Fond memories of 4th of July fireworks night are evoked in this fun patriotic banner. Finishing instructions included. Large, easy to read, black/white symbol chart.
Model stitched on 14ct lightly tea-dyed Aida using DMC thread. Stitch Count: 65w x 171h.
Cross stitch pattern from Calico Confectionery featuring this prim Yuletide sampler that will add a bit of rustic charm to your holiday decor. Fits in ready-made 7 x 7 inch picture frame.
The model was stitched on 32ct Platinum by Zweigart Linen with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 95w x 91h.
Cross stitch pattern from Calico Confectionery featuring this pretty spot sampler for your Valentine. Full alphabet chart is provided for the initials in the green heart so you can customize!
Model stitched on 16ct cream Aida using DMC floss. Stitch count is 95w x 94h.
Cross stitch pattern from Calico Confectionery featuring this little red schoolhouse, ready for its pupils. Stitch this nostalgic sampler with its alphabets, numbers, and fun motifs.
Pattern was stitched on 16 ct Cream Aida with DMC floss. Stitch count is 98w x 98h.
Cross stitch pattern from Crafty Bluebonnet Designs featuring an autumn sampler with pumpkins and sunflowers.
Pattern is stitched on 16 count Chalkboard Black Aida by Wichelt using DMC floss. Stitch count is 85 x 156. Finished size is 5.31" wide X 9.75" high. Finished on a Barn Door Shelf by Paisleys and Polka Dots
Model stitched on 32 Ct. fabric of your choice with DMC floss, Needlepoint Inc Silks, Thread Gatherer Silk N Colors and Dinky Dyes Silk, Caron Waterlilies, Gloriana Silk, and Rainbow Gallery Petite Treasure Braid. Stitch Count: 344H x 344W. Design Size: 22" x 22"
Reprint of a previously discontinued pattern. "Tall Oaks" and "Garden" samplers were stitched on 32 Ct. Bay Rum Jobelan. "Cottage" sampler stitched on 32 Ct. Sage Jobelan. All designs use DMC floss. Stitch count for each: 177H x 73W.
This can be stitched on your choice of Fabric and ct. Stitch count: 106w x 126h. Design Sizes: 14/18 Count 7.57" x 9.00", 16/32 Count 6.63" x 7.88", 18/36 Count 5.89" x 7.00". Using DMC floss (Anchor conversions provided).
Reprint of a previously discontinued pattern. Models stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Bay Leaf Jobelan (or fabric of your choice) with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 180H x 80W each.
Cross stitch pattern from Homespun Samplar featuring a sampler with the phrase "Please bless these seeds I sow. Keep them safe in the ground below until the rain comes tumbling down"!
A beautiful new design by Marilyn Leavitt-Imblum. This sampler features numerous colorful quilts and the Amish women that created them. Model stitched over two on 28 Ct. Summer Khaki Brittney/Lugana or 28 Ct. Sage Jobelan using DMC floss. Also required, but not listed above Kreinik Soie d'Alger. Stitch Count: 102w x 284h. Finished Size: 7" x 20".
Model stitched on 40 ct Antique Cotton linen from R&R Reproductions using one strand of Needlepoint Silk over 2 threads of linen. Finished size is 7 5/8" x 5 1/2". Stitch count is 156w x 114h.
Reprint of a previously discontinued pattern. Models all stitched on 32 Ct. Light Natural Linen using two strands over two threads of DMC floss. Maximum stitch count 181x84.
Cross stitch pattern from Amy Bruecken Designs featuring 2 baby birth records! Both designs in one pattern. Includes alphabet and numbers.
Model stitched on 30 ct Linen or 30 ct Morris Blue from Weeks Dye Works using DMC thread. Stitch counts are 41 x 74 (girl) or 42 x 51 (boy).
This design from Annie Beez Folk Art features a lovely red house and the saying "Teach me to feel another's woe, to hide the fault I see, that mercy I to others show that mercy show to me."
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Summer Khaki linen with DMC floss and Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 163X196. Finished size: 9" x 10.8"
My Hometown is a modern schoolgirl sampler! The design was inspired by 11 year old Amy, and the full story is included in the book. There is an extra alphabet chart for personalization and a chart for the coordinating scissors fob!
The models are stitched on 36 count linen using 1 strand... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Artmishka featuring an adorable Easter sampler filled with chicks!
Model stitched on 32ct murano evenweave from Zweigart on the color of your choice using DMC floss. Stitch count is approximately 230w x 158h. Designed by Anna Gutova.
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.
Celebrate a special little one when you cross stitch this modern baby sampler. This design features a sparkling teal vase filled with a gorgeous arrangement of flowers. Two butterflies circle the blooms, and a ribbon is front and center for you to customize with the name of a special little one,... Read more
Mary Garrett stitched her fine sampler at Claverton school in 1854 at age fifteen. It is a remarkable piece of needlework, incorporating five different alphabets all stitched meticulously over two on 72 count linen. More history is included on the chart.
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