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This sampler has alphabets and numbers and is a fabulous chart to have on hand if you need either of those to personalize a piece that you are working on.

This sampler adaptation was originally stitched in wools on canvas and is charted for linen. We included the entire alphabet in the blocks and believe that the original had family initials in them.

This narrow, linear sampler is perfect for displaying with a spool! 

We love collaborating with fellow designers, which is why it was a treat to team up with Michele at Tabby Cat Linens to bring you this duo of similar samplers.

Stitch count of "Sarah Zane": 112w x 201h

Stitch count of "Elizabeth Roach": 119w x 200h

This sampler has ties to Arizona, home of NeedleWorkPress, and features a sampler within a sampler.

Ann primarily used one color in her sampler, a dark brown, and then added in some cream for details. For those who don't like stitching over-one verses, we have an over-two option.

Ann's sampler is easy to love with all of the red and the charming cow in the yard. 

This sampler was an exclusive to a Facebook stitch-a-long for 2022. We appreciate Ann's balanced, asymmetrical design as well as her color palette.

This sampler is the closest that we have come to finding a sampler with our last name on it. It features many fun elements.

Do you like alphabets? This charming little sampler features multiple alphabets and a unique, pulled thread hemstitch.

Ann Wheatley is a pleasing Adam & Eve sampler with many floral motifs. 

Anna's sampler is colorful and a perfect sampler to do if you want to try some specialty stitches without being overwhelmed.

Anna's sampler is special and one of only a few like it. We have several in the NWP collection, but this one we are honored to collaborate with Marsha from The Scarlet Letter on and bring to all. 

Please note that the stitch count on this sampler is for the border, which is stitched over 2. Most of the interior sampler stitches are over 1.

This spot motif sampler isn't marked with any identifying information, but it is charming with lots of interesting motifs - note the man with the top hat handing the woman a flower.

Betty's sampler was generously shared to be an exclusive at The Country Sampler in Spring Green, WI from the collection of Judy Silsby. Please contact the shop to order.

We believe this is an Italian sampler based on its shape and the religious motifs found throughout.

This Mexican Berlin woolwork sampler debuted at Bristol V at The Attic Needlework. It will be released in the future.

There is so much to love about this sampler with the brown cow and brick house. Originally stitched (mostly) over one on a homespun linen.

This Canadian sampler has alphabets, a fun verse (that extends into the border), and the sweetest cottage with hollyhocks. 

This marking sampler, originally stitch in red, can be stitched in your favorite color. It is the perfect size to practice hemstitching.

She's BIG and she's BEAUTIFUL! Currently a stitch-a-long offered through the Facebook Group Homespun Needlework: Cross Stitch & Samplers.

Chloe's sample is unique in it's layout and we enjoy the verses and singling out of vowels. Her sampler always brings us a smile.

We absolutely love partnering with our dear friend, Gigi R to bring you samplers that compliment one another. This set includes "The Song of the Angels" and "H. Purdy 1822."

Stitch count of "The Song of the Angels": 

171w x 237h

Stitch count of "H. Purdy 1822": 119w x 210h 

This colorful sampler has a rabbit and a lobster, not to mention wonderful alphabet fonts.

We partnered with Gigi R to bring you this collection of Deventer samplers. Deventer is a city in the Netherlands. 

Stitch count of "IDL 1806": 398w x 315h

Stitch count of "EH 1811" (pictured): 437w x 334h

We partnered with Gigi R to bring you this pair of samplers. One is a more traditional Dutch Steps sampler and features the steps of life (not pictured) and the other has a roof with a stepped gabel. 

Stitch count of "The Dutch Steps of Life":  286w x 324h 

Stitch count of "Sara Wisse 1797" (pictured): 122w x 158h

We partnered with Gigi R to bring you this pair of samplers, both with the sweetest of verses. 

Stitch count of "Sarah Ann Lea 1853" (top):  

224w x 206h 

Stitch count of "Martha Lucinda Loomer 1846": 229w x 189h

You can stitch this as one sampler or get creative, split it, and finish the two separately.

