Samplers Cross Stitch Page 41

Model stitched on 36 ct. Legacy Linen from Picture this Plus using Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks, and The Gentle Art threads. Stitch count is 286 x 323.

"When lilacs fast in the dooryard bloom'd and the great star early dropp'd in the western sky, lilacs and star and bird twined, with the chase of my soul there is the fragrant pines"

Model stitched one over two on 40 Ct. Platinum Newcastle Linen using Weeks Dye Works, Gentle Art... Read more about When Lilacs Bloom'd - Cross Stitch Pattern

"See the kind shepherd Jesus stands and calls his sheep by name gathers the feeble in his arms and feeds each tender lamb. Sarah Stewart Hardman Work Age 7 1824"

Model stitched on 28 Ct. Vintage Light Examplar using Classic Colorworks. Also can be stitched with Tudor Silk. Stitch... Read more about Sarah Stewart Hardman 1824 - Cross Stitch Pattern

"Less is more" Model stitched on 32 Ct. Sand Belfast Linen using DMC floss. Stitch count is 100W x 100H.

Model stitched on a fat quarter 35 Ct. Cocoa using Needlepoint Inc. and Gloriana Threads. A 5.5" x 3.5" piece of 30 Ct. silk gauze used to make scissor fob. Finishing instructions included.

"Teach me to feel another's wo. To hide the fault I see That mercy I to others show. That mercy show to me. This day be bread and peace my lot All else beneath the sun, Thou know'st if best bestow'd or not And let they will be done." Model stitched one over two on your choice of 36 Ct. fabric using Soie d'Alger. Stitch count is 322W x 284H. Design size is 17.89" x 15.78"

Model stitched on 40 Ct. Vintage Meadow Rue using Soie d'Alger. Stitch count is 292W x 523H. Design is 14.7" x 36.15"

There is a modest little flower, To friendship ever dear, Oh! Plant it on my humble bed And strew it O'er my bier. Let not the dark sepulchral yew Its sombre branches wave, But let that little fragile flower Alone grow on my grave. No sculptured marble e'er shall shew My long, and lowly home, That... Read more about Eliza Bell Cox 1832 - Cross Stitch Pattern

"All I'm saying is that you've never seen me crying and eating tacos at the same time."

Model stitched one over two on 40 Ct. Cocoa using Weeks Dye Works, Gentle Art Sampler Threads, and Classic Colorworks. Stitch Count: 205W x 171H. Finished Size: 11" x 9"

Model stitched two over two on 32 Ct. Antique White using DMC floss. Stitch count is 237W x 238H. Design size is 15" x 15"

Pattern by Scarlett House featuring a vintage inspired sampler design originally stitched by Elizabeth Hunter in 1853.

Model stitched one over two on 40 Ct. Sand Dune from Lakeside Linens using Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works. Stitch count: 191W x 197H. Design size is 9 1/2" x 9 3/4"

Pattern is stitched on 14 ct Vintage Country Mocha using DMC floss. Stitch count is 331 x 154. Finished size is 23.64 in wide X 11 in high

"Shine lovely maid in needlework. But shine not only there. Know thou that for Thyself thou must a better place prepare"

Model stitched over one on 14 Ct. Coffee-dyed Aida from Vintage NeedleArts using Classic Colorworks and Gentle Art Sampler Threads. Stitch Count: 97W x 199H. Design Size: 7" x 15"

Model stitched over two on 30 Ct. "Linen" linen using Weeks Dye Works. DMC 223 or 224 can be used for Charlotte's Pink; dried sage either dmc 3348 or 368, and for Week's Kohl dmc 310 or 2799. Stitch Count: 87W x 91H. Design Size: 6" x 6 1/4"

Model stitched on 36 Ct. American Chestnut with Classic Colorworks thread. Stitch Count: 125W x 233H. Finished Size: 7" x 13".

Model stitched one over two on 36 Ct. Legacy linen using DMC floss. Stitch Count: 126W x 63H. Design Size: 7" x 3 1/2"

Model stitched two over two on 36 Ct. Antique White linen using DMC floss. Stitch Count: 198 x 198. Design Size: 11" x 11"

Stitch this marking style sampler designed with a patriotic theme.

Model stitched on 36ct Tea-dyed Linen using DMC thread. Stitch count is 184w x 83h.

Stitch this band sampler bell pull in honor of Autumn and the mighty oak. Could be framed as band sampler. Finishing instructions included.

Model stitched on 32 ct Latte Linen using DMC thread. Stitch Count: 71w x 256h.

Cross stitch pattern from Calico Confectionery featuring a pretty flower basket sampler reminiscent of vintage candlewicking designs.

Pattern was stitched on 16 ct Cream Aida with DMC floss.Stitch count is 99 W x 148 H.

