Pattern is stitched on 40ct. Vintage Sand Dune from Lakeside Linen using Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch count is 210 x 148. DMC conversion included
Note from the designer - "Designed after an early eighteenth century tent stitched picture, this expansive needlework scene depicts many episodes in the life of an affluent English family including its elaborate parterre and gardens, a stately brick and stone house, domestic, exotic and wild... Read more about The Manifesto - Cross Stitch Pattern
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 about Huswife Circa 1780 - Cross Stitch Pattern
A unique four-sided geometric border is the highlight of this American sampler, consisting of nine rows of letters and numerals surrounded by a counted satin stitch sawtooth inner border. The design looks like something that might have inspired the Dutch artist Piet Mondrian. I have not been able... Read more about Emely C Newman 1831 - Cross Stitch Pattern
Note from the designer - "ANN WHITTAKER created an almost comically theatrical sampler depicting Adam and Eve, angels, pious verses, and elaborate meandering vines beneath dramatic multi-colored draperies and tassels. Hovering over the verse which is framed by large columns, are two angels with... Read more about Ann Whittaker 1790 - Cross Stitch Pattern
Note from the designer - "This sampler shows a man and a woman beneath an apple tree, reminiscent of Adam and Eve, but in contemporary dress. Possibly of New York origin (the format and background suggest this), this reproduction is stitched on linen with either cotton or silk, with the... Read more about Abigail Gould's Sampler 1796 - Cross Stitch Pattern
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 about Ann Forrest 1757 - 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
In the upper register of this finely stitched English sampler there is featured an unusual vignette of Adam and Eve beneath the tree of life (with a menacing black faced serpent) flanked by mirror image brick cottages, followed by a pious verse:
Note from the designer - "Elizabeth Mansfield finished her sampler in England on 13th June 1792, during the reign of King George III (1760-1820: note the cushioned crown in the upper third, marked on either side by the initials G R for George Rex). The original sampler was stitched on a very... Read more about Elizabeth Mansfield 1792 - Cross Stitch Pattern
According to a note attached to the back of the original sampler, it was probably made near Newtown, Pennsylvania. The attribution at the center is surrounded by a typical Quaker leafy cartouche with opposing flowers and facing birds above. Other characteristic Quaker motifs include eight point... Read more about Elizabeth Mitchell 1828 - Cross Stitch Pattern
Note from the designer: "A gift from the collection of Rosalind and Edwin Miller to the museum. Emma Lerch was born in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, in 1830, and she stitched this sampler in her thirteenth year. It is a very simple work, with a lovely meandering floral border. While perhaps... Read more about Emma Lerch 1843 - 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
Rose's unusual middle name should have provided some clues about where she was born, and where she lived, but the name "Shenamon" is elusive despite my efforts to discover its origins as well as hers. It is spelled many different ways when researched (including Shinimon and Schinnamon which... Read more about Rose Shenamon Mitchell 1816 - Cross Stitch Pattern
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.
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 about Ann Ward 1808 - Cross Stitch Pattern
A sampler from the collection of the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, England.
Skill and expertise in sampler-making did not necessarily peak in the mid-to-late seventeenth century and then wane during what is often called the "golden age" of English sampler-making. These skills... Read more about Rachel Jarratt circa 1760 - Cross Stitch Pattern
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 about Sarah Elizabeth Hollings 1825 - Cross Stitch Pattern
Here is a dainty and colorful mid-eighteenth-century English sampler executed entirely in cross and petit point stitches making it a suitable project for any skill level.
The canvaswork piece from which this bell pull was derived is a book cover, and dates to the first quarter of the 17th century. square tent stitched vignettes, reproduced here in the panels of the bell pull covered the book's spine vertically. It seems appropriate that the allegorical figures of... Read more about Wisdom and Innocence Bell Pull - Cross Stitch Pattern
Note from the designer: This primitive marking sampler just captured my heart. The colors, the tone on tone, the rich patina and the whimsicalness of it. How can a marking sampler be whimsical you ask? Well, just look at the script K, L & M. They seem to be kicking up their heels and skipping along.... Read more about Susan Weeks Marking Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Cocoa using Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks and Southern Fried floss. Stitch count is 199 x 201.
Recommended Southern Fried Floss:Bay Leaf and Spiced Cider
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Vintage Pecan Butter from Lakeside Linen using Weeks Dye Works and Gentle Arts threads. Stitch count is 116 x 116. Finished size is 6.5" x 6.5".
"Lord give me wisdom to direct my ways I ask not riches nor yet for Length of Drop. From rocks and sands And stormy weather Pray God Protect John Negus for ever". "My dear friends I will Bless and praise for giving me learning in My Early days Catherine Negus her Sampler finished... Read more about Catherine Negus 1810 - Cross Stitch Pattern
"Why this in haste sweet boy so soon To go. And leave in tears thy weeping Friends below. Some heavenly voice Dear object of their love calld hence
Thy soul to dwell in realms above Scarce hadst thou learnt the good from
All to know Nor yet had drank the Bitter cup of woe. When heaven ordaind no... Read more about Mary Ann Crumley 1829 - Cross Stitch Pattern
Delicate and colorful sampler filled with insects, flowers and fruit! Standard DMC colors are used for this pattern. Pattern is shown in easy-to-read full color blocks with symbols. Stitch count is 96 x 99.
This cross stitch pattern from Stitchy Prose features a beautiful sampler with bees, beehives and the saying "Busy bees bustling to each fragrant flower, small honey craftsmen."
This super sweet sampler features three bright and happy flowers which are synonymous with springtime: a tulip, a daffodil, and a crocus. Along with a soft monotone grey for the letters and numbers, this design is sure to earn a spot in your cross stitch garden!
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".
Cross Stitch pattern from The Nebby Needle with a tree, flowers and alphaet."
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. fabric with Weeks Dye Works and Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 115W x 112H. Finished size: 6.3" x 6.2"
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"
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.
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 about Elsie Glennie Watt - Cross Stitch Pattern