Cross Stitch pattern from Cosford Rise Stitchery featuring a joyful spring scene with frolicking rabbits!
Model stitched using Roxy Floss, two strands over two, on 32 count Panettone linen by Roxy Floss Co. DMC conversion included. Stitch count is 130W x 162H
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.
Ann Hunt inscribed the town she stitched her sampler in as Nailsea in 1805. Nailsea is a town in Somerset, England. Research does not reveal the existence of a Quaker school there, although at least one other very similar polychrome Quaker medallion sampler has been discovered stitched a year... Read more
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
The initials appearing on the sampler, SI, in two places, may perhaps indicate the school where the sampler was stitched, and not the initials of the stitcher. The Suir Island Quaker School (SI) was a boarding and finishing school for girls established in 1787 in Clonmel in County Tipperary by... Read more
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
Jane Hornibrook completed her sampler in March of 1806. She painstakingly stitched in cross stitch the tenets of the Catholic Faith over one and two threads of finely woven 52 count linen. The lettering for the large letters leads one to determine this to be of Irish origin, based on the Benezet... Read more
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
Now in a private collection, this sampler was stitched in Lacolle, a southern municipality in Quebec, Canada in 1846 by Emeline Hotchkiss, aged 11. Research reveals an Emeline Hotchkiss was baptized in nearby Laprairie St. Luke's Anglican Church in 1834, around the year our stitcher would have been... Read more
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
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
Note from designer: Isabella Hunter was born February 16, 1875 in Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland. There was a paper originally attached to the back of the sampler with the written words "Isa(bella) & Ma". This suggests that maybe Isa and her mother worked on this sampler together.
Cross Stitch pattern from Silver Creek Samplers featuring a campfire with the phrase "Crisp cool air, moonlit night, warm bonfire, stars so bright, dancing flames, ancient lore, embers glowing, make a smore"!
Stitched on 'Hamlet' 18ct Aida by Under the Sea Fabrics, with DMC threads. Stitch count: 73 x 189.
Cross Stitch pattern from Silver Creek Samplers featuring the phrase "Can recall most 1980's lyrics but still can't remember the reason I came in this room"!
Stitched on 'Cream and Sugar' 18ct Aida by Fiber on a Whim using DMC floss. Stitch count: 123 x 77.
Cross Stitch pattern from Silver Creek Samplers featuring a lovely needle case with the phrase "Carpe Acus. Seize the needle"!
Stitched on 'Latte' 18ct Aida by Fiber on a Whim using Treenway Silks. DMC alternatives provided. Stitch counts are 36 x 57 and 43 x 17. Finished pouch size on 18 count is 5" x 3 1/4".
Part one in Summer House Stitche Workes 10 Year Anniversary Fragments in Time series. The design features a log cabin, horsewoman, sugar maple trees and field of flax.
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct. Colonial Parchment from Fabrics by Stephanie. Individual Fragments stitch counts are 51 x 51. Stitched with border pattern: 245 (w) x 125 (h)
Part two in Summer House Stitche Workes 10 Year Anniversary Fragments in Time series. The design features a historic stone house situated amongst apple trees.
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct. Colonial Parchment from Fabrics by Stephanie. Individual Fragments stitch counts are 51 x 51. Stitched with border pattern: 245 (w) x 125 (h)
Note from the designer: This primitive marking sampler just captured my heart. The colors, the tone on tone, the rich patina and the whimsicalness of it. How can a marking sampler be whimsical you ask? Well, just look at the script K, L & M. They seem to be kicking up their heels and skipping along.... Read more
Designer's Note: In October 2022, I became a mom to a beautiful baby girl and now she is quickly growing into an independent toddler who is inquisitive, charming, and sassy! My darling daughter has taught me how to have unconditional love for another person and inspires me to seek out joy in the... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Stitching With The Housewives featuring bees starting a quilting company!
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 28 Count Dark Stormy Seas fabric, suggested fabric listed, with Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 98 x 70. Finished size: 7" x 5".
Cross stitch pattern from Stitching With The Housewives featuring birds and flowers on the scale in this May themed weigh in!!
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. Tea Dyed Monaco fabric with Classic Colorworks floss, DMC conversions listed. Stitch count is 84 x 98. Finished size: 6" x 7".
Cross stitch pattern from Stitching With The Housewives featuring two bunnies and the word "Rabbits"!!
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. White Monaco fabric with Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch count is 175 x 41. Finished size: 12.5" x 3".