The original sampler is a charmer, and can you believe Felicie was only 7? As always, my charts come with a little essay about the antique, and my thoughts about what make the sampler special, in this case, those beautiful, organic borders, the color palette, the airy space contained within, and the... Read more
Second in the series of sampler fragments. Each is meant to look incomplete, as often old samplers are cut or damaged over the centuries. Each sampler in the series will have a different edge "cut off." All will be the same size on the same fabric.
Cross stitch book from Teresa Kogut featuring a sampler, sewing roll, needle keep & drum!
Sampler pattern is stitched on 40 Ct linen. Sewing Roll, Needle Keep, and Drum are stitched on 36 ct Vintage Country Mocha. All patterns use DMC and Weeks Dye Works threads with full DMC conversion.... Read more
A soft and feminine sampler celebrating the written letter.
The pattern is stitched on 32 ct. linen using Classic Colorworks, Weeks Dye Works, and DMC threads. Stitch count is 177 x 213. Finished size is 11.06" x 13.31".
Cross stitch pattern from Hands Across The Sea Samplers featuring a beautiful sampler reproduction!
The sampler was executed with cross stitches laid over two threads of linen and four-sided stitch. The sampler is suitable for needleworkers of all levels of ability and can be worked on... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from La D Da featuring a vintage sampler!
Stitched on 30 count Cocoa by Weeks Dye Works, using either Weeks Dye Works or DMC threads. Stitch count is 168 x 191. Finished size is 11.2 in wide X 12.73 in high.
This chart was orignially released at Nashville in 2020 and used with the 3 Classic Colorworks thread colors Lighthouse, Chesapeake Bay, and Mariner's Compass. Stitch count is 59 x 83. We recommend 32 count Smoky Pearl linen from Wichelt to complement the three Classic Colorworks threads!
Rose Lejeune 1900 is a reproduction of an antique French Sampler. Rose was 12 years old when she finished stitching this sampler on June 24, 1900. She loved the color pink, and that color shines in this sampler! While the pink I chose from Cottage Garden Threads isn't quite as bright as what... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Blackbird Designs featuring a Halloween sampler with a large crow! This is a reprint.
Model stitched over two threads on 30 count Gray by Weeks Dye Works using Classic Color Works and Gentle Arts threads. Stitch count is 114 x 299. Finished size is 7 2/3' x 20'.
This little Quaker sampler can be attached to an antique wooden bobbin, framed, or made into a pillow. Perhaps you have other ideas.
Charts are included for three different sampler versions of various dimensions. Antique bobbins vary in size, so instructions guide you to match one of the... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Little House Needleworks featuring a sampler with a peaceful phrase. "I rest the deer within the wood, drawn by its silent call, far from the throbbing crowd of men, on nature's breast I fall. My couch is sweet with blossoms fair, a bed of fragrant dreams, and soft from... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Wishing Thorn featuring a lovely beehive sampler!
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Milk and Honey from Fiber on a Whim using DMC, Thread Gatherer's Silk N Colors, and Kreinik threads. Stitch count is 131 x 140. Finished size is 7.25" x 7.75".
This darling design evokes the charm and warmth of a cozy winter sweater The mottled linen background embraces a tiny forest of evergreens, stylized flowers and a mixed-border pattern for a vintage wintry feeling. A humble prim house is nestled below the bare branches of a stately hardwood tree,... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Happiness Is Heartmade featuring a lovely sampler with an autumn crow and pumpkin!
Pattern is stitched on 14 or 16 ct Aida in the color of your choice using DMC threads. Stitch count is 84w x 84h. Finished size on 14/28 ct is 6" x 6".
"Sometimes you will never know the true value of a moment until it becomes a memory." the disembodied voice of Dr Seuss whispered in Jack's big floppy ear. "Mark my words little bunny... they are important!" To be continued...
Model stitched on fabric of your choice with one color of floss. Stitch count: 294 x 335.
Cross stitch pattern from Little Robin Designs featuring a beautiful sampler with flowers!
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Linen using Gentle Arts, Classic Colorworks, and Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch count is 134 x 134. Finished size is 6.7" x 6.7".
