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Cross Stitch Samplers


Cross stitch samplers have changed over the centuries. The samplers with which we are now so familar, began life literally as a sample of each of the different stitches worked onto a single piece of fabric. A girl would add to it as she learned different needlework techniques, often as part of her education. The ability to produce decorative samplers of this type was considered to be a mark of refinement.

The earliest samplers were worked with horizontal bands of stitching, and featured letters, numbers and motifs with a traditional meaning, such as the dove of peace. Later poetry or religious quotations were added and ornate borders became common. Which brings us to the cross stitch samplers we know today, which are often worked to celebrate a joyous occasion, such as a baby's birth.

You can mark a special occasion in a lasting way, by working one of these cross stitch kits, for those special people in your life to treasure. We often see old samplers and wonder about when they were done and who stitched them. So if the design does not already carry such information, you might consider it appropriate to add your name or initials and the date near the bottom of the needlework in small stitching.


Baby Samplers

A beautiful selection of baby samplers in cross stitch.

Baby Cross Stitch Samplers

More New Baby Samplers from Design Works and DMC.

Moira Blackburn

Inspired by samplers seen in museums.

Winnie the Pooh Samplers

Our favourite teddy bear in cross stitch.

Country Companions and Margaret Sherry

Samplers featuring Country Companions and Margaret Sherry designs.

Beatrix Potter Cross Stitch Samplers

Baby cross stitch and a special sampler for Beatrix Potter's centenary.

Forever Friends Sampler

Wedding and baby cross stitch.

Me To You

Tatty Teds in cross stitch for weddings and babies.

Birth Samplers

Exquisite baby birth samplers from Lanarte and Vervaco.

Wedding Samplers

Mark that very special occasion in cross stitch.

Cross Stitch Wedding Samplers

More wedding samplers in cross stitch from Design Works, Janlynn, Heritage Crafts and DMC.

Wedding Anniversary

Classic samplers for you to customise for any anniversary.

Silver Wedding Anniversary

Silver and Golden anniversary cross stitch.

Ruby Wedding

40th Anniversary samplers.

Alphabet and Other Samplers

Alphabet, Home Sweet Home and other samplers in cross stitch.

Stamped Cross Stitch Samplers

If you do not like counting, these are the samplers for you. The design is printed on the fabric, ready for you to cross stitch.


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