"So frail is the youth and the beauty of men. Though they bloom and look gay like a rose Yet all our fond care to preserve them is vain. Time kills them as fast as he goes"
Model stitched on Weeks Dye Works 46 ct. Parchment linen from Weeks Dye Works. with a palette of 20 Au Ver a... Read more
Model stitched using Au Ver A Soie - Soie d'Alger. The chart recommends Legacy Linen's Victoria Sponge Cake in 30ct, Corn Tassel in 37ct, Foxtail Millett in 45ct, or Sycamore Seedpod in 53/63ct. Quantities of thread we have provided will work for 1 strand on 40ct linen.Also required but not listed:... Read more
Note from the designer - "A RED BRICK MANSION HOUSE is at the center of this wildly engaging English sampler featuring a small
zoo/conservatory/aviary of flora and fauna as interpreted by an exceptionally talented young
woman of the early nineteenth century. The verse is common enough on... Read more
Note from the designer: "The title of this unsigned, undated American sampler comes from the verse stitched across the top:
Let no fond love for earth exact a sigh;
No doubts divert my steady steps aside;
Nor let me long to live, nor dread to die
Heav'n is my hope and... Read more
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. This... Read more
"My Dear Mother 1820" Model stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. Beige linen with Gentle Art Sampler threads and Weeks Dye Works floss (or DMC 3021, 420, 612, 433, 500, 502, 371, 407, 730, 840). Stitch Count: 80W x 96H. Finished size: 4" x 4 3/4"
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
I am delighted to share this antique with you. It is from 1840 of Dutch origin. The sampler had lots of great motifs and I loved the top rows of crowns and shields, but the composition did not please me, it had large blank spots on it. I saw this piece as more enjoyable in the vertical format as... Read more
Model stitched one over two on 32 Ct. Straw linen using Classic Colorworks, Gentle Art Sampler Threads and Weeks Dye Works (or all DMC 3863, 3033, 3031, 221, 642, 3021, 3011, 611). Stitch Count: 141W x 139H. Design Size: 8.81" x 8.68"
Cross stitch pattern from My Sister's Samplers featuring a sampler!
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Over the Moon from Colour and Cotton. Colour and Cotton threads not listed: Solstice, Spring Moss, Maize, Adobe(2), and Tusk(3). DMC conversion included. Stitch count is 211 x 228.
Cross stitch pattern from My Sister's Samplers featuring a sampler!
Pattern is stitched on 46 ct Winter Woolens by Seraphim Fabrics using Gloriana Silk with DMC conversion. Gloriana Silk not listed: Peach Mimosa and Tudor Silk Northern Lights. Stitch count is 267 x 370.
Cross stitch pattern from My Sister's Samplers featuring a sampler!
Pattern is stitched on 35 ct Dark Cappicciono from R&R Reproductions using Gloriana Silk threads (Swamp Grass). Stitch count is 179 x 185. If stitching on a lower count, two skeins of floss would be needed.
Cross stitch pattern from My Sister's Samplers featuring a sampler!
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Antiquity linen by Number 12 Stitch Co. using Gloriana silk floss. Threads not listed: Peach Mimosa, Autumn Gold Dark, Federal Blue, and Daffodil. Stitch count is 141 x 168.
Model stitched over two threads on 32 Ct. Star Sapphire linen using DMC and Classic Colorworks floss (or all DMC 603, 646, 647, 721, 743, 869, 911, 913, 3072, 3825, white, 320, 839). Stitch Count: 59x83