The final sampler in the Americana series is also the largest...Americana White. If you enjoyed Americana Red and Americana Blue, this one is for you! There are sewing and quilting motifs as well as lots of baskets and a church.
The pattern is stitched on 36 ct Linen using Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count is 281 x 217. Finished size is 15.61" x 12.06".
Cross stitch pattern from Pansy Patch Quilts and Stitchery featuring a lovely sampler with bees!
Honey Bee Sampler is stitched on 36 count linen, one strand of floss over two linen threads with the following floss: Creme Brulee by Roxy Floss Co. (8 yard skeins) - requires 3 skeins. Stitch count is 179w x 187h. Finished size is 9.94 in wide X 10.39 in high.
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
On the back of this framed antique, was found a very aged handwritten note: "This Sampler was worked by Mary Coleby of Kelvedon, Essex when Eleven years of age at Ackworth School Yorkshire. Born 1792 - married in 1814 to Edward Gripper of Layer Breton Hall, Essex - had thirteen children - died... Read more
Inspiration comes, sometimes, from unusual places. I had this frame I picked up a few years back, and actually designed it to fit the frame! (I believe it's still widely-available at custom frame shops). The verse is from an old sampler I saw years ago, and because I was constrained by space, I just... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Tiny Modernist featuring a lovely sampler with homes and the phrase "Ah, Spring...season of new beginnings, where tulips bloom, birds sing, and the world comes alive once again"!
Pattern is stitched on 32 ct Lambswool Jobelan using DMC or Anchor threads. Stitch count is 120 x 180. Finished size is 7.5" x 11".
Cross stitch pattern from Happiness Is Heartmade featuring a lovely sampler with an autumn crow and pumpkin!
Pattern is stitched on 14 or 16 ct Aida in the color of your choice using DMC threads. Stitch count is 84w x 84h. Finished size on 14/28 ct is 6" x 6".
This design was excerpted from the top of an early nineteenth-century English sampler. It features an unusual and amusing hunting scene with a solo hunter on horseback pursuing a single hapless stag with a pack of ten spotted hounds on its trail.
The verse reads:
Give me O Lord thy early... Read more
Note from the designer: "The mini kit is like our others....a nice computer image, readable chart, and six full skeins of thread to complete the design. The pattern is free with the purchase of the threads. We are recommending a tan or neutral fabric to contrast with the lightest stitching. The... Read more
My Sampler Seasons series was very popular, and the response to it blew me away! I thought I would add on to the series with some holiday versions, so the first will be Halloween.
Pattern is stitched on 36 count Early Halloween by xJu Design using Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch Count: 147 x 172.
Cross stitch pattern from Crocette a Gogo featuring a Halloween sampler filled with ghosts, witches, black crows, and pumpkins all around a haunted house!
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. linen with DMC floss. Stitch count is 265 x 207. Finished size is 16.56" x 12.94".
Two patterns are included in this chart making it appropriate for both Autumn and Halloween- whichever you prefer. Both patterns are inspired by traditional Quaker motifs and the colors of the season.
October Quakers Tree Stitch Count: 74 wide x 102 high. Finished Size: 4.63" x... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Scarlett House featuring an original sampler of dogs!
Pattern is stitched on 40ct. Baked Clay linen from Fox and Rabbit using Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works threads with DMC conversions. Stitch count is 188 x 109.
Europe Sampler inspired by European Old School Samplers. You may see the glimpse of the typical motives of Dutch, English and German old samplers. Purple is the color of the Royal dynasties of Europe.
Pattern is stitched on 28 ct Platinum using DMC threads. Stitch count is 279 x 279.
Shades of Wine is the second in a series of twelve shaded designs featuring bands and motifs shaped into geometric patterns. Because the design uses only cross stitch, any fabric is suitable.
Pattern is stitched on 40 count Alabaster linen using Dinky Dyes or DMC threads. Stitch count is 249 x 249.
Cross stitch pattern from The Prairie Schooler featuring crows invading a sampler!
Pattern is stitched on 16ct Aida or 32ct Linen using DMC floss. Stitch counts: As the Crow Flies - 89w x 143h, Sow 4 Seeds - 81w x 81h.
Finished sizes: As the Crow Flies - 5.625" x 9", Sow 4 Seeds - 5.125" x 5.125".
This booklet from Blackbird Designs features 4 projects.
Moments of Glad Grace, Button Box, and Sing the Joyful Birds are stitched on 36 count Legacy by Picture This Plus using Classic Color Works, Gentle Arts, and Weeks Dye Works threads
Moments of Glad Grace stitch count 183w x... Read more
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
Coco Chanel described simplicity as the key to elegance, and the sampler that Charlotte worked as a child is quite simply elegant. Charlotte's exquisitely laid stitches, worked in black silk, demonstrate that the seven-year-old child was skilled in marking stitch.
Spring means gardens and flowers and vibrant colors in everyone's yard! This design is meant to capture that wonderful look!
Both our sampler and pincushion are stitched on 40-Count Thornfield from Needle & Flax using Needlepoint Silks.
The sampler version has a Stitch Count of: 99... Read more
This was originally released at Shepherd's Bush in 2022, and now it's available openly! I had enormous fun designing this Rhode Island-style sampler inspired by the Mayflower and the year the Pilgrims landed in America. The sampler features Pilgrims as well as Wampanoag (I even researched their... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Erica Michaels featuring Patchwork quilt blocks and the alphabet combine for a fabulous sampler in a five-part series. This is part 2.
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Vanilla Bean linen from R&R Reproductions using Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch count is 263 x 223.
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.
Cross stitch pattern from From The Heart featuring a sampler with a lovely floral arrangement!
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Baked Clay from Fox and Rabbit using Gloriana silks with Classic Colorworks and DMC conversions. Stitch count is 79 x 115.
This pattern from Heart in Hand Needlearts features a sampler design with a cuckoo bird!
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Antique Lace by Seraphim with Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 85W x 95H. Finished size: 4.72" x 5.27". Embellishments included.
Cross stitch pattern from Lila's Studio featuring a reproduction sampler with the Lord's Prayer.
The model was stitched with 1 strand of floss over 2 threads of fabric on 40 Ct. Old Massachusetts by The Primitive Hare with Gloriana Silk floss. Stitch Count: 144 x 172. Finished size: 7.2" x 8.6"
This is a reprint of a previously discontinued pattern from Blackbird Designs and features birds as well as "lollipop" style flowers.
The model was stitched over 2 threads on coffee-stained 32ct Olde Town Blence from R&R Reproductions with Needlepoint Inc silks. Stitch Count: 170W x... Read more
A timeless reference for needleworkers, The Red Book of Sampler Stitches is an indispensable guide to classic and decorative embroidery stitches used in traditional samplers. This beautifully organized book offers:
Clear diagrams and instructions - each stitch is illustrated for easy learning,... Read more
"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.