Samplers
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Amelia's Birthday
Starting at: £6.95
Designed to celebrate the birth of Mary's granddaughter this beautiful sampler features a garland of pastel flowers with silver lettering and border which will be treasured forever. Learn More -
Antique Motifs,
Starting at: £6.95
This band sampler is packed with traditional motifs that would commonly be found on samplers dating from the 18th and 19th centuries. The style of the bands sampler however was popular a century or two prior to that so this is an unusual combination that give a different look to both. Learn More -
Antique Stitches
Starting at: £6.95
A centuries-old sampler can command extremely high prices these days so why not add an historic touch to your home with a modern replica? Learn More -
Beside the Seaside
Starting at: £6.95
Evocative of summer days in childhood, our small sampler captures memories of a holiday beside the sea. Learn More -
Blossom Time
Starting at: £6.95
Spring is a time of delicate colours and great activity. Suddenly trees are covered in blossom and tiny flowers appear in the hedgerows, the green of their leaves often following later. Learn More -
Celtic Sampler
Starting at: £6.95
I do not like quarter stitches. They are tiresome to stitch, difficult to chart clearly and very often do not add the smooth curve that designers hope they will to a design. In most types of traditional Cross stitch they are very seldom used. The only exception is Assisi, in which they are more frequently found. There, however, the outline stitches are worked first and the cross stitches used to fill the background area of the design afterwards. In Cross stitch designs that do use quarter stitches, it is necessary to stitch them before working any back stitch and this can add to the complications. Having said all this, I shall continue to avoid quarter stitches as far as possible, but thought that I should design a piece of embroidery where they were essential and then devise the best method of approach. The result is this Celtic sampler in which the areas of colour are solid and the outlines all in black thread. Not really painful and worth the finished result. Learn More -
Faded Beauty
Starting at: £6.95
Although many samplers were originally stitched in vivid hues, over time, their brightness gently fades to subtler tones which can be just as, or if not more, attractive than the original Learn More -
Filigree Wedding Sampler chart download - 034001D
£6.00This lovely original sampler is classic in its appearance and yet new and vibrant. As the light catches the single white thread of the pattern a different emphasis gives theillusion of change in their form. The richness of the beadwork enhances the stitching to give a truly unique sampler to suit the finest occasion. Learn More -
Flower Garden
Starting at: £6.95
This sampler has a traditional look with itsw winding border , central house motif and alphabet. Learn More -
Formal Garden
Starting at: £6.95
We all dream of having a fantastic formal garden with a fountain, arbours, topiary and balustrades. Learn More -
Fruits of Summer
Starting at: £6.95
One of the wonderful things about summer is the stream of tasty fruit ripening in succession Learn More -
Global Jubilee
Starting at: £7.50
The whole country and indeed the world celebrated our queen’s Diamond Jubilee in June 2012. Learn More -
Golden Daffodils
Starting at: £6.95
This evocative poem is a national favourite and who amongst us has not been lifted by the sight of a mass of bright daffodils after months of winter gloom? The glorious border can be easily extended or reduced to make a frame of any size, perhaps for a spring wedding sampler or to surround the words of another treasured verse. Learn More -
Greek Band Sampler,
Starting at: £6.95
This fascinating bell pull is a sampler of classic designs and motifs from ancient Greek pottery in earthy tones. Learn More -
Historic Abundance
Starting at: £12.95
This design is a collection of motifs gleaned from samplers from the past. There are baskets of fruit, trees heavy with apples and pears and a border of acorns, all of which signify fruitfulness, fertility and prosperity. With the appearance of Adam and Eve too, it would make a marvellous wedding gift. Learn More -
Historic Forest
Starting at: £12.95
This wonderful sampler is a celebration of traditional motifs inspired by those found on historical Germans and Continental embroideries Learn More -
Historic Seafarers,
Starting at: £12.95
Nations with a proud seafaring history such as those in Scandinavia or Holland would often celebrate this maritime connection in stitches Learn More -
Historic Wedding
Starting at: £12.95
Just like today stitchers of the past enjoyed celebrating the occasion of a wedding in stitches. Learn More -
Hungarian Sampler,
Starting at: £6.95
Earlier this year the New Stitches holiday visited Hungary where we had a fantastic time. The folk embroidery we saw was inspirational with its wide range of sampler motifs and bold colours. Red was a predominant on many cross stitched samplers, table linen and clothing which was often combined with black to dramatic effect. Recreate your own piece of Hungarian heritage with this bell pull packed with traditional motifs Learn More -
Jubilee Celebration
Starting at: £7.50
Celebrate the Golden Jubilee with this magnificent commemorative sampler. Learn More
