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Over the years we've had wonderful samplers in the shop! (As you will soon see, we use that term loosely!) All kinds of sizes and types, numerous designers, available as either books and kits... there are literally thousands to choose from! Since we moved the shop, and we feel like we have so much more room for things, I picked up a few that we hadn't had before. We thought a Sampler Page would be a good idea... a place to begin to show our collection!
Microfiber Glasses Cleaning Cloth from Needlework Press Needlework Press has a new sampler fragment design printed on her new microfiber cleaning cloths. Little 6 x 6 fabrics, store one in your stitching bag to clean your glasses or magnifier lens. They come in a little clear plastic storage case, are lightweight, and make a perfect small token gift for a stitcher friend!
The Alphabet Workbook from Jean Farrish Needleworks Finally, a work-able alphabet book! 37 Pages of 34 Uppercase fonts, 24 Lowercase, and 26 Number sets. Blank graph paper pages (you can copy and design on), lots of information on how to space your letters, and how to sign your work too. An excellent reference to help you chart verses or whatever you need! Click through tosee a few of the interior pages.
Jeannette Douglas Designs Heart & Home Sampler - What a charming collection of little houses! Stitched on 36ct, this finishes approx 8 x 8. Jeannette uses silks in her thread packet, including some Silk Lame from Rainbow Gallery, but also has coded for DMC floss. She's even had a matching wooden corner gauge made for this which has the houses on one side and measurements on the other. Presented as a leaflet with optional thread pack and optional corner gauge. Mini Bouquet Sampler - This is coil-bound little book full of Jeannette's 12 little miniature monthly bouquets. She did these for retreats she attended a few years ago, and then offered one free each month on her website... but you might have missed some, and cetainly never had a pretty picture of the whole set together. Just a completely charming piece... it uses a ton of colors, but just bits and pieces! Presented as a leaflet. Matter in Hand - This charming sampler (139 X 164) says CROSS STITCH in 8 languages! Jeannette knows we love to hold 'matter in hand' - our needle in one hand and linen in the other. Just like her Christmas and Halloween samplers, she has Cross Stitch spelled in French, Spanish, English, German, Dutch, Italian, Chinese and Russian... because she knows that needlework crosses all language barriers for sure! Stitched with hand-dyed cottons, or her DMC conversion. Stitch Tray Set - What a fun 6 x 6-ish inch fabric tray - you stitch this flat and then pinch the corners together to raise the sides and create a tiny tool tray. Jeannette's pretty stitches cover the inside - all sorts of fancy things in there - it's charming! There is a matching scissor fob and can you see the drum-shaped cushion above the tray in the pic? That is a wrap-around design. Don't miss the Puntini pin set for this! Stitch Spool - This is a charming piece that can be finished as a little sewing case, stuffed pin cushion, or even wrapped around a wooden spool as shown in the leaflet's cover photo. It coordinates with the tray set, but is stitched with hand cottons floss rather than the silks. Threads, the gorgeous buttons and the red ribbon is included with the chart. (TBR) We have some spools - don't know for how long - those are offered separately.
Blackbird Designs Sewing Club -- This is Blackbird at their finest! It is a 60-page book stuffed with 16 projects they have taught at various events and exclusive designs previously released as Club Pieces for shops. Bags, drums, box tops, pin cushions, framed pieces... there are pictures galore along with the charts. Finishing and assembly instructions are also in here... it's such a pretty publication! United We Stand is a lovely 20-page booklet featuring three designs with a patriotic theme. The main 'mattress' with the eagle in the center is done on 36ct Wren by Picture This Plus and measures a generous 6 inches square by about an inch high. Stunning in design, there is a verse all around the sides, and it is coded for Weeks and-dyed flosses. Lots of assembly photos are included to help make your finishing task easy! The scissor case folds together and ties closed to contain your scissors. A few specialty stitches on here, also Weeks flosses, also 36ct Wren, this measures about 6 inches before it's folded closed. Last is the Needle book, featured on the back cover. A gorgeous billowing flag steals the show on this one! Fantastic inside pics of the case... there is a sampler inside, some needle pages, and a floral urn motif on the back. Charming! My Heart Can Rest - Reproduced from a French Antique, this is a bitty thing at 9 x 9-ish on 36ct Heartland. Everyone likes the huge flower and bitty house! When the Leaves Fall - Gorgeous pictures as always throughout these 48 pages! Some designs in here are new, some older - one is Barb's 2006 Loose Feathers release. Alma has finishing steps for drums, pin cushions, box tops, draw string bags, a sewing bag, and a charming 'pumpkin' shaped pin cushion with a real stick for the stem! Everything in the book is lovely - and it's so much fun just to page through!
Designs from With Thy Needle's Brenda Gervais At Home - This is an original design of Brenda's - inspired by the Frederick County, Maryland Samplers from the 1800s. Brenda says that typically you'll find a large brick home on a stepped terrace with surrounding trees and nature-inspired motifs. Her verse reads: 'For genuine happiness, we need not roam - tis doubtless found with little and at home.' The stitch count is 250 s 248 - so it'll finish a little smaller than 14 x 14 on 36ct Country Vintage Mocha. Coded for DMC, Weeks, GAST, and Classic hand-dyeds... very pretty! Every Opening Flower is an original sampler inspired by a very damaged and well-loved piece of needlework in Brenda's collection. Gorgeous soft colors of aqua-denim, cranberry and roses, gold and mossy greens, it finishes approx 11 x 12 on 36ct hand-dyed linen. Grits, Cornsilk, Oscar, Olive, Bee's Knees, Oilcloth, Mulberry, Mountain Mist, Brethern Blue, Woodrose, Hickory Sticks, Used Brick and Ye Old Gold round out the hand-dyed floss colors - crossing all three companies! One of Brenda's visions is for you to take the smaller motifs out of this for pin keeps and needle cases. Very soft and pretty. Santa Stops Here! A quaint stone house... I want to stop here too! Brenda describes her design, "This small Christmas piece was inspired by seven small villages of German heritage, in my home state known as The Amana Colonies. When you pass down the streets, you quickly note that the businesses, many of which are brick structures, have simple black signs with white lettering for their business signage. The bonus is that this piece features The Candy Haus -- the place where Santa stops off to shop for candy canes to tuck into stockings of good boys and girls!" Finishing approx 6 x 9 on 36ct it is worked with a mixture of DMC and hand-dyeds. The little Rudolph & Friends ornament is a companioning design... so don't miss that! So charming, it's presented as a chart.
Theresa Kogut Serenity - Another full color multi-page leaflet, there is a lot to like in this one! Thin, old-fashioned border, the corner fillagrees make this look old and aged. DMCs and hand-dyeds, this finishes a generous 19 x 19 on 36ct. Sweet Land - LOVE this one! 165 x 159 - this finishes about 9 x 9 on 36ct. A lot in here, coded for DMC and hand-dyeds, you could break up the design areas and do pin cushions, one long band... even mattress pillows stitching the festoons all along the edge band of the pillow! Very festive and eyecatching! Presented as a single chart. Wisdom - 181 x 159, this measures around the 9 x 9 size on 36ct. Words of wisdom form the surrounding border - stitched in a very light color to reward the reader! The inside urn of flowers is gorgeous, alphabet scattered throughout. Another box with a verse warns that it is not fruitful to lift one up by belittling another. Pretty colors, this uses only DMC and Kudzu handdyed by Weeks, presented as a single chart. With Thy Hands - This is a larger book containing three companion designs. Stitching is the theme... the main sampler reads: With thy hands I thee wrought. Measuring 10 x 12 on 36ct, I see lots of individual bands in here that could stand alone as long frame weights or pin cushions. And what a great use for a dustpan (instead of actually cleaning with one!) to finish that Hands to Work, hearts to Love piece! DMC and hand-dyeds.
