"The heat of the Summer comes hastily on, the fruits are transparent and clear. The buds and the blossoms of April are gone, and the deep coloured cherries appear." Model can be stitched on any fabric using Gentle Art Sampler threads or DMC floss (817, 814, 554, 3810,581, 3824, 3837, 962, 3687, 3755, 503, 307, 922, 160, 3801, 604, 310, 909, 745, 436). Stitch Count: 199x289.
This pattern from By The Bay Needleart features a very large bird filled tree, 2 houses, flowers, sheep and an alphabet & number sampler at the bottom.
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. French Lace linen with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 82x123. Finished size: 5.85" x 8.78".
Cross stitch pattern from Modern Folkart Embroidery featuring a Scandinavian inspired pattern with multiple language greetings (English, Spanish, Italian, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, and Finnish).
Stitched on 32ct linen (or 16ct aida) it would measure approximately 44 by... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Modern Folkart Embroidery featuring an original cross-stitch design inspired by tradition Quaker style medallion samplers. It features a whole assortment of medallions and the words "Love & Union" and the quote "True unity may be found under great apparent... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Modern Folkart Embroidery featuring a sampler inspired by the Fraktur art by the Pennsylvania Dutch.
Worked over two threads on 32ct linen it would measure approximately 6 3/4" by 14 1/5" (17 x 36.5cm). This design has a total of 8894 crosses. On average,... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Modern Folkart Embroidery featuring a cheerful winter sampler, featuring a total of 37 ornaments.
Stitching on 32 count linen (or 16 count aida), this would measure approximately 58 by 30 cm. It would require between 85 and 109 metres of six-stranded floss when... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Modern Folkart Embroidery featuring a quote by the Sufi mystic & poet Rumi: "This is love: to fly toward a secret sky, to cause a hundred veils to fall each moment".
Stitched on 32 count linen (or 16 count aida) it would measure approximately 45 by 40 cm.... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Modern Folkart Embroidery featuring a fun Scandinavian style alphabet sampler. This design features full crosses only, no specialty stitches. This is a great design for new stitchers who are looking to embroidery a sampler. This design is monochrome and can be stitched in... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Modern Folkart Embroidery featuring a charming traditional Scottish sampler featuring a house, garden, carnation border and sets of alphabets and initials.
Stitched on 32ct linen (or 16ct aida) it would measure approximately 12 1/2" by 9 1/8" (31.5 by... Read more
Model stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Vintage Pear by Lakeside Linens with Weeks Dye Works floss and Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 285W x 237H
The model was stitched on 40 count Old Massachusetts Linen by The Primitive Hare using DMC thread. The stitch count is 167 x 166.
Cross Stitch pattern from The Primitive Hare featuring a gorgeous home!
This is a reproduction of an unfinished German sampler which bears typical characteristics of Saxon samplers. Uses cross stitch, back stitch, a few Algerian eyes, and Satin stitch. Model stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. "linen" colored linen from Weeks Dye Works with Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 237W x 670H. Finished size: 11.85" x 33.5".
Chart suggests 40 ct. linen in the color of your choice. Thread suggestion for both samplers: Soie d'Alger Rouge 946 (6 meters each). Stitch counts are 139 x 100 and 123 x 91.
Note from the designer - "Acquired in England, one might assume that this classic Quaker motif sampler was made at the Ackworth School in Yorkshire. However the influence of the designs promulgated by the Quaker School needleworkers stretched far beyond the confines of the school's walls. This... Read more
A derivative 17th-century canvas work picture. The Adam and Eve legend was a more popular theme on samplers after the early eighteenth century so this example is quite unusual. The pair are not often seen on earlier needleworks, even though most illustrated bibles of the sixteenth and seventeenth... Read more
This 19th century American reproduction sampler features a brown bird on a tree branch. Rated for beginners. Model stitched on 35 count hand dyed linen using either cotton or silk thread. Two versions of the sampler graph have been furnished: one executed with a drawn partially freehand split and... Read more
Note from the designer - "Mary Bailey stitched this sampler in England and finished it in 1818. It demonstrates an advanced level of skill given the symmetry of the design and its many diverse elements: a red brick mansion house with four chimneys- a sign of wealth in early 19th century England,... Read more
Note from the designer - "Designed after an early eighteenth century tent stitched picture, this expansive needlework scene depicts many episodes in the life of an affluent English family including its elaborate parterre and gardens, a stately brick and stone house, domestic, exotic and wild... Read more
Note from the designer - "ANN WHITTAKER created an almost comically theatrical sampler depicting Adam and Eve, angels, pious verses, and elaborate meandering vines beneath dramatic multi-colored draperies and tassels. Hovering over the verse which is framed by large columns, are two angels with... Read more
Note from the designer - "Abigail Ann was born October 27, 1799, in East Caln, Chester County Pennsylvania. Her parents were Joseph and Ann (Wells) Fleming, the fourth generation of Flemings living in the East Caln area. Abigail Ann attended one of the Quaker schools in Chester County but we are... Read more
Note from the designer - "This sampler shows a man and a woman beneath an apple tree, reminiscent of Adam and Eve, but in contemporary dress. Possibly of New York origin (the format and background suggest this), this reproduction is stitched on linen with either cotton or silk, with the... Read more
Note from the designer - "A characteristically northern German sampler, this example from Hamburg consists of random symbolic spot motifs, with a unifying central scene and borders. Religious symbols are commonly found on almost all continental samplers, and Adam and Eve in particular is often... Read more
Note from the designer - "This sampler was made in St. Albans, Vermont. A naturalistic four-sided floral border surrounds a central reserve with alphabets and a pictorial scene. The house is so distinctive that it is probably a depiction of Amanda's own home. Made under the tutelage of B.... Read more
Note from the designer - "This unusual sampler is probably of Scottish origin. The distinctive French-inspired mansion house and the peacocks are commonly found on Scottish samplers. Adam and Eve are realistically stitched in the Garden, by effectively working two quite simple stitches together:... Read more
Note from the designer - "A sophisticated painterly use of perspective distinguishes this pictorial English sampler. An idealized rural scene with a thatched cottage nestled in a fertile valley, with white misted hills rising in the distance, also features a windmill, a flock of sheep,... Read more
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
Note from the designer - "A classic Quaker sampler from the Delaware Valley, this sampler demonstrates the style and many of the motifs that make them so easy to identify. The inner oval vine-and-leaf cartouche surrounding the alphabets probably originated at the Westtown School in Chester... Read more
Note from the designer - "This very delicate Scottish sampler with its bold color scheme was designed with a four sided stylized honeysuckle border surrounding horizontal rows of illuminated alphabets and double running stitch motifs. The extensive use of double running stitch lends the sampler... Read more
Note from the designer - "This is a beautifully balanced, intensely stitched transitional sampler. Worked originally in brightly colored silk threads on a fine tammy (wool) ground, it features a repeating, four-sided carnation border, surrounding five horizontal bands interspersed by lines of... Read more
Note from the designer - "This Dover, Massachusetts, sampler features an unusual border surrounding alphabetical and numerical tests, and a four-line verse often found on early 19th century American samplers. The colors are remarkably well preserved. The maker, Ann Harding (who was actually... Read more
In the upper register of this finely stitched English sampler there is featured an unusual vignette of Adam and Eve beneath the tree of life (with a menacing black faced serpent) flanked by mirror image brick cottages, followed by a pious verse: