Samplers Cross Stitch Patterns Page 20

Note from the designer - "This finely stitched German sampler begins with a single row of alphabets above an immensely intricate collection of symbolic cross stitched motifs, including battling angels, the figure of Justice with her scales, the spies of Canaan, the crucifixion, Adam and Eve... Read more about Hanna Katerina 1734 German Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern

Note from the designer - "At age nine in 1818, Sarah Dutnel created this unusual "tree of life" sampler. A traditional carnation and tulip border in subtle, earthy shades of gold, brown, and cream surrounds the tree. Dogs, deer, birds, stars, potted plants, trees and flowers flank the... Read more about Sarah Dutnel 1818 - Cross Stitch Pattern

This is a beautiful sampler from Norwich (Norfolk, United Kingdom), possibly stitched at a school run by one Mrs. Wright or her descendent (hence the initials "MW" below Elizabeth's name in the attribution). A list of teachers in Norwich in 1783 includes Wright, Massey, and Cheetleburgh. The... Read more about Elizabeth Gooding 1790 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Note from the designer - "This is a very graceful and finely stitched sampler, an unusual combination for the late date. Nine ethereal female figures, like penitents in an Edward Gorey cartoon, march solemnly about the sampler, paying homage to the house. The huge house appears to be welcoming... Read more about Ann Cottee 1848 - Cross Stitch Pattern

This is a reproduction of an English sampler that features a four-sided carnation border, centering many intricate organic petit point motifs. The large mansion house dominates the central reserve, standing above an extensive pasture occupied by two very large and cockeyed sheep. These imaginative... Read more about Elizabeth Lilly 1801 - Cross Stitch Pattern

According to a note attached to the back of the original sampler, it was probably made near Newtown, Pennsylvania. The attribution at the center is surrounded by a typical Quaker leafy cartouche with opposing flowers and facing birds above. Other characteristic Quaker motifs include eight point... Read more about Elizabeth Mitchell 1828 - Cross Stitch Pattern

This English sampler combines embroidered pictorial, alphabetic, and upholstery techniques, becoming in every sense a sampler of Ms. Topham's best work. Bargello work (also known as canvaswork, Irish stitch, flamestitch, or Florentine stitch) appeared on the earliest seventeenth century samplers,... Read more about Elizabeth Topham 1727 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Band samplers of the 17th century exhibit the widest range of stitches and techniques. Counted thread stitches on linen were artfully combined with panels of floral, geometric, or figural cut and drawn work- a technique where the background threads of linen are carefully bound, then cut and pulled... Read more about EN 1657 A 17th Century Band Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern

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 about Frances Marshall 1838 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Displaying the traditional color scheme of Scottish samplers, this beautiful and delicately stitched piece also employs a variety of interesting counted thread stitches including queen, doublerunning, four-sided, back, counted satin filling, cross, Algerian eyelet, and cross over one (petit... Read more about Janet Burnet 1830 - Cross Stitch Pattern

This sampler was made in Scotland and includes many of the traditional motifs associated with samplermaking in this region. Firstly, Janet has included many initials of family members. However the initials at the center- G R 3 -refer to the then-reigning monarch, King George III. The flowering... Read more about Janet Carsels 1787 - Cross Stitch Pattern

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 about Katharine Mitchel circa 1785 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Sugar Stitches featuring a valentines themed monthly sampler for February!

Model stitched on 28 count Raw Natural Cashel Linen using DMC floss. Stitch count is 117 x 111.

Cross stitch pattern from Sugar Stitches featuring bees, a beehive and the words "Welcome Summer" and "June"!

Model stitched on 28 count Raw Natural Cashel Linen using DMC floss. Stitch count is 117 x 111.

Cross stitch pattern from Sugar Stitches featuring a lighthouse, ice cream cones and the words "Stars and Stripes" and "July"!

Model stitched on 28 count Raw Natural Cashel Linen using DMC floss. Stitch count is 117 x 111.

Cross stitch pattern from Sugar Stitches featuring a Thanksgiving celebration with pilgrims and the words "Harvest Blessings" and "November"!