The Scarlett House A Perfect World - The colors and balance in this piece is just stunning. The verse is charming... but if it's not your favorite... change it! DO NOT pass by this pretty piece! Measuring only 10 x 9 on 40ct over two, it'll be a little larger if you go with 32ct. Coded for hand-dyed flosses of Hazelnut, Havana, Beige, Grasshopper, Red Rocks, Dark Chocolate, Boysenberry, Battleship, Juniper, Green With Envy, and Whitewash. You'll also need two skeins of DMC 310. Tanya's 4 dogs are pictured on the back of the chart - I think they were her inspiration! Seeking Refuge - Reminds me of Tanya's 'A Perfect World' design - it's a sampler for Stitchers! 249 x 183 stitch count. Presenting Treats from The Silver Needle and The Scarlett House Tanya has designed these cushions through our A Little Help From Our Friends Stitching Circle. We have always loved them - but our Circle designs retire - and they have not been available since they were part of the club releases. Well! Tanya was here this weekend, and since we were having a lovely time (bottles of wine were involved!) out side on my back deck... they came up. After numerous requests, we're re-printing them for release! Be My Friend measures about 4 x 4. Flowers and Friendships measures approx 4 x 7. Autumn Garden measures 4 x 7 as well. We've seen this one stitched with a black fence. Tanya liked that better than her white one in the pic!
Lila's Studio Where Love Resides - Lila's Studio has a gorgeous new design that needs to hang at YOUR home! Measuring 140 stitches square, it'll finish a petite 7 x 7 on 40ct, about 8 x 8 on 36... just not very big at all. The border is made of various Quaker motifs and they surround that pretty little house in the center. *'Home is where Love resides'... just about says it all! Coded for 14 shades of DMC... I love how bold and organized it is! It'd make a really nice wedding or housewarming gift. The Lord's Prayer* - The favorite prayer quietly stitched in DMC on a neutral background. This measures 238 x 296 - so about 13 x 16 on 36ct. Nevermore is inspired by the narrative poem 'The Raven' by Edgar Allan Poe. Coded for hand-dyeds, the dark colors against the slightly mangy light background with touches of the golden moon colors, make it so striking. Finishing approx 8 x 12 on 40ct... I just love those intricate zig-zag borders! Let Freedom Ring - This is a beautiful piece that will finish an impressive 15 x 19 on 32ct. Released in 2017... we've had it, but I didn't pay attention to it until recently. Just lovely, Independence Hall is so pretty with the trees in the background. All the windows, the arches, the hand-dyed threads making the bricks look real... the billowing flag and cracked Liberty Bell... this piece makes quite a statement! 25 Shades of DMC along with 6 hand-dyeds... the building is Classic Colorworks Calico Kitty, and the trees are Endive, both of which require 4 skeins of thread. Lila has done an excellent job with the chart - it's huge, full of contrast and has symbols next to each other that are EASY to tell apart. Just whip this right up - it'd look great in the Family room or an office!
Sunnyside Sampler from The Drawn Thread Always looking on the Sunny Side of the Street... this is a CHARMING neighborhood of houses, flats, apartments, condos, duplexes, hotels, bed and breakfasts, cottages and townhouses! I just love them all!!! Presented as a chart, this is stitched on 32ct natural linen and finishes 4 x 20! Charted for Silks... we have those available with the charts for a limited time. Lots of conversion charts out there on the internet, you'll be able to convert to cottons if you need to. You know this is stuffed full of Cynthia's cool and unique specialty stitches... just makes it more fun to stitch! Did you know... (a little story that Cynthia told us while she was here at our Summer Event) that the little tan bungalow is Cynthia's house, and the two guys that live next door in the light blue house are the ones who bring her pink tulips on Valentine's Day? Cynthia is a HUGE gardener... those massive sunflowers and that blossoming tree are all in her backyard. And... that tall light blue house next door is new construction - 3 stories with a rooftop deck that looks into her backyard - drives her nuts! This is the Sunnyside Neighborhood.
Lots of Designs from Plum Street Samplers Winter Moon -- Something Christmassy, but kind of not - especially if you leave off the holly and garlands on the trees. Paulette loves houses, and this spectacular piece has a big one - all solid stitching! (You need to be one of us that loves to sit in front of the TV and have solid stuff to fill in for this one!) The big moon, the organized symetry of the fence, walkway, bricks, trees, windows - all of it. Measuring 149 x 168, this will finish approx 8 x 9 on 36ct, and uses multiple skeins of several of its DMC, Weeks and Classic Colorworks flosses. Really eyecatching and grand. Real Comfort - Plan on thousands of stitches with this one! Absolutely stunning, she did this for a retreat last year, and is now releasing to everyone. 'There is nothing like staying home for real comfort' is a verse from Jane Austin. What a lush border, yard, those urns and acorns... and leaves... and all those windows to keep clean! Measuring 241 x 235, this will finish about 13-1/2 inches on 36ct. Stitched with DMCs, Weeks and Classic's flosses, it's full of color and charm. Paulette likes the mushrooms she put in the left hand urn, I love those acorns and leaves in the yard. You're going to need multiple skeins of Swamp Water, Lily Pad and Trail Dust for all those luscious stitched areas! American Welcome - Wow... We LOVE this! What a fun and lavish topper border... the row of seaside 'cottages' is stunning, and the water scene is charming. The verse, though, is the most important: 'This land we love so vast and free. We honor those who cared for thee.' Finishes approx 9-1/2 x 8 on 36 ct... so full of pretty summer color! New World Sampler - Inspired by The Mayflower and the year the Pilgrims landed in America. It features those Pilgrims along with Wampanoag Indians (she did a little research for us to get them right!) and some floral motifs from the Loara Standish Sampler. She tossed in some of her notes for you to enjoy while you're stitching this charming piece. Love the colors, the village, the ship, the pumpkins... all of it! Worked on 36ct hand-dyed using Weeks and Classic flosses, it finishes about 9-1/2 x 10. A Shepherd's Song - Based on the 23rd psalm, a shepherdess in pantaloons changes it up a little! 285 x 178.
It's Christmas at Praiseworthy Stitches Simple Gifts - O Holy Night and Silent Night - Praiseworthy Stitches has a new 2020 Quaker-inspired sampler - scattered with lacy motifs. Measuring 212 x 204 stitches, it finishes 13 inches square on 32ct. Stitched with hand-dyeds of Cucumber (6), Indian Summer (2) and Whiskey (2), it's just a pretty thing! Remember that you can finish all those edge motifs by mirroring the images... so if you want, you can have matching pin cushions or ornaments for this! A Churchyard Christmas - Praiseworthy Stitches has released their annual Christmas Scene, and this year, it is the chaos that surrounds the annual Children's Churchyard Nativity. All is not well! Halos are crooked, crowns are bent, and some of the camels have escaped! Kindergarten and 1st Grade Teachers Pam and Susan have lots of personal experience with these school events, and decided it was time to share them!!! Their endearing picture measures approx 19 x 12, is stitched on 32ct Picture This Plus Mirage Linen and calls for no less than 39 different hand-dyed or DMC shades!!!!! (you'll need 10 skeins of Snowflake!!!) Yet another charming scene... it joins Going to Grandma's, Carols on the Square and Santa's Midnight Flight. Presented as a chart, we have the gorgeous deep gray hand-dyed 32ct Mirage linen cut ready -- it gives all this that deepening-wintery-dusky sky feel. Pretty houses and the church, darling little costumes on the children, there are touches of metallic (5760, 009HL and 003HL) and beads (42039, 42013, 40557) here and there to add bits of sparkle. Always something new and cute when you look at this!
