Cross stitch pattern from Jean Farish Needleworks featuring a dolphin and egret with the phrase "I search the constellations for the tiny grains of sand. Where the song of the ocean meets the salty piece of land"
Pattern is stitched on the fabric of your choice using either DMC or Cosmo threads! Stitch Count: 119 x 193.
Pattern is stitched on the fabric of your choice using either DMC or Cosmo threads! The pattern can be stitched with three different color schemes. Stitch count: 202 x 195.
Pattern is stitched on the fabric of your choice using either DMC, Soie D'Alger or Cosmo threads! The cover model uses 32 ct Mariner's Map Legacy Linen. Stitch count: 238 x 270.
Cross stitch pattern from Jean Farish Needleworks featuring the phrase "When I am dead and in my grave and all my bones are rotten. When this you see remember me or I shall be forgotten"
Pattern is stitched on 30 Count Victoria Sponge Cake Linen using either DMC or Cosmo threads! Stitch count is 206 x 268.
Pattern by Jean Farish Needleworks featuring a beautiful geometric floral design.
This pattern is recommended to be stitched on your choice of linen with DMC floss (Cosmo conversion included). Stitch count is 93 x 93. Finished sizes depends on fabric choice.
A patchwork of color. Model stitched on your choice of fabric using DMC floss. Stitch count: 300w x 284h and the finished size is 21.43" x 20.29" on 28 count.
Cross stitch pattern from Jan Hicks Creates featuring a mixed media piece made of lace and fabric. The In My Heart cross stitch design brings together traditional elements with non-traditional Valentine's colors to give you a warm, antique look if you aren't so much into the reds and pinks.
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This sampler, which I have named the Sewing Box Sampler 1 because it and another were found in a sewing box, is of unknown date and origin. As you can see, there is no name or date on this sampler, and as you can see from the original, it was unfinished. Perhaps the stitcher meant to stitch her name... Read more
This is the second set in the Samplings of Lace series. These are stitched in NPI silks, the same colors used in Seasons in Lace - Fall. Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Vintage Country Mocha from Zweigert. Stitch Count for 1 (mandala, grapes and acorns): 68 x 67 Stitch Count for 2 (other pillow): 55 x 55 Stitch Count for 3 (Strawberry): 140 x 67.
This sweet set of smalls, two pillows and a strawberry, are based on popular patterns, Seasons in Lace. The motifs are taken from those designs and expanded and changed to create smaller elements to fill your bowls or tiered trays.
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Cross stitch pattern from Jan Hicks Creates two Christmas ornaments - "Family" and "Gift."
Pattern is stitched on the fabric of your choice using DMC floss. Stitch counts are 60 x 55 and 58 x 57. Finished sizes are around 3.5" x 3.5" each on 32 count.
Carolyn's Balloons - Spring is the third in this fun series featuring hot air balloons decorated with Quaker motifs. There is a sweet village below which changes with the seasons. Tiny butterflies and bees fill in the spaces in this delightful design.
Pattern is stitched on 46 ct using DMC, Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks and The Gentle Arts floss. Stitch count is 100 x 132.
Note from designer "I have known since I started this Cottage series that my Summer design, the third in the series, would be based on beach cottages. The pretty blues and turquoises make me think of the Gulf of Mexico and the bright coral colors are the perfect contrast!"
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Barb's Blend by R&R Reproductions using DMC floss. Stitch count is 87 x 95 .
Cross stitch pattern from Jan Hicks Creates featuring a fun sampler with flowers!
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct linen from Weeks Dye Works using Weeks Dye Works, The Gentle Arts and Cottage Garden Threads (Jacaranda, bird bath) with DMC conversions. Stitch count is 112 x 115.
Cross stitch pattern from Jan Hicks Creates featuring a sampler with silver bells!
Pattern is stitched on Under the Sea Fabrics 40 ct Aine or 36 ct Stonewashed using DMC, Weeks Dye Works and Classic Colorworks with DMC conversions. Stitch count is 137 x 132.
Cross stitch pattern from Jan Hicks Creates featuring a colorful crow sitting on a branch!
Model is stitched on 40 ct Button Box Dark linen by Mason Linens using Weeks Dye Works and The Gentle Arts threads, with DMC conversion provided. Stitch count is 80w x 80h.
Fall Cottages brings us to the last Cottage in this series and uses the warm browns and golds of late autumn, when the bright colors are almost gone. The squirrels are racing to fill up their bellies and nests with acorns and other goodies to help them get through the winter.
Note from designer: Colors of Mexico is an adaptation/reproduction of an antique Mexican sampler. I chose colors from both the back and the front of the sampler. This is a gorgeous, colorful, fun design with such a variety of borders and motifs that it is never boring. It also has a beautiful... Read more
Note from designer: I am happy to introduce the next in my Florigaphica 2 series, Iris. This series shows off variegated threads to their best advantage and uses a combination of Cottage Garden Threads, Weeks Dye Works and Gentle Arts. I have also provided a conversion from the Cottage Garden... Read more
Note from designer: Love is the third offering in my Birds of Color Series and this one focuses on the color red. What bird better represents the color red than the cardinal and his lovely female counterpart? As with other colors, the color red represents several different meanings including anger,... Read more
Note from designer: In the Pink was inspired by an NPI silk packet in a gradient colorway and a gradient set of Mason Linens The colors were so perfect together! Since the colors of the silk were so soft and delicate, the design needed to be soft and delicate, too. I love the tone on tone look of... Read more
Note from designer: I am happy to introduce the second in my prayer flag series, Hopeful Heart. This is stitched using Cottage Garden Threads. These threads paired perfectly with Fabric Flair's Vintage Ephemera Damask fabric to create a layered look to the design. A DMC conversion is also provided.
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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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Laura Vorgensen 1853 is a reproduction of a gorgeous antique German sampler. Laura was a very skilled stitcher, using multiple specialty stitches and a variety of colors to create her beautiful sampler. I have provided stitch diagrams for the specialty stitches. The sampler is stitched in Hand-dyed... Read more
Arabesque is my Art Deco-ish contribution to the world of red samplers. This design started with the alphabet and it was so fun finding and developing motifs that had the same general feel. I love the slightly asymmetrical look of the mandala on the bottom left and the fan in the upper right. But... Read more
Florigraphica 2 - African Daisy is the third in my Florgraphica 2 series which features Cottage Garden Threads for the flowers. Where my other designs used two colors of CGT threads for the flowers, this one uses only one, Viola. I have also provided a DMC conversion in the chart. You can also find... Read more