In my constant researching about lace, including how it was created and how it was used over time, I am often encountering images of lace fans in museum collections, typically from the 18th and 19th centuries. I decided it was time to add a lace fan to my lace series of cross stitch designs!... Read more
What could be more welcoming come spring than a little spray of colorful flowers? This cross stitch design is based on a 19th century Berlin work pattern found in a museum archives and is finished using a hoop frame.
Model stitched on 32 count Cafe Mocha Country French Linen using 2 DMC... Read more
This colorful design was inspired by a 16th century tablecloth made up of 324 squares that are all different patterns. In creating my cross stitch interpretation, I decided to go all in and use 324 colors of DMC. So many stitchers have a full DMC collection, why not use a whole bunch in one project?... Read more
While I enjoy looking all around me in the world (such as carpets and wall decor), for cross stitch design inspiration, sometimes I just need to remember to look up. When I did one day, I was looking at a beautiful stained glass ceiling. The geometry appealed to me and I knew a pattern inspired by... Read more
Sometimes referred to as the "Queen of the Night," night-blooming cereus is a type of cactus that only blooms at dusk, sometimes for only a single night. A perfect flower for a Night Garden themed design! This is my contribution to the collaboration of 20 designers all using the same four... Read more
After releasing my cross stitch pattern 324 (which was stitched with 324 different colors of DMC) last year, I began stitching a new version featuring the same colors but with various types of stitches. Initially something I was creating just for myself, it soon became apparent that there was great... Read more
The fish in this design form a tessellation, which is a repeating pattern with no gaps (think about the prints of the artist M.C. Escher). Even under water, my geometric math brain influences my cross stitch designs!
Model stitched on 32 count Rain Country French linen from Wichelt using... Read more
Inspired by a common Amish quilt pattern and with colors based off of one such quilt in a museum, this cross stitch design can be finished as a miniature quilt, as the model was using a stand from Ackfeld Manufacturing.
Model stitched on 32 count Navy Zweigart linen using 23 DMC threads. Stitch count is 108 x 108. Finished size is 6.75" x 6.75".
In 2024, I released my 324 cross stitch pattern. I followed that up with 324: The Sequel, which used the same DMC colors, but involved all different types of stitches. In 2025, I released 365: A Year in Stitches cross stitch pattern. Given the excitement and enthusiasm I saw in the cross stitch... Read more
This fun geometrical design features different fillings (all full cross stitches) in each "ring." A fun way to explore new patterns as well as show off the beauty of overdyed threads!
We do not carry All Threadworx threads needed. The ones we do are listed.
Models stitched... Read more
In my explorations of old embroidery books, I came across a number of rug designs in a book from 1880. While they were intended as inspiration for woven carpet patterns, I realized that a blackwork design could also show off the dynamic beauty of the geometry.
During my recent research on color theory and the history of color wheels, I began musing on different ways to express the relationships between colors. This design is the result of that brainstorming!
Model stitched on 32 count linen from using 16 DMC threads. Stitch count: 133 x 133 and the finished size is 8.31" x 8.31".
I began exploring English Cameo glass after a visit to a museum where I saw some extraordinary examples of this art form. Inevitably, when I find something like this that interests me, I turn it into a cross stitch pattern.
Models stitched on 32 count Blueberry Pie from Grace Notes Fabrics using DMC threads. Stitch count: 100 x 101.
The inspiration for these four little biscornus was a piece of cotton fabric that was being used to make a project bag. I loved the geometric design and bold color scheme and knew I needed to create a cross stitch pattern from it.
Model stitched on 32 ct Christmas Red Belfast linen and Black Belfast linen using DMC threads. Stitch count: each biscornu is 39 x 39.
These two little bluebirds are ready to fly! The designs are inverse images of one another - where there are stitches on one, there is empty space on the other. Both charts are included in this pattern.
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The colorful bird was stitched 1-over-2 with 6 colors of Sulky Cotton Petites... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Works By ABC featuring a beautiful sampler! "Surely he hath borne our grief and carried our sorrows yet we did esteem him stricken smitten of God and afflicted."
Pattern is stitched on 32 ct Creek Bed Brown from R&R Reproductions using DMC floss. Stitch count is 213 x 259.
A small number of colors can pack a visual punch when arranged in this starburst fashion!
Model stitched on 36 count Grace Notes linen in Black Licorice using 4 colors of Sulky Petites Cotton. Stitch count: 69 x 69. Finished size is 3.8" x 3.8".