Painted Flowers, A Stitch in Time and Sweet Temper Sampler from Shakespeare's Peddler Painted Flowers - Isn't this just gorgeous? Choose any black or chalkboard color fabric that you can see... stitch count is 235 x 80 - so about 14-1/2 x 5 on 16/32. It's just lovely! A Stitch in Time Saves Nine OR Once Around the Floss Box! This charming little sampler was a marking sampler - its purpose was to teach the stitcher how to produce even lettering to label the household linens. Theresa talks about dyes and colors, and by the time the 1840s rolled around, there were better dyes, and MORE fun colors for little girls to stitch with! Little Miss Annie - the girl who stitched this sampler - used every color in her floss box - 30 of them! Measuring just 7 inches square on 36ct, this is cute little sampler. The Sweet Temper Sampler - An original design by Theresa Venette of Shakespeare's Peddler, this is a lovely piece with a summery feel. She wanted something that dealt with emotion, hence the verse; *Let your temper be as sweet as the daisies at your feet, be as gentle be as mild be a modest humble child.* The neat primitive border is different everywhere, and Theresa mentions that she has stuffed lots of little motifs in here -- just where-ever. There are Spider Web roses in the basket which are stunning! A very pretty piece... this measures 301 x 297 -- so finishes a generous 19 x 19-ish on 32ct. Offered as a chart, coded for silks or DMC, so get out your overdyeds and see what you can customize to your piece!
Abigail Markam Sampler and Learn Little Maid by Brenda Keyes of The Sampler Company Abigail Markam Sampler - Here is a pretty sampler - very bold and organized - balanced and stately! Presented as a chart, this measures 205 x 155 - so finishes just 9-1/2 x 13 on 32ct. If you choose smaller fabric, you can make your finished piece smaller as well. Charted for ONLY regular DMC floss of black, two shades of green, two shades of gold and a brown and red, you could easily change some of the colors to hand-dyeds if you wanted to. The border is pretty, alphabet is good, and the house is very eye-catching. It would make a wonderful family established piece! Learn Little Maid - 'Learn little maid each useful art that may adorn thy youth, Learn to improve thy tender heart in virtue, grace and truth.' THIS is a more traditional verse than that poor guy's story - the one who got dumped at church!!!!! This one measures 303 stitches square - or a whopping 19 inches square on 32ct. Stitched with DMC, the border is simple, and the alphabet is blocky... but the dividing bands are very pretty, and the house is gorgeous! (I like the inside border around that little mansion... it matches the florals down at the bottom corners.) We have stitched a few shop model over one on 28ct Lugana, and sometimes just do � stitches for a cool look! (Learn Little Maid is done with � stitches on 28ct... click here to see the close-up) Really striking!
Rose Cottage Sampler Pinkeep and Butternut House Pinkeep from Stacy Nash Rose Cottage Sampler Pinkeep is just awesome. Finishing only 8 x 8 on Weeks Dye Works 36ct Confederate Gray Linen, it is stitched over 2 with DMC! It's a charming little sampler - nothing fancy - just the alphabet, house and floral urns... maybe it's the blue-gray border along the bottom that finishes it. Butternut House Pinkeep is also on 36ct, but it is worked with regular 'ol DMC and Charcoal hand-dyed. You kind of miss the greyed-green 'lawn' of pumpkins down at the bottom, but then, you notice the cauldrons!
Magical, a new band sampler and coordinating Pin Cube! from Just Nan Nan is currently working on a new band sampler and pin cube set which will be called Magical. It is her first band sampler in 10 years. Sampler measures 8 1/2 H X 5 inches W on 32 CT Zweigart Antique White Linen. She is stitching it with DMC floss in shades of pink, blue, lavender and green with an original verse and 6 diagrammed specialty stitches. Mingled in with rows of garden flowers are bluebirds, bees, butterflies, ladybugs and, since this is a magical garden, you will also find 2 lavender mice, a blue spider and a pink hedgehog! There will be lots of treasure! Unique embellishments include a painted gold flower spray, gold lined crystals, tiny gold flower beads, 3 colors of seed beads and white pearls. A tiny pin cube measuring 1 1/4 inch square matches the sampler with flowers on 5 sides and the spider and mice on the bottom. Cube design is 5 1/2 H X 4 inches W on the same linen. The cube perches on 4 fancy flower feet which the stitcher will pin in place with straight pins. The crowning touch is a Magic Flower Pin to be assembled by the stitcher and inserted in the top of the cube. The kit includes Pretty Pin Parts and instructions. Magical will include a color cover, 12-page Stitch Guide, all the embellishments including the flower feet for the cube, plus Pretty Pin Parts. Stitcher will need to provide stuffing for the cube and 4 straight pins.
Presenting Owlvira's Frightful House from Just Nan The Ghosts and Goblins at Scream House have new neighbors! Owlvira has moved in next door! Frightful House stands deep in the gloomy shadows of Haunted Hollow. When the leaves begin to fall, the house wakes up, and all the inhabitants take their places to show us how scary they can be. Owlvira Owl is the house manager. She has a room in the attic where she plans all the entertainment for each frightful night. The Stitch Guide includes behind the scene stories for each side of the house. Fences with garlands of purple lights surround the house, and the front door has a spider knocker. Ghosts, grimacing pumpkins, frogs, bats, spiders, skeletons, monsters and one menacing mummy appear on the 4 sides of the house, and you will find more creatures on the roof and in the creepy crawl space below. Owlvira's attic room features a spider web rug and black felt walls for needles and pins (and a little frog charm). Using DMC (B5200, 209, 310, 581, 646, 648, 740, 741, 900, 937, 947, 972, 3032, 3787, 3837, 3819) and 4 shades of Weeks Floss ( London Fog, Bark, Autumn Leaves and Onyx), stitch the house as one piece on one large piece of linen. The 4 roof sections are stitched on another, and Owlvira on a third piece of fabric. Linen choices are Weeks 32 CT Tin Roof Linen. Owlvira is stitched as one piece, then folded in half. Finished size for the bungalow is approx. 51/2" X 21/4." Black and purple beads sparkle on her chest and her eyes are hypnotic orange sequins. A bat flies across a harvest moon on her back. Black hairpin wires are included for her "feet" and a bronze bead and purple flower sequin for her hat. Owl is not available separately. Materials included: Color cover, 12-page Stitch Guide, Linen Layout page, 24" of ribbon, black felt, 1 piece of cardboard, beads, owl eye sequins, 2 hairpin wires, spider charm, verdigris frog charm, bronze bead and purple flower. Your linen and threads are offered separately.
