Cross Stitch Antique Style Samplers

Samplers were traditionally used to teach young girls a variety of skills: darning samplers improved mending skills, alphabet samplers helped with literacy, and band and spot motif samplers helped record the stitches they had learned. This work uses a historical sampler collection as the inspiration for over 30 antique style cross stitch designs.

A collection of 26 new sampler designs, one for each letter of the alphabet, ranging from sophisticated designs to more traditional ideas. There are designs for every level of skill with easy to follow instructions, graphs indicating every stitch and a list of specific materials.

A collection of cross stitch projects featuring a variety of traditional sampler designs.

Describes the basic techniques of cross-stitch and presents patterns and complete instructions for making a variety of cross-stitch samplers

Containing unique reproductions of samplers and smalls from private collectors and museum collections, this DVD edition features one-of-a-kind antique needlework projects from the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, as well as antique-inspired designs. Also featured are well-researched articles profiling sampler makers, sampler-producing schools, needlework tools, museums and the various historical events that have shaped needlework. Some of the articles and projects cannot be found anywhere else, making this DVD essential to any collection. The DVD incudes full-color photography, easy-to-read charts and complete instructions.

72 projects; gift tags and mini pictures.

Presents thirty American samplers and their patterns from the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries

Jane Greenoff uses her own historical sampler collection as the inspiration for over 30 unique antique style cross stitch designs so that you can begin a collection of your very own. Each project chapter is inspired by a popular sampler style. This new edition will include 3 brand new sampler charts, an extended stitch library and a Madeira thread conversion chart.