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King of Birds

 

This is actually how this tiny bird is referred to, possibly because of its conspicuous golden crest, outlined by black bands. Expert needlework designer - and keen birdwatcher - Lesley Teare is expanding her bird series with a new format with colored corners that replicate the color of the bird's feathers. Designs focus on the birds, depicted in cross stitch, while the surrounding floral wreaths are worked in lace-like blackwork patterns.

There will be more designs to come in this series. Why not collect them all!

Flowers and Goldcrest cross stitch pattern by Lesley Teare

Flowers and Goldcrest
Counted cross stitch pattern by Lesley Teare
Flowers and Goldcrest cross stitch pattern by Lesley Teare, zoom 1

 


More Blackwork Flowers and Birds, by Lesley Teare

 

Lesley Teare Designs - Blackwork Scabious and Chickadee zoom 1
Blackwork Scabious and Chickadee
Lesley Teare Designs - Clematis Flower and Great Tit zoom 1
Clematis Flower and Great Tit
Lesley Teare Designs - Blackwork Flower with Wren zoom 1 (blackwork chart)
Blackwork Flower with Wren
Lesley Teare Designs - Blackwork Iris and Kingfisher zoom 1
Blackwork Iris and Kingfisher

 

>> see all Bird patterns by Lesley Teare Designs

 

 

>> see more patterns mixing Cross stich and Blackwork by Lesley Teare


 

By all means an exceptional sampler

 

You have probably never come across such an extraordinary antique sampler. Meriem Chauvet (the collector and needlework expert behind Couleur Tourterelle) hadn't either. Yet when it caught her eye, she had to stitch it (and therefore rechart it). Most of the individual motifs would suffice for a single sampler.

 

Take the seascape, with three ships battling waves and wind against a rocky shore. Or the spaniel seated on a velvet red cushion, a favorite of stitchers of yore; the bird of paradise, perfectly balanced on its branch, or the bucolic river landscape, both interpretations of Sajou catalogues of the time.

 

We are the lucky ones, able to pick and choose among the beautifully recharted design pack brought to us by Couleur Tourterelle.

Maria Lecaplain 1885 Reproduction Sampler cross stitch reproduction sampler by Couleur Tourterelle

Maria Lecaplain 1885 Reproduction Sampler

Reproduction Sampler by Couleur Tourterelle
Maria Lecaplain 1885 Reproduction Sampler cross stitch reproduction sampler by Couleur Tourterelle, zoom 1

>> see all Reproduction Samplers by Couleur Tourterelle


Detail of the Seascape motif and more similar Ships at Sea

 

Couleur Tourterelle - Maria Lecaplain 1885 Reproduction Sampler zoom 1 (cross stitch chart)
Maria Lecaplain 1885 Reproduction Sampler
Couleur Tourterelle

Riverdrift Studio - Mayflower zoom 1 (cross stitch chart)
Mayflower

 

Riverdrift Studio

Couleur Tourterelle - ED 1721 zoom 1 (cross stitch chart)
ED 1721
Reproduction Sampler

Couleur Tourterelle

Riverdrift Studio - Anglesey (cross stitch pattern chart ) (zoom1)
Anglesey
Reproduction Sampler

Riverdrift Studio

>> see all patterns with Ships (all designers)


Maritime blues

 

From time to time we hear from a stitcher who purchased one of our patterns and receive a picture of the stitched work. Just by chance, it happens to be one just mentioned above. It's always fascinating to find how a stitcher adapts a design and makes it truly unique.

This time Nathalie G., a fan of Couleur Tourterelle's, sent us a photo of the oldest pattern in our collection - an early 18th century Dutch sampler - that she converted into a blue monochrome. As you can judge for yourself, this is a brilliant reinterpretation as the darker blue emphasizes the outline of this wonderful ship design.
Merci Nathalie! 

