Cross stitch pattern from Modern Folkart Embroidery featuring a cheerful winter sampler, featuring a total of 37 ornaments.
Stitching on 32 count linen (or 16 count aida), this would measure approximately 58 by 30 cm. It would require between 85 and 109 metres of six-stranded floss when... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Modern Folkart Embroidery featuring a folky French Christmas design with the words "Joyeux Nol"
Stitched on 32 count linen (or 16 count aida) it would measure approximately 20.5 by 17 cm. Worked with 2 pulled strands of floss, it would require between 17... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Modern Folkart Embroidery featuring a design that was based on a Quaker sampler made by Sarah Storrs in 1795 from my personal collection. Sarah did not finish her work, so I used all of the elements of her original sampler, and added a few new ones to finish it as a new... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Calico Confectionery featuring a pretty, little, easy-to-stitch Easter Sampler in soft Spring color with a sweet little pinkeep.
Pattern is stitched on 16 ct Ivory aida using DMC floss. Stitch Count: 113w x 87h.
Cross stitch pattern from Calico Confectionery featuring this vintage look, all in red sampler with lots of reindeer and Christmas trees, to wish everyone a Happy Christmas.
Pattern is stitched on 16 ct Tea-Dyed aida using DMC floss. Stitch count is 203w x 61h.
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"!
"Now in my early days, Teach me thy will to know." Model stitched 1 over 2 on 36 Ct. Vintage Beeswax using DMC floss and Weeks Dye Works. Stitch Count: 215W x 213H. Design Size: 12" x 12"
Chart suggests 40 ct. linen in the color of your choice. Thread suggestion for both samplers: Soie d'Alger Rouge 946 (6 meters each). Stitch counts are 139 x 100 and 123 x 91.
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".
Cross stitch pattern by Pansy Patch Quilts and Stitchery featuring the sentiment "Love" with a quaint little fountain and floral design!
Model stitched 36ct Antique Lace linen from Seraphim using a mixture of Gentle Art, Weeks Dye Works and Classic Colorworks thread. Stitch count is 200w x 129h.
Note from the designer - "Rhode Island samplers were among the first American schoolgirl embroideries to be recognized by serious collectors and textile scholars as a distinctive group with extraordinary visual appeal. The Sheffield sampler is delicately worked with an unusually pleasing... Read more
Note from the designer - "Eleanor Parr created this amazing and unique sampler some time before 1835. The border of birds encircled by vines and leaves is unprecedented. Fleurs de lys embellish each of the four corners surrounding a central reserve containing a traditional verse, floral sprays... Read more
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 - "This picture was originally designed to be used as a cushion or footstool cover, or perhaps as a decorative vignette inserted into the top of a wooden box for storing precious objects. Executed entirely in cross stitch, its most prominent characters are a large squirrel... Read more
Note from the designer - "At age nine in 1818, Sarah Dutnel created this unusual "tree of life" sampler. A traditional carnation and tulip border in subtle, earthy shades of gold, brown, and cream surrounds the tree. Dogs, deer, birds, stars, potted plants, trees and flowers flank the... 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
This is a beautiful sampler from Norwich (Norfolk, United Kingdom), possibly stitched at a school run by one Mrs. Wright or her descendent (hence the initials "MW" below Elizabeth's name in the attribution). A list of teachers in Norwich in 1783 includes Wright, Massey, and Cheetleburgh. The... Read more
Note from the designer - "This sampler was made in St. Albans, Vermont. A naturalistic four-sided floral border surrounds a central reserve with alphabets and a pictorial scene. The house is so distinctive that it is probably a depiction of Amanda's own home. Made under the tutelage of B.... Read more
Note from the designer - "This very delicate Scottish sampler with its bold color scheme was designed with a four sided stylized honeysuckle border surrounding horizontal rows of illuminated alphabets and double running stitch motifs. The extensive use of double running stitch lends the sampler... Read more
Note from the designer - "This Quaker sampler came from the vicinity of York, England, where a Quaker school existed at the same time as the more famous Ackworth School, not far from there. The Parnell name is still fairly common in the district, and the family was Quaker.
Linen count and finished size: 35-count 18-3/4" x 24"; or 40 count 16-1/2" x 21"
This English sampler combines embroidered pictorial, alphabetic, and upholstery techniques, becoming in every sense a sampler of Ms. Topham's best work. Bargello work (also known as canvaswork, Irish stitch, flamestitch, or Florentine stitch) appeared on the earliest seventeenth century samplers,... Read more
Note from the designer: "The flight into Egypt is a biblical event described in the Gospel of Matthew. Soon after Mary and Jesus were visited by the Magi, who had learned that King Herod intended to kill the male infants in that region, an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream telling him to flee... Read more
Note from the designer: "This original design blends a mid-18th century floral sampler border with a late 18th century lettering and cartouche style, and a mid-19th century sentiment. Instructions are provided for working the sampler in a different color scheme (red, blues, greens) on a neutral... Read more
Note from the designer: "This Scottish sampler is a riot of brilliant color and intricate motifs, from the Scotsman in his kilt playing a traditional dulcimer (which looks like a butter churn) in the upper left, to an elaborate mansion house fronted by a three dimensional turkeywork lawn in the... 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.
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