This mid-eighteenth-century Scottish band sampler features many classic seventeenth-century patterns, executed in cross, eyelet, double running, counted satin, back, and queen stitches.
The virtually unfaded color was reproduced from the front of the sampler. Six pattern bands precede... Read more
Thanksgiving is my family's favorite holiday, but it seems as though it has become the kick-off to the Christmas season lately. Ok, this year is even worse, the Christmas trees are already up in shops! This needlework set takes back this particularly American holiday and celebrates the... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Stitching With The Housewives featuring the Christmas phrase "Santa Claus"!
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. White Monaco fabric with Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch count is 175 x 41. Finished size approx 12.5" x 3".
Cross stitch pattern from Stitching With The Housewives featuring Santa Claus at a Christmas tree farm with the phrase "St. Nick's tree farm"!
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. Black Evenweave fabric with Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch count is 98 x 124. Finished size approx 7" x 8.9".
Did you know that a group of cardinals is called a "radiance?" This year the holiday card features radiant cardinals enjoying a gingerbread bird house! I couldn't decide which version I liked best so I included both.
The model is stitched on 40 count linen using Weeks Dye Works,... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Tiny Modernist featuring four gorgeous Christmas ornaments!
Pattern is stitched on 16 ct Touch of Gray using DMC, Classic Colorworks, and Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count is 61 x 61 each and 173 x 229 for full design. Finished size is 3.8" x 3.8" each.
Cross stitch pattern from Heart's Ease Examplar Workes featuring a home with the phrase "But oh...to live in a rose covered cottage on a hill overlooking the sea, Where I'd patiently watch the tall ships sailing by "til my love returns safely to me"!
A gentlewoman pushes her cart through the Tiny Town streets. Inside, a turkey mingles happily with the pumpkin she tows. Frills are easily inserted in the Tiny Town design or stitched separately, they make a whimsical addition to any vignette!
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 32... Read more
A colorful bouquet of flowers stitches up quickly in six shades of Classic Colorworks Cotton threads. This one comes in at 97 x 97 stitch count square and was stitched on 28 count hand-dyed Prairie linen by Picture This Plus.
It's never a bad time to visit the beach. Pop into one of the colorful beach huts to change into your stitching outfit. Use nine shades of Classic Colorworks cotton floss and 32 count Touch of Peach Wichelt linen to build your sandcastles, palms, and assorted ocean critters. Stitch count is 89w x 123h.
Navigate the ins and outs as the paths weave about in this four-sided Celtic Design. It's stitched in Valdani Cotton 6-ply Embroidery Floss on Weeks Dye Works 32 count Baby's Breath linen. The design stitch count is 115 x 115 stitches square.
Also required but not listed is Valdani 6 ply Marine.
Bee My Honey Cross Stitch by It's Sew Emma is truly sweet as honey, so sweet you won't mind being a busy bee stitching golden yellow blossoms and the bees that surround a honey pot. Stitch count: 84w x 84h
Capture the light and brilliance of summer fireworks with July's Fireworks Shelf Life. This month's cross stitch pays tribute to summer nights watching fireworks on a picnic blanket. Stitched in red, white, and blue threads for the perfect Americana color palette! Get ready to stitch a year's worth... Read more
The Home Town Holiday Sampler Cross Stitch by Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet hits all the hallmarks of a traditional cross stitch sampler-an alphabet, decorative borders and a house set in a horizontal band format. Rows of holly, straight stitches and a cheerful alphabet stitched in Christmas red top... Read more
The motifs I'ved used in Gardens of Saxony are drawn from the large German antique sampler I reproduced, CRS 1713. There are so many wonderful motifs on CRS 1713 that they deserve their own (much smaller!) sampler! This also gives the stitcher a chance to stitch these wonderful designs if they feel... Read more
Jan Hicks creates the design "CRS 1713", an antique sampler from the Saxon region of Germany. The original stitcher is known by the initials CRS.
Jan has released the sampler in three parts, making the stitching process manageable. The total stitch count for all three parts is 160 x 874.
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Cross stitch pattern from Lindy Stitches featuring a woman staying warm by wearing her cats!
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 32 Count Blue Slate Lugana by Zweigart using Classic Colorworks Belle Soie & DMC floss. DMC conversion included. Stitch Count: 86 wide x 114 tall
Part of The Penguin Holiday Series these three fun birds are stitched using DMC floss and Rainbow Gallery Splendor Silk in Black.
Model is stitched on 32 count Zweigart Sparkle White/Grey Belfast Linen using DMC floss and Rainbow Gallery Splendor Silk in Black. Stitch count is 119 x 77. Finished Design: 7.5" x 4.75".
In the Stitchers Village series there are 6 different patterns, each design is sold separately, the first 3 will be available during the Marketplace, the next 3 patterns will be put on sale in October.
The model was stitched on 32ct Hand Dyed Linen by Mani di Donna "burnt sand" using Weeks Dye Works. Stitch count is 70 X 73.
This sampler reproduction design is based on a 1785 sampler from Amsterdam. The original sampler had some very uneven stitching, which had to be adjusted in this re-interpretation of this design. It is for full crosses and has no specialty stitchers, and is suitable for both linen and aida fabrics... Read more