Long Dog Samplers Cross Stitch Page 3

Under the gibbous moon's cold glow,
Where darkened tides and tempests blow,
A raven black as peat and night
Set forth to call, to warn, incite.

From crag to croft, from forest den,
Through Munlochy to the Fairy Glen,
He croaked and cried, "Oh hear me all!
The... Read more about The Raven Quatrain - Cross Stitch Pattern

"Bombe Surprise" is a French expression, and one which certainly doesn't call for an interpreter to translate - "The Surprise Bomb".

It's a decadent, luxuriously self-indulgent desert which first put in an appearance in the 1880's. Quite simply, ice cream is... Read more about Bombe Suprise - Cross Stitch Pattern

Model stitched on fabric of your choice with any one color of floss. Stitch count is 175w x 175h.

Fetch your needle, be quick
There is stitching to do
This fine beauty might take you a while
It's so pleasant to stitch
Guaranteed to bewitch
It's a sampler with charm and great style


Soliloquy in Stitch is the Long Dog equivalent of "talking to... Read more about Soliloquy in Stitch - Cross Stitch Pattern

Long Dog's Pennance is an extremely pleasurable, if somewhat lengthy, act of self-punishment for all those wrong doings that you'd rather not talk about but which, nevertheless, weigh heavily on the mind.

It can be performed in bite sized pieces over several months or years. But, if... Read more about Pennance - Cross Stitch Pattern

The Victorians and Edwardians used to love Motto Samplers to hang over the fireplace, or in some prominent position in the kitchen. They were relatively uncomplicated affairs which usually bore a few mawkish words such as "Home Sweet Home" or an uplifting Biblical phrase like "Fight the... Read more about Conjugal Rights - Cross Stitch Pattern

"All things bright and beautiful, All things great and small, all things wise and wonderful, The Lord God made them all. Each little flower that opens, each little bird that sings, he made their glowing colours, he made their tiny wings. He gave us eyes to see them, and lips that we might tell,... Read more about All Things - Cross Stitch Pattern

"The purple-headed mountain, the river running by, the sunset and the morning, that brightens up the sky. The tall trees in the greenwood, the meadows where we play, the rushes by the water, we gather ever day. The cold wind in the winter, the pleasant summer sun, the ripe fruits in the garden,... Read more about All Things II - Cross Stitch Pattern

Model stitched on your choice of fabric Gentle Arts Sampler Threads (DMC equivalents available). Stitch Count: 315W x 312H.

Model stitched on fabric of your choice with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 400x269.

Model can be stitched on any fabric of your choice using DMC floss. Stitch count: 229w x 194h.

Model can be stitched on any fabric of your choice using DMC floss. Stitch counts: 108w x 276h, 104w x 132h, 132w x 132h, 246w x 134h.

Model stitched on 18 Ct. Silver Lurex Aida (or fabric of your choice) with Gentle Arts threads (DMC conversion available). Stitch Count: 315W x 312H. Finished size on 18 count is 17.5" x 17.3"

Model stitched on your choice of fabric with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 148W x 317H. Finished Size is 9.25 in wide X 19.81 in high.

Model can be stitched on any fabric using any thread of your choice. Stitch count: 201w x 236h.

Key Details for Scarlet Ribands: Design Style: Traditional Quaker sampler. Stitch count 341 x 321 Finished Sizes: 14-count Aida/28-count linen: Approx. inches 22.43 x 22.93 16-count Aida/32-count linen: Approx. inches 19.63 x20.1 Phrases Included: "Practice makes perfect,"... Read more about Scarlet Ribands - Cross Stitch Pattern

"Here be angels". Model stitched on your choice of fabric with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 219 x 263. Finished size on 32 count is 13.69 in wide X 16.44 in high.

Pattern by Long Dog Samplers featuring an intricate floral design with the words "Life is mostly froth and bubble, two things stand like stones, kindness in another's trouble, courage in your own."

Model can be stitched on fabric of your choice using DMC floss or Gentle Arts... Read more about Froth & Bubble - Cross Stitch Pattern

Model can be stitched on your choice of fabric. Model was stitched using Gentle Arts threads (DMC equivalents available). Stitch count: 356w x 395h. Finished size on 32 count is 22.25" x 24.69".

