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As cross-stitchers we are fortunate to have a vast selection of cross-stitch designs to choose from! Please click on the Merchant Mall link below to view our online catalog of over 12,000 cross-stitch leaflets by over 300 designers! Samplers & more! Note: $25.00 minimum order for special orders. You will be able to place your selections into your own shopping cart and create and save your own selections for viewing and/or ordering now or later. We will process your order for you. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. PLEASE DO NOT ENTER ANY OF YOUR CREDIT CARD INFORMATION ON THE ORDER FORM. We can ship either First Class or Priority Mail. Please make a note on the form as to your shipping choice. If none is selected we will chose Priority for you when we calculate your total. Stop by every Friday afternoon to see the latest releases! Didn't find the designer you were looking for in Merchant Mall above? Please inquire, we may be able to obtain the design you are looking for from another location. Thank you. In addition to current designs we would be happy to try to locate out-of-print charts for you. Send us an email and we will see if we can find it for you. |
Sampler & Antique Needlework QuarterlyÒ
Current Issue
Spring 2010 / Volume 58
Ó 2010 Hoffman Media, Inc.
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Contents:
Quarterly Notes
1836 Margaret Havelock Sampler
Common Threads in the WSPU: British Suffragettes' Prison Needlework
1800 Elizabeth Hobson Sampler
The Thimble, Part Two: Thimbles with Gemstones
The Needlework of Das Deutsche Stickmuster-Museum
1863 Vierlande Sampler
Sources for Supplies
Ó 2010 Hoffman Media, Inc.
Highly recommended by Silent StitchesÒ
Current Issue
Save 10% off the cover price!
IN STOCK Now! (While supplies last.)
$6.25
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New!! Village Square Sampler
Mary Allen -1818 ~age 9~ England
An exact reproduction by Linda Danielson~Samplers Remembered
Chart $14.95
(Stitch Count: 290 x 340 Design Size: 17.5" x 20")
1786 Sampler Kit
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The photo is of the original sampler, currently in the Wadsworth-Longfellow House in Maine
Sampler Chart
Instructions
Your choice of *14 Count Aida or **28 Count Linen
DMC floss
Tapestry Needle
Color Photo of the sampler
Postcard
Short history of Samplers in the 18th & 19th Century
Stitch your own reproduction sampler or introduce a child to cross-stitch... this is the perfect kit!
Kit with 14 count Aida: $19.95* Kit with 28 Count Linen: $29.95**
French Needle Maid Books ~ By Access Commodities
"MARGEAUX Kit #1 in the Series
The Complete Boxed Kit Contains:
Cotton fabric for lining
Linen
Interlining
Silk & Linen Threads
Beads, Buttons, and Ribbons
Finishing instructions
Photo shows the completed exterior of the needle book
Limited Edition!
$39.95 (In Stock)
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"NICHOLE" Kit #2 in the Series
The Complete Boxed Kit Contains:
Cotton fabric for lining
Linen
Interlining
Silk & Linen Threads
Beads, Buttons, and Ribbons
Finishing instructions
The photo above shows the completed needle book
Limited Edition!
$55.95 (In Stock)
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"GERMAINE" Kit #3 in the Series
The Complete Boxed Kit Contains:
19th Century French Documentary fabric
Legacy Linen
Interlining
Au Ver A Soie,Soie d'Alger and Soie Perlee
Mother-of-Pearl Buttons, and Ribbons
Finishing instructions
The photo on the box shows the completed exterior of the needle book
From Access Commodities, Designed by Roberta Chase
Limited Edition!...hurry get it while supplies last!
$45.95 (In Stock)
~QUEENSTOWN SAMPLER DESIGNS~
3 Reproduction Samplers from the Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore,MD
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Sarah Haines Sampler 1848 #J8827 $26.95 |
Sands House Sampler #E1757 $25.95 |
Anne Barriere Sampler #C6003 $26.95 |

# 08-2069 Stitching Necessaire by Homespun Elegance Ltd.
$9.00 Chart Only
(In Stock/Available while supply lasts.)
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The Abigail Conant Sampler/Massachusetts 1772 Reproduction Cross-stitch Needlework Design Chart. The design was reproduced from the original sampler which Abigail completed in 1772 when she was 9 years old. This sampler is highly recommended as a beginner sampler or a quick-stitch project for an advanced stitcher. We love the simplicity of the design! $2.00 (Limited Quantities) |

"Home Of A Needleworker Too" by Little House Needleworks
Stitch Count: 127 W x 100 L
Crescent Colours
Chart: $7.00 (Available/In Stock)
Elizabeth Minnich's Decorated Towel by Carriage House Samplings
Stitch count: 267w x788h main section + 267w x70h top flap CHART: $35.00 (Available/In Stock) NEEDLEPOINT SILK THREADS: to Stitch Elizabeth Minnich's Decorated Towel. SS Value Pack: 15 skeins $50.00 (Save $6.25!) Linen: Pearled Barley>Available At Lakeside Linens |
A case for your Eyeglasses or Sunglasses!

