For this designer: As the year winds down you can celebrate resilience and new beginnings with a winter phoenix. The chart also includes two optional text blocks - "A Life Born of Fire" and "You Have Seen My Descent, Now Witness My Rising."
The pattern stitch count is 266 x 266 and contains some over 1 in her name, date and the year which would make it unsuitable for stitching on Aida without adaptation. There are also some satin stitches and a few half stitches but the sampler is predominantly cross stitch over 2.
Mary's Drum is a pin drum pattern using key elements of our Mary Gypson 1828 sampler. The stitch count for this drum measures 253 x 75 stitches and includes a small amount of satin stitch, 3 Algerian eyelets, some back stitch and stitches over 3 threads. Instructions for all specialty stitches are... Read more
Can you not help but smile when the box of ornaments is pulled from the attic? You open this collection of memories and enjoy each's unique shape and colors as you place them on the tree. This chart shows a variety of different decorations laid out and waiting to be hung.
Cross stitch pattern from The Artsy Housewife featuring two snowy owls on top of a home decorated for Christmas!
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Lambswool Linen using Sulky 12 Wt. Cotton Petites thread with DMC conversion. Stitch count is 135 x 156. Finished size is 7" x 8".
Cross stitch pattern from Works By ABC featuring all of the important dreidel rules for Hanukkah!
Pattern is stitched on 32 ct Latte Country French Linen using Threadworx threads with DMC conversion. Stitch count is 62 x 94. Finished size is 3.88" x 5.88".
Cross stitch pattern from Stoney Creek Collection featuring a beachy vibe with the phrase "At the beach we forget to count the days"!
Stitched on 28 count fabric using DMC, Weeks Dye Works, and Glissen Gloss Rainbow Blending threads. Stitch count is 258 x 83. Finished Size is 18.5 x 6.
Bring a little extra holiday cheer into your home with Ho Ho Ho, a brand-new Christmas cross stitch design featuring the jolliest Santa around! This sweet and simple chart stitches up beautifully and is perfect for finishing as a pillow, small, or festive display piece to add to your seasonal decor.... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Lindy Stitches featuring Santa Claus and the phrase "Love and joy come to you"!
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 32 ct linen using Classic Colorworks, Weeks Dye Works & DMC floss. DMC conversion included. Stitch Count is 156 x 68. Finished Size is 9.75 x 4.25
Cross stitch pattern from Madame La Fee that says "Jardin Secret (Secret Garden)" and features flowers, a France postmark, Teapot with teacup, lamp, heart, and books.
Pattern is stitched on 32 ct. linen with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 196 x 185. Finished size is 12.25" x 11.56".
Cross stitch pattern from Running With Needle and Scissors featuring Santa Claus riding a bird to deliver toys for Christmas!
The pattern is stitched on 40 ct Vintage Country Mocha fabric using Weeks Dye Works, Gentle Arts, Classic Colorworks and DMC floss. Stitch count is 90 x 73. Finished size is 4.5" x 3.65".
Stitch with touches of gold this sweet trio of angels singing the Angelic Chorus.
Pattern is stitched on 32 ct Vintage Country Mocha using DMC threads. The ornament was stitched on 14 ct plastic canvas(finished size 3.07" x 3.5"), but could be stitched and made into small pillow ornament. Stitch count is 133w x 59h. Finished size is 8.31" x 3.69".
"It's the most wonderful time of the year." Model stitched over two threads on 32 Ct. Petit Point Raw/White Linen using Classic Colorworks floss and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 75W x 139H. Design Size: 5" x 9"
Includes 12 cute designs including, "Trick or Treat," ghosts, pumpkins, black cats, spell books, crystal ball, cauldron, and pumpkins. If you prefer Halloween to be cute rather than scary, the Spooky Cute Cross Stitch Ornaments by It's Sew Emma are just what you need! Stitched in candy... Read more
Rose's unusual middle name should have provided some clues about where she was born, and where she lived, but the name "Shenamon" is elusive despite my efforts to discover its origins as well as hers. It is spelled many different ways when researched (including Shinimon and Schinnamon which... Read more
This wonderfully symmetrical English sampler features a pair of silky floating swans and large twin sunflowers, executed in a rich natural palette of color. Birds fly over the tops of three flower-trees in the top third. A sumptuous basket of fruit is stitched between the golden swans, and towering... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Darling & Whimsy Designs featuring a beautiful Elephant!
Pattern is stitched on 28 ct Faun from Picture This Plus. Stitch count is 55 x 55. Finished size is 3.93" x 3.93".
Suggested conversions are similar but not the same. Pattern calls for Brin and Nedle threads: All a Bivver, Kiss the Cod, Paddy's Day on George Street.
Cross stitch pattern from Shakespeare's Peddler featuring the phrase "Some day soon we all will be together"!
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Affogato from Fiber on a Whim using DMC and Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count is 95 x 133. Finished size is 5 1/4" x 7 1/4".
Cross stitch pattern from Chessie & Me featuring an autumn home with the phrase "Sweet Autumn"!
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Espresso from Fiber on a Whim using Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count is 81 x 77. Finished size is 4.5" x 4.25".
Cross stitch pattern from Annie Beez Folk Art featuring a crow having a grand time in the pumpkin patch looking at all the sunflowers!
The models are stitched on 36 count Sanguine linen by Weeks Dye Works using 1 strand of floss over 2 linen threads with The Gentle Arts floss. Stitch count is 89w X 98h. Finished size is 4.94" x 4.94".
Cross stitch pattern from Twin Peak Primitives featuring nine Christmas ornaments with Santa Claus, gnomes. trees, and many more Christmas decorations!
Patterns are stitched on 32 ct Vintage Country Mocha using DMC threads.
Stitch Counts and Finished Sizes are:
3 Kings- 66 x... Read more
I've selected my favorite parts of an antique sampler in my collection and combined them to create this smaller adaptation. My favorite part is that thick border at the bottom!
Pattern is stitched on 36 count Affogato linen by Fiber on a Whim using DMC floss. Stitch Count: 170 wide x 104 high
Delicate indeed when stitched in the colors shown, a subtle shade (#1130) of ThreadworX cotton floss on 40 count Cocoa linen by Fiber on a Whim. It's a bit tough to photograph, but is lovely in person. Stitchers can also choose to liven up the palette or use a multitude of colors to create their... Read more
"Threads through time connect all generations of needle workers. We learned out art from the ones who came before us. Today we teach & preserve for the ones who follow us"
Pattern is stitched on the fabric of your choice using either DMC or Cosmo threads! The stitch count is 114 x... Read more
Italian designer Serenita Di Campagna created this charming chart. She has provided both Italian and English instruction. The stitch count (Points) is 184 x 135. The Backstitch is stitched with one strand of 839, and the Falling Leaves are stitched with one strand of 840. Squirrel eyes in one... Read more
Christmas will be here before we know it! This small design features a cozy village at nighttime, with a church in the middle, perhaps sleeping and waiting for Santa! Let us all hope and pray for peace for this ol' world, both now and during the holiday season.