"April Showers" was stitched on 30 count Old Mill Java by R&R Reproductions with Classic Colorworks and Gentle Arts threads. Stitch count of 45W x 79H.
"Spring Wreath" was stitched on 30 count Old Mill Java R&R Reproductions with Classic Colorworks and Gentle Arts Sampler... Read more
Fabric is 40 count Flax by Zweigart using Classic Colorworks. Stitch count: 90 x 127. This piece will fit in a 5 by 7 frame, if the rabbet is shallow enough.
Hello Spring - A festive book from Teresa Kogut with 8 new designs!
Cottage Bouquet: stitched on 18 count Vintage Mocha using DMC, Classic Colorworks, and Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count is 199 x 198. Finished Size is 11.06 in wide X 11 in high.
Cottage House: stitched on 36 count... 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
This design from Heartstring Samplery features a stone house, floral border and "Dear old world, you are very lovely and I am glad to be alive in you."
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Up in the Attic linen from Fox and Rabbit with Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 247x215
This pattern from JBW Designs features a beautiful floral alphabet worked in two shades of blue.
The model was stitched over 1 threads on 36 Ct. Antique White Edinburgh linen with Classic Colorworks Morning Glory and DMC #3747. Stitch Count: 239W x 77H
Cross stitch pattern from Blueberry Ridge Designs featuring a sampler with birds!
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Oaken by Picture This Plus using Weeks Dye Works, Gentle Arts, and Classic Colorworks. DMC conversion included. Stitch count is 118 x 100.
Beloved
Cross Stitch Pattern by Running with Needle and Scissors
Celebrate the timeless beauty of handwork with Beloved, a graceful sampler design filled with charm and elegance.
Stitch Count: 135w 165h
Model Fabric: 46 count Linen (stitcher may substitute fabric of choice)
Threads:... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from From The Heart featuring a fun Dutch sampler!
Pattern is stitched on Petoskey Stone from Needle & Flax or Flannel Flower from Fox and Rabbit using Gloriana threads with DMC conversion. Stitch count is 288 x 223.
This 10-page booklet includes two extra borders, a small to finish as a needlebook cover anda lovely WELCOME. The smaller "samplers" in the piece can easily be stitched separately! It also includes several BE CREATIVE! ideas.
Pattern is stitched on 28 ct Grace Note Fabrics Sarah using DMC floss. Stitch count is 278 x 149.
Cross stitch pattern from Scarlett House featuring a reproduction sampler chart!
Pattern is stitched on 40 Ct Dusty Road from Seraphim using Classic Colorworks Belle Soie Silk with DMC conversions. Also required but not listed: Classic Colorworks Belle Soie Silk:Tree Trunk. Stitch count is 144 x 136.
Cross stitch pattern from Scarlett House featuring a sampler that is charted with the original version of family alphabets, but also includes an alphabet to personalize and make it your own!
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Cocoa linen from Weeks Dye Works using Weeks Dye Works threads with DMC conversions. Stitch count is 148 x 204.
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
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.
"A lovely Gathering - Sampler Block, Barn Quilt Pinwheel, Flag Fob & a Pumpkin Patch Pincushion. Finished as a sewing set." Stitched on 32 count Raw Belfast with DMC threads. Stitch counts vary, a fat 1/8th of linen will be plenty.
Note from designer: The front cover is... Read more
One of my most popular releases of the past year, this was originally designed for a retreat.
The design is published as full-sized 8 page booklet, and includes the charts and finishing directions for four smalls. The original was worked on #32 R & R Linen (French Vanilla).
This is the 2024 Modern Folk Embroidery Stitch-a-long (SAL), a 10-month, 10-part booklet containing all the pattern parts and info to join in on this SAL. The design is centred around the concept of time passing. It features 2 colours, has only full crosses, and can be worked on any material. Both... Read more
This stunning French sampler contains some of the most beautiful alphabets I've come across, and can be stitched as a whole, or used for reference to personalize your own stitching. 'Joyeux Noel' was inspired by the antique, showing how you can use elements of the design for smalls.
A re-released sampler from Shakespeare's Peddler! Model stitched on 40ct Vintage Pear from Lakeside Linens, using NPI, Gloriana and Belle Soie silks. Stitch count: 402 x 531. Finished size on 40ct: 20" x 26 1/2"
Cross stitch pattern from Blueberry Ridge Designs featuring a sampler with a house surrounded by blueberries!
Model was stitched on 40 count Oaken by Picture This Plus using Classic Colorworks, The Gentle Art, and Weeks Dye Works threads. DMC conversions have been provided. Stitch count is 133w x 96h.
About the Sampler: No name or year appears on this beautiful sampler to offer a clue about the maker. It is adorned with numerous Christian motifs and symbols. The sampler is representative of an Italian sampler style, as evidenced by the existence of other similar Italian
samplers, done in rows of... Read more
Stitch this patriotic sampler, designed in marking sampler style. "America" is repeated in several different alphabets in patriotic colors to honor our country with a prayer for God's grace. Fits in 8x10" standard picture frame.
Model stitched on 32 ct Latte Linen using DMC thread. Stitch Count: 112w x 146h.
"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.
Cross stitch pattern from Twin Peak Primitives featuring a patriotic sampler with the phrase "American 'tis of thee, sweet land of Liberty, of thee I sing, Land where my fathers died, Land of pilgrims pride. From ev'ry mountainside let freedom ring"!
Pattern is stitched on 16 or 32 ct Dirty Brown using DMC floss. Stitch count is 191 x 263.
The collective noun for swans is "game", a term which dates back to at lease 1554 when William Romsey of Bieton left his game to "my wyffe Elizabeth during her lyffe and at her decease, at the marking time next after, to remain Anne Bartilmew and Kunegunde Dix and the heirs of their... 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: "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."
Cross stitch pattern from Heart's Ease Examplar Workes featuring a home with the phrase "But oh...to live in a rose covered cottage on a hill overlooking the sea, Where I'd patiently watch the tall ships sailing by "til my love returns safely to me"!
A banner from Needlework Press featuring alphabets! Model was stitched on 40 count Paperbark hand dyed linen from Fox & Rabbit and stitched with silks from Soie 100/3. DMC conversion is included in the chart. Stitch count is 436 x 40.