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 Erin Elizabeth featuring a fun sampler with a classic farmhouse!
Model stitched on 14 ct. Aida using DMC thread. Stitch count is 177 x 96.
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.
Antrim's Folly - A Burlington County Inspiration
Sampler No. 5 in the 13 Colonies Series
Inspired by the Mary Antrim sampler, once part of Betty Ring's collection.
Stitch Count: 257 x 355
Fabric: 36 ct Vintage Pecan Butter (Lakeside Linens)
Floss: Belle Soie, NPI (requires NPI-157), or DMC
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"A soft wind blows through the Spanish moss that hangs from the live oak trees. The trees that line the long road home to distant memories of a fine old house with columns tall and porches all around. Where the sweet scent of magnolia blooms, in the spring abound. A lady fair in a flowery gown,... Read more
"With shades of silk like nature fair, I ply my needle with tender care. That with diligence and skill I'll make a pleasing sampler for posterity's sake."
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Pearled Barley from Lakeside Linens using Belle Soie with NPI or DMC with all DMC or NPI conversions available. Stitch count is 207 x 351.
Cross stitch pattern from Heart's Ease Examplar Workes featuring a sampler with the verse "To tell the savior all my wants, how pleasing is the task. Nor less to praise him when he grants beyond what I ask"!
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Vintage Light Examplar from Lakeside Linens... Read more
This sampler designs by Hello From Liz Mathews features trees and wild animals in the forest.
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. Cornhusk linen by Weeks Dye Works with NPI Silk floss. DMC conversions provided. Stitch Count: 369 x 346. Finished size: 18.45" x 17.3"
Model stitched on 40 Ct. Sand Dune using Soie d'Alger. Specialty stitches used are satin stitch and eyelets. Stitch count is 333W x 386H. Design is 16.65" x 19.3"
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.
Cross stitch pattern from The Sampler House featuring the alphabet and the phrase "Worked by Harriet Hazlin. Born in the state of Massachusetts August 17, 1856 by humility and the fear of God are riches honor and life"
Model stitched on 35 ct. Northern Cross linen using DMC thread. Stitch count is 141 x 113.
Cross stitch pattern from Needle Work Press featuring a sampler with the phrase "The loss of a father is much but the loss of a mother is more but he loss of Christ is such a loss as no one can restore".
Pattern is stitched on 30 ct Cornsilk from Weeks Dye Works using Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch count is 170 x 202.
Cross stitch pattern from Kathy Barrick featuring a Christmas tree and the phrase "Wrought with a needle in my hand December 25 1834 Sophia Jane Minor. Happy Christmas to all"!
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Sand from Fiber on a Whim using DMC floss. Stitch count is 146 x 177.
Cross stitch pattern from Heartstring Samplery featuring a sampler with Christmas motifs!
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct using Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch count is 153w x 127h. Finished size is approx. 8.5 in wide X 7.06 in high.
Cross stitch pattern from Pansy Patch Quilts & Stitchery featuring a sampler with a home on it!
Model stitched on 36 ct. Dirty Teacup by Needle and Flax using Weeks Dye Works, Gentle Arts and Classic Colorworks thread. Stitch count is 97 x 87.
Cross stitch pattern from La d Da featuring Adam & Eve in the Garden of Eden.
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Aspen by Weeks Dye Works with Classic Colorworks, DMC and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 152W x 158H. Finished size: 8.4" x 8.7"
This sampler from Rosewood Manor features the following saying - "What a desolate place would be a world without flowers. It would be a face without a smile, a feast without a welcome. Are not flowers the stars of the earth and are we not stars in the flowers of heaven." The booklet also... Read more
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.
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.
Note from the designer: "A beautiful meandering four-sided floral border in an unusually rich color palette surrounds this traditional Scottish sampler, also featuring a beautiful arcaded floral band at the top and a substantial mansion house in the lower register. Trees, tulips and flying birds... Read more
Note from the designer: "This intricate and involved sampler features many traditional German sampler motifs dating from the sixteenth century including a large parrot, a peacock with silver tips on its wings, the Lamb of God, as well as a depiction of the Crucifixion flanked by Mother Mary and... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from With My Needle featuring a sampler with the alphabet!