Model stitched on 28 count Raw Natural Cashel Linen using DMC floss. Stitch count is 117 x 111.

Cross stitch pattern from Sugar Stitches featuring blueberry cake, blueberry jam, blueberry bushes, and more!!

Model stitched on 28 count Raw Natural Linen using DMC floss. Stitch count is 117 x 111.

Cross stitch pattern from Sugar Stitches featuring cherry cake, cherry pie, cherry cupcakes, and more!!

Model stitched on 28 count Raw Natural Linen using DMC floss. Stitch count is 117 x 111.

Cross stitch pattern from Sugar Stitches featuring a girl holding a strawberry!

Model stitched on 28 count Raw Natural Cashel Linen using DMC floss. Stitch count is 117 x 111.

Cross stitch pattern from Sugar Stitches featuring a delightful Christmas sampler complete with the word Noel and a festively decorated home!

Model stitched on 28 count Raw Natural Cashel Linen or the fabric of your choice using DMC floss. Stitch count is 117 x 111.

Cross stitch pattern from Sugar Stitches featuring many spring flowers and the word "May"!

Model stitched on 28 ct. raw natural cashel linen using DMC floss. Stitch count is 117 x 111 and the finished size is 8.36" x 7.93".

Cross stitch pattern from Teresa Kogut featuring a rabbit collecting eggs that are hanging from a tree!

The model was stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. linen with Classic Colorworks, Weeks Dye Works and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 177 x 177. Finished size: 8 7/8" x 8 7/8"

Cross stitch pattern from Twin Peak Primitives featuring quilts and "Contentment is not getting what we want but being satisfied with what we have."

Model stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Smokey Blue linen with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 219x269

Cross stitch pattern from Twin Peak Primitives featuring a floral border, a house, bees, beehives and the saying "Kind words are like honey; sweet to the soul."

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Summer Khaki using DMC floss. Stitch count is 228 x 269. Finished size is 11.4" x 13.45".

This band sampler pattern from Tempting Tangles features rows of flowers and "Silence is more musical than any song."

Model stitched on 32 ct white linen using DMC or Dinky dyes floss. Stitch count is 121 x 185.

Cross stitch pattern from The Woolly Ewe featuring a house with sunflowers!

Model stitched on 35 count Mocha Linen from Weeks Dye Works using DMC floss. Stitch count is 144 x 107.

The model was stitched over one thread on 32 Ct. Meadow Rue from Lakeside Linens with The Gentle Art Sampler threads. DMC conversions are provided. Stitch Count: 131W x 204H. Finished size: 8.18" x 12.75"

Note from the designer - This sampler takes its name from the town of Blairgowrie, located in the region of Perthshire in the center of Scotland. The town, with its red stone buildings, grew rapidly due largely to the town's location on the banks of the River Ericht. In the 18th century the... Read more about Blairgowrie - Cross Stitch Pattern

"Adorn they heart, adorn they mind with knowledge of the purest kind."

The model was stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Summer Khaki with Gentle Art Sampler threads and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 111W x 349H. Finished size: 7" x 21.8".

Stitches used:... Read more about Adorn Thy Heart - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from With My Needle featuring a sampler with the alphabet around the edges!

Model stitched on 36 ct. Sand Zweigart linen using DMC thread. Stitch count is 84 x 84.

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 about Elizabeth Cheetham 1824 - Cross Stitch Pattern

These assortment of designs are stitched on 28 ct. Oaken using Weeks Dye Works thread. Stitch count is 176 x 267.

Note: 28 count Oaken Linen 17 x 25 cut is listed with a 2 inch border for framing.

Model stitched over 2 threads on 35 Ct. Cocoa linen with Gentle Art Sampler threads, Weeks Dye Works floss and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 257W x 237H. Finished size: 14 3/4" x 13 1/2".

Model stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. Beige linen with Weeks Dye Works floss, Gentle Art Sampler threads and Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 989W x 180H. Finished size: 49 1/2" x 9".

