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 combinat... Read more
"Next unto God Dear Parents I address Myself to you in Humble Thankfulness For all your care and Charge on me bestowed The means of Learning unto me Allowed Go on I pray and Let me still Pursue Those Golden Arts the Vulgar never knew."
Model stitched one over two on your choice of 36 Ct. fa... Read more
"Ohappy they who know the Lord With whom he deigns to dwell He feeds and cheers them by his word His arm supports them well HIs presence sweetens all our care And makes our burdens light A word from him dispels our fears and gilds the gloom of night"
Model stitched one over two on 40 Ct. S... Read more
Model stitched two over one and two on 40 Ct. Old Towne from R&R Reproductions using Gentle Art Sampler Threads and Weeks Dye Works. Stitch Count: 141W x 125H. Design Size: 7.25" x 6.25" Black & White and Color Chart Included.
"Jesus permit thy gracious Name to stand As the first efforts of a female hand And her fingers on the canvas move Engage her tender heart to seek thy love With thy dear children may she have apart And write thy name thyself upon her heart"
Model stitched one over two on 40 Ct. Vintage Sand... Read more
"Christs Arms do still stand open to receive All weary Prodigals that sin do leave For them he left his Fathers best Abode Made Son of Man to make Man Son of God To cure their Wounds he Lifes Elixir bled and dyd a Death to raise them from the Dead"
"Fragrant the Rose is but fades in Tim... Read more
"Make much of precious time when your power be careful Well to husband every hour for time will come when you Shall sorelament the unhappy moments you have mispent."
Model stitched one over two on 40 Ct. Straw using Soie d'Alger (or DMC floss 543, 832, 347, 931, 522, 720, 926, 3712, 815, 38... Read more
"May grace and everlasting truth My staff and standard be, The best companion for a youth Join'd with humility." Model stitched on 32 Ct. Vintage Pecan Butter using Needlepoitn Inc. Silk (or all DMC 320, 3821 ,3848 ,3847, 3371, 754, 3830, 3863, 3776, 3825, 758, 437, 869). Stitch count is 175W x 175H.
Model stitched over two on 36 Ct. Vintage Meadow Rue using Needle point Inc. Silks. (DMC alternates are 677 224 3803 3781 3772 3011 3750 3371 3046 918 561 928 869 ecru) Stitch size: 200w x 275h (size needed 18x22)
"The Hour of Prayer - Hail; peaceful hour supremely blest amid the hours of earthly care: the hour that yields the spirit rest that sacred hour_ the hour of prayer. And when my hours of prayer are past, oh, may I leave these Sabbath days to find eternity at last a never ending hour of praise." Model stitched on 18 count Aida with DMC floss. Stitch count: 364W x 400H.
"Elizabeth Wood will be always a good and obedient little girl"
Model stitched on 56 count Old Sheep from xJuDesigns, using Au Ver A Soie 100.3 thread. Soie d'Alger alternative #2645. DMC alternative #347. Stitch count 144w x 133h.
Model stitched over 2 threads on 36 Ct. Eureka by Fox and Rabbit Designs with Soie d'Alger Au Ver a Soie silk floss. Conversions available for DMC, Cosmo, and NPI. Stitch Count: 161W x 170H. Finished size: 8.94" x 9.44".
Note from the designer - "Acquired in England, one might assume that this classic Quaker motif sampler was made at the Ackworth School in Yorkshire. However the influence of the designs promulgated by the Quaker School needleworkers stretched far beyond the confines of the school's walls. Th... Read more
Model stitched over two on 36 Ct. Vintage Light Exemplar by Lakeside Linen using Weeks Dye Works and Gentle Art threads. (DMC alternates are 169 730 347 518 612 356 .033 167 3011)Stitch Count: 202W x 233H
Model stitched one over two on 40 Ct. Sand Dune from Lakeside Linens using Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works (or all DMC floss white, 221, 434, 933, 730, 823, 829, 524, 3856, 3859, 3777). Stitch count: 191W x 197H. Design size is 9 1/2" x 9 3/4"