Model stitched on your choice of Fabric and floss. The stitch count is 304W x 409H.

Model can be stitched on any fabric. Model was stitched with Gentle Arts threads (DMC equivalents available). Stitch count: 194W x 231H. Finished size on 32 ct is 12.13 in wide X 14.44 in high.

"Question not but live and labour till yon goal be won. Helping every feeble neighbour, seeking help from none."

Model stitched on fabric of your choice with DMC floss (or Gentle Art Sampler threads Raven, Gold Leaf, Corn Husk, Baby Spinach, Kiwi, Tropical Ocean, Tutti Frutti,... Read more about Froth and Bubble II - Cross Stitch Pattern

Pattern is stitched on fabric of your choice with one color of thread. Stitch Count: 363 x 355.

Model stitched on fabric of your choice with any one color of floss. DMC skeins converted by dividing length in meter by 8 because there are 8 meters of threads in a DMC skein. Stitch Count: 188x647. Includes alphabet and number chart.

Model stitched on fabric of your choice with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 198 x 233. Total stitches: 18613.

Stitched on your choice of fabric with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 263W x 263H. Finished size on 32 count is 16.44" x 16.44".

"None but cats and dogs may quarrel in my house - Live and let live". Stitched on your choice of fabric with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 184W x 215H. Finished Size is 11.5 in wide X 13.44 in high

"Stir into flame the gift which is you!"

Pattern is stitched on fabric of your choice with one color of thread. Stitch Count: 225 x 254.

Model stitched on fabric of your choice with any one color of thread. Stitch Count: 131 x 258.

Model stitched on fabric of your choice with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 203W x 296H and the finished size is 12.69" x 18.5" on 32 count.

"Count your blessings instead of sleep." Model stitched on fabric of your choice with Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 153x213.

Pattern by Long Dog Samplers featuring a sheet of music with the lyric "On every tree there sits a bird singing a song of love."

Model stitched on fabric of your choice with Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 293W x 126H and the finished size is 20.93" x 9" on 28 ct.

Model stitched on fabric of your choice with any one color of thread. Stitch Count: 131x258.

Model can be stitched on any fabric of your choice using thread of your choice. Stitch count: 163 x 207.

Model can be stitched on any fabric of your choice using two thread colors of your choice. Stitch count: 169 x 275.

Model stitched on fabric of your choice with Gentle Art Sampler threads (DMC Conversion included). Stitch Count: 211 x 220 and the finished size is 15.07" x 15.71" on 28 count.

Model stitched on your choice of fabric with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 154W x 312H and the finished size is 11" x 22.29" on 28 count fabric.

Model stitched on fabric of your choice with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 372 x 325. If stitching on a 32 Ct. fabric, you will need approximately 252 meters of 6 ply thread to complete the design.

"A good tike must be headed like a snake, backed like a beam, sided like a bream, tayled like a rat and footed like a cat." Model stitched on fabric of your choice with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 222x222.

Model stitched on fabric of your choice with any one color of threads. If using 16 Ct/32 Ct fabric, the design will measure 14.81" x 13.13" and you will need 104.3 meters of 6 ply floss plus a short length of white.

If using 18 Ct/36 Ct. fabric, the design size is 13.17" x... Read more about Krozwyrd - Cross Stitch Pattern

The collective noun for swans is "game", a term which dates back to at lease 1554 when William Romsey of Bieton left his game to "my wyffe Elizabeth during her lyffe and at her decease, at the marking time next after, to remain Anne Bartilmew and Kunegunde Dix and the heirs of their... Read more about Game of Swannes - Cross Stitch Pattern

The story goes that Cockayne is a land of plenty where hard times didn't exist. It was a fictional utopia, a parody of Paradise where idleness and gluttony were the name of the game. Houses were made of barley sugar and cakes, the streets were paved with pastry and everything in the shops was free.

Pattern is stitched using the fabric and floss of your choice. Stitch count is 257 x 292.