ED 1721 cross stitch reproduction sampler by Couleur Tourterelle

 

ED 1721

Reproduction Sampler by Couleur Tourterelle

(stitched by
Nathalie G. left,
original right)

ED 1721 cross stitch reproduction sampler by Couleur Tourterelle, zoom 1

>> see all Reproduction Samplers by Couleur Tourterelle


 

Phenix crown

 

A portrait of a young woman lost in her thoughts. The focus of this design is on the extraordinary head-dress.  At first glance it seems that a large butterfly, wings colorful and richly adorned, has just landed onto her head. But the bugs antennas are blooming into flowers, and there are plenty of floral ornaments and beads dangling from this mysterious crown.  Whimsical as ever, a new Dream portrait to cross stitch in Barbara Ana's extraordinary series.

Queen Butterfly cross stitch pattern by Barbara Ana Designs

Queen Butterfly
Counted cross stitch pattern by Barbara Ana Designs
Queen Butterfly cross stitch pattern by Barbara Ana Designs, zoom 1

 


More Dream Portraits by Barbara Ana

 

Barbara Ana Designs - Dreaming Frida zoom 1 (cross stitch chart)
Dreaming Frida
Barbara Ana Designs - Dreaming of Klimt, zoom 1 (Cross stitch chart)
Dreaming of Klimt
Barbara Ana Designs - Garden of Dreams zoom 1 (cross stitch chart)
Garden of Dreams
Barbara Ana Designs - Dreaming Girl, zoom 1 (ERRORchart)
Dreaming Girl

 

>> see all patterns in the Dreaming Girls series designed by Barbara Ana


 

Did you stitch Barbara Ana's latest Christmas SAL?

 

It is now available as a regular pattern but we are looking for pictures of the stitched model. If you have participated in the SAL, have strictly used the supplies listed, and can provide good quality photographs, please send us your pictures. The first 10 stitchers to send pictures will get a $10 voucher to spend on any patterns of your choice available on Creative Poppy's website. If your pictures are selected for our newsletter, you will get a $50 voucher. Please use our contact form to send us your photo. Thank you!

Christmas Flower cross stitch pattern by Barbara Ana Designs

Christmas Flower
Counted cross stitch pattern by Barbara Ana Designs
Christmas Flower cross stitch pattern by Barbara Ana Designs, zoom 1

>> see all Christmas patterns by Barbara Ana Designs

 


 

Coming up soon: Creative Poppy's Christmas special

 

We stitchers know that anticipation is key for our seasonal projects, especially for Christmas stitching, when we think of all the joys ahead as we enjoy every stitch. It's no secret that cross stitching takes time and there is nothing worse than having to rush to finish a project in time.
That is the reason why Creative Poppy is planning its Christmas issue well ahead. Look out for our up-coming Christmas Newsletter!

>> see all patterns for Christmas and the Holiday Season


 

A linenmaid's alphabet by a linenmaid's daughter

 

In early 19th century France, well-off families - and even lesser well-off ones, used to outsource the care of their linen: the laundry chore of course, but also the care of the finer linen involving washing, starching, ironing (including the fine folds of bonnets), and the occasional mending. Hence the trade of "lingères", or linenmaids.

 

In order not to confuse items, and return them to their rightful owners after cleaning, most pieces of linen used to be marked in red letters, using the "linenmaid's alphabet" passed over generations. Letters were quite small as they were crossed stitched - over 2 threads - on densely woven fabric used for clothes, sheets or towels. Quite a challenge compared with the fabrics we stitch on today, even the finer linens.

 

So it must have been quite a challenge too, for this 8-year-old daughter of a linenmaid, probably just freshly having learned her letters and to read and write, to complete this sampler, with text and borders error-free!

 

A reproduction sampler brought to you by Couleur Tourterelle.

