This chart contains all sixteen pattern pages from a tiny paper pattern album passed out as a souvenir in 1851 at Prince Albert's Crystal Palace Great Exhibition. They were mass produced inexpensively but are rarely found today due to the nature of the flimsy paper and the effects of time. Other... Read more
Ann Hunt inscribed the town she stitched her sampler in as Nailsea in 1805. Nailsea is a town in Somerset, England. Research does not reveal the existence of a Quaker school there, although at least one other very similar polychrome Quaker medallion sampler has been discovered stitched a year... Read more
Several girls named Sarah Welch appear in the historical records born in the year1756, in Devon and Berkshire, England, and so without more information it is hard to say which Sarah stitched this sampler at the age of eight in 1764. History does chronicle what was happening in England at that time:... Read more
About the Sampler: Given the few clues provided, a scattering of initials and a year only, it is impossible to know more about the stitcher of this lovely sampler with its motifs of delicately arching floral stems, oval leafed cartouche, paired birds and potted florals. The motifs themselves are... Read more
No clues have been provided by the stitcher as to her name, year of origin, or place where she stitched her sampler. The only clue as to place might be in the lettering she used itself, giving one an indication it was stitched in Ireland. "A slightly surprising source of lettering which became... Read more
This sampler's appeal was its similarity to Bristol orphanage motifs, bands and alphabets. While clearly not a Bristol school sampler, as it was stitched at Daglingworth School, curiosity leads one to wonder why similar motifs? Daglingworth lies only fifty miles from Bristol, England. It has been... Read more
Lydia's sampler is an example of a more decorative Quaker marking sampler containing four different alphabets, six dividing bands, and an often seen swan and birds motif, as well as a floral spray. The colors are muted as in the Quaker style, copying those found in nature. Lydia was a talented... Read more
An ancestor of the stitcher placed a typewritten note on the back of the framed sampler, dated August 28, 1997. Thomasina Henrietta Jackson (nee Willis) wrote the following: "This sampler was made by Charlotte Keightley, my great aunt by marriage, circa 1840. Her married name at the time was... Read more
This design by Cross Stitch Antiques features the text "I had a father kind and true whose face no more I see. Ye who have father kind to you Amomet thinh on me. Why should we morn departed friends or shake at deaths alarm tis but the voice that Jesus sends to call us to his arms. And set the... Read more
"Jesus, My God to thee I fly. Thou art a refuge ever nigh when heart shall fail. When life is past, thou wilt receive my soul at last." Model stitched 28 Ct. Vintage Meadow Rue with DMC floss. Also required, but not listed above, DMC 3880 (can be found in the DMC 2013 New Colors Floss Pack).... Read more
About the Sampler: No name or year appears on this beautiful sampler to offer a clue about the maker. It is adorned with numerous Christian motifs and symbols. The sampler is representative of an Italian sampler style, as evidenced by the existence of other similar Italian
samplers, done in rows of... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Cross Stitch Antiques featuring a poem from Elizabeth Topham.
Believed to be an English girl, Elizabeth adorned her sampler with three decorative floral pots flanking the verse, the lowest of the three stitched partly over one. This pot has been modified so that... Read more
Model stitched over two on 28 Ct. Vintage Meadow Rue using Au Ver A Soie (or DMC floss 3011, 3012, 817, 900, 727, 898, 3052, 927, 3726, 3341, 3803, 844, 3820, 3013, 315, 433, 760, 3047, 524). Also required, but not listed above #916, #636, #3512, #911, #4646, and #4116 from Au Ver A Soie. Stitch Count: 121W x 148H. Design Size: 8.64" x 10.57"
Cross stitch pattern from Cross Stitch Antiques featuring a sampler with many flowers!
Model stitched on 40ct. Tickerty-Boo by Tabbycat Linen using NPI thread with DMC conversions listed. Stitch count is 216 x 218.
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.
Model stitched on 40 ct. Confederate Gray Zweigart Based Linen using Needlepoint Ink Silks (With DMC conversions available). Stitch count is 229 x 228.
Model stitched one over two on 36 Ct. Vintage Sand Dune linen from Lakeside Linens using Au Ver A Soie (or DMC floss 518, 336, 3013, 640, 524, 420, 610, 830, 221, 3012, 936, 778, 816, 720, 677, 316, 758, 760). Also required, but not listed above #2578, #945 from Au Ver A Soie. Stitch Count: 249W x 250H. Design Size: 15.56" x 15.62"
Model stitched over two on 28 Ct. Vintage Sand Dune from Lakeside Linen using DMC floss. Specialty Stitches Used: Algerian Eyelets and Four Sided Stitch. Stitch Count: 200W x 212H. Design Size: 14.29" x 15.14"
Model stitched one over two on 38 Ct. Heron Grey from Legacy Linen using Needlepoint Inc. Silk (or DMC floss 612, ecru, 310, 501, 3755). List for Cosmo and Au Ver A Soie equivalents also included. Specialty stitches used. Stitch Count: 201W x 186H. Design Size: 10.58" x 9.79"
Model stitched one over two on 36 Ct. Straw using Needlepoint Inc Silk (or DMC floss 760, 900, 3012, 3011, 598, 731, 3031, 434, 3032, 347, 471, 3371, 498, 3033). Conversions for Cosmo and Au Ver A Soie - Soie d'Alger also included. Stitch Count: 270W x 272H. Design Size: 15" x 15.11".
Stitch count 237w x 242h. Model stitched on two on 40 count WDW Zweigart Parchment. Original 18 inches x 19 inches with wool threads over two on 28 count linen.
This vibrant red, green and gold sampler hails from Wales! Rich in history as is its country of origin, Sarah stitched the... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Cross Stitch Antiques featuring a sampler with a floral border!
Model stitched on 40 ct. Light Hazelnut using NPI thread with DMC conversion listed as well. Stitch count is 239 x 258.
Cross stitch pattern from Cross Stitch Antiques featuring two adorable turtle doves!
Model stitched on 38 ct. Fullers Teasel by Legacy Linens using DMC thread. Stitch count is 63 x 57.
Mary Garrett stitched her fine sampler at Claverton school in 1854 at age fifteen. It is a remarkable piece of needlework, incorporating five different alphabets all stitched meticulously over two on 72 count linen. More history is included on the chart.
About the Sampler: With only her name and date, nothing could be found about our Isabella who tells us she finished her sampler on November 21, 1834 at the age of eleven. A typical red marking sampler, it could be of English or American origin. Isabella used red cotton threads on a loosely woven... Read more
Jane Hornibrook completed her sampler in March of 1806. She painstakingly stitched in cross stitch the tenets of the Catholic Faith over one and two threads of finely woven 52 count linen. The lettering for the large letters leads one to determine this to be of Irish origin, based on the Benezet... Read more