Antique Cross Stitch Patterns

Note from the designer: "This was taught at a retreat last year in one of my favorite places, Colonial Williamsburg. I walked around the town and took photographs of each of the places I designed on this pattern, and what fun that was! This chart is being released now in book form and comes... Read more about Autumn in Williamsburg - Patriotic Cross Stitch Pattern

Vintage Ornaments is a companion to Vintage Tree. It uses the same linen and floss colors.

The pattern is stitched on 36 ct. Aspen linen by Weeks Dye Works using Weeks Dye Works, Gentle Arts and Classic Colorworks (conversions included). Stitch counts is 149 x 33. Finished size is 8 1/8" x 1 5/8".

Beloved Forrest, he is the first one in the woods to get ready for Christmas! Will you pick him for your Christmas tree?

Model is stitched on 36 Ct Parchment from Weeks Dye Works linen with Weeks Dye Works floss. The stitch count is 36w x 51h, and the finished size is approx. 2.5" x 3".

Alfie is one of the youngest of Santa's helpers. He loves decking the halls!

Model is stitched on 36 Ct Parchment from Weeks Dye Works linen with Weeks Dye Works floss. The stitch count is 46w x 56h, and the finished size is approx. 3" x 4".

Mrs. Frost is out shopping for a present for her hubby, perhaps a new pair of festive suspenders, or a new corn-broom?

Model is stitched on 36 Ct Parchment from Weeks Dye Works linen with Weeks Dye Works floss. The stitch count is 46w x 56h, and the finished size is approx. 3" x 4".

The beloved Christmas series continues with a colorful Santa surrounded by vibrant flowers and folksy birds. The untraditional setting emphasizes the year-round spirit of kindness and generosity that the jolly gent inspires in us all.

The pattern is stitched on 32 ct linen using Classic... Read more about Wee Santa 2026 - Christmas Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Artful Offerings featuring cardinals perched on a home covered in snow!

Pattern is stitched on 36 ct Vintage Country Mocha using DMC floss. Stitch counts are 125 x 65 and 129 x 130. Finished sizes are 7" x 3.5" and 7.25" x 7.25".

The Spiral-Bound Book of Dando is a sampler about Cornwall, the westernmost county of the United Kingdom, and all things Cornish.

Cornwall is a rugged, enchanting place, with a wild Celtic spirit rooted in its dramatic coastal cliffs, sweeping moorlands and mysterious ancient history. Its... Read more about Spiral-Bound Book of Dando - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Crafty Bluebonnet Designs featuring the phrase "Merry Christmas" with a poinsettia!

Pattern stitched on 28 count Lugana with DMC floss. Stitch count is 90 x 42 with a finished size of 6.4" x 3".

Pattern by Samplers And Primitives featuring a beautiful winter sampler with snow, a bouquet of flowers, red brick homes, and a holly border.

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct linen with DMC floss. The stitch count is 268 x 270. Finished size is 13.4" x 13.5".

Cross stitch pattern from Scarlett House featuring a fun Christmas sampler design with the words "Hang up the stockings and trim out the tree. Christmas is coming and soon you will see. Days that will be merry and bright. With snowflakes falling throughout the night."

Pattern is... Read more about Christmas is Coming Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern

Vintage Christmas cards, pine cones, snowflakes and winter frost were my inspirations for Christmastide. The over-dyed Picture This Plus linen simulates a winter sky for this frosty stitch of stylized snow covered pine. And the special Snowflake board from 141 Design Co. is the perfect backdrop!... Read more about Christmastide - Christmas Cross Stitch Pattern

We are delighted to present Jane Backhouse's beautiful and engaging sampler, worked in 1824 when Jane was just 12 years old. There is so much to enjoy in her work.

Jane used her sampler to demonstrate an impressive range of needlework skills. The sampler is worked mainly in cross stitch... Read more about Jane Backhouse 1824 - Cross Stitch Pattern

This Scottish sampler features a number of stylistic devices seen on other Scottish samplers of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries including the intense color palette with an emphasis on reds and greens and the arcaded pansy band in the upper third.

It has been densely stitched in a... Read more about Mary McCulloch 1763 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Scarlett House featuring a beautiful antique sampler reproduction.

Pattern is stitched on 36 ct. linen with Classic Colorworks and Weeks Dye Works floss (DMC conversion included - no conversion listed for Weeks Dye Works Oscar). The stitch count is 150 x 226 and the finished size is 8.33" x 12.56".

Hannah Whitaker, Thorne 1821 - An Ackworth Quaker Style Antique Sampler Reproduction

Pattern is stitched on 46 ct. Linen with Gloriana and Belle Soie Silks. The stitch count is 297 x 455 and the finished size is 12.91" x 19.78".

When Stitching with Au Ver A Soie floss, it also requires threads 661 and 539.