So Many New Samplers! from Erica Michaels All Hallow's Eve - This is so much fun! Stitch the crossword puzzle full of scary and spooky names - lots of fun Halloween motifs are scattered everywhere around it! Choose a darker mangy colored fabric - we have several colors and counts to choose from for this but on 32ct, it measures a mere 7 x 9-ish! (It looks bigger in the picture.) Then... there are those darling little pin drum and berry cushions... Linda has taken the motifs from the puzzle and re-arranged them - so same ingredients, different recipe! Abundant Table - This is an adaptation of an English sampler stitched in 1764. An Armenian table grace prayer, Linda has re-charted this gorgeous piece adding Satin Stitches and 'over one' in the massive and elegant border. She chose Autumn/Harvest colors... but you will see the original colors from the antique inside the chart. Coded for silks or DMC, this needs to be hung in a place of honor in the kitchen or dining room. It measures 209 x 206 - so about 11-1/2 inches square on 36ct. Just GORGEOUS! Christmas Blessings -- This is a combo pattern... the original published design is the small sampler in the lower left corner -- published in 2013 -- stitched on 40ct gauze. Linda has re-worked it for larger count linen - and presents another one on 32ct. You get both charts in the packet - and you can stitch either of them on any count you want - so you don't have to make any snap decisions right now! 3 Wise Women - 'brought nappies, formula and casseroles... then stayed for babysitting, tea and laundry.' I just love this! It needs to hang anywhere babies appear! (Wouldn't it be neat in the Dr's waiting room?) Stitched in just one hand-dyed color, choose any fabric you like - this is a bitty thing, and will finish just 4-1/2 x 6 on 36ct!
From Rosewood Manor... American Flag Quilt Sampler - This 25-year old pattern has been revised! The new leaflet now has 22 pages, charts are clearer to read, and there is a new star pin drum in here. We have this model in the shop - it is a FAVORITE! Each state is represented by its official quilt motif, each is lined up between stripes that read 'One Nation Under God With Liberty and Justice For All!' Karen has the years they joined the Union... the 13 original colonies are up there is the 'stars' area... it's just a awesome pattern! The new book is $22.00. We still have some copies left of the old book (some old errors in there... no drum pattern.) and those are still $8 while they last. Gorgeous little pin cushion ideas in here too! Inspiration - What an understatement!!! Karen Kluba of Rosewood Manor has outdone herself with this breathtaking piece! Offered as a leaflet, you'll find 30 pages of the main chart split up into smaller sections - to fit the pages, and make stitching easier. Worked entirely in 32 colors of DMC flosses, this measures approx 14 x 18 on 32ct. Along with the main sampler piece, there are all sorts of smaller charts included for two scissor fobs, a needlebook, mini-sampler, a larger floral bouquet piece, as well as the tiny charts of one-over-one detail in the main piece. So pretty and colorful, so delicate and intricate, there is so much to see in here, it's one that you keep paging and paging through. A Tisket, A Tasket - A lovely blue and gray basket of flowers, this is stitched on Picture This Plus's Vellum hand-dyed fabric using Weeks Dye Works hand-dyed cottons. Grits, King Mackeral, Galvanized, Tin Roof, Porpoise, Fathom, Deep Sea, Blue Jeans and Jay Bird... the colors are so neat all together for this piece! 280 x 190... final size depends on fabric count - but on 36, it'll be a little over 15 x 10. You need mulitple skeins of each of the threads... but what a striking piece! But as always, Karen gives you lots of little take-outs from the larger design - pin cushions, needle cases - lots of stuff! Past & Present - Another awesome Rosewood Manor creation, FULL of colorful stitching details, pretty motifs, and LOTS of possibilities! Stitched on 28ct Cream Cashel Linen in mainly DMC flosses, the entire piece finishes approx 20 x 20. Karen always tells you to be creative and split the whole thing up into all the smaller bits. Check out all her Blackwork panels, all the Darning Stitches, the Quaker motifs, the Hardanger in the center, and all the pretty floral bands and motifs. You could do cushions, ornaments, basket bands, all kinds of cool stuff! Anyway, this is really a very pretty piece - great balance, lots of color, very eye-catching! Offered as the leaflet.
Una Buena Pieza... All the way from Barcelona, Spain... these charming garden patterns feel just like home! We have 29 DIFFERENT gardens - all charted in color as well as black and white graphs - all presented in leaflet format. Everything is coded to DMC floss, and you can put them on any fabric you wish! Basically two different sizes... the main gardens are the larger ones - 110 x 220 in stitch count. They finish 6 x 12 on 18/36ct.
Heartstring Samplery Sunday Stitches - This is a book filled with 15 different and favorite church hymns. You might remember that Beth released 12 of these over a year period a few years back - with limited availability. Individual charts have been retired, but now that whole set PLUS three more are together in this really nice book. She has history about each hymn, the chart, finished pictures and even a few vintage church pics in here! Beautifully presented, each is stitched on different fabrics, and all are different shapes and sizes. Berry Bowl Sampler, a Collaboration between Heartstring Samplery and The Scarlett House Wow! This is her collaboration with The Scarlett House! Life is sweeter when shared with Friends. This is stitched on two different pieces of fabric, then joined together. SO... you can each stitch your half... and share it... so your stitching is on one side, your friend's is the other! Stitch Count for the Entire Piece is 200 x 200... I think this will NOT get lost on the wall! Consider the Lilies - Oh my goodness... Beth has created her companion sampler to His Eye Is On The Sparrow! She is celebrating her first 'book' design - "complete with staples and 8-1/2 x 11 pages!" Consider the Lilies is HUGE - just like Sparrow. Packed full of charming motifs and tons of details... it'll be treat to have stitched in the shop! We don't have specific numbers yet or a color listing... but from the pic it looks stunning! His Eye is on the Sparrow - Wow... is sampler is a KILLER! It is so large and eyecatching... you'll fall in LOVE with it! It's a Garden of Eden sampler -- with a bit of real estate in there -- but that's artistic license! His eye is on the sparrow and I know he watches me. The stitch count of this is 435 x 363, so it finishes approx 31 x 26 on 28ct linen. It's stitched with Weeks and Gentle Art hand-dyeds and is just brimming with charming sampler motifs everywhere. If you are an over-achiever... you could always take your favorite motifs out of here and make coordinating pin cushions out of them to display next to your finished sampler... or arrange some of them down the sides of a runner, or scatter misc things onto larger pillows... this piece is so charming, it can be the central decorating theme of a room!
Remember Me Sampler Tree by Liz Mathews I love this one! Finish it by framing... or make one of Liz's cute little cone shapes and make a tree out of this. The charts for each are slightly different to accomodate that finishing, but you get the same personality of the design. Doesn't look like it in the pic, but the framed piece is stitched on Country Vintage Mocha linen - a great 'faux hand-dyed.'
One Stitch at a Time and Bless Our Home from La D Da's Lori Markovic One Stitch at a Time - Stitched on Wheat by Fibre on a Whim. This uses Weeks Teal Frost, Gunmetal, Williamsburg, Cinnamon Toast, Graphite, Olive, Caper, Cinnabar, Pamlico and DMC floss #5. Stitch count is 191 x 119 so it'll finish about 10-1/2 x 7-1/2 on 36ct. Beautiful things come together one stitch at a time. Just charming! Presented as a chart. Bless Our Home - La d Da has a pretty new sampler design, *Bless our home on every side, bless our door that opens wide.* Presented as a chart, it is stitched on a medium brown colored fabric, and calls for a medley of DMC, Sampler Threads and Weeks hand-dyeds. 289 x 233 in stitch count... this will finish approx 18 x 14-1/2 on 32ct... so adjust fabric count to adjust finished size! The alphabet font is lovely on here, the border is very bold and organized, and the tree leaves and flower petals are soft and rounded... very charming!
