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SAMPLER sa ALPHABET SAMPLER sa ANNIVERSARY SAMPLER sa BABY SAMPLER sa BIRTHDAY SAMPLER sa CHRISTMAS SAMPLER sa NURSERY RHYME SAMPLER sa PICTURE -- CROSS-STITCHED sa PICTURE -- EMBROIDERED sa PROVERB SAMPLER, SIGN & PLAQUE sa RELIGIOUS SAMPLER sa VALENTINE'S DAY SAMPLER sa WEDDING SAMPLER sa WELCOME SAMPLER, SIGN & PLAQUE x CROSS-STITCH SAMPLER x EMBROIDERY SAMPLER x NEEDLEPOINT SAMPLER xx NEEDLEWORK xx PICTURE -- CROSS-STITCHED xx PICTURE -- EMBROIDERED xx PLAQUE xx SIGN & BANNER xx WALL HANGING Kit is available to make an embroidered Pennsylvania German style sampler. Instructions given for making a framed ribbon sampler. How to make an abstract needlepoint sampler that displays a variety of stitches. Finished piece is mounted between two sheets of clear acrylic. How to embroider a 23"x25" alphabet sampler. Darning stitch sampler. Quickpoint sampler features flower patterns. Felt sampler is framed in a hearts-and-flowers motif. Center block features an eagle and a house, along with embroidered wording. Est. cost: $15. Stag and pine tree sampler to cross-stitch. May Flowers cross-stitch projects. Provides charted designs for nine flowers: strawberrry, primrose, lily-of-the-valley, grape hyacinth, scilla, forget-me-not, violet, columbine and buttercup. Includes instructions for incorporating all of them in a sampler and for using selected motifs on a tablecloth, picture frame, hand towel and curtain tiebacks. "Kitty-Cat" cross-stitch sampler. Also includes instructions for stitching the sampler on the front of a purchased sweatshirt. Nursery rhyme cross-stitch sampler. The nursery rhyme "Mary, Mary, quite contrary ..." is bordered top and bottom by rows of tulips and the alphabet. Est. cost: $25. "Puppy" sampler features the alphabet and rows of dogs. A border reading "Woof, Woof ..." encircles the piece. Hebrew alphabet sampler bordered by a motif of leaves and berries, is cross-stitched in rainbow colors. Finished piece measures 22"x26". Tribute to America cross-stitch sampler features the ABCs, a shield of stars and stripes, and God Bless America -- Land That I Love stitched inside a wavy border and accented with stars. Early American cross-stitch sampler that is an adaption of a colonial quilt design. Grandmother's Flower Garden sampler to cross-stitch. Ribbon embroidery garden patch sampler. Rows of corn, tomato plants, squash, cabbages and pumpkins are stitched with silk and taffeta ribbons on a raw linen background. Cross-stitched sampler features eight butterflies. Cross-stitched "Flower Garden Sampler," 9.5"x10.5". An alphabet motif in the center is surrounded by floral, scroll and zigzag motifs. Two versions are suggested, a framed sampler and a pillow. Charts provide coversions for working in either Medici wool, flower thread or floss. Beginner skill level. "Celebrations" picture mat (10"x12") features a spray of roses worked in cross-stitch across the top of the picture opening. The sides and bottom of the opening are worked in hardanger. Hearts, worked in satin stitch, accent the corners and the roses. This can also be used as a sampler to commemorate a wedding or other special event. Advanced skill level. Drawn-thread sampler. Part 1. Two methods of cutting threads are described along with the techniques for satin stitch, basic hemstitch, basting, coral knots and the inversion of threads. Advanced skill level. "Live within your harvest" sampler features a cross-stitched cornucopia motif, the alphabet and acorn motifs. Also includes instructions for using the cornucopia motif on a small (4"x5.5") pillow. Intermediate skill level. Drawn-thread sampler. Part 3. Instructions for stitching buttonhole pyramids, satin stitch edging on a cross shape, wrapped-thread cutwork and for adding initials and date completed. Advanced skill level. How to embroider a Colonial sampler. Includes a primer of basic stitches and sketches of traditional designs. Pattern for a Bicentennial cross-stitch sampler. Seaside sampler wall hanging is worked on #13 mono canvas with white and ecru yarns. A 14" quilting hoop is used for the frame. Flower garden needlepoint sampler. Folk art worked in crewel. Lion and lamb sampler (Peaceable kingdom). How to make a Family Heritage