Spectacles Pocket (Laydes Pocket Needfuls) by Primitive Traditions $12.00
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Passetemps Huswife by Cherished Stitches $14.00
Blackbird
Designs
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!!! Sign up to join the LOOSE FEATHERS CLUB 2010 !!!!
As a club member you will be the first to receive these exciting designs when released several times each year!
Winter Wonderland ~ Loose Feathers Club~ Limited Edition: Issue #39
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$8.95 Chart
Click here for: (Floss) Click here for: (Linen)
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New!!

Honeysuckle Manor by Blackbird Designs
40 page booklet
Samplers and projects in Vintage Style
$24.95
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Blackbird Designs
Soft-cover book $18.00 |
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Blackbird Designs
(Click on the photo to view back cover.) Soft-cover book $24.95 |
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Patty Barlett Sessions Reproduction Sampler & Mormon Midwife The 1846-1888 Diaries of Patty Sessions Do you have UFO's in your craft basket? In the 19th century, Patty did as well. She began stitching her sampler as a teenage girl living in Maine. She partially completed it, but vowed to finish it one day. She fulfilled her promise to herself and managed to complete the sampler 40 years later in her fifties. There is hope! Patty headed west to the Rocky Mountains where she worked as a pioneer midwife. She delivered more than 4000 babies on the frontier. She kept a journal of her adult life. (She mentions working on her sampler!)
*Suggested Reading: Mormon Midwife; Patty Bartlett Sessions |
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Patty Bartlett Sessions Sampler Chart Reproduced by Whimsey & Wit $19.95/Chart (SOLD OUT) |
*Mormon Midwife: The 1846-1888 Diaries of Patty Bartlett Sessions edited by Donna T. Smart; Published by Utah State University Press; 400 pages; Softcover. Order from your local bookstore. If you can't find a copy...let us know and we will order one for you. |
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We are proud to offer some wonderful designs from Wild-Heart Designs. Pam Ellis has been stitching for over 20 years and has used her stitching expertise to produce a wonderful new collection of original & sampler reproduction designs.
Click on the above link for a sneak-preview of all of the designs currently available from Wild-Heart Designs tm. |
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The Caroline Matilda Rozenia Turpin Historical Sampler
Promont House Museum © 2004
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We are extremely proud to offer the reproduction of the Caroline Turpin Sampler, which is currently on display at the Promont House Museum in Milford Ohio. The original sampler was stitched by Caroline in 1821 when she was only 11 years old. One year later, Caroline drowned while attempting to cross the Little Miami River in Ohio. This sampler design has been carefully reproduced by Susan Bradford. Susan researched this sampler and your graph purchase will include a brief history of Caroline's ancestors and the sampler's history. Also included is a color photograph of the original sampler & color rendition of the reproduction pattern. Materials Needed: 28 count linen (They suggest: Cream Dublin 25 count/Zweigert or Ivory 26 count/Wichelt DMC Floss: Yellow Beige/3045 Fern Green Light/524 Teal Green/3848 Beige Gray/640 Fern Green/522 Stitch count: 216W x 198H Design Area: 16 inches x 15 inches Graph & Information Packet: $8.99 (Materials not included.) |
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BANDS OF MANY COLORS " Let her who cares for needlework and wishes to perform the same, learn thoroughly and never shirk, and she'll obtain both praise and fame." Captures the style of 1700's band Samplers. Bands of colorful rows & popular motifs. An excellent learning way to learn new stitches! Stitches used: Cross, Small Cross, Queen, Algerian Eye, Diamond Eyes, Flat,Tent, Irish, Long Arm Cross, 4-Sided,Montenegrin Cross, Double Cross, Plait,2-Sided Italian Cross, Satin Stitch,Variation Rice,Small Rice,Double Running,Chequer,Interior Hem Stitch, Hollie Point, Back, Pulled 4-Sided Stitch, & Buttonhole Stitch. 77 Stitches Wide by 372 Stitches High The Packet Contains: Photo & Instructions $14.95 ©1990 & 2001 by Eileen J. Bennett/The Sampler House |
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Antique Samplers in Miniature by Margaret Morgan Adorable miniature sampler designs may be stitched on 54 count linen for 1:12 doll house scale or on alternate count linen for larger size. The designs were inspired by sampler designs from 1648-1842. $15.95 /Soft cover 20 pages
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We are now offering designs from VICTORIA SAMPLER by Special Order. Let us know your choices and we'll have them for you in a few days! |
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HALLOWEEN ..all year long!
Blackbird Designs Tis Hallowe'en 13 Stockings & Projects Book

$23.95
(All 5 designs below are in stock. While supplies last. Click on the photos to enlarge for viewing.)
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Kindred Spirits by The Primitive Needle Cute poem! $7.95 |
Hallow Sampler by by The Primitive Needle Halloween motifs! $9.95 |
Hallow Game Board by The Primitive Needle Fun game board! $8.95 |
Witches Stitch Too! by Homespun Elegance Ltd.
$7.95 |
Simply Autumn by Homespun Elegance 2 designs! Blackbirds & pumpkins pillow & ornament! $8.50 |
Salem-Style Witch Scissors can be found on the Scissors Page... Fun to use, especially when stitching these designs!
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