Elizabeth Cockerill 1831 is a reproduction of an early 19th century English cross stitch sampler from the private collection of Whilst Iris Naps Designs.
The stitch count is 154 x 212 and our model is stitched on 36ct Weeks Dye Works Putty' which measures 8 1/2 x 11 3/4 inches (21.6 x 29.8 cm). The pattern is stitched with 1 strand floss over 2 linen threads except for a small amount of over one at the end of each verse line. We used Weeks Dye Works threads but we include a DMC conversion.
"Friendship. Tell me ye knowing and discerning few. Where I may find a friend both firm and true. Who dares stand by me when in deep distress. And then his love and friendship most express"
"I sigh not for beauty nor languish for wealth but grant me kind Providence, virtue and health. Then richer thankings and more happy than they, my days shall pass sweetly and swiftly away. Elizabeth Hancock 1831." Model stitched on 30 count Straw Linen with Classic Color Works Bella Soie Silk floss. Stitch count is 271 x 237.
Cross stitch pattern from Darling & Whimsy Designs featuring a lovely sampler with the phrase "When this you see remember mee and keep mee in your mind. Let the world say what it will speak of me as you find"!
"The best and most beautiful things in the world can not be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart" This sampler is done on a beautiful gray linen and stitched I Cross Stitch with threads in pinks, blues, and greens.
Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Pewter from Picture... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from From The Heart featuring a sampler with the phrase "The Lord is my shepherd"!
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct linen using threads from Silk 'N Colors, The Gentle Art and or DMC. There are thread conversions for DMC threads. Stitch count is 72 x 108. Finished size is 3.6 in wide X 5.4 in high.
Cross Stitch pattern from Silver Creek Samplers featuring a campfire with the phrase "Crisp cool air, moonlit night, warm bonfire, stars so bright, dancing flames, ancient lore, embers glowing, make a smore"!
Stitched on 'Hamlet' 18ct Aida by Under the Sea Fabrics, with DMC threads. Stitch count: 73 x 189.
"On the alone my Hope relies Beneath thy cross I fall thou art my life my sacrifice My Savior and My All don 1837". What a stunning English sampler! It was so much fun to stitch with all the motifs and bright colors. Not sure if the swans, bull, or parrot is my favorite... okay, maybe the... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from The Sampler Girl featuring the phrase "Sea air was healing, relaxing. The sea air alone was evidently designed by nature for the cure"!
Pattern is stitched on 28 ct Cream using Classic Colorworks, Gentle Arts, and DMC threads. Stitch count is 107 x 132.
Cross stitch pattern from Samplers Not Forgotten featuring a beautiful purple pansy sampler design with the words "It does me good, thou flowers of spring, Thy blossoms to behold, Thou bloom'st when birds begin to sing, in purple and in gold".
Pattern by Plum Street Samplers featuring a vintage inspired design for the Serial Bowl collection with the words, "The Daily labors of the bee awake my soul to industry".
Model stitched over two on 36 Ct. Vintage Meadow Rue by Lakeside Linens using Classic Colorwork floss.
Pattern by Moira Blackburn Samplers featuring an antique design with the sentiment, "He who sows courtesy, reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness, gathers love.".
Model stitched on 18 count Aida with DMC floss. Stitch count: 264W x 264H and the finished size is 14.67" x 14.67".
Pattern by Plum Street Samplers featuring a vintage inspired design with the words "Lord guide my heart that I may do thy will and fill my hands with such convenient skill" and "As will condece to Virtue void of shame and I will give the glory to thy name".
Cross stitch pattern from Needlemade Designs featuring a vintage sampler with the phrase "Fear God and keep his commandments for this is the holy duty of man"!
Model stitched one over two on 40 count Vintage Meadow Rue linen using Au ver a Soie d'alger silks. Stitch count is 307W x 276H. Design size is 17.06" x 15.33"
Pattern by Gigi R featuring an antique sampler reproduction from 1864 which has the words, "Little deeds of kindness, little words of love make our earth an Eden like to heaven above. Elizabeth A Wenden October 1864."
Model stitched over 2 threads on 40 Ct. Beige linen with Weeks Dye Works floss (or DMC 939). Stitch Count: 170W x 187H. Finished size: 8 1/2" x 9 1/4".
Cross stitch pattern from Cross Stitch Antiques featuring a sampler with the phrase "When house and land is gone and spent, learning is most excellent"!
Model stitched on 40 ct. Vintage Examplar by Lakeside Linens using DMC thread. Stitch count is 131 x 185.
Cross stitch pattern from Pansy Patch Quilts & Stitchery featuring a sampler with the alphabet and the phrase "Garden with joy and love fills a home with happiness"!
Pattern is stitched using Classic Colorworks, Gentle Arts, and Weeks Dye Works floss with DMC conversions. Stitch counts are 251 x 331 sampler, 169 x 60 pin keep, 128 x 128 scissor case, 34 x 34 scissor fob.