Cross stitch pattern from Scarlett House featuring an antique sampler reproduction.

Pattern is stitched on 36 ct. Cactus Wren from Fox and Rabbit with Weeks Dye Works and Classic Colorworks floss (DMC conversion included). The stitch count is 174 x 193 and the finished size is 9.67" x 5.17".

Cross stitch pattern from NeedleWorkPress featuring an antique sampler reproduction. Ellen's sampler brings to life a variety of flora and fauna that an 11-year-old might have observed in her surroundings back in 1870. You will delight in stitching the birds, dogs, and deer that join the plants,... Read more about Ellen Franklin - Cross Stitch Pattern

Pattern by Shakespeare's Peddler featuring a Christmas inspired design that says "Peace on Earth".

Pattern is stitched on 36 ct. Natural linen with Classic Colorworks, DMC, and Weeks Dye Works floss. The stitch count is 234 x 234 and the finished size is 13" x 13".

Cross stitch pattern from Crocette A Gogo featuring a festive Christmas sampler, ready to celebrate the holiday season!

Pattern is stitched on 36 ct. Vintage Country Mocha with DMC floss. The stitch count is 215 x 315 and the finished size is 12" x 17.32".

Cross stitch pattern from Teresa Kogut featuring 3 lovely designs!

Find Joy is stitched on 40 ct. fabric with Roxy floss with DMC conversions. The stitch count is 277 x 279 and the finished size is 13 7/8" x 14".

Grateful is stitched on 40 ct. fabric with Roxy floss... Read more about Find Joy - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Pansy Patch Quilts and Stitchery featuring an adorable sampler with a cute sassy squirrel.

Sassy Squirrel Sampler is stitched on 36 count Overcast linen by Cedar Riven Linen one strand of floss over two linen threads, with Gloriana silk floss. The stitch count is 179 x 187 and the finished size is 9.94" x 10.39".

Note from the designer: I'm very proud of this reproduction -- it's been in progress for almost two years now, and it's finally here!!! It's suitable for all stitchers and fabrics -- no specialty stitches, no over-one, no alphabets. Just a big, beautiful, checkerboard house and lots... Read more about Checkerboard House - Cross Stitch Pattern

Julia Rachel De La Mare, 1849, A Fuersney, Channel Island Sampler.
The Antique: This lovely vibrant sampler is in the style common to the time called Berlin Woolwork, named such after the printed patterns originating from Berlin where individual motifs such as florals, birds, the center... Read more about Julia Rachel De La Mare 1849 - Cross Stitch Pattern

A vintage sampler reproduction by NeedleWork Press from Isabella Hardy featuring beautiful red designs.

Stitched on Weeks Dyes Works "Linen" using Classic Colorworks floss. The stitch count is 108 x 99 and the finished size on 32 count fabric is 6.8" x 6.2".

Cross stitch pattern from Erin Elizabeth featuring beautiful Sunflower from the Vintage Seed Packets collection!

Pattern is stitched on 14 ct Vintage Smokey White Aida using DMC floss. Stitch Count: 54w by 72h. Finished size is 3.86" x 5.14".

The Walker Sisters was the book released at the Blackbird Designs Farewell Retreat held at Dyeing to Stitch in September 2024.

Hannah Walker - Aged 6 - 1814: Stitched on 36 ct fabric using Weeks Dye Works and Gentle Arts threads. Stitch count is 123w x 145h. Finished size is 6 7/8" x... Read more about Walker Sisters - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Pansy Patch Quilts and Stitchery featuring a smaller version of the adorable sassy squirrel sampler.

Sassy Squirrel Sampler is stitched on 36 count Overcast linen by Cedar Riven Linen one strand of floss over two linen threads, with Gloriana silk floss. The... Read more about Sassy Squirrel Pinkeep - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Scarlett House featuring a sweet dog and her puppy, this is a reproduction from an antique on perforated paper.

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct. linen with Needlepoint Silk Inc floss. The stitch count is 166 x 108 and the finished size is 8.3" x 5.4".

Collected from German, Italian, Scottish, Dutch, English, and American samplers, this book of alphabets takes off from where the previous edition, Alphabets from Early Samplers, ends. The alphabets have been fastidiously reproduced from samplers dating from 1530, to 1868. Over 80 alphabets are charted, as well as two complete alphabet samplers, one of them dating from 1725.

Well well well what have we here? Fortunes told...balloon toting arm-less ghosts with legs, ghastly ticket takers, a weary skeleton in a knife toss, tasty treats, ghostly mice.....and a cat dressed as a ghost? Or is it a ghost dressed as a cat? There's a lot happening in this tiny scene.... Read more about Vintage Halloween Fair - Halloween Cross Stitch Pattern

You know I love my vintage halloween vibes...and this may be my favourite creation yet!