Benoîte Gay 1841 cross stitch reproduction sampler by Couleur Tourterelle

Benoîte Gay 1841

Reproduction Sampler by Couleur Tourterelle
Benoîte Gay 1841 cross stitch reproduction sampler by Couleur Tourterelle, zoom 1

>> see all Reproduction Samplers by Couleur Tourterelle


More patterns featuring the Linenmaid's alphabet

 

Almost a hundred years apart, these 19th and early 20th century French samplers all use the linenmaid's alphabet, albeit slightly modified for the later ones, where letters became aligned at 7 stitches high.

 

Couleur Tourterelle - E Loir (cross stitch chart )
E Loir
Couleur Tourterelle - Thérèse barral 1843 (cross stitch chart)
Thérèse barral 1843
Couleur Tourterelle - Marie Cantais 1877 (cross stitch chart)
Marie Cantais 1877
Couleur Tourterelle - Madame Tougas 1904 (cross stitch chart)
Madame Tougas 1904

 

>> see all patterns featuring the Linenmaid's alphabet

 

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Winds of Provence

 

In wind-beaten Provence, in the South of France, the compass rose has long been a popular way to represent the various winds affecting the region from different direction. A young stitcher, in her newly secular state school, and whose father owned a windmill, would pick this unique motif for her sampler. A few years later, Van Gogh would follow her footsteps, painting the beautiful and austere landscapes of the "Pays de Crau". 

This reproduction sampler tells quite a story, a story told with great talent by Meriem Chauvet, the passionate collector behind Couleur Tourterelle.

Thérèse Roux 1880 cross stitch reproduction sampler by Couleur Tourterelle

Thérèse Roux 1880

Reproduction Sampler by Couleur Tourterelle
Thérèse Roux 1880 cross stitch reproduction sampler by Couleur Tourterelle, zoom 1

>> see all Reproduction Samplers by Couleur Tourterelle


 

An original Sajou design, a vintage stitched work and a modern reproduction sampler

 

We love it when a design moves through generations of stitchers. Designer Meriem Chauvet of Couleur Tourterelle came across an antique stitched work and loved it so much, she decided to name it after her cat, which bears some resemblance with the one she found stitched. After some research she found the original design was from maison Sajou (pictured right), and published in the mid 19th century. It is probable that the original work, maybe executed in the late 19th or early 20th century, was a copy of a another stitched one as there are many fine variations in thread color when compared with the original.  The reproduction sampler is after the antique stitched design.

Lili, Kitten on a Pink Cushion cross stitch reproduction sampler by Couleur Tourterelle

Lili, Kitten on a Pink Cushion

Reproduction Sampler by Couleur Tourterelle
Lili, Kitten on a Pink Cushion cross stitch reproduction sampler by Couleur Tourterelle, zoom 1

>> see all Reproduction Samplers by Couleur Tourterelle


 

More vintage patterns with motifs picked from catalogues

 

By the mid 19th century, catalogues with motifs became popular with stitchers in France. Here are some interesting examples, identified by Meriem Chauvet of Couleur Tourterelle when researching vintage samplers, where some individual motifs could be directly identified from original pattern sheets.  

Reproduction Sampler<br>Couleur Tourterelle - Zélie Lecoeuvre 1873 (cross stitch chart)
Zélie Lecoeuvre 1873
Reproduction Sampler
Couleur Tourterelle
Reproduction Sampler<br>Couleur Tourterelle -  Hortense de Frocourt 1887 (cross stitch chart)
Hortense de Frocourt 1887
Reproduction Sampler
Couleur Tourterelle
Reproduction Sampler<br>Couleur Tourterelle - B Marsallat 1905 (cross stitch chart)
B Marsallat 1905
Reproduction Sampler
Couleur Tourterelle
Reproduction Sampler<br>Couleur Tourterelle - Jeanne Podebon 1906  (cross stitch chart )
Jeanne Podebon 1906
Reproduction Sampler
Couleur Tourterelle

 

>> see all Reproduction Samplers by Couleur Tourterelle


Canned surprise

 

Innocently open a can of preserved sardines and oh, surprise, someone is hiding in here. Barbara Ana loves to stitch the unexpected, in an all so colorful and humorous way. We love it. Chase the gloom away and you too can have fun stitching these sunny colors!