Kathy Barrick Halloween At Hawk Run Hollow - The 10th design in this fun series celebrating Hawk Run Hollow... Halloween is full of creepy charm! As with most of the others, it is broken down into smaller blocks of individual designs... skeletons and ghosts... lots of morbid stuff, there is even one square that is just a cute scarecrow in a pumpkin patch -- he just looks mad, but he's still cute! Coded for 42 different shades of DMC, this is stitched on Picture This Plus's 40ct Legacy Linen and the whole thing will finish approx 18-1/2 x 14. Just in case you're collecting: Houses, Village, Shores, Christmas, Autumn, Farms, Spring, Map, Year and now Halloween at Hawk Run Hollow! The Farms of Hawk Run Hollow - We have another in the Hawk Run Hollow series! Carriage House's Kathy retired, but was dragged back into business by sister, Marty! Ms Marty designed most of this piece -- but tied Kathy to a chair till she finished her squares! The result is equally as charming as the rest of our Hawk Run Hollow pieces! Notice the days of the week squares... something for everyday... Barn Raising on Monday, Livestock Auction on Tues, Double Yolk Wed, Sheep Shearing on Thurs, Friday Fishing, and Saturday's Dance! Finishing approx 9 x 28 on 40ct, this is coded for silks or DMC floss. Stitch the entire thing, or pick your favorite days... Marty made Kathy finish her task... you can too! Animal Pincushions - This is a delightful set of small cushions - all measure the same size - 74 x 52. Kathy used a medley of different 40ct fabrics and colors, and found various trims to match them all. Coded for DMC or silks... you can do each animal on any color fabric with any color combination - she has all her examples listed inside the chart. What a perfect way to use up scraps of all your fabrics! Do them over one or two... what ever you want. The finished collection was just awesome in person! Peace and Plenty Farm - This looks happy! Charted for silk or DMC, this measures 197 x 165 in stitch count, so it'll finish a bitty 8 x 10 on 40ct! Lots of horses and pigs, some cows and a little dog, it has a pleasing color palette!
Little Robin's Cushion Trios Merry Minis os Little Robin's 3rd in a series of 4... Joy, Peace and Noel celebrate Christmas! We've pictured the other two charts available - Little Liberties and Slighty Spooky - we just love them! Coverlet-inspired, just little cushions full of personality and color! Coded for DMC or hand-dyeds.
Three Designs by Long Dog Samplers Cardinal PointsLong Dog Samplers created this design using Gentle Art Sampler Threads -- kind of as a promo piece for Nancy at The Gentle Art. The verse reads: *The Gentle Art of a Needlewoman lies embodied in her work.* Super colorful and very pretty, I like all the small repeating motifs everywhere -- and all the balance in the border. Coded for 24 different colors of Sampler Threads over-dyed floss, this finishes approx 12-1/2 inches square and the pic on the front of the chart was worked on good old 18ct AIDA! So choose any fabric you like and stitch away! Pandemic! Well, I'd say so! Long Dog has a new piece entitled Pandemic! Something to 'calm your stitching nerves' during the pandemic? Whip up this intricate beauty while you're staying home to stitch! Stitch count is 365 x 429 - so it'll finish approx 20 x 24 on 36ct. Jools talks about the nature and symptoms of a Cross Stitch Pandemic - the pathways to transmission and symptoms to watch out for. She gives the stitcher instruction on how to deal with the Stitching Disease - the entire back page of the chart is just a delight to read! Meanwhile, grab your favorite fabric and choose some threads... and try to ride it out working on this design! Presented as a chart. Death By Cross Stitch and Life After Death Here's a pair of pieces by Long Dog Samplers... we've had the 'Death By' one for a while... but 'Life After' is the new companion. Choose a single color you like -- solid or hand-dyed, cotton or silk -- the patterns give you yardage requirements to help you get enough matching thread. Actually, the charts are quite clear and easy to read, and if you choose an over-dyed thread with a little color variation in it, these will be stunning! Also choose any fabric YOU want to use... that will determine the finished sizes of these. Lovely motifs all over the place in these, you can go crazy just studying them!!! Huge in finished size, Life After has a stitch count of 372 x 325 -- so 21 x 18 on 36. Death By measures 363 x 447.
Charming New Designs from Madame La Fee All the way from France, even though her instructions are written in French, you can always read the DMC floss numbers and match them to the symbols! All of these finish about 12 x 12 on 16/32ct fabric... our shop models of some of her other things are generous in size and really lovely. On the Village scene, you can stitch just that square take-out of the church. Very do-able as ornaments, her shading is really nice. The Vin de France and Souvenir de Paris charts could be special remembrances from past trips!
Scarlet's Summer Sampler from Chessie & Me Super pretty edge treatments on this 5-1/4 inch square design -- notice the 4-Sided Stitch all around, and then the extra border on the right edge. I like the un-balance of that! Just like the rest of Linda's designs, this is loaded with Satin Stitches, some one-over-one, and lots of design detail. Fun finishing for this as well. After your stitching is finished, hit the big-box craft store for a hunk of wood, paint it with acrylic paint, sand it a little, BriWax it next... and you have that awesome paddle! Then, choose a small piece of wool felt -- pink the edges -- tack your stitching onto the wool and glue IT to the paddle. A neat way to finish something -- other than a super-expensive custom frame job. Scarlet's Summer is offered as a chart, and calls for Belle Soie and Glorianna hand-dyed silks or DMC flosses.
Peace Sampler II When Winter Comes (PR8) from Marjorie Massey Two designs in here... the larger one is 169 x 137 - 4-1/2 x 9 on 32ct. Colored or stitched with only one shade.
Father Christmas's Village by Cosford Rise Stitchery This is actually a Christmassy sampler - but you have to look closely to see the holiday flavor - and then you can see it everywhere! A holly border surrounds reindeer, the village church, tree farm, mill, sleigh bell inn, the post office, tea shoppe, and glorious basket of poinsettias. Stitched with both Weeks and Gentle Arts: Grecian Gold, Caramel Corn, Picket Fence, Tarnished Gold, Collards, Cameo Pink, Woodrose, Olive, Pomegranate and Endive, the colors are really nice against the honey-colored background. Measuring 215 x 255, this finishes a generous 12 x 15 on 36ct.
In Praise of Pollinators from The Blue Flower Jeannine is a whiz at gardens and animals. Her things are always full of strange flora and fauna, and I love reading what everything is inside her charts! This piece celebrates the many pollination heroes in the world. There are native bees, birds, insects and mammals who are doing the essential work of pollinating the natural world. Her pretty sampler is done with mostly DMC and measures 165 x 195 in size. Tiny details and surprises everywhere in this!
Portuguese Bird Sampler from Barbara-Ana Designs Love, Love the colors in this! 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. Quite large, the stitch count on this is 275 x 335 -- so it finishes almost 14 x 16 on 40ct, and would be 17 x 21 on 32. I guess you could leave off a band or two, but everything is so pretty on here, I don't know what you'd want to leave off!!! Fun to add Satins on the border acorns... you could always do Rice Stitches for the lettering. Charted for regular stitches with 22 shades of regular DMC floss, on white.
