Potting House is stitched on 36 count Faun linen by Picture this Plus, one strand of floss over two linen threads. Stitch count is 97w x 87h and the finished size is 5.39" x 4.83". Trimmed in Olive Branch Rick Rack by Lady Dot Creates.
Garden House is stitched on 36 count Faun linen by Picture this Plus, one strand of floss over two linen threads. Stitch count is 97w x 87h and the finished size is 5.39" x 4.83". Trimmed in Wisteria Lane Rick Rack by Lady Dot Creates.
The original Scottish antique sampler had never been framed and so it was in excellent condition with the same vibrant, unfaded colors on the front as well as on the back. An unusual, elaborate four-sided undulating floral and leaf border surrounds a central reserve with a brief moral verse. Adam... Read more about Margaret Reid 1837- Cross Stitch Pattern
The original sampler, made in England in 1848, was stitched with cross, counted satin, petit point, and eyelet stitches on an extremely fine glazed linen of approximately fifty threads per inch.
This English sampler comes from the collection of the late Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Jarrett, who established Witney Antiques. It was featured in one of their exhibition catalogs in December 1996 titled "All Creatures Great and Small."
This amazing, unprecedented English sampler illustrates so many unique and bold elements of design, stitched in a balanced way inside a four-sided strawberry border. In all my decades of study I've never seen an antique sampler with quite this much bizarre personality.
This band sampler from Hands On Designs features tulips and white rabbits!
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Driftwood Belfast from Fabrics by Stephanie with DMC floss and DMC #12 Pearl Cotton. Stitch Count: 53 x 190.
The design that started it all! Autumn Folk was completed 1st and set the tone for this celebration of the seasons filled with color & detail.
The models were stitched over 2 threads on 32 ct Driftwood Belfast (Fabrics by Stephanie) with DMC floss. Stitch count is 51 x 190. Finished size is 3.19" x 11.88".
The Remember Me Tree was designed for the Delaware Valley Historic Sampler Guild and thus features a collection of animals and traditional sampler motifs from the Delaware area. I loved the tree design so much I created a sampler to accompany it for the general release!
Note from designer: Colors of Mexico is an adaptation/reproduction of an antique Mexican sampler. I chose colors from both the back and the front of the sampler. This is a gorgeous, colorful, fun design with such a variety of borders and motifs that it is never boring. It also has a beautiful... Read more about Colors of Mexico - Cross Stitch Pattern
Arabesque is my Art Deco-ish contribution to the world of red samplers. This design started with the alphabet and it was so fun finding and developing motifs that had the same general feel. I love the slightly asymmetrical look of the mandala on the bottom left and the fan in the upper right. But... Read more about Arabesque - Cross Stitch Pattern
Cross stitch pattern from Blueberry Ridge Designs featuring a sampler with a house surrounded by pears!
Model is stitched on 40 count Milk and Honey using Gentle Arts, Weeks Dye Works, and Classic colorworks threads. DMC conversions listed. Stitch count is 133 x 96.
Cross stitch pattern from Wishing Thorn featuring a sampler with hearts!
Pattern is stitched on 32 count Cream Belfast linen using DMC Floss, Krenik, Caron Waterlilles, and Mill Hill beads. Au Ver Soie conversion listed. Stitch count is 84 x 247.
Cross stitch pattern from Running With Needles & Scissor featuring a lovely sampler from Isabella Lee!
Model is stitched on 40 count linen using Classic colorworks, weeks dye works, and Gentle Arts threads. DMC conversions listed.
Stitch count is 163 x 138.
Cross stitch pattern from Quaint Rose Needle Arts featuring a sampler!
Model is stitched on 32 count Dirty linen and 32 count Grey Petit Point Lugana by Zweigart, using Gentle Arts threads with DMC conversions listed. Stitch count is 110 x 110.
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
Cross stitch pattern from Shakespeare's Peddler featuring a lovely sampler!
Pattern is stitched on 36 count Latte using Classic Colorworks, Gentle Arts, and Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count is 138 x 130.
Note from the designer: We are pleased to present to you two monochrome samplers. Mrta's sampler was stitched in Budapest, Hungary in 1905 and Maggie's in Pretoria, South Africa in 1900. Whilst the girls lived some 7,447 miles apart, they both stitched a primer sampler as part of their education.
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Note from the designer: I am thrilled to present to you an original design. Multiply Kindness has been a sampler many years in the making as borders, motifs, verses, and colours swirled around my head. It was not until the latter part of 2019 that those ideas were translated into a graph. Covid... Read more about Multiply Kindness - 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 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
"Down in the valley, the valley so low. Hang your head over, hear the wind blow. Roses are red love, violets are blue. Angels in heaven, know I love you."
The model is stitched on 36 count Meadow Rue linen from Lakeside Linens, using 1 strand of floss. Threads used are DMC, Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works. Stitch count: 150w X 155h
This is a companion piece for the Ann Harper 1839 sampler. It includes charts for the Pin Drum and Pin Cushions, as well as full instructions for constructing the Pin Drum. Pin Drum Stitch Count 270w X 105h. The model was stitched on Fox and Rabbit 36ct Desert Taipan Linen using DMC and Weeks Dye Works threads. Finished size is 15" x 5.8".
Model is stitched on 28 count linen of your choice, suggested fabric listed, using 6 ply threads. DMC can be used, just divide by 8 to calculate skeins required. DMC listed is suggestion. Stitch count is 361 x 363.
This pattern from La D D features a reproduction sampler with a large white house, flowers, birds and "Mary Collier, her work in the 9th year of her age, the year 1814."
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Spiced Honey from Color and Cotton. Stitch count is 222 x 268.
Forget Me Not is the second in a series of geometric floral designs, inspired by flowers from my mother's garden. The design uses full cross stitch only, and is suitable for aida if you choose.
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Magnolia from Lakeside Linens using Gloriana or DMC threads. Stitch count is 237 x 237.
Celtic Snow is the fourth in the seasonal Celtic designs, and has been a long time coming. 4 years on the drawing board before I finally decided I liked it, much to the dismay of my mother! The colours are meant to evoke the feeling of a snowy winter night, the moonlight glinting off freshly fallen... Read more about Celtic Snow - Cross Stitch Pattern
Northern Expressions Needlework's "Spanish Diamonds" design is a beautiful, intricate needlework pattern that combines traditional and contemporary elements. The Spanish Diamonds design uses special stitches to create texture, depth, and visual interest. There are 40 different Specialty... Read more about Spanish Diamonds Specialty Cross Stitch Pattern
You know how much I like diagonals. It was inevitable this would happen someday. This actually started as a stocking, but I figured there would be those who didn't care about stockings but wanted to stitch it as a sampler, so I took the liberty of getting ahead of the request. :)
I have found throughout the years that my beliefs strongly affect my actions. I believe that most other drivers on the road will pay attention to the center line painted on the road and will stay on their side of it. I also believe that there are idiots among us, so I keep a sharp eye on the... Read more about Learn what is True in Order to do What is Right - Pattern