Model stitched on 36 ct. Sand, Zweigart linen using DMC thread. Stitch count is 104 x 203.
Mother's Garden, full of flowers and blackbirds! Suggested fabric is 30ct Irish Cream. Stitch count: 119w x 201h. Finished size is approx. 7.93 in wide X 13.4 in high on 30 ct.
Cross stitch pattern from Hands Across The Sea Samplers featuring the phrase "How does the little busy bee improve each shining hour and and gather honey all the day from every opening flower"!
Pattern is stitched on the linen of your choice using either DMC floss or Soie D'Alger. Stitch count is 235 x 219.
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."
What makes this early Victorian English sampler so intriguing are the wonderfully naive figures of Adam, Eve and St. Michael flanking the Tree of Life. St. Michael's sword is drawn to slay the serpent, but he hardly looks formidable with his large feet and doughy body. Playskool-like Adam and Eve... Read more
This is a pleasantly quirky, colorful sampler likely stitched in the north of England judging by some of the Scottish influences in the design. A four sided strawberry border surrounds an alphabet and a pious verse above a geometric pattern band. Below this is a scenic register with trees, birds,... Read more
A RED BRICK MANSION HOUSE is at the center of this wildly engaging English sampler featuring a small
zoo/conservatory/aviary of flora and fauna as interpreted by an exceptionally talented young
woman of the early nineteenth century. The verse is common enough on nineteenth-century samplers, unlike... Read more
This English sampler was made in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, featuring the Sheffield General Infirmary, a verse, a fashionably dressed man and woman, and a collection of animals in the lawn in front (sheep, fox, squirrels, rabbit, dog), all surrounded by a four sided berry border.
Note from the designer - "In 1779, the Quaker Friends School at Ackworth, Yorkshire, was established for the purpose of educating young people of both sexes, and instilling the values of their Society; equality, simplicity, peace. Girls received nearly the same instruction as boys. Out of this... 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
Cross stitch pattern from Modern Folkart Embroidery featuring a Quaker style medallion sampler featuring many little birds, the Little Bird Quaker Sampler is a joyful and happy design. The pattern features 22 birds in total and two alphabets numbers.
Models stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Colonial Parchment from Fabrics by Stephanie (or fabric of your choice) with Colour and Cotton floss.
Model stitched on 32ct Colonial Parchment fabric by Stephanie using Color and Cotton thread with DMC thread alternatives. Stitch count (per panel): 73 x 75.
Part 4 of a 4 part series. "Ti a drink with jam and bread, that will bring us back to do. Most anything."
Pattern is stitched on 32 ct Light Sand linen using The Gentle Arts and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch count is 383 x 73 and the finished size is 23.94" x 4.56".
Thread pack sold separately contains all of the thread used to complete the design as shown. Model stitched on 40 ct. Old Stationary linen using Gloriana and Dinky Dye threads. Stitch count is 139 x 206.
This Charming design from With Thy Needle and Thread features Regina Haible Sampler and Birds In The Bouch. It is stitched with a lovely earth-toned Color Palette.
Model stitched on 40 ct. Antique Lace using DMC thread. Stitch count is 213 x 220.
Cross stitch pattern from Modern Folkart Embroidery featuring a festive holiday sampler, Christmas town shows a north pole village with some of Santa's deer and a very large Christmas tree.
Stitched on 32ct linen (or 16ct aida) it would measure approximately 28.5 by 20.5cm. This chart... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Modern Folkart Embroidery featuring a sampler that was based on an antique alphabet sampler which is believed to be a Quaker design.
Model stitched on your choice of fabric using DMC thread.
Stitch count is 197w x 423h.
Note from the designer - "This sweet English sampler is the first I've ever seen with a border made up of flying cherubs. It also features a "geode" (mosaic) parrot- a distinctively stylized bird that appears on other samplers made in England, New England, and the Netherlands throughout... Read more
Note from the designer - "Few samplers were stitched on this unusual dark green linsey woosey fabric that combines linen and wool to create a dramatic dark background color to highlight brightly colored floss. Most of these samplers were made in the coastal towns of Massachusetts up to New... Read more