Two patterns are included in this chart pack (one for the sampler and one for the tree) featuring Pipers Piping who represent the eleventh day of Christmas. We're getting close to the end of our carol! I wanted to keep this piece very joyful and tie in features we've seen in the previous... Read more
"Threads through time connect all generations of needle workers. We learned out art from the ones who came before us. Today we teach & preserve for the ones who follow us"
Pattern is stitched on the fabric of your choice using either DMC or Cosmo threads! The stitch count is 114 x... Read more
The motifs I'ved used in Gardens of Saxony are drawn from the large German antique sampler I reproduced, CRS 1713. There are so many wonderful motifs on CRS 1713 that they deserve their own (much smaller!) sampler! This also gives the stitcher a chance to stitch these wonderful designs if they feel... Read more
A charming sampler featuring crows! This is a reprint of a classic design. Stitched over two threads on 30 ct Cafe Kona by R&R Reproductions with Classic Colorworks and Gentle Arts threads. Includes one specialty stitch: the Smyrna Cross.
Stitch Count: 120w x 120h - Finished Size: 8" x 8".
Cross stitch pattern from Blackbird Designs featuring a sampler with the phrase "The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it"! This is a reprint.
Modeled stitched over two threads on 30 count Espresso by R&R Reproductions using Gentle Arts threads. Stitch count is 89w x 120h. Finished size: 6" x 8".
Reproduced from a teeny-tiny, antique, petit-point picture from Prague (say that 10 times fast!), this charming scene is reminiscent of Delft tiles. The calming colorway and the gentle landscape subject were such a pleasure to stitch and to inspire some moments of rest. I hope stitching it brings... Read more
Mistletoe Manor Sampler and Smalls are stitched on 36 count Linen one strand of Valdani floss over two linen threads. Stitch count is 217 x 185h. Finished size is 12.06 in wide X 10.28 in high.
The pillow small stitch count is 104w x 60h and is trimmed in Dance Shoe Red Vintage Colors of... Read more
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.
Note from the designer: This is the next sampler in my Rhode Island sampler-inspired series, and it was a joy to design because I chose to work with a palette that was not the usual Halloween flavor sometimes associated with Salem. No orange was used anywhere in the piece! The top of the sampler... Read more
Armande stitched her sampler from 1888 to 1891, it is actually very finely stitched and the original measures only 37 cm x 34 cm (14.6 inch x 13.4 inch). Multiple motifs are inserted among the alphabets. Stitch count is 491 x 439.
This 14 page booklet includes three smalls to finish as scissor fobs, one bookmark, four extra borders, one needlebook cover, plus one small sampler and two Welcomes! Don't miss the BE CREATIVE ideas!
Pattern is stitched on 28 ct Platinum linen using Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch count is 283 x 176 stitches.
This leaflet size pattern includes numbers for personalizing y our piece and a lovely WELCOME HOME design! It is a fun fast stitch! Great as a hostess gift.
Pattern is stitched on 32 ct Parchment from Weeks Dye Works using DMC floss. Stitch count is 141 X 135 stitches. Finished Size is 8.81 in wide X 8.44 in high.
Made in Providence, Rhode Island, this sampler is a superb example of the work done at Miss Mary (Polly) Balch's school, one of the most important female learning institutions in America at that time. Combining sophisticated architectural, landscape and figural motifs with elaborate and unusual... Read more
This wonderfully symmetrical English sampler features a pair of silky floating swans and large twin sunflowers, executed in a rich natural palette of color. Birds fly over the tops of three flower-trees in the top third. A sumptuous basket of fruit is stitched between the golden swans, and towering... Read more
This is a reproduction of an English sampler made in Bradford, Yorkshire, that shows distinct influences of Scottish needlework traditions, particularly in the illuminated alphabets. The bold primary colors were reproduced from the front of the original sampler, which retains its amazing... Read more
This colorful William III English needlework vignette is executed entirely in gros and petit point stitches (cross stitch over one and two threads of linen). It depicts a large gros point fruiting tree above a scene with very finely stitched petit point leaves, flowers, and two animals, the larger... Read more
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."
The work is extremely fine and accomplished,... Read more
This English sampler features a three-sided floral border surrounding thirteen lines of alphabets, neatly cross-stitched in several different lettering styles. Mary Wagstaff was likely born in Huyton, Lancashire in 1809, completing this sampler when she was ten years old. She passed away in... Read more