Stylized Florals from Jan Hicks Creates - Each in Chart format. Arabesque - A pretty red stylized floral piece, this measures 157 x 243 in size. Jan describes it as her contribution to the Art Deco world - in the form of a red sampler. She purposely made it all offset and asymmetrical for an elegant look. We had a trunk show in the shop for a few weeks - and this model was STUNNING! If red isn't your bag, change the color! The Four Seasons in Lace - Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter - Each of these pieces measures approx 6 x 9 on 18/36ct. Jan stitched each season, and then framed them together with a mat that has 4 openings in it. It was gorgeous. You can also stitch it with each section touching - that count will be 218 x 340. You can find the same motifs in each of these, but then different florals and rows too. Coded for DMC or silks, choose just one if your stitching time budget is low!
Antique Vases Sampler from JBW Designs Judy Whitman has discovered a lovely antique sampler... that is now safe and sound in her Private Collection! She's re-charted the original, and it is SO pretty! Stitched on 32ct Soft Ivory Belfast Linen Judy talks about the age of the piece and lots about the design oddities in it. Inside the chart is a picture of the original -- you can see the faded colors and the linen that is frayed right up to the stitching! (No three extra inches of wasted linen in those days!) With a stitch count of 203 x 155, this is worked with 12 different shades of DMC and hand-dyeds. I just Love it! Offered as a chart, if you want your finished piece to appear more distressed, begin with a mangier fabric, or coffee stain your finished treasure! Antique Vases Needlework Accessories: This card features take-out designs from the Antique Vases Sampler. The large sewing case features Tan Polka Dot fabric from Fabric Flair. Measuring approx 4-1/2 x 6 when closed, the inside and back all feature gorgeous fabric and a trio of pockets to hold tools and threads. The smaller case pictured is a scissor case. It features coordinating fabric to the sewing case and two interior pockets. It measures 3-1/2 x 4-1/2 when closed. The cases are sold together with the little card.
99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall! from Ink Circles Ink Circles advises us to 'Stitch Responsibly' where this piece is concerned. She had a great time getting into beer tasting and home brewing while she was working on this piece... a stitched piece to celebrate that obnoxious song everyone knows about the bottles on the wall. This beer sampling is kind of fun -- in order to fit them all into a reasonably sized piece, she really had to shrink down the bottles and labels -- but maintaining the integrity of the label was paramount! Along with her chart is a Key to Great Beer listing -- providing the names of the beer and brewery, and location. So... see how many you can guess, or check them off as you stitch them, or as you drink them! Offered as the chart, this finishes approx 10 x 20-1/2 on 28ct. Coded for DMC floss, it'd be a great gameroom or bar decoration! Can't do them all? Just choose some favorites and do a row. Probably not the best thing to stitch as a graduation gift... but a home brewer would love it!
In All Things Be Exceedingly Diligent from Needlework Press Here is a charming sampler... it's long and thin, blocky and bold, and looks to be super easy to stitch. Stitched on 32ct Natural linen, it'll finish approx 25-1/2 x 6, and it'd make a really cool pillow on your couch! Coded for DMC floss, just don't let any one SIT on this!!! The smaller take-out part of the design - minus the alphabets finishes a mere 3 x 10! Presented as a leaflet.
Floral Heart from Samplers Not Forgotten Samplers Not Forgotten has released a new pin cushion design - a pretty heart-shaped floral - stitched in pale rose and moss hand-dyed cottons. Fully kitted, it is stitched on 36ct Weeks Dye Works hand-dyed linen with Weeks flosses. The featured lace trim and ribbon for the finishing is by Lady Dot. The kit includes the chart, linen, threads, trims, the charm and the backing fabric - which you can get a glimpse of in the background of our pic. What a pretty piece!
Peaceful Garden Sampler by Moira Blackburn Eight pages to this huge chart, the finished sampler will measure 15 x 23 on any 28ct linen! Stitched entirely in cross stitches, the verse: Peaceful in my garden, contentment is my lot is surrounded with floral and animal motifs in the most pleasing array of colors! Although the chart calls for only DMC flosses, you could really add some overdyeds to this and it'd be breathtaking! Lots of charm and detail, it's striking! Of note: the designer: Moira Blackburn is from England! Available as a chart.
Americana Blue and Red from October House> Americana Blue - This is a pretty seamstress/stitcher/quilter sampler! It resembles Americana Red, but seems to have lots more 'crafty' motifs in it. Measuring 247 square, it's worked on any neutral with one shade of hand-dyed thread - this time it features Weeks Dye Works Blue Jeans - 5 skeins worth! Americana Red - A monochromatic piece full of sewing and quilting motifs, the whole thing finishes approx 12 x 14-3/8 on 36ct - quite good sized. You can pull out that top area of stitchery stuff and make a drum shape out of just that, there are a lot of nice motifs on here along with the borders. And, as always, if you don't like the one color used - just choose another!
Urns, Urns, Urns from Quaint Rose Needlearts Stitcher Urn - What a fun piece! This is worked on two different pieces of linen, which you connect before you begin stitching. The ruler and 'STITCHER' along the bottom are done on a green background. The Floral tomato vine growing out of the urn is done on a cream. Everything is coded for DMC or hand-dyeds. The little scissors and birds tuck in there and make everything look happy! Quaint Rose has several other 'urn' pieces like this - Peppermint, Tulip and Pinwheel. They are all approx the same size - 110 stitches square. Pinwheel Urn - This companions other URN designs by Quaint Rose - you'll notice she has stitched two different fabrics together for this! Blue on the bottom, creamy at the top. Guidance is provided for that fabric joining - she suggests doing that FIRST before you stitch - in case you mess it up! Presented in a chart format $9.00 Peppermint Urn - This is a pretty design - you'll notice that it is done on two different fabrics that are joined together to make the 7 x 7 cushion. The little X's across the seam are there for decoration... and QR directs you to a YouTube video for that joining process. Coded for Gentle Art or DMC floss, it's a festive little pot of peppermints!
Sampler Seasons from Blueberry Ridge The Sampler Seasons Set finishes with SUMMER. Stitched in Scuppernong by Weeks Dye Works, this has been a fun set of delicate seasonal motifs! Sampler Seasons - Spring - The third installment of this set... you'll need three skeins of whatever hand-dyed color you want to use - the one featured is Weeks Madison Rose. Autumn and Winter are here, Summer still to follow later this spring. Sampler Seasons: Winter - We already have the Autumn version of this set... same size, same organized design format - this one is worked with 3 skeins of Week's Dye Work's Shepherd's Blue hand-dyed floss. Finishes the same size as Autumn - about 6 x 9 on 40ct. Sampler Seasons - Autumn - I think this is probably going to be the first of the seasons. It measures 183 x 124 - so about 10 x 7. One color of hand-dyed throughout.
