A beautiful woman is dressed for Christmas in a red and green gown trimmed with white fur.
Model stitched on 14 ct fabric of your choice using DMC, Kreinik very fine braids, and Mill Hill beads. Stitch Count: 105w by 145h. Finished size is 7.50" x 10.36".
This designs is worked in red, green and white on a black background and says "We Wish You a Merry Christmas!"
Model stitched on 14 ct fabric of your choice using DMC floss, Mill Hill beads and Kreinik very fine braids. Stitch count is 70 x 70. Finished size is 5" x 5".
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 - "In 1779, the Quaker Friends School at Ackworth, Yorkshire, was established for the purpose of educating young people of both sexes, and instilling the values of their Society; equality, simplicity, peace. Girls received nearly the same instruction as boys. Out of this... Read more
Note from the designer - "Designed after a mid-eighteenth century New Hampshire sampler, this piece is delightfully naive with its oversized animals, insects, and birds. Around 1760, the New-Hampshire Gazette began publishing advertisements for girls' schools, placed by female instructresses,... Read more
A RED BRICK MANSION HOUSE is at the center of this wildly engaging English sampler featuring a small
zoo/conservatory/aviary of flora and fauna as interpreted by an exceptionally talented young
woman of the early nineteenth century. The verse is common enough on nineteenth-century samplers, unlike... Read more
Note from the designer - "Few samplers were stitched on this unusual dark green linsey woosey fabric that combines linen and wool to create a dramatic dark background color to highlight brightly colored floss. Most of these samplers were made in the coastal towns of Massachusetts up to New... Read more
This is a pleasantly quirky, colorful sampler likely stitched in the north of England judging by some of the Scottish influences in the design. A four sided strawberry border surrounds an alphabet and a pious verse above a geometric pattern band. Below this is a scenic register with trees, birds,... Read more
This English sampler was made in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, featuring the Sheffield General Infirmary, a verse, a fashionably dressed man and woman, and a collection of animals in the lawn in front (sheep, fox, squirrels, rabbit, dog), all surrounded by a four sided berry border.
Note from the designer - "Elizabeth Eaton finished her sampler on the 21st of July in 1712. She used bold, primary colors suggestive of Scottish influence. The original sampler was stitched with both silk and fine wool threads on linen using cross, eyelet, rice, queen, herringbone, double... Read more
What makes this early Victorian English sampler so intriguing are the wonderfully naive figures of Adam, Eve and St. Michael flanking the Tree of Life. St. Michael's sword is drawn to slay the serpent, but he hardly looks formidable with his large feet and doughy body. Playskool-like Adam and Eve... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Stitching with the Housewives featuring a snowy Christmas scene with the phrase from the famous carol "Joy to the world"!
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. black Evenweave with Classic Colorworks or DMC threads. Stitch Count: 84 X 120. Finished size: 6" x 8.5".
This design by Raise the Roof features a lovely pun of your usual Santa Claus pattern- a laundry line with all of Santa's personal effects and the text "Santa Clothes"!
Model stitched on 32ct White Opalescent Belfast Linen using DMC and Weeks Dye Works thread. You will also need Just Another Button buttons.
Stitch count: 210w x 101h.
Four coordinating designs from Shepherd's Bush. Each design has been stitched on 32 count linen using Weeks Dye Works threads and Gentle Arts Sampler Threads. Each fabric used was cut to 9" x 9". Chart lists DMC equivalents, but notes that "DMC equivalents are not an exact match. Please... Read more
This stunning representation of the 12 Days of Christmas was stitched on 28 count Water Lily linen using DMC floss, Weeks Dye Works thread, Rainbow blending thread, and Mill Hill beads. May be stitched as a sampler or as a center motif with separate ornaments. Includes finishing instructions for... Read more
Reprint of a previously discontinued pattern. "Fresh October brings the pheasants then to gather nuts is pleasant." Models stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Lambswool linen with DMC floss. Stitch Count for large sampler 144H x 90W. Stitch Count for small sampler 81H x 81W. Finished size for... Read more
"When time who steals our years away
Shall steal our pleasures too
The memory of the past will stay
And half our joys renew
Then think no more of future gloom
These joys will always last
For hope will brighten days to come
And memory guild the... Read more
Who was Mrs Campbell? Without a first name for Mrs Campbell, it has proved impossible to trace her. We believe that Mrs Campbell was most probably a needlework teacher and that her colourful sampler was used as a teaching tool.
Model was stitched on Woodsmoke by Tabby Cat Linens. Stitch... Read more
This design by Tiny Modernist features a gray mouse in a green plaid dress standing next to a pot of gold and a leprechaun hat sprouting green clovers!
Model stitched over 2 on 28ct Golden Needle Country French Linen by Wichelt using DMC thread.
Stitch count: 59w x 59h
This design by Tiny Modernist features many of the lovable characters from the animated movie The Wizard of Oz! The base of the tree is the iconic Emerald City while and is topped with a hot air balloon.
Model stitched over 2 on 32ct Touch of Blue Linen by Wichelt using DMC thread. Stitch count: 142w x 190h
This is the general release of a design originally features in PNPS magazine in 2021. The rest of the series will be released throughout 2022. The designs are identically sized, and feature the same heart design in the center. The inspiration was a heart-shaped... Read more
Model was stitched on 25 count mushroom lugana using Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count is 100 x 48.
Cross stitch pattern by Primrose Cottage Stitches featuring a festively designed "Happy Independence Day".
This design by Primrose Cottage Stitches features 3 adorable snowmen beneath the text "Let it Snow"! Includes an alternative thread legend for this design in red and green.
Model stitched on 28ct Light Ash Gray Linen using DMC thread.
Stitch count: 120 x 67.
This bright colorful design by Primrose Cottage Stitches features a variety of summer words like "lemonade", "summer beach days", "vacation", and "flip flops" with images of ice cream, swimsuits, along with other summertime things!
Model stitched on 25ct White Linen using DMC thread.
Stitch count: 123 x 120.
The model was stitched on 36 count Weeks Dye Works hand dyed linen in Straw using hand dyed cotton floss from Weeks Dye Works, the Gentle Art and Classic Colorworks. Contains Satin Stitch, Smyrna cross.
This Charming design from With Thy Needle and Thread features Regina Haible Sampler and Birds In The Bouch. It is stitched with a lovely earth-toned Color Palette.
Model stitched on 40 ct. Antique Lace using DMC thread. Stitch count is 213 x 220.
This designs by Jeanette Douglas Designs features a variety of different flowers in different vases with an alphabet sampler to go with it!
Model stitched on 40ct Rustic Charm by Seraphim Hand Dyed Fabrics using Classic Colorworks, Gentle Art, and Weeks Dye Works thread.
Stitch count: 152w x 158h.