Cross stitch pattern from 1897 Schoolhouse Samplers featuring a sampler!
Patterns are stitched on 40 ct Parchment by Weeks Dye Works using Weeks Dye Works and Gentle Arts threads. Stitch count is 118w X 170h and 107w X 161h.
Cross Stitch pattern from Cosford Rise Stitchery featuring a sampler with flowers and the phrase "O, My love is like the melody. That's sweetly play'd in tune"!
Model stitched using The Gentle Arts thread, two strands over two, on 36 count Cocoa linen by Weeks Dye Works. DMC conversion included. Stitch count: 141W x 339H.
About the Sampler: Given the few clues provided, a scattering of initials and a year only, it is impossible to know more about the stitcher of this lovely sampler with its motifs of delicately arching floral stems, oval leafed cartouche, paired birds and potted florals. The motifs themselves are... Read more about AB 1816 Quaker Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern
Lydia's sampler is an example of a more decorative Quaker marking sampler containing four different alphabets, six dividing bands, and an often seen swan and birds motif, as well as a floral spray. The colors are muted as in the Quaker style, copying those found in nature. Lydia was a talented young... Read more about Lydia C. Mendenhall 1817, Pennsylvania - Cross Stitch
No clues have been provided by the stitcher as to her name, year of origin, or place where she stitched her sampler. The only clue as to place might be in the lettering she used itself, giving one an indication it was stitched in Ireland. "A slightly surprising source of lettering which became... Read more about Benezet Alphabet Irish Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern
An ancestor of the stitcher placed a typewritten note on the back of the framed sampler, dated August 28, 1997. Thomasina Henrietta Jackson (nee Willis) wrote the following: "This sampler was made by Charlotte Keightley, my great aunt by marriage, circa 1840. Her married name at the time was... Read more about The Two Lands, Circa 1840 - Cross Stitch Pattern
This sampler is an original design based on the layout of eighteenth century Irish Quaker samplers with the lettering and sampler motifs taken from a Mountmellick Irish Quaker sampler in the collection of Cross Stitch Antiques, Elizabeth Martin circa 1789. The town names at the bottom are the... Read more about Ligatures and Lettering of Irish Antique - Cross Stitch
This sampler's appeal was its similarity to Bristol orphanage motifs, bands and alphabets. While clearly not a Bristol school sampler, as it was stitched at Daglingworth School, curiosity leads one to wonder why similar motifs? Daglingworth lies only fifty miles from Bristol, England. It has been... Read more about Annie Matilda Moss - Cross Stitch Pattern
Several girls named Sarah Welch appear in the historical records born in the year1756, in Devon and Berkshire, England, and so without more information it is hard to say which Sarah stitched this sampler at the age of eight in 1764. History does chronicle what was happening in England at that time:... Read more about Sarah Welch 1764 - Cross Stitch Pattern
This chart contains all sixteen pattern pages from a tiny paper pattern album passed out as a souvenir in 1851 at Prince Albert's Crystal Palace Great Exhibition. They were mass produced inexpensively but are rarely found today due to the nature of the flimsy paper and the effects of time. Other... Read more about Prince Albert's Exhibition 1851 - Cross Stitch Pattern
I love Roses and you can find them scattered throughout this chart. I sure did enjoy designing and stitching this one!
Model was stitched on 32ct "Sand Dollar" laguna linen from Be Stitch Me using floss from Colour and Cotton, Weeks Dye Works, Cottage Garden Threads, Classic Colorworks threads, and The Gentle Art. Stitch count is 190 x 233.
The proud image of the lion is everywhere in Venice; gazing down from buildings, looking out from the keystone of an archway, or standing on fluted columns. The more you look, the more you see: no one knows how many there are. There are plenty of Lions throughout Venice for Leo lovers to enjoy. Best... Read more about Venetian Lion - Cross Stitch Pattern
Proverbs 31:19- "She Layeth her hands to the spindle and her hands hold the distaff"
A distaff is a tool used in spinning. It is designed to hold the unspun fibers, keeping them untangled and thus easing the spinning process. It is most commonly used to hold flax and wool, but can... Read more about Proverbs 31 19 - Christian Cross Stitch Pattern
This is the first in a series of 6 houses inspired by the shotgun houses found throughout New Orleans. Stitch each house separately or all together as.
We stitched them on 32ct "Pioneer Trail" linen from Mountain Aire using threads from DMC, Weeks Dye Works, and Classic Colorworks. Stitch count is 77 x 65.
Cross stitch pattern from The Elegant Thread featuring a lovely sampler!
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Dark Cobblestone or Woodsmoke using Soie d'Alger threads. Also required but not listed: Mill Hill Magnifica 10028. Stitch count is 105 x 78.
Note from the designer: Next in the seasonal buttoned-up designs features spring. It's full of happy, colorful blooms - and those hand-dyed buttons are included. The design says "Spring, Live simply, Bloom Wildly."
Note from the designer: A stunning reproduction, with unusual alphabet placement and a garden teeming with birds and lovely floral motifs; a charted adaptation for the lower portion only is also included. Other than a small number of eyelets, everything is standard cross stitches
Note from the designer: A marking sampler reproduction featuring an optional verse, this is part of my marking sampler series and includes another collectible full-color alphabet card. Louisa used a soothing color palette with interesting dividing bands - it's a unique and lovely sampler.
Featuring three designs for moms - "Moms, makers of all the difference", "Sometimes when I open my mouth, my mother comes out" and "Mother." Models are stitched 1 over 2 on 37ct Russian Tea Cake legacy linen from Access Commodities (comparable to DMC ecru), using Weeks Dye... Read more about Moms - Cross Stitch Pattern
A Nashville 2024 Filigram design featuring some rabbits making carrot cake!
Pattern can be stitched using Dinky Dye, Gentle Arts, or DMC threads and 32 ct Belfast in Raw, Summer Khaki, Light Mocha, or Vintage Country Mocha. Stitch count is 103 x 152
An original sampler featuring Abraham Lincoln and George Washington in a more primitive design centered around history and an old white chapel reminding us of God's Grace.
The model was stitched on 28 Ct Colour & Cotton Light Brown Sugar. Stitch Count: 127 x 167.
Main Street embraces life in a small town with a patriotic flair. This main street is a stitcher's dream featuring everything from a coffee shop to a fabric and cross-stitch shop.
The model was stitched on 30 Ct Weeks Dye Works Parchment. Stitch Count: 306 x 106.
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