Note from the designer - "This sweet English sampler is the first I've ever seen with a border made up of flying cherubs. It also features a "geode" (mosaic) parrot- a distinctively stylized bird that appears on other samplers made in England, New England, and the Netherlands throughout... Read more
Note from the designer - "Rhode Island samplers were among the first American schoolgirl embroideries to be recognized by serious collectors and textile scholars as a distinctive group with extraordinary visual appeal. The Sheffield sampler is delicately worked with an unusually pleasing... Read more
Note from the designer - This needlework was designed after an English sampler in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts-Boston. The lush border flowers are similar to those on a sampler made by Sarah Brignell from around the same period, suggesting the existence of a school or teacher whose... Read more
Note from the designer - "This design was inspired by an early eighteenth century English picture executed in tent stitch." The designs features a lion, a leopard and a parrot surrounded by bright flowers.
The design is stitched over one thread on 35 Ct. linen. It uses cross stitch,... Read more
This Irish Quaker sampler features an alphabet at the tope, verse, bands, and flowers. The verse reads "Great Almighty God above plant in my heart a fund of love, that I my mercies may adore and bless and praise thee evermore."
Model is stitched on 40 ct linen using either cotton or silk floss. Stitch count is 181 x 477.
Note from the designer - "Eleanor Parr created this amazing and unique sampler some time before 1835. The border of birds encircled by vines and leaves is unprecedented. Fleurs de lys embellish each of the four corners surrounding a central reserve containing a traditional verse, floral sprays... Read more
Note from the designer - "Typical of so many Scottish samplers, Elizabeth Masterton's features an abundance of initials (likely familial), rows of evergreen trees, peacocks with seven tail feathers, and the now famous mansion house fronted by a pillared fence and gates enclosing sheep. Apart... Read more
Note from the designer - "Mary Bailey stitched this sampler in England and finished it in 1818. It demonstrates an advanced level of skill given the symmetry of the design and its many diverse elements: a red brick mansion house with four chimneys- a sign of wealth in early 19th century England,... Read more
Note from the designer - "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... 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 - "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
Note from the designer - "This sampler was made in St. Albans, Vermont. A naturalistic four-sided floral border surrounds a central reserve with alphabets and a pictorial scene. The house is so distinctive that it is probably a depiction of Amanda's own home. Made under the tutelage of B.... Read more
Note from the designer - "A sophisticated painterly use of perspective distinguishes this pictorial English sampler. An idealized rural scene with a thatched cottage nestled in a fertile valley, with white misted hills rising in the distance, also features a windmill, a flock of sheep,... Read more
Note from the designer - "So many unusual and enigmatic features were left by Ann Carbutt on her sampler, made when she was sixteen years old, very likely in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The surname "Carbutt" is first found in Cheshire after the... Read more
Note from the designer - "This is a very graceful and finely stitched sampler, an unusual combination for the late date. Nine ethereal female figures, like penitents in an Edward Gorey cartoon, march solemnly about the sampler, paying homage to the house. The huge house appears to be welcoming... 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 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
Note from the designer - "This wonderful English sampler has to be an original inspired composition by a very clever young girl with a singular artistic vision! Potbellied cherubs fly trumpeting alongside a doughy, asexual Adam and Eve, beneath whom perch an enormous plumed Bird of Paradise on a... Read more
The Tree of Love Quaker features Quaker motifs with a tree in the center surrounded by the words "Hope, Peace, Faith, Love." The Pin Book cover says "Peace to My Friend."
Pattern is stitched on 32 ct or 35 ct tea dyed linen using DMC floss. Stitch count is 115 x 119. Instructions are in French.
Cross stitch pattern from The Primitive Hare featuring 48 designs that you'll be able to stitch to create a complete advent calendar or some lovely ornaments for your home and your Christmas tree!
Model stitched on 30ct Aged Linen using DMC thread.
Stitch count: 135 x 200.
Cross stitch pattern from The Primitive Hare featuring a lovely ewe queen will protect your needles... Inside you'll be able to store them in 3 different measures.
Model stitched on 30ct Old Salem Linen using DMC and Gentle Arts thread.
Stitch count: 179 x 130
Cross stitch pattern from The Primitive Hare featuring a lovely summer queen will to protect your needles... Inside you'll be able to store them in 3 different measures.
Cross Stitch pattern from The Primitive Hare featuring the phrase "One for sorrow, two for luck, three for a wedding, four for death, five for silver, six for gold, seven for a secret not to be told, Eight for heaven, nine for Hell and ten for the devil's own sell!
Model stitched on 30ct. Big Cut Old Salem Linen using DMC thread. Stitch count: 108w x 282h.
Cross Stitch pattern from The Primitive Hare featuring the phrases "Salem", "Sleepy Hollow", "Flying School", "Sanderson House", "Ghost Crossing", "Halloween Town", and "Dead End"!
Model stitched on 30ct Big Cut Dark Spell Linen by Primitive Hare using DMC and Gentle Arts thread.
Stitch count: 122w x 190h.
Cross Stitch pattern from The Primitive Hare featuring the phrase "Lizzie Borden took an axe gave her mother forty whacks...when she saw what she had done, she gave her father forty one"!
Model stitched on 30 ct Old Salem linen from the Primitive Hare using DMC floss. Stitch count is 99 x 126.
Cross Stitch pattern from The Primitive Hare featuring a picture of Jane Eyre and the phrase "I am no bird, and no net ensnares me. I am a free human being in independence"!
Model stitched on 30 ct Old Salem linen from the Primitive Hare using DMC and the Gentle Arts threads. Stitch count is 152 x 203.
Model stitched on 30 count Old Salem Linen by The Primitive Hare using DMC and Gentle Arts Sampler. Stitch count is 120 x 90.
Cross Stitch pattern from The Primitive Hare featuring a bees and their hive!
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