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.

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 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. Finished size is 12.7" x 3.8".

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.

This sampler is designed in band/marking sampler, color emphasis for lovers of pink.

Model stitched on 32ct Winter Moon Linen using DMC thread. Stitch count is 111w x 141h.

Stitch this Thanksgiving design with its bountiful basket, pineapples and hearts for Welcome, and of course, Mr. Turkey.

Model stitched on 32ct Vintage Country Mocha Linen using DMC thread. Stitch count is 107w x 65h.

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

Cross stitch pattern from Cute Embroidery By Kate featuring a springtime sampler!

Model stitched on 14ct aida of your choice using DMC floss. Stitch count is 81 x 110. Finished size is 5.79 x 7.86 inches.

Cross stitch pattern from Cute Embroidery By Kate featuring Christmas embroidery supplies!

Pattern stitched on 14 Ct. Aida in the color of your choice with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 148 x 128. Finished size: 10.57" x 9.14".

Cross stitch pattern from Cute Embroidery By Kate featuring a tree for every season!

Model stitched on 14 Ct. Aida in the color of your choice with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 57 x 69. Finished size: 4.07" x 4.93".

Cross stitch pattern from Cute Embroidery By Kate featuring a sampler with a school bus!

Model stitched on 14ct aida of your choice using DMC floss. Stitch count is 103 x 59 . Finished size is 7.36" x 4.21".

Cross stitch pattern from Cute Embroidery By Kate featuring a sampler of various plaid Christmas trees!

Model stitched on 14 Ct. Aida in the color of your choice with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 57 x 69. Finished size: 4.07" x 4.93".

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. Finished Size: 22" x 22"

Also required... Read more about Hawaii Garden Mandala - Cross Stitch Pattern

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.

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 about Viva Gesu Viva Maria, A Sampler of Italy - Cross Stitch

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.

Pattern is stitched on 46 count... Read more about Mary Garrett, Claverton School 1854 - Cross Stitch Pattern

About the Sampler: Given the few clues provided, a scattering of initials and a year only, it is impossible to know more about the stitcher of this lovely sampler with its motifs of delicately arching floral stems, oval leafed cartouche, paired birds and potted florals. The motifs themselves are... Read more about AB 1816 Quaker Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern

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 about Ann Hunt Nailsea 1805 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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 about Lydia C. Mendenhall 1817, Pennsylvania - Cross Stitch

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 about Suir Island (SI) Quaker - Cross Stitch Pattern

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 about Benezet Alphabet Irish Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern

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 about The Two Lands, Circa 1840 - Cross Stitch Pattern

This sampler is an original design based on the layout of eighteenth century Irish Quaker samplers with the lettering and sampler motifs taken from a Mountmellick Irish Quaker sampler in the collection of Cross Stitch Antiques, Elizabeth Martin circa 1789. The town names at the bottom are the... Read more about Ligatures and Lettering of Irish Antique - Cross Stitch

This sampler's appeal was its similarity to Bristol orphanage motifs, bands and alphabets. While clearly not a Bristol school sampler, as it was stitched at Daglingworth School, curiosity leads one to wonder why similar motifs? Daglingworth lies only fifty miles from Bristol, England. It has been... Read more about Annie Matilda Moss - Cross Stitch Pattern

This chart contains all sixteen pattern pages from a tiny paper pattern album passed out as a souvenir in 1851 at Prince Albert's Crystal Palace Great Exhibition. They were mass produced inexpensively but are rarely found today due to the nature of the flimsy paper and the effects of time. Other... Read more about Prince Albert's Exhibition 1851 - Cross Stitch Pattern

A Prequel to the Carter House Sampler, Franklin, Tennessee, The Sampler of Fountain Branch Carter's Mother, For the Battle of Franklin Trust, An Antique Sampler Reproduction.

Pattern is stitched on 36 count Hemingway by Needle and Flax. Stitch Count: 171 stitches wide x 224 stitches high.... Read more about Sarah Holcombe Anderson, 1789 - Cross Stitch Pattern

The Antique: Amelia stitched her sampler at the age of seventeen while living at the North Wing, 3 New Orphan House, Ashley Down, Bristol, in 1868. The original sampler's stitched area measures 13.5 inches wide by 15.25 inches high on a cream cotton ground fabric measuring 76 threads to the inch,... Read more about Amelia Fox 1868 Bristol Orphanage Sampler - Pattern

This page from an Antique Pattern Album made in Germany contains common motifs used in Bristol samplers and English day schools. These pattern booklets from France, England and Germany were published widely and used for embellishing samplers. The motifs on this particular page appear on The Amelia... Read more about Bristol Pattern Page - Cross Stitch Pattern