Sampler. Pattern and instructions included for a cross-stitch sampler that includes the alphabet and a group of designs, along with a space for the name of the embroiderer. A 19th-century sampler from Woodlawn Plantation (circa 1837) was originally stitched by a seven-year-old French girl. Honeysuckle sampler, embroidered almost entirely in cross-stitch, is designed to record a birth, solemnize a marriage or celebrate an anniversary. Its floral border and central cartouche are reminiscent of many early English and American samplers. The open space in the center frames an inscription, date or names. Needlepoint fraktur certificate to commemorate a wedding, birth, new home or friendship. This Pennsylvania German folk-art design features peacocks, robin, redwing blackbird, two bird's nests in trees, and flowers in an urn. Easier-than-ever heirloom cross-stitch samplers. Six design ideas shown along with full-size alphabet pattern and basic stitch instructions. Counted cross-stitch accessories to make. (1) Baskets, (2) Samplers, (3) Tote bag, (4) Pillow, (5) Picture frames, (6) Place mats. Twenty-five kitchen samplers to make in cross-stitch or quick and easy machine applique. Directions given for 4. Kits or directions must be ordered for others. 36 special day samplers to make. (1) Baby's pillow. (2) Silver-anniversary pillow. (3) Engagement sampler. (4) Bridal-wreath sampler. Other samplers pictured. Kits and instructions may be ordered. Apple sampler, 18" square, features nine apple shapes cut from fabric scraps, glued to a background and framed. Erica Wilson looks at the history of black work and explains how to plan a sampler design and the basic stitches to be used. Wildflower alphabet sampler is embroidered on a dish towel background. A Fair Isle sampler to needlepoint. Seaside sampler, a 19"x51" hanging that incorporates coral, seashells, and starfish mounted on panels of knots and fastened to fringe. An alphabet sampler to work in counted cross-stitch. Cross-stitched sampler features a verse from the Song of Solomon decorated with bluebirds and flowers. Old-fashioned country kitchen cross-stitch sampler. Celtic sampler in cross-stitch. Letters of the alphabet are stitched in blocks in a style inspired by the illuminated manuscripts of the early Celts. Floral pillow becomes a sampler of Brazilian embroidery techniques. Seven panels of flowers demonstrate padded satin stitch, couching, Palestrina stitch, French knots, Bullion loop, Boucle bud, and the single and double cast-on stitches. For experienced stitchers only. "Cape May" cross-stitch sampler features colorful Victorian houses, a trellised gazebo, hearts and flowers, kittens, sailboats, a girl and boy in sailor suits and the traditional alphabet. Sentimental collector's sampler incorporates bits of old lace, pailettes from a 1920's gown, buttons from a child's sleeper, etc. Old-time motifs are cross-stitched with overdyed floss. Samplers. A brief look at the history and purpose of samplers. How to make your own heirloom sampler. Tips on materials, tools, stitching, laundering and framing. Cross-stitch pictures. (1) Girl With Bird. (2) Alphabet sampler with 3 different styles of letters. Cross-stitch the "old seamstresses" sampler. A trio of counted cross stitch ideas. Two samplers, "Girl and Gander" and "American Heritage", and a "Garden Wedding" bell pull. Flaxen sampler (8"x12") to needlepoint. Background of linen canvas is left blank. An adaptation of a 17th century piece. German show towel. Part 4. Instructions for satin and four-sided stitches to work in drawn-thread areas and a hearts-birds-and-flowers motif to needle-weave over a netting insert. Reinventing the sampler. Elly Smith describes how she searches out and incorporates traditional motifs into contemporary samplers. Includes a description of counted-thread embroidery as used in the samplers. How to make cross-stitched samplers in padded fabric frames. Embroider your names on a sampler in cross-stitch surrounded by decorative motifs in the shape of a heart. Kitty sampler, in counted cross stitch, features cat motifs that form the letters "A, B, C". The balance of the alphabet is formed from yarn that one cat has unwound from a ball. 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