Note from the designer - "This Quaker sampler came from the vicinity of York, England, where a Quaker school existed at the same time as the more famous Ackworth School, not far from there. The Parnell name is still fairly common in the district, and the family was Quaker.
Linen count and finished size: 35-count 18-3/4" x 24"; or 40 count 16-1/2" x 21"
Note from the designer - "Several band samplers very similar to this one are in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London as well as in other important collections. This particular sampler came from the collection of The Scarlet Letter, and is now in a private collection. A... Read more
There is so much going on in this fascinating English sampler that it's hard to know where to begin looking. Apart from the somewhat conventional Adam and Eve at the top center, adorable flying cherubs flank them and the apple tree, bearing gold rings and sprays of flowers. The verse is as... Read more
Note from the designer - "Elizabeth Mansfield finished her sampler in England on 13th June 1792, during the reign of King George III (1760-1820: note the cushioned crown in the upper third, marked on either side by the initials G R for George Rex). The original sampler was stitched on a very... Read more
Note from the designer: "This band sampler was designed after a piece in the collection of the Fitzwilliam Museum, most remarkable for the colorful, solidly filled geometric and floral sections. It also features double running stitch sections found on Italian embroideries of the sixteenth and... Read more
Note from the designer: "A Pennsylvania German sampler that may not be, strictly speaking, a miniature, but is nonetheless small for its type. Typical Pennsylvania German folk culture motifs - birds, trees, hearts, flowers, crowns and stars - adorn it."
Note from the designer: "This sampler is a fine example of work done by Pennsylvania German girls in the early-to-mid nineteenth century. Similar motifs appear on the show towels that decorated kitchen and bedroom doors in these immigrant German households. It is thought that while the show... Read more
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
This sweet little American sampler features two little houses above alphabets and a short verse:
Would you be wise
Each moment prize
It is surrounded on four sides by a double sided satin stitched sawtooth border. Stitches used include cross, outline, stem filling, counted... Read more
Fanny Hancock's father, Ebenezer Hancock, was cousin to the famous John Hancock. Born in 1785, Fanny sewed her sampler at age 11. She married Nathaniel Parker of Boston in 1803, and died in 1834. The colors on the back side of her sampler retained much of their original brilliance, and are... Read more
Note from the designer: "Our own original design created in collaboration with Terry Meinke, draws upon the needlework traditions of two centuries, in both England and America. The idyllic landscape and more naturalistic figures (as opposed to the blocky shapes of later figures on American... Read more
Note from the designer: "This sampler was probably made in Rhode Island, a poor sister, perhaps, to the magnificent creations coming out of the girls' schools in Newport, Providence and Bristol at this same period, but bearing some similar "signatures". The squat, long-tailed bird at the... Read more
This sampler features two uncommon verses taken from the book Sentences and Maxims Divine, Moral and Historical, in Prose and Instruction of Human Life: and Particularly for the Improvement of Youth in Good Sence and correct English by George Shelley, published in London in 1712.
"Jesus permit thy Gracious name to stand as the first effort of an infant hand. And while her fingers on the canvas move, engage her tender thoughts to seek thy love. With thy dear children, let her have a part and write thy name thyself upon her heart."
Note from the designer: "From Dover, Massachusetts, comes Harriot Boardman's sampler, originally worked on a distinctive green linsey-woolsey found only on some North Shore samplers. A three-sided sawtooth border surrounds alphabet and numeral tests with geometric cross bands, two deer with... Read more
Note from the designer: "This original design blends a mid-18th century floral sampler border with a late 18th century lettering and cartouche style, and a mid-19th century sentiment. Instructions are provided for working the sampler in a different color scheme (red, blues, greens) on a neutral... Read more
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
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
This is a very finely stitched classic Scottish sampler featuring three complete rows of beautifully illuminated letters, an arcaded floral band as well as other traditional motifs including peacocks, birds drinking at the fountain of life, feather trees and family initials. A four sided berry... Read more
This collection by Teresa Kogut has 3 different designs! Each design features a different gathering of flora and fauna, and uses the same color threads and symbols. "ABC 123" and "Sally Emerson" do not use DMC 435, 611, 822, and 3781.
"Count the day lost whose low descending sun views from thy hand no worthy act done."
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 32 Ct. Black linen with silks from Gloriana and The Thread Gatherer. Stitch Count: 251W x 111H. Finished size: 15.6" x 7".
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
Package contains patterns for both a multicolor and one color version of the design. The models were stitched on 32 Ct. Light Examplar by Lakeside Linens with DMC, Gentle Arts and Olde Willow Stitchery threads (not listed). Stitch Count: 222W x 139H. Finished size: 13.8" x 8.6".
Model stitched two over two on 32 Ct. Beautiful Beige Linen using Classic Colorworks. Stitch Count: 45W x 125H. Design Size: 2 3/4" x 7 3/4". Frame from Family Tree Frame Company 4" x 9" June in Fleamarket Icing.
Model stitched one over two on 40 Ct. linen using Gentle Art Sampler Threads. Specialty Stitch Used: Satin Stitch. Stitch Count: 160x210. Design Size: 8" x 10 1/2"
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 35 Ct. Parchment linen from Weeks Dye Works with Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 104x72. Finished Size: 6" x 4 1/2".
Model stitched on fabric of your choice with any one color of thread. If stitched on 16 Ct./32 Ct. fabric, you will need 156 meters of 6 ply floss. Design size:13.94" x 26.69". Fabric size: about 20" x 33". If stitched on 18 Ct./36 Ct. fabric, you will need 80 meters of 6 strand... Read more
The collective noun for swans is "game", a term which dates back to at lease 1554 when William Romsey of Bieton left his game to "my wyffe Elizabeth during her lyffe and at her decease, at the marking time next after, to remain Anne Bartilmew and Kunegunde Dix and the heirs of their... Read more
Model stitched two over two on 28 Ct. Summer Khaki using Gentle Art Sampler Threads and Weeks Dye Works. Stitch Count: 76W x 120H. Design Size: 6" x 9"
Model stitched over two on 30 Ct. Linen using Classic Colorworks, Gentle Art Sampler Threads and Weeks Dye Works. Stitch Count: 75W x 85H. Finished Size: 5" x 5 2/3"
"Love Spoken Here." Stitched on 35 Count Parchment Linen by Weeks Dye Works using one strand Needlepoint Silk. DMC alternative: 612, 646, 869, 3032. Stitch Count: 127W x 126H.
Anniversaries of the Heart Series - Pattern 11. Model stitched on 30 Ct. Irish Cream by R&R Reproductions with Classic Colorworks and Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 75W x 85H. Finished Size: 5" x 6"
Model stitched on 30 Ct. Parchment linen by Weeks Dye Works with Gentle Art Sampler threads, Weeks Dye Works floss, and Classic Colorworks floss. Comes with star button. Stitch Count: 101x51. Design Size: 7" x 4"
"She looketh well to the ways of her household and eateth not the bread of idleners." Model stitched on 30 count Cocoa Linen by Weeks Dye Works with Classic Colorworks Belle Soie. Stitch count: 132W x 144H.
Model stitched over two on 30 Ct. "Linen" linen using Weeks Dye Works. DMC 223 or 224 can be used for Charlotte's Pink; dried sage either dmc 3348 or 368, and for Week's Kohl dmc 310 or 2799. Stitch Count: 87W x 91H. Design Size: 6" x 6 1/4"
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