Samplers Kunst & Vliegwerk

Chart for sampler

One colour, stitch count 198 x 233

Chart for sampler

19 colours

stitch count 262 x 262

Chart for sampler

Stitch count 156 x 156.

4 colours,  2 colours small pearl beads (120)

Chart for sampler

17 colours, stitch count 183 x 214

Chart for sampler Angel Pavement by Long Dog

Various colours

Stitch count 219 x 263

stitch count 315 x 312

multi coloured

Chart for cross-stitch. Several colours.

Stitch count 315 x 312

      One colour. Number of stitches: 267 x 153

Bienvenue is inspired by the Ackworth School. The Quaker style of motifs incorporate stylised swans, flowers and birds in half medallion shapes and cartouches.

Many of the motifs carry an innate symbolism, for example – the dog for loyalty, a bird on a branch for a love of nature, the swan for purity, the butterfly for exuberance, a rose for the mother and the buds for her children, a carnation for motherly love.

Bienvenue is unique in that it allows for the inclusion of not only the names and date of birth of the infant but also for the initials of the parents and grandparents thus creating a very personal family momento.

In addition to the design Bienvenue reproduces two extra pages of grid with blanked out sections for you to add the infants name and date of birth and family initials prior to stitching. There are also some extra motifs which can be used to fill in space if the chosen name is short and doesn’t take up the alotted space.

Chart of sampler

338 x 397 crosses

One colour. Number of stitches: 297 x 274

Throughout the 17^th Century Dutch samplers, particularly those from the provinces of Groningen, Friesland and North Holland, often featured their own very distinctive form of the Tree of Life. The trunk was symbolic of force (the father) and the foliage of abundance (the mother) whilst the whole tree, with its cyclic nature, stood for renewal and immortality. Opposing pairs of birds were almost always perched around the branches as a reminder of the life eternal.

The creatures found in this sampler would also have had their own symbolic meanings at that time. These are:

Bears - strength (male), protection at all costs (female)

Butterflies - joy, pleasure and playfulness

Dogs - fidelity, loyalty and watchfulness

Hares - meekness and timidity

Snails - sloth and idleness

Squirrels - mischief

Stags - longevity, gentleness and pride