"Continue my dear child to make virtue thy principal study. Ann Gould aged five years and six months. October 1821"

Model stitched over 2 threads on 35 Ct. Cocoa linen with Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 121x157. Finished size: 7" x 9".

Model stitched over 2 threads on 35 Ct. Cocoa linen with Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 241x239. Finished size: 12" x 12".

Reproduction of a lovely and colorful Scottish Sampler. The model was stitch over 2 threads on 40 Ct. Cocoa linen by Weeks Dye Works with Classic Colorworks floss, The Gentle Art Sampler threads, Weeks Dye Works floss and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 209W x 269H. Finished size; 10 1/2" x 13... Read more about Mary Forsyth/Mary Brown 1838 - Cross Stitch Pattern

The model was stitched over 2 threads on 35 Ct. Cocoa linen from Weeks Dye Works with Gentle Art Sampler threads, Weeks Dye Works floss and Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 259W x 236H. Finished size: 14 3/4" x 13 1/2".

The model was stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. Parchment linen from Weeks Dye Works with Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 162x153. Finished size: 9" x 8.6".

Model stitched over 2 threads on 30 or 35 Ct. "linen" colored linen with Weeks Dye Works Pea Coat or DMC 336. Stitch Count: 290x277. If stitched on 30 Ct. fabric, the finished size is 19.5" x 18.5" and will required 10 skeins of Weeks Dye Works floss or 6 DMC. If stitched on 35 Ct.... Read more about Les Belles Lettres de Gigi B - Cross Stitch Pattern

Model stitched over 2 threads on 30 or 35 Ct. "linen" colored linen with Weeks Dye Works floss Bordeaux or DMC 814. Stitch Count: 341x311. If stitched on 30 Ct fabric, the finished size is 23"x21" and will required 13 skeins of Weeks Dye Works floss or 8 skeins of DMC. If stitched on... Read more about Les Belles Lettres de Gigi N - Cross Stitch Pattern

Model stitched over 2 threads 30 or 35 Ct. "Moon Shadows Charcoal" from Stitches and Spice (or fabric of your choice) with Weeks Dye Works Snowflake. Stitch Count: 409x412. If stitched on 30 Ct fabric, the finished size is 27.5" x 27.5" and will require 18 skeins of Weeks Dye Works ... Read more about Les Belles Lettres de Gigi P - Cross Stitch Pattern

Model stitched on 32 Ct. Antique White Belfast Linen with DMC floss (310) and Nina's Threads (Old Berry, or DMC 815). Stitch count: 160W x 160H.

Model stitched over two threads on 32 Ct. Antique White Belfast linen with Classic Colorworks, Weeks Dye Works floss and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 86W x 133H. Finished size: 5.4" x 8.3".

Note: The DMC conversion for Whatley Woodlands is listed as 862. This does not exist. We suggest 3862.

Pattern by The Drawn Thread featuring a vintage inspired sampler design with sheep.

All models were stitched over two on 32 Ct. Amber linen using Needlepoint Silks, Dinky Dyes, and Gentle Arts Simply Wool. Stitch counts and finished sizes are listed below.
Pocket: 93 x 271.... Read more about Pastoral, The - Cross Stitch Pattern

Model stitched over two on 32 Ct. Dark Cobblestone linen with Dinky Dyes Silk floss and Needlepoint Inc. Silk floss or Gentle Art Sampler threads, DMC floss, and Mill Hill Beads. Also needed is a 4mm Black Button. Stitch Count: 47W x 190H. Design Size: 3" x 12".

Mill Hill beads 03040 Flat Black discontinued, we suggest 62014 Frosted Black as a substitute.

Sampler Model stitched over two on 32 Ct. Dirty Linen with Dinky Dyes Silk thread, or Gentle Arts Sampler Threads. Also needed are four 4mm Black Buttons. Stitch Count: 35W x 177H. Design Size: 2" x 11". Options for the small "Boo" patterns are also included.

Model stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Natural linen with Needlepoint Inc Silks and Dinky Dye Silks. Stitch Count: 315W x 63H. Design Size: 19 1/2" x 4"