Canned Beauty cross stitch pattern by Barbara Ana Designs

Canned Beauty
Counted cross stitch pattern by Barbara Ana Designs
Canned Beauty cross stitch pattern by Barbara Ana Designs, zoom 1

More mermaid patterns by Barbara Ana

Barbara Ana Designs - Little Red Fish (cross stitch chart)
Little Red Fish
Barbara Ana Designs - Flowers from the Sea (cross stitch pattern chart ) (zoom1)
Flowers from the Sea
Barbara Ana Designs - A New World - Part  5: Over the Seas (cross stitch chart)
Over the Seas
Barbara Ana Designs4 - A Pearl from the Sea (cross stitch pattern chart ) (zoom1)
A Pearl from the Sea

 

>> see all patterns with Mermaids (all designers)


More patterns with Fish (all designers)

 

Tapestry Barn - Portuguese Fish zoom 1 (cross stitch chart)
Portuguese Fish (detail)
Tapestry Barn
Gracewood Stitches - Seaside (August) zoom 1 (cross stitch chart)
Seaside - August (detail)
Gracewood Stitches
Monique Bonnin - Fishmarket zoom 1 (cross stitch chart)
Fishmarket
Monique Bonnin
Perrette Samouiloff - Flying Fish (cross stitch pattern chart ) (zoom1)
Flying Fish (detail)
Perrette Samouiloff

 

>> see all patterns with Fish (all designers)


Creative Needlework

 

Who wouldn't fall for these 2 cats, busy sewing, and stitching. Admire their work, a giant quilt that includes more than 50 mini patterns, including eggs and bacon, a glass of red wine and a banana... proving both Barbara Ana's humor and immense talent for cross-stitch design!

Crafty Cats cross stitch pattern by Barbara Ana Designs

Crafty Cats
Counted cross stitch pattern by Barbara Ana Designs
Crafty Cats cross stitch pattern by Barbara Ana Designs, zoom 1

More Barbara Ana patterns with Cats

 

Barbara Ana designs - Spring Cat (cross stitch chart)
Spring Cat
Barbara Ana designs - Summer Cat (cross stitch chart)
Summer Cat
Barbara Ana designs - Christmas Cat (cross stitch chart)
Christmas Cat
Barbara Ana designs - Lemon Cat (cross stitch chart )
Lemon Cat

 

>> see all Barbara Ana patterns with Cats


More Creative Needlework

 

GERA! Kyoko Maruoka - Roses Embroidery zoom 1 (cross stitch chart)
Roses Embroidery
GERA! Kyoko Maruoka
Perrette Samouiloff - Needlework Fun zoom 1 (cross stitch chart)
Needlework Fun
Perrette Samouiloff
Shannon Christine - The Needle Fairy zoom 1 (cross stitch chart)
The Needle Fairy
Shannon Christine
Perrette Samouiloff - Joys of Knitting (cross stitch pattern chart ) (zoom1)
Joys of Knitting
Perrette Samouiloff
Lilli Violette - Little Needlework Shop zoom 1 (cross stitch chart)
Little Needlework Shop
Lilli Violette
Perrette Samouiloff - The Lacemaker zoom 1 (cross stitch chart)
The Lacemaker
Perrette Samouiloff
Tam's Creations - Sewing Basket (Blackwork) zoom 1 (cross stitch chart)
Sewing Basket (Blackwork)
Tam's Creations
Barbara Ana Designs - Stitchingly ever after (cross stitch pattern chart ) (zoom1)
Stitchingly ever after
Barbara Ana Designs

 

>> see all patterns related to Needlework (all designers)


 

An early 20th century Spanish Reproduction Sampler

 

Beautifully signed over two lines "Lo hizo Josefa Gras y Garcia, Año 1901", here is a typical Spanish school sampler that little girls would complete, under the attentive eye of their needlework teacher. Nonetheless, minor errors, such as the one in the border, would not be spotted, and this is what makes their charm.