Rosena Disery stitched her sampler in 1820 at the New York African Free School. It is one of a few samplers known to have been stitched by a Black girl and one of only two from this school. This pattern was created with permission of the New York Historical Society, which... Read more
Models stitched over two on 32 Ct. Charcoal Gray using DMC floss. Stitch Count for Box Top: 70 x 44, Design Size: 5" x 3" For Needle Book: 53 x 43, 4" x 3" For Pin Cushion: 39 x 30, 3" x 2" For Needleminder: 15 x 15, 1" x 1"
Cross stitch pattern from Works By ABC featuring all of the important dreidel rules for Hanukkah!
Pattern is stitched on 32 ct Latte Country French Linen using Threadworx threads with DMC conversion. Stitch count is 62 x 94. Finished size is 3.88" x 5.88".
Cross stitch pattern from Works by ABC featuring nesting dolls worked on perforated paper.
The model was stitched on the included 14 Ct. perforated paper with DMC floss. Comes with complete finishing instructions. Finished sizes are 4.5", 3.2" and 2".
Two designs are included in this pattern from Works by ABC- "A Cup of Tea is a Cup of Peace" and "There is no trouble so great or grave that cannot be much diminished by a nice cup of tea."
Pattern is stitched on 28 ct using Treenway Silks with DMC conversions. Stitch count is 60 x 60 for both designs.
What makes this design royal? It was inspired by a soup bowl from an 18th century dinner service created for an empress. The geometry was just so intriguing to me and I was determined to figure out how to translate it thread and fabric. This design uses cross stitch, backstitch, and smyrna crosses.
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Shalom is the Hebrew word for "peace" and is often used in greeting for both a hello and goodbye. Both charts - the English version and the Hebrew version - are included.
At first glance, perhaps what you see in this picture is the word "shalom" with some geometrical design... Read more
With this release here at Needlework Marketplace, the seasonal biscornu stack series is complete - all four seasons are now available. They were designed using the same stitch count.
Model stitched on 30 count Weeks linen in Golden using Weeks Carolina Cecil (2 skeins needed)
Stitch counts: large 64 x 64, medium 46 x 46, small 32 x 32
(a top and a bottom for each size)
This is the latest in what I refer to as my "repeating motif" series. The same motif is stitched over and over, but, with a planned placement of colors within those motifs, an image of cherry blossom trees on a spring day emerges.
Model stitched 1 over 2 on 32 count white Jobelan using 7 Gentle Arts threads. Stitch count: 96 x 64
A three-dimensional cross stitch flower - how fun! I called this five-petal flower a wild rose, because of a sweet memory of a time spent with these flowers in the midwest. But, truly, it can be any five-petal flower, especially keeping in mind that you can change the color.
Peace, in all senses of the word, is needed in our world and perhaps stitching a design that includes that word in 20 different languages can help remind us of that.
A portion of the proceeds of the sale of this chart will be donated to Doctors Without Borders
Model stitched on 32 count Blueberry Pie from Grace Notes Fabrics using DMC floss. Stitch count: 166 x 115.
I found an interesting square design in a centuries-old pattern book, where it seemed like the square would have been rotated around and used four times. However, it was unclear which corner would have been in the middle and which would have been on the outer edge. After playing with it for a bit,... Read more
I learned last year, thanks to my pattern 324, that there are indeed plenty of stitchers who will stitch a design with a lot (to put it mildly) of different color threads. So, why not go to the next level? I am excited to share with you 365: A Year in Stitches. Each of the 365 circles in this design... Read more
Amish quilts have always fascinated me - I am quite taken with their simplistic beauty, their stunning use of solid color fabrics, and their history. In 2024, I was fortunate to see an exhibit of such quilts at a museum. There was an amazing Broken Star quilt right at the entrance that just drew me... Read more
One of the earliest signs of spring are daffodils shooting up from the ground. When I see them, I know that the cold and darkness of winter is nearly behind me and beautiful flowers of all types and colors are on their way. Upon seeing a field of daffodils on an early spring walk one day, I knew... Read more
Irises are one of my favorite flowers. As I lean towards purples and blues in general, perhaps this is not a surprise. So, it was high time that I designed a cross stitch pattern featuring this flower. An extra bonus that I recently learned: irises are the state flower of Tennessee. How perfect then... Read more
My lace design series are all patterns that have been inspired by old pieces of lace. A number of stitchers have shared with me their wish for a design in this series that would be a little smaller than many of the others, and so the idea for Lovely Lace was born.
I enjoy doing color experiments in my designs and this pattern is the result of one. Using the highly variegated Weeks Dye Works Bethlehem with one coordinating DMC for each circle, it is so fun to see how a solid color brings out the different shades that make up the variegated thread.
These three little designs were inspired by the motifs and colors found in some fun cotton fabric that was used for a project bag. I love geometrical designs and the color palette really caught my eye! That said, with only five colors, it is easy to substitute in a different color palette for a... Read more
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