using DMC threads. Stitch count is 80 x 112.
Model stitched 1 over 2 on 35 Ct. Cornsilk linen using Classic Colorworks, DMC floss, and Weeks Dye Works. Stitch Count: 179W x 178H. Design Size: 10.25" x 10.25"
The Peace Sampler is a sweet little sampler featuring flowers, doves and an alphabet.
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct. Olde Massachusetts linen from the Primitive Hare using Weeks Dye Works threads. It was finished in a frame from Hobby Lobby. Stitch count is 103 W x 84 H. Finished size is 5.15" x 4.2".
A red barn, horses, a cow and chickens are at the center of this sampler from The Nebby Needle.
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Latte by Fiber on a Whim with Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 136W x 143H. Finished size: 7.5" x 7.9"
Cross stitch pattern from Twin Peak Primitives featuring a floral border, a house, bees, beehives and the saying "Kind words are like honey; sweet to the soul."
Pattern is stitched on the fabric of your choice using DMC floss. Stitch count is 228 x 269.
Cross stitch sampler design from Twin Peak Primitives featuring birds, trees, plants and more.
Pattern is stitched on 20 or 40 ct Cappuccino from Fiber on a Whim using DMC floss. Stitch count is 445 x 307. Skeins of DMC vary depending on fabric count.
Europe Sampler inspired by European Old School Samplers. You may see the glimpse of the typical motives of Dutch, English and German old samplers. Purple is the color of the Royal dynasties of Europe.
Pattern is stitched on 28 ct Platinum using DMC threads. Stitch count is 279 x 279.
This beauty is perfect for a wedding, anniversary or welcome gift, or any loving event. This design is set up to be personalized with large (29 st high) upper case letters, set up to be easily inserted into the design, on each side of the lacy heart. The featured alphabet is 29 stitches high. There... Read more
"Nothing's ever prefect but things can be just right." This band sampler is the second in a trio of band samplers from Tempting Tangles, with the first being Solitude. Each have colorful, unusual varieties of bands - some wide, some narrow.
Model stitched on 32 ct White Linen using DMC or Dinky Dyes threads. Stitch count is 121 x 185.
The Crazy Quilt Explosion is filled with color and fun for both cross stitchers and quilters alike!
Model stitched on 32 ct white linen using Dinky Dyes floss. Follow the charted colors, or use any color/scraps of your choice! Stitch count is 126x126.
"Stitch by stitch row by row I'm gonna make my sampler grow. All it takes is a needle 'n' threads, Stitch it up in purple 'n' red." Tempting Tangles filled their sampler with all the goodies they love to use when creating their needlework, especially cross stitch. Have fun!!
Model stitched on 32 ct Antique White linen using DMC or Dinky Dyes threads. Stitch count is 190 x 164.
Elsie Glennie Watt is a reproduction of a colorful late 19th century genealogy sampler stitched on Zweigart 40 ct Mushroom/Light Mocha. I love the rainbow of colors that Elsie used in stitching her sampler that is perfect for a springtime stitch! And the border - whether roses or strawberries, what... Read more
"Amour Bonds Cupid Darling Embrace Faith Gift Honey Infatuation Joy Kiss Love Marry Nurture Osculation Passion Queen Romance Sweet Token Us Valentine Warmth Exquisite Yearning Zest." Model stitched on 32 Ct. Platinum Belfast linen with Gentle Art Sampler threads and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 160W x 157H. Design Size: 10" x 10" Color chart.
Autumn Days is an original cross stitch pattern from Whilst Iris Naps Designs that can be made into a drum finish.
The stitch count for the design is 204 x 86, and on 40ct the finished size is approximately 10 1/4 inches by 4 1/4 inches (26cm x 11cm). The pattern is predominantly full... Read more
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