This alphabet sampler is part of our Minerva and Friends series.

This sampler features a fun, decorative alphabet. And it's red! But you can stitch it in your favorite color.

Elinor's sampler is a moderate sampler that features fun critter motifs. 

Ellen's sampler was reproduced with an optional verse. 

Originally stitched on 10ct canvas, Ellen's sampler is vibrant with its red and golds. It has a big house and an even bigger deer.

We love all of the motifs on Eliza's sampler, many of them found in the old "penny" books. Her sampler was originally distributed by The Country Sampler. 

Originally debuted at Stitches Unlimited in May 2025, Elizabeth's sampler has a lot going on, but in the best kind of way. The more you look at Elizabeth's sampler, the more there is to appreciate about it and it's motifs. 

This bright sampler has a cheerful man and woman, both holding birds, and the time honored sentiment "Home Sweet Home."

Emma's basket of flowers, originally stitched on perforated paper, is cheerful with it's vibrant colors. 

This little red sampler was originally a gift. You can stitch it on a high count linen or over one to get the small size or do it however you want and make it your own.

Originally stitched on paper, you can also recreate this piece on paper or linen for a charming little sampler.

This is the newest of our "red alphabet" series of samplers. Originally a shop exclusive, it will be available soon.

This unmarked sampler we believe to be German or Austrian because of several motifs. The chart features both a bright (true to original) and toned-down conversation.

Not often do we find samplers stitched by boys, but in this case, we found two by the same boy. Both are available in this chart. Pictured above are the reproductions next to the antiques.

Stitch count with boy: 100w x 130h

Stitch count with verse: 134w x 91h

The chart contains both sides of the small bag that features both George and Hannah's names.

Stitch count of "George Ashmore" (picture): 

95w x 106h

Stitch count of "Hannah Ashmore" (words):

106w x 92h

We've included charts to personalize this record sampler.

Some reproductions seem almost magical when they are complete and Hannah's sampler is one that is  particularly special to us.

Hannah Phillips's sampler made her debut as a retreat project in the Fall of 2023 at Hobby House Needlework. It's charted with the original verse as well as a complete alphabet.

Hannah Smith's sampler made her debut as a class with smaller projects and released in all her folksy goodness to everyone the summer of 2023. 

Hannah Wilson's sampler is an Ackworth Quaker Sampler. 

This sampler is a recreation of a wool on canvas sampler and we added a year and the word "Harmony."

This sampler has one of our favorite verses as well as several specialty stitches.

We love the colors and composition of Helen's sampler. Helen's sampler is currently a stitch-a-long at Tomorrow's Heirlooms. 

This sampler is a recreation of an antique and we added the words "may the hinges of friendship never rust" because the elements of the sampler remind us of old hinges.

This sampler was originally stitched on perforated paper. We have models on both paper and linen.

Who doesn't love a red cow? This cow can be found in an old paper pattern book that was handed out as a souvenir. 

There is much to love about Jane's sampler, the most prominent being her bunny. This sampler is charted using only 8 colors of DMC.

This sampler is exclusively available at The Country Sampler in Spring Green, WI. Please contact the shop if you're interested.

Pictured is the antique and the reproduction.

Jane's sampler features motifs from the "little pattern books" and is special because it also has Roman Numerals. It was part of a class at Tomorrow Heirlooms in 2025.

Jane's sampler is a moderate sampler with alphabets, beautiful borders,  and a quaint house.

Our first reproduction and what a beauty she is with a pasture full of livestock and a signature cow.

Originally done in wool, we have charted this sampler for wool and cotton.

Jannet's sampler is charming on its own, but we especially enjoy her name.

This sampler features two sweet people. It is bright and whimsical - check out the corners!

This sampler is special for multiple reasons - the first being her name, as it is the closest that we have come to finding one that matches ours. You can't deny the red house, the linked hearts, or the fluttering birds add to its charm.

Mrs. Julia Brown created a two sided, stitched portfolio and the chart includes both sides of this stunning work of art.

Lilly stitched her sampler over one thread of homespun linen, which allowed her to turn it into a pincushion. 