Annie Beez Folk Art The Haynes Sampler - Annie Beez Folk Art has several new releases; this is just one of them - scroll down to visit the rest! This one follows a 'Family Established' theme... The Lord made the family and in it he dwells. Annie did this for her daughter's growing family - the 'Mom and Pop' are on there, complete with a couple of kids, a cow, the bees, a little goat and the family homestead. The cool double row of roses could be the area where you add some family initials, there is a lot of possibility with this! Coded for silks or DMC, it finishes a generous 13 x 15 on 32ct, so it'll make a great presentation on the household walls! Channing Street Sampler - An original piece, this is dedicated to Annie's late husband who she lost in 2021. The story inside the chart makes you cry... they lived on Channing Street for 30 years, raised their family there - complete with all those dogs, cats and chickens running around in the yard. Coded for DMC it finishes approx 9 x 11 on 36ct. It's a lovely piece.
White Christmas by Sara Guermani Another of Sara's charming village scenes, this one has tiny houses and reindeer everywhere and a manger scene up near the top corner. Measuring 278 x 263, this finishes approx 17 inches square on 32ct and uses 15 shades of DMC
Miniature Sampler Pin Drums from Olde Colonial Oh my gosh, these are the CUTEST little cushions! Designed by Olde Colonial's Kelly, each is stitched on one-inch wide 26ct German linen banding. The cut of band in the kit in only 6 inches long... so when rolled, your tiny drum is only that 1-inch high by approx 1-1/2 inches wide. You are stitching with one thread of floss over one thread on the band... so each design is full of tiny details. We have three different designs so far... more are in the works... but get these stitched first! Smelling the Daisies has bunnies in their flower garden. Waiting for Santa has tiny evergreens and reindeer on it. Grazing in the Grass has sheep and a little cow amidst the summer flags. Presented as kits of the chart, banding, Skirtex and interfacings, topper and bottom wool felts and boards, and warm and natural for puffy... Pam has great photos in here of her finishing process. All you need to add are the bits (and I mean BITS) of floss. Just the sweetest little things... you can see my hand in the pic to gauge their charming size! A Bountiful Welcome Mini Pin Drum joins our group as the newest release. The tiny greeting surrounds the tiny drum! Sorry, this image doesn't do it justice.
Camper Sampler from Open Road Abode Needleworks What a cute Camper Sampler -- full of different styles of roaming homes! All the local animals in the camp grounds, lots of special names given to your adventure abodes! This measures 12 x 9 on 14ct, and can be stitched with one color or any of your choice. So much fun to display in your Camper... it'll make you Camper-Sick if you hang it at home, and long for the call of the open road!
Pansy Patch Holiday Basket Series from Pansy Patch Quilts and Stitchery Betsy's Halloween Basket - Super unexpected to see a floral basket of yellows, oranges and purples, there's a little jack-o-lantern hiding in that bouquet. Really fun, it's stitched on Murky by Picture this Plus, and notice that some of the flowers are drooping out of the basket... so it's just charming! Measures 103 in stitch count - so 5 x 5 on 18ct. This is the first in a new set of Holiday Baskets, and they promise to be CUTE! Betsy's Christmas Basket is next - due to release late this Fall. We're beginning a new Auto-ship for this! Betsy's Christmas Basket - This is the second installment of a seasonal basket series... It's a festive basket holding wrapped presents! It finishes about 5 x 5 - lovely pomegranate red and buttery gold colors with evergreen greens tucked into the border. Betsy's Easter Basket - This is the next seasonal basket - we have Halloween and Christmas so far, it's such a cute series. This one has a little bunny, and more bright, happy colors. Chart format. Betsy's Patriotic Basket celebrates the 4th of July! Dusty demin blues and soft, bright reds, it's trimmed with Lady Dot thundercloud chenille.
American Sampler from Primrose Cottage Stitches Stitched with a combination of DMC and Classic Colorworks flosses, this measures 126 x 150 - so will finish approx 7 x 8-1/2 on 18/36 ct. If stitching time is short... you could leave off the alphabet and still get the charm of the piece! Offered as a full sized leaflet chart.
Caroline Colmont 1845 from Reflets de Soie Reflets de Soie has sent the most gorgeous French Darning Sampler chart... an antique reproduction of one stitched by Caroline Colmont in 1845. The sampler measures 348 x 359 in stitch count - so even on 40ct, it'll turn out to be HUGE at 17-1/2 inches in size! Absolutely stunning, each of the four outer borders feature different florals for the four seasons. Then, you get two more in the sampler... a couple of alphabet fonts... and then the treat -- the Darning Sections! 18 different sections in all, each of those measures about 30 stitches square, and each showcases its own unique pattern-darning design. And, there is even a little Bargello tossed in below that! The darning sections all have such texture and charm, your eye is drawn right to them. Presented as a chart, this is coded for DMC floss or Soie d' Alger Silk. We have the silks available with the chart purchase - they are all pre-sorted, tied and numbered by Isabelle on her pretty Reflets de Soie thread cards. (And since this is big, there are a TON of threads in here!)
Winterly Sampler from Robin Pickens This one has everything - the cones, the trees and the cardinals. Pulling out the motifs to make those little cushions is a nice touch. This measures 112 x 139, so it's 8 x 10 on 14/18. All those individual motifs would be stunning on 40.
Flight from Ronnie Rowe Ronnie writes: Leonardo da Vinci's drawings of the first flying machine, to the Space Shuttle's missions to the international Space Station, flight has taken mankind on voyages from the sand dunes of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina with the Wright Brothers to "One Small Step for Man" with a walk on the moon. Ok... 480 x 320 in stitch count... this measures 30 inches x 20 inches on 16/32ct. It's definitely a signature piece. You stitch with only DMC #844 gunmetal gray. Yeaaahhhhh, there's quite a bit of counting, but if you use a highlighter on your chart, you can keep track of where you are. And good news... no backstitch or 1/2 stitches! And you know... he SHOWED us his sketches-in-working for this! So cool, here it IS!
Quakers in Holland, France and Italy from Tempting Tangles I show my ignorance of World History by wondering if Quakers were IN Holland and France... but we liked these colorful designs... so we ordered them! So... separate the Quaker motifs from the charming city and country landscapes if you want - or NOT! Designed by Tempting Tangles, each measures 168 stitches square - so 10-1/2 inches on 32ct. Coded for Silks or DMC, Deborah has captured the charm of Amsterdam with those tall skinny houses, the canals, and the charming windmill from the countryside. I love the 'shadows' in the background - like the houses just behind on the next street over. In France, you get villages in Provence, the rivers, the winerys, and of course Paris! Did you notice the Quaker motif made out of bicycles... or the one with the rooster? Italy features Olive trees and Vespa Scooters... lemon trees and the Leaning Tower... and the rolling hills of Tuscany!
Dasher & Dancer, Quaker Christmas, Prancer from Hobby House Press A trio of classic Christmas art - choose large or small! Dasher and Dancer - This measures 355 x 168, (finishes about 18 x 8-1/2 on 40ct) and is stitched on only ONE color of thread. Coded for Gentle Art's Mulberry or DMC 221, it's just beautiful! Very geometric, very organized, it's almost symetrical. We estimate about 28 skeins of hand-dyed if you do 2 over 2 on a 32 or 36 - a few less if DMC, but make sure you get enough of your dye lot! Full sized chart $15.00. Quaker Christmas - This one measures 300 x 158 - so finishes about 15 x 8 on 40ct Doubloon by Picture This Plus. Coded for silks or DMC, the colors are 310. 3777, 469, 898, 472 and 728. Soft vintage colors, she used silks with a lot of color variation on the cover model - so you need to pay attention to that when choosing your own shades. And... what about taking out the word 'Quaker' and putting in 'Merry' instead, or moving down the top motifs a little to fill in the empty area? Full sized chart $13.00. Prancer - Just a very classic reindeer pic - this measures 84 x 104 - so 4 x 5 on 40ct. Hand-dyeds or DMC, just a pretty little piece - small chart $10.00
The Sampler Pin Drum, Scissor Holder and Pin Mattress from Hobby House Press This is a trio of three charts - all smalls inspired by an antique sampler stitched by Mary Allcorn in 1764. Main sampler will release sometime in 2025. Each of these three pieces is done on 40ct with Red Rocks, Garrison Green, Sage, Onion Skin, Chocolate Mousse, Dove and Cocoa - very crisp and vintage-y! Each is offered as its own large chart.
