"The leaves is green, the rose is red, here is my name when I am dead. Look on this and may you see, what care my parents took of me. Mary Knowles, her work 1824." Model stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Beige linen by Weeks Dye Works with DMC floss, Weeks Dye Works and Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 257W x 237H. Finished size: 14 1/2" x 13".
"My Dear Mother 1820" Model stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. Beige linen with Gentle Art Sampler threads and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 80W x 96H. Finished size: 4" x 4 3/4"
Model stitched over 2 threads on 35 Ct. Beige linen with DMC, Gentle Art Sampler threads and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 313W x 212H. Finished Size: 17 3/4" x 12 1/4".
Model stitched over 2 threads on 35 Ct. Cocoa linen with Gentle Art Sampler threads, Weeks Dye Works floss and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 257W x 237H. Finished size: 14 3/4" x 13 1/2".
This is a reproduction of an antique English sampler made by Hannah Hammond in 1845. Model stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Cocoa linen with Gentle Art Sampler threads and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 192W x 206H. Finished size: 12" x 12 3/4".
Model stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. Beige linen with Weeks Dye Works floss, Gentle Art Sampler threads and Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 306W x 383H. Finished size: 15 1/4" x 19 1/4".
"When wealth to virtuous hands is given it blesses like the dews of Heav'n. Like Heav'n it hears the orphan's cries and wipes the tears from widow's eyes. Jane Southward wrought this in the eleventh year of her age. A.D. 1846".
Model stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. Cocoa linen with... Read more
Model stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. Beige linen with Weeks Dye Works floss, Gentle Art Sampler threads and Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 989W x 180H. Finished size: 49 1/2" x 9".
This is a reproduction of an undated antique Dutch sampler. The model was stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. Beige linen with Gentle Art Sampler threads and Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 263W x 276H. Finished size: 13 1/4" x 13 3/4".
This is a reproduction of a lovely English wool-work sampler. The model was stitched over 2 threads on 35 Ct. Mocha linen with Gentle Art Sampler threads, Weeks Dye Works floss, and Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 115W x 105H. Finished size: 6 1/2" x 6".
Model stitched over two threads on 40 count Parchment by Weeks Dye Works using Classic Colorworks, Gentle Arts, Weeks Dye Works, and DMC Light Effects threads.
"Little deeds of kindness, little words of love make our earth an Eden like to heaven above. Elizabeth A Wenden October 1864." Model stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. Beige linen with Weeks Dye Works floss (or DMC 939). Stitch Count: 170W x 187H. Finished size: 8 1/2" x 9 1/4".
"Let no revenge inflame our hearts. No anger tease our minds. But let us act a Christian's part, towards God and all Mankind. 1811."
Model stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. "Linen" colored linen from Weeks Dye Works, with Gentle Art Sampler threads and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 378W x 434H. Finished size: 19" x 21 3/4".
Reproduction of a lovely and colorful Scottish Sampler. The model was stitch over 2 threads on 40 Ct. Cocoa linen by Weeks Dye Works with Classic Colorworks floss, The Gentle Art Sampler threads, Weeks Dye Works floss and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 209W x 269H. Finished size; 10 1/2" x 13... Read more
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 35 Ct. Straw linen by Weeks Dye Works with The Gentle Art Sampler threads and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 151W x 208H. Finished size: 8 3/4" x 11 3/4".
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 35 Ct. Beige linen from Weeks Dye Works with Gentle Art Sampler threads, Weeks Dye Works floss and Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 202W x 136H. Finished Size: 11 1/2" x 7 3/4".
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. "linen" colored linen from Weeks Dye Works with Gentle Art Sampler threads, Weeks Dye Works floss and Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 276W x 342H. Finished size: 13 3/4" x 17 1/4".
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 35 Ct. Cocoa linen from Weeks Dye Works with Gentle Art Sampler threads, Weeks Dye Works floss and Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 259W x 236H. Finished size: 14 3/4" x 13 1/2".
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. "linen" colored linen from Weeks Dye Works with Gentle Art Sampler threads and Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 318W x 350H. Finished size: 16" x 17 1/2". Specialty stitch used - Satin Stitch.
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 35 Ct. Beige linen from Weeks Dye Works with Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 180x158. Finished size: 10"x9".
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. Parchment linen from Weeks Dye Works with Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 162x153. Finished size: 9" x 8.6".
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 35 Ct. "linen" colored linen from Weeks Dye Works with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 292W x 311H. Finished size: 16 3/4" x 17 3/4".
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 35 Ct. Cocoa linen from Weeks Dye Works with Gentle Art Sampler threads and Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 139x150. Finished size: 8" x 8 1/2".
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. Cocoa linen from Weeks Dye Works with Gentle Art Sampler threads and Classic Colorworks floss. There is the original "faded" colors and an alternate, brighter floss version. Stitch Count: 338W x 269H. Finished size: 17" x 13 1/2".
"The last great day is drawing nigh when Christ the judge shall come with all the armies of the sky to call His children home." Model stitched over 2 threads on 35 Ct. Beige linen from Weeks Dye Works with Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 259 x 240. Finished size: 15" x 14".
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 35 Ct. linen from Weeks Dye Works with Gentle Art Sampler threads. The stitch count is 545 x 437 for a finished size of 31" x 25".
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Cocoa linen by Weeks Dye Works with DMC floss. The stitch count is 152W x 240H for a finished size of 8.5" x 13.5".
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 35 or 40 Ct. fabric of your choice with Classic Colorworks floss and Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 225x190. Finished size on 35 Ct. fabric - 13"x11". Finished size on 40 Ct. fabric - 11.5" x 9.5".
Model stitched on 36 Ct. "beige" colored linen from Weeks Dye Works usong Weeks Dye Works threads with DMC conversions. Stitch Count: 287W x 295H. Finished size 16" x 16.5".
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.
Note from designer: George Wishart Creighton was born 22 June 1856 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The words Native American (with emphasis on the capitalization of the N and A) on the sampler refer not to George's lineage but rather to a group of Protestants. We believe that the motif immediately to... Read more
Note from designer: The only part I left off of the reproduction is the section just below the alphabet. This sampler does have a lot of over 1 & eyelets.
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Baked Clay from Fox and Rabbit using Classic Colorworks and DMC. Stitch Count 140 x 240. Finished size is 7.78 in wide X 13.33 in high.
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 - "Acquired in England, one might assume that this classic Quaker motif sampler was made at the Ackworth School in Yorkshire. However the influence of the designs promulgated by the Quaker School needleworkers stretched far beyond the confines of the school's walls. This... Read more
This sampler features a lion, a camel, and large colorful flowers. The design was stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. linen and is suitable for all skill levels. The stitch count for each design is 244 W x 230 H.
This 19th century American reproduction sampler features a brown bird on a tree branch. Rated for beginners. Model stitched on 35 count hand dyed linen using either cotton or silk thread. Stitch count is 110 x 150. Finished size: 6-1/4" x 8-1/2".
Note from the designer - "Typical of so many Scottish samplers, Elizabeth Masterton's features an abundance of initials (likely familial), rows of evergreen trees, peacocks with seven tail feathers, and the now famous mansion house fronted by a pillared fence and gates enclosing sheep. Apart... 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 - "This little needlework was likely made as a panel of a "huswif"/aka a "housewife", which was an embroidered, double-sided vertical series of pockets made to hold needleworking supplies. It could be folded up or hung from a peg for swift access to the... Read more