Vintage cross stitches

As promised, here are some terrific vintage cross stitch patterns free for your use -- enjoy! These patterns came from my vintage pattern book collection dated to the 1910s and 1920s. The beauty of these patterns is that they are, for the most part small, so they can be stitched relatively quickly. And there is no color chart for embroidery floss, so you can adjust the colors to your personal preference easily to match your decor. These little cuties would look so pretty on a baby's dress or…

Museumssenteret i Hordaland

Like I promised, here are more vintage cross stitch patterns from my vintage pattern book collection. These are simple, easy patterns that should come together quickly and can be done in your favorite colors of choice or in monochrome. If crochet is your thing, these can also be used for filet crochet just as the first pattern indicates. In honor of Easter, the first pattern has some really cute little bunnies that would look adorable on baby's bib: Love the little gnomes in the center of…

Beautifully crafted, vintage "God Bless Our Home" needlepoint. Approx. 23' long. Preowned. A mixture of primarily green, orange, and different shades of brown thread cross-stitch on a beige canvas. Thread color is bright/unfaded from time. Professionally framed under glass, with a brown wooden frame. Small nicks, scuffs, and scratches are present to the frame. The finished needlepoint piece is in good shape. Original brown paper backing intact. This is the perfect addition to any home…

The frame I ordered from Custom Frame Solutions also arrived today. This is the place Denise uses and had told me about. I’m so glad she shared that info! I’m really excited about this …

In today’s tutorial you’ll learn how to complete a back stitch. A back stitch in cross stitch is a series of straight lines typically used as a way to outline a pattern. It is also a great method for stitching letters and numbers. It’s the perfect companion to the cross stitch and it’s a must-know...

Still working with counted stitches on the spot sampler, the next step that I took on mine (and that my students took in the Needle Arts class) was to add a Quaker motif to the sampler. In class, along with the Quaker motif came a lot of history on samplers, the Quaker samplers, the various ...