Gotta Love These Two from Works by ABC Works by ABC just HAD to do two more glorious pieces that use every floss in your box - and then some! Remember last year's 324? Little doo-dads and ding-bats that used 324 different colors of DMC? 324 The Sequel - Uses 324 different colors again - along with specialty stitches! Stitched on 25ct Lugana, you could do this on canvas - or linen. The 24-page book includes the charts and instructions for all 324 of these half-inch blocks! So so cool... you can't possibly get tired of stitching this - nothing is the same, and you haven't got time to get sick of a color - because you won't use it again! And the final test... when you go to look for your colors... will you have them all? You could do just 16 blocks and make a 3-inch pin cushion... you could stitch a long row or double row and make a band to wind around a spool. You could make a door draft snake if you did these on 10ct Tula... you can do ANYTHING! 365 - This one features a little circle for every day in the year. They are all different, and stitched with a different color of floss! Measures 167 x 167, so 10 x 10 on 32ct!
Heirloom, Majestic, Exquisite and Elegant Lace... and 324 from Works by ABC This is a gorgeous set of designs - all stitched with white or creme floss on any dark fabric - Aida or linen. My mom had a lace table cloth on the dining room table that looked like these, so I couldn't resist these charts! Worked in whole crosses, you get that lighter look by doing just one leg of the cross, or one less strand of thread. The charts tell you how many thousands of stitches are in these to help with thread figuring, but then reminds you that you CAN take out a small motif from inside the lace somewhere and stitch just a small pin cushion! Truly exquisite, elegant and majestic like their name implies... choose any fabric you like as your background color. They are quite large, so kind of a 'stitching investment', but if you like them, TOTALLY worth it! Heirloom finishes 14 x 16 on 18/36. Majestic is 19 x 19 on 36! Elegant is 7 x 7 over one on 25ct but 9-1/2 on 36ct. Exquisite is 11-1/2 x 18-1/2 on 36. 324 - This is cool... it uses 324 different shades of DMC floss! Absolutely every single motif and square on here is stitched with a different color of floss. BUTTTT if you aren't a 324-color-stitcher - it HAS been re-charted for just 36 colors as well. Easy to work from, the entire chart is one symbol, but there is a diagram of which colors go where. Inspired by an old piece of lace that featured thousands of tiny stitches and motifs, this finishes only about 11 x 11 on 36ct - so it is a delightful burst of busy color. Although the colors are intoxicating to me... you could split this all up and make a whole set of smaller square cushions following the color combinations you like best. Really a neat design idea.
One Nation Under God - Liberty from Twin Peak Primitives This is quite the piece by Twin Peaks (all the way from The Netherlands!) Stitched on 36ct (329 x 310), it'll finish approx 18 x 18 - you won't lose THIS on the wall! The pattern refers to Rustico Aida, but also Picture This Plus's Wren color... so those should give you an idea of fabric choices. It is coded for DMC or Weeks hand-dyed flosses - 18 different shades. It's really very pretty, and I especially like the big floral pots up by the words. (Do one of those if you haven't got time to stitch this whole thing!) And we love those billowing flags too!
Hearts Ease Examplar Workes Antrim's Folly - This has been one of Theresa Baird's exclusive class pieces that is now available in chart format. Just a gorgeous piece, Theresa's inspiration came from a Betty Ring sampler that sold at a Sotheby's auction for over a million dollars in 2012. She was enchanted by the mansion with the cedar trees, the barnyard with the animals, the young lady sitting straight and proud atop a horse, the farmhouse on the hill, and the flanking baskets of fruits and flowers. It measures 257 x 355, and is worked in silks. The chart is 38 pages... it is full of stitch diagram detail, and actual close-up pics of some areas. Not for the faint of stitcher - not the quickest stitch either! Just an EXQUISITE needlework design to tantalize the brave! Cottage by the Sea Sampler finishes approx 19 inches square on 36ct. But oh, to live in a rose covered cottage on a hill overlooking the sea, Where I'd patiently watch the tall ships sailing by 'till my love returns safely to me Such a charming scene...! Cottage by the Sea Sewing Set This little sewing set of smalls that companions it is delightful! It needs a 1/2 yard cut of linen, and features a Huswif that opens to reveal a petite scissor sheath with fob, needle book and pin cushion, a stacking set of 3 pin cushions, a thread/tool case; a ruler and a scissor sheath that holds a 3-1/2 embroidery scissors with fob. There are a few specialty stitches in all of this - but all are diagrammed in the 42 pages of instructions! Mayflower Rose Ornament - Only 8 shades in the sewing set - Belle Soie of Old Crow, Chester's Blue, Oatmeal Scone, Creme de Menthe, Sister Scarlet, Her Crowne, Rosebud and Pecan Pie! The set of smalls includes sheaths, biscornus, needle books, fobs, a mattress cushion, ruler... all kinds of tiny treasures that are all stitched on both sides! The ornament that is the rounded shape is a separate design - offered separately - but it goes with the smalls set.
Betsy from Sheepish Designs Oh wow... we have had a retired model of this in the back room of the shop for years and years! I had thought we couldn't get the pattern anymore, but I loved the stitched model so much, I couldn't part with it. Then... MAGIC! By Sheepish Designs, this is Betsy Ross stitching the first American flag. She's in her garden of sheep, a peacock, birds, flowers and even a squirrel up there in the tree. Coded for silks or DMC, it uses only Cross stitch and finishes approx 4-1/4 x 12-1/2 on 35ct. I'm not sure what part of it has the overwhelming appeal that it does... but over the years several gals have tried to buy the model, and were always disappointed that we had no chart! So, we present Betsy, in chart format, probably till we run out again!!
Quaker Christmas II - Songs of the Season from ByGone Stitches Oh... here's a Christmas Present to Yourself! This is an incredible collection of Quaker-inspired motifs scattered about -- but look closely -- and find all the songs! Names of Christmas Carols are all over in this -- spelled and STITCHED with more motifs! Can you Three Ships a Sailing? We Three Kings? Little Drummer Boy? By Gone Stitches adds a third sampler to her collection -- this one is just as large and just as commanding as her others. Offered as a chart, it finishes approx 17 x 25 on 28ct... probably too large to drop down the chimney already stitched and framed... so better plan on getting just the chart from Santa! You'll need 23 skeins (115 yards) of Gentle Art's Currant hand-dyed cotton, and 5 skeins (25 yards) of Blue Spruce. CHECK and see if you like those colors... choose others if you want... just get enough thread right from the start for color safety! (Actually, we recommend purchasing an additional 2 skeins of the Currant and 1 of the Spruce.) Just beautiful to behold!