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
"May goodness and mercy follow thee." Model stitched one over two on 36 Ct. Hogbristle from Fox and Rabbit Designs using DMC floss, Classic Colorworks, and Week Dye Works. Stitch Count: 285W x 178H. Design Size: 16" x 10"
"The fruit of the spirit is Love, Joy, Peace." Model stitched on 32ct. Vintage Sand Dune Linen using Needlepoint Silk Threads & Silk N Colors. Stitch count is 145 X 103.
This was originally released at Shepherd's Bush in 2022, and now it's available openly! I had enormous fun designing this Rhode Island-style sampler inspired by the Mayflower and the year the Pilgrims landed in America. The sampler features Pilgrims as well as Wampanoag (I even researched their... Read more
"Declaration of Sentiments - We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men and women are created equal".
Model stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Vintage Homespun by R&R Reproductions with DMC floss and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 180W x 185H. Finished size: 10" x 10 1/4".
This sampler design features a gardener watering her tomato vine, surrounded by all the letters of the alphabet.
The model was stitched over two threads on 36 Ct. Affogato by Fiber on a Whim with Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks, and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 129W x 109H. Finished Size: 7.17w x 6.06h.
"The Nantucket Girl's Song 1821. Then I'll haste to wed a sailor and send him off to sea, for a life of independence is the pleasant life for me. But every now and then I shall like to see his face, for it always seems to me to beam with manly grace. With his brow so nobly open and his dark and... Read more
Model stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Wren linen by Picture This Plus with Classic Colorworks floss, Gentle Art Sampler threads, & Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 232W x 154H.
"Be you to others kind and true as you would have others be to you." Model stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. American Chestnut linen with Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 83W x 81H. Finished size is 4.61 in wide X 4.5 in high.
Model stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Weathered Shingle linen by R&R Reproductions with Weeks Dye Works floss, DMC floss, and Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 97W x 96H.
"Be Ye Thankful and Good." Model stitched on 36 Ct. Stars Hollow Blend by R&R Reproductions with Classic Colorworks, Gentle Art Sampler threads, and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 161W x 139H.
"Make use of present time." Model stitched on 36 Ct. Olde Towne Blend by R&R Reproductions with Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 144W x 69H. Finished size is 8 in wide X 3.83 in high
Model stitched on 40 ct Olde Towne Blend using Weeks Dye Works, Gentle Arts & Classic Colorworks. A personalization chart has been included for you to stitch your name or a loved ones name in the place of "Mary Jane Carver". Stitch count 247 x 215. Finished size is 12.35 in wide X 10.75 in high.
Note from the designer: I've had this antique reproduced since 2015, but I had always wanted to pair it with some little companion pieces before releasing it. I've finally done just that!
What drew me to this sampler was the oversize, unusual bird (I am always drawn to odd birds on... Read more
Model was stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Winter Brew linen with Classic Colorworks, Weeks Dye Works floss and Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 98W x 99H.
"Adorn your heart, adorn your mind with knowledge of the sweetest king." Models stitched on 36 Ct. Hogbristle by Fox and Rabbit Designs with DMC floss, Weeks Dye Works and Classic Colors floss. Stitch counts: Sampler - 220W x 167H, Pincushion - 61W x 69H.
"What is this that thou has done? Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field." Model stitched on 36 count Vintage Light Examplar using Needlepoint Inc. and Gloriana threads. Stitch count: 417W x 190H.
"What's in thy mind let no one know, nor to they friends thy secrets show. For if thy friends should prove thy foe, then all the world thy secrets know." Model stitched on 36 Ct. Vintage Navy Bean with Weeks Dye Works and Gentle Art Sampler threads (or DMC 154, 3363, 523, 902, 819, 3813, 3740, 838, 3787, Ecru, 611, 3861, 3041, 646, 3781, 315). Stitch Count: 303W x 263H
Model stitched on 36 Ct. Winter Brew by R&R Reproductions with Gentle Art Sampler threads, Weeks Dye Works floss and Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch Count: 227W x 189H.
" The Lord is my Shepherd I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in Green Pastures. He leadeth me by the still waters and restoreth my soul." Model stitched on 36 Ct. Vintage Strawflower by Lakeside Linen with Needlepoint Silk thread. Stitch Count: 185W x 188H.
"Now in my early days, Teach me thy will to know." Model stitched 1 over 2 on 36 Ct. Vintage Beeswax using DMC floss and Weeks Dye Works. Stitch Count: 215W x 213H. Design Size: 12" x 12"
"You're a grand old flag." Model stitched over 2 threads on 36 ct. Stars Hollow Blend by R&R Reproductions with Classic Colorworks, Weeks Dye Works floss, and Gentle Art Sampler threads. Stitch Count: 98W x 99H.
"O beautiful for heroes proved in liberating strife, who more than self their country loved, and mercy more than life!" Model stitched over 2 threads on 36 ct. Vintage Examplar by Lakeside Linens with Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch Count: 168W x 185H.
Model stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Stars Hollow Blend linen with Weeks Dye Works floss and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 164W x 150H. Finished size: 9" x 8 1/2"
Model stitched on 36 count Vintage Tarnished Silver using 1 strand of cotton over two linen threads. Uses Classic Color Works. Stitch count: 101W x 104H.