Josefa Gras y Garcia 1901 cross stitch reproduction sampler by Couleur Tourterelle

Josefa Gras y Garcia 1901

Reproduction Sampler by Couleur Tourterelle
Josefa Gras y Garcia 1901 cross stitch reproduction sampler by Couleur Tourterelle, zoom 1

>> see all Reproduction Samplers by Couleur Tourterelle


 

More Spanish Reproduction Samplers

 

Couleur Tourterelle - Concepcion Longares 1884 Reproduction Sampler zoom 1 (cross stitch chart)
Concepcion Longares 1884
Reproduction Sampler
Couleur Tourterelle
Couleur Tourterelle - Manoela Estadella Reproduction Sampler zoom 1 (cross stitch chart)
Manoela Estadella
Reproduction Sampler
Couleur Tourterelle
Muriel Berceville1 - Antique sampler of Spanish origin Antonia Llado 1910 zoom 1 (cross stitch chart)
Antique sampler of Spanish origin Antonia Llado 1910
Muriel Berceville

 

>> see all Reproduction Samplers  


A sneak preview of Lesley Teare's 2025 SAL

 

The ongoing Lesley Teare 2025 Stitchalong comes in 10 parts. Two parts have been released as of February and the March part is just round the corner. The tree is beginning to fill with life as this sneak preview attests. It's still time to join the fun and watch the tree grow, with each new part full of surprises and detail.

Happy Tree - 2025 SAL Subscription cross stitch pattern by Lesley Teare Designs

Happy Tree - 2025 SAL Subscription
Counted cross stitch pattern by Lesley Teare Designs
Happy Tree - 2025 SAL Subscription cross stitch pattern by Lesley Teare Designs, zoom 1

 


Miniature carpet

 

Here is Barbara Ana's interpretation of a Persian rug, popular with well-to-do castle-dwelling families since the Middle Ages. We love the warm soft colors reminiscent of the natural woollen dyes used for those carpets, as well as the very personal reinterpretation of the primitive figures and motifs. A fantastic addition to Barbara Ana's primitive series. 

Medieval Rug cross stitch pattern by Barbara Ana Designs

Medieval Rug
Counted cross stitch pattern by Barbara Ana Designs
Medieval Rug cross stitch pattern by Barbara Ana Designs, zoom 1

More primitive patterns by Barbara Ana

 

Barbara Ana Designs - My Favorite Apron (cross stitch chart)
My Favorite Apron
Barbara Ana Designs - Funky Bird (cross stitch chart)
Funky Bird Ditty Pouch
Barbara Ana Designs - Sadie Woods Sampler (cross stitch chart)
Sadie Woods Sampler (detail)
Barbara Ana Designs - Sadie Woods 1901 (cross stitch chart )
Sadie Woods 1901
 (detail)

>> see all primitive patterns by Barbara Ana Designs


 

Blackwork Birds, with color

 

Here comes a new design in Lesley Teare's signature style of mixing Blackwork lace-like effects, and areas of full cross stitch. The effect is incredibly ornamental as this combination of four birds attests. If you haven't tried Blackwork before, why not give it a try?

Decorative Bird Designs cross stitch pattern by Lesley Teare Designs

Decorative Bird Designs
Blackwork & cross stitch pattern by Lesley Teare Designs
Decorative Bird Designs cross stitch pattern by Lesley Teare Designs, zoom 1

 


 

More Blackwork patterns, designed by Lesley Teare

 

Lesley Teare Designs - Flower and Dragonfly Blackwork (Blackwork & cross stitch chart)
Flower and Dragonfly Blackwork
Lesley Teare Designs - Hibiscus and Hummingbird (Blackwork & cross stitch chart)
Hibiscus and Hummingbird
Lesley Teare Designs - Blackwork Easter Designs (Blackwork & cross stitch chart)
Blackwork Easter Designs
Lesley Teare Designs - 30 mini motifs - Blackwork & Color (Blackwork & cross stitch chart )
30 mini motifs - Blackwork & Color

