The model was stitched on 30 count Old Salem Linen by The Primitive Hare using Gentle Arts Sampler Thread. The stitch count is 136 x 193.
The recommended fabric allows for a 2 inch border.
Cross Stitch pattern from The Primitive Hare featuring the phrase "My soul is fed with needle and thread"!
Cross stitch pattern by Pansy Patch Quilts and Stitchery featuring the sentiment "Love" with a quaint little fountain and floral design!
Model stitched 36ct Antique Lace linen from Seraphim using a mixture of Gentle Art, Weeks Dye Works and Classic Colorworks thread. Stitch count is 200w x 129h.
Model stitched on 32ct Country Mocha Edinburgh Linen with Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: approximately 157w x 77h. Finished size: approximately 11.2" x 5.5" Color chart.
Model stitched over two on 28 Ct. Antique White Cashel using DMC floss and Coloris and Mill Hill Beads. Also required, but not listed above 6 mm Mother of Pearl Sequins. Stitch Count: 128W x 160H. Design Size: 9" x 11.5"
This design features the text "Vivez longtemps soyez heureux
Bien chers Parents ce sont mes voeux."
A wish from a child to her parents, for long and happy lives. They are surrounded by birds and flowers, while shepherding lambs in the French countryside.
Model is stitched on Zweigart 28 count linen in Platinum. This design will work well on many fabrics, including black. White and red fabrics are not recommended. Stitch size: 158 wide x 158 high - 11" x 11" when stitched on 14 ct fabric (or 28 ct over two threads). A 18" x 18" piece of fabric is recommended for this project.
Note from the designer - "Rhode Island samplers were among the first American schoolgirl embroideries to be recognized by serious collectors and textile scholars as a distinctive group with extraordinary visual appeal. The Sheffield sampler is delicately worked with an unusually pleasing... Read more
A unique four-sided geometric border is the highlight of this American sampler, consisting of nine rows of letters and numerals surrounded by a counted satin stitch sawtooth inner border. The design looks like something that might have inspired the Dutch artist Piet Mondrian. I have not been able... 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
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:
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
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
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: "Adapted from a mid eighteenth century English sampler. The combination of several unusual stitch techniques with bold primary colors, makes this sampler outstandingly beautiful and a rewarding project to stitch.
While the majority is done in cross stitch, large... Read more
Note from the designer: "A gift from the collection of Rosalind and Edwin Miller to the museum. Emma Lerch was born in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, in 1830, and she stitched this sampler in her thirteenth year. It is a very simple work, with a lovely meandering floral border. While perhaps... Read more
"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: "Hannah Mosher was born March 12th, 1786, in Hollis, New Hampshire, the fourth and last child of Abijah and Hannah Mosher. On March 7, 1813, she married the Rev. Walter Chapin of Woodstock, Vermont. Apart from this sketchy biographical information, found in the History of... 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
Note from the designer: "German and Dutch samplers are known for their iconography, especially the symbolic religious motifs. This piece, reproduced from the collection of the Allentown Art Museum in Allentown, Pennsylvania, portrays many of these motifs. Adam and Eve, in particular, are often... 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
Note from the designer: "This small and brilliantly preserved band sampler demonstrates a wide variety of stitches found on many seventeenth century samplers. The beautifully shaded flower heads and leaves are filled in with connecting tiers of trellis stitch."
Note from the designer: "Samplers worked with black backgrounds are unique to New England, and this one is designed after a late 18th century Massachusetts piece. A portly clergyman is depicted strolling between a fashionable lady under a parasol, and a church or meeting -house; with a frisky... Read more
Model stitched two over two on 32 Ct. Cornsilk using DMC floss, Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works. Stitch Count: 198x198. Design Size: 12 3/4" x 13".
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.
Cross stitch pattern from Little House Needleworks with a "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" theme!
Model stitched on 32 ct. Silkweaver, Tuscan Clay Linen using Classic Colorworks thread. Stitch count is 131 x 122. Finished size is 8" x 7.5".
Whether you call him Kris Kringle or pre Nol, Santa is beloved all over the world. Watch him up on the roof top or as he dashes away in his sleigh. There's a design for everyone in this beautiful sampler by Sandy Orton. Stitch count 169w X 224h. Finished size on 14-ct fabric 12" X 16".
Model stitched on 14 Count White Aida
Pattern by Bent Creek featuring all the letters of the alphabet laid out in a row between two houses.
Model stitched on 32 Ct. Natural linen using Weeks Dye Works and Gentle Arts Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 276 x 30 and the finished size is 17.25" x 1.88".
"Purple flowers cover the meadow until, the summer is over on lavender hill." Model stitched on 16 Ct. Lambswool aida with DMC floss. Stitch Count: 79W x 78H.
Reprint of a previously discontinued pattern. All models stitched two over two on 32 Ct. Lambswool using DMC floss. Stitch Count for Sampler: 151H x 70W. Finished Size: 9 5/8" x 4 3/8". Stitch Count for Summer Foursome: 74H x 72W. Finished Size: 4 5/8" x 4 1/2". Stitch Count for Individual Ornaments: 30W x 34W. Finished Size: 1 7/8" x 2 1/8"