Lina's sweet sampler was part of a club at Dying to Stitch in 2025.

This original sampler has a verse on industry to go along with the bee skeps. We included the "Love me and Happy be" in the chart as well. 

We love everything about this red sampler - from the motifs and borders to the composition.

This small sampler uses two colors to share a simple, yet sweet, token of love.

Originally done on perforated paper, this Iowa Quaker sampler is the only one that we've seen like it. We recreated it for your enjoyment on linen.

Lucy's sampler features several useful alphabets and fun motifs. What makes the motifs in this sampler even more fun is that some of them are stitched in satin stitch, which isn't common. 

Lucy's sampler is folksy and pure Americana! We love the horse and of course the flag.

Originally done in wool on canvas, we charted this sampler with modern threads on linen. We love the vibrant flower that anchors this sampler.

Maggie's sampler was part of our presentation at the Attic's Bristol IV retreat in 2024. This sampler features a bunch of motifs from the "little pattern books" that we love so very much!

Margret left off a date and didn't include a location, but we absolutely love her stylized spotted cow and a-symmetry in the lower half of the sampler.

This is not your traditional Adam & Eve sampler. Margret included two girls under the tree as well as dogs.

Sometimes you just love the verse on a sampler and that is one of our favorite things about Maria's sampler.

We love the gentle tones and motifs in Maria's sampler, especially the brown spotted cow. The parrots, butterflies, stags, and flowers also help to make this sampler both fun to stitch and view.   

Martha's Boston Band sampler is really special and  the silks still shine today.

This sweet alphabet sampler is a quick stitch. Have fun choosing your favorite color to stitch it in. She is also part of our Minerva & Friends series.

Thanks to the encouragement and help from our friend Sandy, we are happy to bring you Martha's sweet sampler. It has an asymmetrical border and a cartouche in the center that can be personalized if desired. 

We love the swan in this balanced sampler. The strawberry border is bold and the plants are tall and whimsical.

Mary Ann's sampler is the 2025 stitch along at the Attic. 

Mary's sampler features a beautiful pictorial scene with a lamb and even has a few glass beads!

This sampler is an exclusive at The Country Sampler in Spring Green, WI. Please contact the shop to order.

Mary's sampler has tons to love: the house, the field of animals (including the donkey), and the extra large tomato plant. 

The chart includes a smaller version of the sampler with some of our favorite motifs.

Mary included the name of her school on her sampler along with some of the most charming people. 

This sampler is a club piece at The Country Sampler.

We presented Mary Garton's sampler as part of the Stitcher's Cruise through the British Isles during the summer of 2024.

There is much to like about this sampler, but we love the shamrock border.

This chart includes a smaller design, Faithfulness, which uses elements from Mary's sampler.

We were initially drawn to the large, friendly looking cow on Mary's sampler, but her exquisite border around the sampler, as well as the floral borders within the sampler, truly had us falling in love.  

Mary's sampler is undated, but is very similar to an 1836 sampler belonging to the Whitman Sampler Collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art; Sovine Palphreyman's sampler was reproduced by HandWork in 1999.

Mary's sampler is bright and cheerful! 

Meria's sampler was originally offered as part of a Kitten Stitcher's box and is currently an exclusive through the shop.

The type of bands within this sampler are the reason that we believe it to be Mexican. It is a quick and fun stitch because of the fairly short and colorful bands. 

This sweet little sampler has a lot going on and we love it! There's a house, a bunny, baskets of flowers...to name and few and all of it tied nicely together with a wavy border.

MI included initials and we think that this sweet sampler lends itself nicely to be personalized with family initials.

Minerva's cheerful sampler with a timeless verse are what inspired the Minerva & Friends series.

This mostly unmarked sampler (it has a year) is named after the block that has a mother and daughter in it. Several elements of this sampler lead us to believe its origins are Italian.

This chart featuring two black alphabet samplers is an offering from the Homespun Needlework Facebook Group.

