"Life's road let we cautiously view And longer disdain to be wise Forebearing such Paths to Pursue As my reason should hate or despise To crown both my age and my youth Let me mark where religion has trod Since nothing but virtue and truth Can reach to the throne of my God"
Model stitched o... Read more
"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. DMC alternative #802 has been... 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 ninet... 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"
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 p... 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 p... Read more
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, whi... 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"
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
Model was stitched on Marbled Khaki from xJuDesigns using Au Ver a Soie 100.3 thread, but you may use whatever count fabric you are most comfortable with! The quantities of 100.3 given will work with 2 strands on 28 count linen, or 1 strand on 46 count linen. Stitch Count: 76W x 193H
"Jesus permit thy sacred name to stand as the first effort of an infant's hand, and while her fingers on the canvas move, engage her tender thoughts to ask thy love. Among thy children let her have a part and write thy name thyself upon her heart." Model stitched on 32 Ct. Vintage Examplar l... Read more
"Life's road let we cautiously view And longer disdain to be wise Forebearing such Paths to Pursue As my reason should hate or despise To crown both my age and my youth Let me mark where religion has trod Since nothing but virtue and truth Can reach to the throne of my God"
Model stitched o... Read more
"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. DMC alternative #802 has been... 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 ninet... 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"
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 p... 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 p... Read more
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, whi... 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"
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
Model was stitched on Marbled Khaki from xJuDesigns using Au Ver a Soie 100.3 thread, but you may use whatever count fabric you are most comfortable with! The quantities of 100.3 given will work with 2 strands on 28 count linen, or 1 strand on 46 count linen. Stitch Count: 76W x 193H
"Jesus permit thy sacred name to stand as the first effort of an infant's hand, and while her fingers on the canvas move, engage her tender thoughts to ask thy love. Among thy children let her have a part and write thy name thyself upon her heart." Model stitched on 32 Ct. Vintage Examplar l... Read more
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