In the upper register of this finely stitched English sampler there is featured an unusual vignette of Adam and Eve beneath the tree of life (with a menacing black faced serpent) flanked by mirror image brick cottages, followed by a pious verse:
Note from the designer - "Several band samplers very similar to this one are in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London as well as in other important collections. This particular sampler came from the collection of The Scarlet Letter, and is now in a private collection. A... Read more
This is a reproduction of an English sampler that features a four-sided carnation border, centering many intricate organic petit point motifs. The large mansion house dominates the central reserve, standing above an extensive pasture occupied by two very large and cockeyed sheep. These imaginative... Read more
Note from the designer: "This band sampler was designed after a piece in the collection of the Fitzwilliam Museum, most remarkable for the colorful, solidly filled geometric and floral sections. It also features double running stitch sections found on Italian embroideries of the sixteenth and... Read more
Note from the designer: "A gift from the collection of Rosalind and Edwin Miller to the museum. Emma Lerch was born in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, in 1830, and she stitched this sampler in her thirteenth year. It is a very simple work, with a lovely meandering floral border. While perhaps... Read more
Band samplers of the 17th century exhibit the widest range of stitches and techniques. Counted thread stitches on linen were artfully combined with panels of floral, geometric, or figural cut and drawn work- a technique where the background threads of linen are carefully bound, then cut and pulled... Read more
Note from the designer: "Who would love this world or prize whats in it
that gives and takes and chops and changes every minute.
This brilliant English traditional band sampler comes from the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum. Drawing on traditional sampler motifs of the 17th... Read more
Note from the designer: "This finely worked sampler features pastoral scenes above and below a lovely verse about friendship. A four-sided honeysuckle border surrounds large baskets of fruits and flowers, a fenced pasture with seven large lazy sheep and an architectural folly in the background.... Read more
Note from the designer: "German and Dutch samplers are known for their iconography, especially the symbolic religious motifs. This piece, reproduced from the collection of the Allentown Art Museum in Allentown, Pennsylvania, portrays many of these motifs. Adam and Eve, in particular, are often... Read more
Displaying the traditional color scheme of Scottish samplers, this beautiful and delicately stitched piece also employs a variety of interesting counted thread stitches including queen, doublerunning, four-sided, back, counted satin filling, cross, Algerian eyelet, and cross over one (petit... Read more
Note from the designer: "This small and brilliantly preserved band sampler demonstrates a wide variety of stitches found on many seventeenth century samplers. The beautifully shaded flower heads and leaves are filled in with connecting tiers of trellis stitch."
This collection by Teresa Kogut has 3 different designs! Each design features a different gathering of flora and fauna, and uses the same color threads and symbols. "ABC 123" and "Sally Emerson" do not use DMC 435, 611, 822, and 3781.
"Tell me ye knowing and discerning few where I may find a friend both firm and true, who dares stand by me in deep distress and then his love and friendship most express."
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Pecan Butter from Lakeside Linens with Needlepoint Inc silks.... Read more
The model was stitched on 30 count Old Salem Linen by The Primitive Hare using Gentle Arts Sampler Thread. The stitch count is 136 x 193.
The recommended fabric allows for a 2 inch border.
Cross Stitch pattern from The Primitive Hare featuring the phrase "My soul is fed with needle and thread"!
This is a reproduction of an unfinished German sampler which bears typical characteristics of Saxon samplers. Uses cross stitch, back stitch, a few Algerian eyes, and Satin stitch.
Model stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. "linen" colored linen from Weeks Dye Works with Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 237W x 670H. Finished size: 11.85" x 33.5".
A reprint of a previously discontinued pattern. All models stitched over two threads on 32 Ct Sage Jobelan using DMC floss. Maximum Stitch count 185x82. Finished size is 11.56 in wide X 5.13 in high.
Model stitched on 32 ct. Flax Belfast linen with Gentle Art Sampler threads (or DMC 498). Shown with buttons (four 1/4", one 1/2", six 3/8"). Stitch Count: 235W x 89H.
"Hope, adore, rejoice, sing, peace, glory, joy, love, Christmas". Model stitched on 32 count Vintage Light Examplar from Lakeside Linens with Weeks Dye Works and The Gentle Arts Sampler Threads. Stitch count is 212W x 204H.
Model stitched on 20 Ct. Straw linen by Weeks Dye Works with one thread over two using with Classic Colorworks, Gentle Art Simply Wool & Sampler threads and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 182x224. Finished size: 18.2" x 22.4".
Model stitched on 32 Ct. Platinum Belfast linen with:
Gloriana Silk Floss (Mocha Old Gold, Wood Pond)
Classic Colorworks Belle Soie Silk floss (Angel Blush, Eiffel Tower, Herb Garden, Noir)
Silk N Colors (Cactus N Sands, Latte, Old Lace, Rusty Amber, Terra Cotta)
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"We were more precious each to each other than any thing. Mary H Feilden - John W Whittaker Feniscowles Hall 1824."
Model stitched on 32 Ct. Heartstring Blend linen by R&R Reproductions with Weeks Dye Works floss, Classic Colorworks floss, and Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 253x183. Finished Size: 16" x 12"
"My Soul is fed With Needle & Thread." Model was stitched on 36 Ct. Vintage Misty Rain with Gentle Art Sampler threads or Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 207W x 154H.
Model stitched on 32 Ct. Winter Brew Linen by R&R Reproductions with Weeks Dye Works Thread, Gentle Art Sampler Threads, and Classic Colorworks Thread. Stitch Count: 195 x 195. Finished Size: 12" x 12"
Model stitched on 32 Ct. Winter Brew by R&R Reproductions with DMC floss and Classic Colorworks Floss. Stitch Count: 141 x 109. Finished size is 8.8" x 6.8".
"My House, My Home. By my hand xxx."
A note from the designer: "You need 2 Pebble Beach and 2 Hickory Sticks from Classic Colorworks. Some of the patterns do not show a quantity needed."
Model stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. American Chestnut linen by R&R Reproductions with Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 97W x 97H. Finished Size is 5.39 in wide X 5.39 in high.
Model stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Parchment linen with Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 300W x 205H. Finished Size is 18.75 in wide X 12.81 in high.
Model stitched over two threads on 28 Ct. Amber/Toasted Almond Cashel linen with DMC floss and Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch count 158x166. Finished size is 5" wide by 11 1/2" tall.
Part 2 of a 3 part series. This design can be stitched alone or with the other 2 parts. Model stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. Cream Newcastle linen with DMC floss. Stitch Count for this pattern is 218W x 104H. If stitching the entire series, the stitch count is 472W x 104H. Finished size is 10.9 in wide X 5.2 in high for this pattern.
"I heard the bells on Christmas Day, their old familiar carols play. And wild and sweet the words repeat - of Peace on earth, good will to men."
Model stitched over two threads on 36 Ct. Country Mocha Edinburgh Linen using Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 219 x 270. Design Size: 13" x 15".
Note: For Rose Garden DMC conversion is both 3802 and 315.
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