Stitch count of "Mary Ann Bridgewater": 

164w x 206h

Stitch count of "Susannah Ann Hawxwell": 

274w x 162h

This sweet pansy was originally stitched with beads (and you can do that too if you'd like), but you can stitch it in cross stitch. We adapted the chart to English and included "Friend" in place of "Papa." We encourage you to personalize it for a special person in your life. 

The colors and star draw us to this pincushion (that may have been a trivet in a past life). You can stitch this one on colored fabric, or we have provided the charting to stitch the background as the original stitcher.

This Spanish sampler has pops of color that add some fun to this otherwise tone on tone sampler. 

We are fortunate to have a pair of samplers stitched by sisters - Sophia & Lavinia Peer. Both samplers have motifs from the "little pattern books" as well as verses.

Stitch count of "Lavinia Peer 1856": 

211w x 202h

Stitch count of "Sophia Peer 1859":

180w x 179h

This sampler is part of Matt Yim's collection and we are honored that he trusted us to bring it to you.

Originally stitched on perforated paper, this sampler has texture provided by directional half stitches.

If you like birds, you'll love this pincushion. The colors are rich and playful.

Though the name on the sampler was difficult to make out due to crowding and lost stitches, we believe that it has Spanish ties. This is a true practice sampler and includes cross stitch, four-sided stitch, satin stitch, Algerian eyelets, and ray stitches. 

We recreated a two-sided antique stitched purse. The dimensions are all the same, but we made our functional by finishing it with a long strap and a zipper.

This sampler doesn't include a name or place, but we love the sentiment. The chart includes various substitutions for "sister" so that you can personalize this gift.

Isn't is charming how someone repurposed this all red sampler into a clothespin bag? We certainly think so.

Robina's sampler is a sweet, quick stitch. It is part of the Minerva & Friends series.

Originally stitched on perforated paper, we recreated this little, patriotic  sampler on linen using silk.

What's not to love about the alphabet on this simple red, white, & blue sampler? We just love it!

There are multiple elements in this sampler that remind us of Quaker samplers. Sarah's sampler is full of specialty stitches.

We love the floral motifs in Sarah's sampler as well as the asymmetric design.

Sarah's border reminds us of sunflowers with their darker centers and golden tones. 

This sampler is special to us because it was done by a girl with the same name as a beloved friend (who is also one of Patrick's former high school teachers). Mostly cross stitch with some four-sided stitch.

Sarah's sampler debuted on a Book of Days cover and it's safe to say that most of us fell in love with her sampler.

Check out the band below the verse on Sarah's sampler! And the whimsical trees flanking the house. We love the folksiness of Sarah's sampler.

We believe that Sarah's sampler is related to Ann Raynor's sampler. While there are differences, there are simply too many similarities. It is so much fun to connect samplers (and their makers) from so long ago!

This is our companion sampler to our Six Red Alphabets sampler. We love the variety of alphabets as well as the motifs  included at the top.

With no identifying markings on this linear sampler, we named it after the six alphabets found on it. We love the seemingly incompleteness of this all cross stitch sampler.

The parrot and flowers of this sampler are truly whimsical, which is what draws us to samplers.

This wool on canvas sampler reminds us of summer gardens in full bloom. We can't help smiling as we look closely at the details throughout it like the busy bees, the hearts, the dogs, and the brimmed hat on top of the girl's head. 

The verse on this sampler is pleasant, but our favorite thing about it is the diamond shape. 

TLK's sampler is also referred to as the "Rooster Sampler" in our collection. 

We love this pair of samplers featuring donkey! Stitch one, both, or pull motifs to use and create a unique sampler.

Stitch count of "M C Donkey":  90w x 84h

Stitch count of "ABC Donkey": 70w x 68h

With stitching predominantly done by females, it is always a treasure when we find a piece done by a boy. This one is sweet with what is most likely his school featured. Plus it was originally stitched on perforated paper. 

Our model is a box top with ribbon to the right and left of the design.

Originally stitched on perforated paper, we re-created this antique on linen. 

Priscilla's Pocket created a replica of the antique slant-top box.

This chart includes three designs that you can stitch up as pincushions housed in baskets.