Pattern is stitched on 14 or 28 ct fabric of your choice using DMC floss. Stitch count is 123w x 131h. Finished size is 8.79" x 9.36" (without the haunted carousel writing at the bottom, add an inch to the height to include this)..

Note from the designer, "We were so excited to discover this clever way to mark a sampler! Motifs are borrowed from an antique alphabet pattern book in our ephemera collection. The entire alphabet is included and can be mixed and matched to mark your initials or those of a friend."

... Read more about A Signature Sampler - Cross Stitch Pattern

In her roses garden... the peacock unfurls its silken silence. Each feather seems like a captive ray of daylight, each thread a caress of time. Motionless beauty, it reigns-proud and gentle-over the stitcher's garden.

Stitched on 40 count linen. The stitch count is 184 x 180 and the finished size is 9.2" x 9".

In 1894, in the small town of Pouance, there lived a young girl named Lea Letourneur. Unlike many embroiderers of her time, who endlessly repeated their neat red alphabets, Lea dreamed of light, of flowers, and of birds. Stitch by stitch, her needle traced an alphabet bursting with life, bordered by... Read more about Lea Letourneur 1894 - Cross Stitch Pattern

Note from the designer: This one is dear to me because I designed it in the style I began my design business with. I love the feel of old samplers, and I hope this one is reflective of how The Lord has always shown me His grace.

Pattern is stitched on 36 Ct Dolley Madison by Needle & Flax... Read more about Upon My Heart - Christian Cross Stitch Pattern

You know I love my vintage halloween vibes...another one to add to the collection!

Pattern is stitched on 14 or 28 ct fabric of your choice using DMC floss. Stitch count is 137w x 102h. Finished size is 9.79" x 7.29".

Cross stitch pattern from Scarlett House featuring a Christmas sampler with decorated homes, reindeer, snowflakes and "Fa La La La"!

Pattern is stitched on 40 ct. linen using DMC and Classic Colorworks floss. Stitch count is 81 x 81. Finished size is 4" x 4".

Finished with White Pom Pom trim from Lady Dot.

A MISCELLANY: A Collection of Seventeenth Century Canvas work Elements from the Natural World

The subjects in this needlework design are taken from a seventeenth century canvas work, formerly in the collection of The Scarlet Letter, consisting of nine panels stitched primarily in shades... Read more about A Miscellany - Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch pattern from Erin Elizabeth featuring a beautiful Poppy from the Vintage Seed Packets collection!

Pattern is stitched on 14 ct Vintage Smokey White Aida using DMC floss. Stitch Count: 54w by 72h. Finished size is 3.86" x 5.14".

Cross stitch pattern from Erin Elizabeth featuring a yummy Pumpkin from the Vintage Seed Packets collection!

Pattern is stitched on 14 ct Vintage Smokey White Aida using DMC floss. Stitch Count: 54w by 72h. Finished size is 3.86" x 5.14".

Cross stitch pattern from Erin Elizabeth featuring a yummy tomato from the Vintage Seed Packets collection!

Pattern is stitched on 14 ct Vintage Smokey White Aida using DMC floss. Stitch Count: 54w by 72h. Finished size is 3.86" x 5.14".

This reproduction samplers stays true to Anne Quertier's sampler, which she stitched in 1854 at the age of 10! We charted all the quirks and imperfections so you can duplicated this cheery and summery sampler. My favorite parts are the strawberries, making this this perfect stitch for popular... Read more about Strawberry Sampler Reproduction - Cross Stitch Pattern

This cross stitch pattern from Crocette a Gogo features a Christmas nativity scene!

Pattern is stitched on 32 ct Natural Belfast using DMC floss. Stitch count is 53 x 59.

Model stitched over 2 threads on 46 Ct. Vintage Autumn Gold by Lakeside Linens with NPI Silk. Stitch Count:187 x 183 and the finished size is 8.13" x 7.96".

NOTE: Although the picture shows all 4 seasonal bands in the series, this pattern is for the top "Spring" band. Subsequent seasons will be sold separately.

The model was stitched on 36 Ct. Valley Forge linen using Weeks Dye Works, Gentle Art, and Classic Colorworks floss (includes DMC conversion). The stitch count is 163 x 50 and the finished size is 9.06" x 2.78".

Cross stitch pattern from Fox and Rabbit featuring a beautiful reproduction sampler!

The model was stitched on 40 ct Paperbark Linen by Fox and Rabbit using Weeks Dyes Works floss with DMC conversions. Stitch count is 231 x 291. Finished size is 11.5" x 14.5".

This fun black spooky sampler is perfect for Halloween! With antique style letters straight from October 31st 1692. Includes a small silver house charm.

Stitched on your choice of 32 ct. fabric with DMC threads. Stitch count is 189 x 178 and the finished size is 11.81" x 11.13".