Stitch count of the Bird (on 28ct): 35w x 24h

Stitch count of Strawberries (on 40ct): 45w x 43h

Stitch count of Basket (on 40ct): 52w x 41h

Companion piece to In All Things Be Exceedingly Diligent and Be A Friend.

Sometimes we like to be a little silly and that is exactly what this seasonal design shows - our zany side!

Companion piece to In All Things Be Exceedingly Diligent and Be Kind.

Part of our Time series. Stitch one or still them all!

This is a fun, bright, and quick stitch!

This design was inspired by a quote on a folk art mirror and is a tribute to the women who hold a special place in our hearts - our mothers.

This token of friendship is a quick stitch and only uses three colors of floss. Original model stitched on 28ct linen.

Our model is stitched on a hand towel, but we encourage you to be creative with your finish.

This beautiful piece of needlework uses metallic thread to help it shine. We finished ours as an envelope, but we encourage you to be creative. 

An unfinished sampler from 1840 was the inspiration for this Christmas design.

This whimsical silhouette of a turkey is fun enough to keep up for a season or all year!

St. Nick is part of this animal parade that would be perfect for the Christmas season or even hung in a nursery or playroom.

Part of our Time series. Stitch one or still them all!

Hannah's Pomegranate is vibrant and fun! It comes from Hannah Hirst's sampler, which won't be charted. 

We present to you a simple little sampler perfect for your home-on-the-road. The design uses three colors and is easy to switch up to match the interior of your home with wheels. 

This design was inspired by a 1905 Easter greeting. The chart features the original card.

Our late friend, Susan, designed this sampler and asked us to publish it for her. We created two companions (And Be Kind to One Another and Be A Friend) to this piece.  

This is a quick stitch that can be framed and hung in your sewing room or finished into a useful project like a needle book, pincushion, or huswife pocket.

This design is quick to stitch and perfect to have out on display the entire fall season!

Inspired by our Alsap Family Record Sampler, this chart includes all 50 states and several countries.

This is the perfect piece to stitch for your stitching room to celebrate your craft or as a gift for a friend who shares your passion. 

We re-released this design in 2025 with an added color version.

This design was inspired by a pen on paper fraktur. 

*Please be sure to check our corrections page to make sure that your copy of the chart is correct.

This sampler is comprised of various pomegranates from antiques in our collection. It includes an alphabet for personalization.

This design was inspired by the medallions found on Quaker samplers. Perfect for words of wisdom. Stitch them individually or together.

Stitch Count of Medallions range from 

least: 65w x 65h

largest: 71w x 71h

We enjoyed creating the Quaker Medallions 1 and equally enjoyed creating the Quaker Medallions 2 chart. The large picture above is the layout for stitching both parts 1 & 2 together.

Stitch Count of the two Parts: 212w x 297h

Part of our Time series. Stitch one or still them all!

We took an unfinished sampler with half Quaker medallions as a border and created whole medallions to design this sampler. 

We took flowers stitched in wool from an antique bag and added the words to create this piece. For finishing, we mounted it to the top of a round box.

Part of our Time series. Stitch one or still them all!

Our friend, Nancy Mills of @Fivexblessed, allowed us to bring one of her sketches to life with needle and thread. 

This decorative piece was inspired by the peas growing in our garden and features some wonderful alphabet fonts.

Part of our Time series. Stitch one or still them all!

This festive Christmas wreath was designed by our late friend, Susan. She asked us to publish it on her behalf and we were thrilled to share her talent and creativity. 

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Includes 6 projects.

We LOVE alphabets! We believe having this useful upper and lower case alphabet ready to pull out (like a measuring tape) makes the perfect stitching accessory.

Kit includes the chart, the wooden spool, and enough linen banding to stitch one complete alphabet.

We were inspired to stitch bands from band sampler on linen banding to create these headband kits. 

Kit includes the chart for _ designs, enough linen banding for one headband, and elastic to finish.

It's fun and practical! The second in our spool kits, you can stitch your own usable measuring tape.

Kit includes the chart, the wooden spool, and enough linen banding to stitch one measuring tape.