>> see all Blackwork patterns by Lesley Teare 


 

Spring Wildflower motifs

 

Take a stroll through the English countryside with Lesley Teare and spot the spring flowers blooming: bluebells, pansies, violets, lily of the valley, primroses and even the wild strawberries and blackberries whose flowers are blooming and ripening into fruit. The easy full stitches and separate cross stitch motifs mean the pattern is very versatile and adaptable to a wealth of cross stitch projects.

Patchwork Floral Sampler cross stitch pattern by Lesley Teare Designs

Patchwork Floral Sampler
Counted cross stitch pattern by Lesley Teare Designs
Patchwork Floral Sampler cross stitch pattern by Lesley Teare Designs, zoom 1

>> see more Floral patterns by Lesley Teare


 

More cross stitch patterns with Wildflowers

 

Marie-Anne Rethoret - Wildflowers zoom 1 (cross stitch chart)
Wildflowers (detail)
Marie-Anne Rethoret
Lesley Teare Designs - Wildflowers zoom 1 (cross stitch chart)
Wildflowers
Lesley Teare Designs
Faby Reilly Designs - Buttercup Biscornu zoom 1 (cross stitch chart)
Buttercup Biscornu
Faby Reilly Designs
Barbara Ana Designs - Wildflowers (cross stitch pattern chart ) (zoom1)
Wildflowers 
(detail)
Barbara Ana Designs 

 

>> see all patterns with Wildflowers (all designers)


Coming up soon: stitching for Easter

 

Easter is on April 20th this year, a bit later than usual, meaning still plenty of time left for stitching some cute patterns and adding a cheerful spring touch to your home. Check out all the latest ideas and patterns published by Creative Poppy.

Hoppy Easter
Hoppy Easter

 

Greeting of Spring
Greeting of Spring (detail)
Iveta Hlavinova

Lesley Teare Designs - Teddy Cards for Happy Occasions (cross stitch chart)
Teddy Cards for Happy Occasions (Easter card)
Lesley Teare Designs
Iveta Hlavinova - Bluebirds Heart (cross stitch pattern chart)
Bluebirds Heart
Iveta Hlavinova
Barbara Ana - Egg Hunt Easter ornament (cross stitch pattern )
Egg Hunt Easter ornament

 

 


Maria Diaz - Art Nouveau Alphabet  (cross stitch pattern chart) (zoom1)
 

Art Nouveau Alphabet
Maria Diaz Designs

Agnès Delage-Calvet - Little Easter bunnies - 4 small ornament motifs for cross stitch
Little Easter bunnies

(detail one ornament)
Agnès Delage-Calvet

Gracewood Stitches design by Kathy Bungard - Christ is risen  - cross stitch pattern chart (zoom1)
Christ is risen
Gracewood Stitches
Tiny Modernist - Easter Wreath zoom 1 (cross stitch chart)
Easter Wreath
Tiny Modernist

Perrette Samouiloff - 8 Easter motifs (with alphabets), cross stitch pattern chart
8 Easter motifs

(detail of 2 motifs)
Perrette Samouiloff

Lesley Teare Designs - Easter Egg Cards zoom 1 (cross stitch chart)
Easter Egg Cards
Lesley Teare Designs - Easter Basket Motifs zoom 1 (cross stitch chart)
Easter Basket Motifs

 

>> see all cross stitch patterns for Easter


 

A remarkable Reproduction Sampler of a Dutch 18th century work

 

This exceptional sampler featuring a prominent ship motif, is a reproduction of an original sampler that dates back to 1721, over 300 years ago. The original sampler is part of the personal collection of Meriem Chauvet of Couleur Tourterelle. You can now restore this sampler to its former glory thanks to her excellent recharting work.

ED 1721 cross stitch reproduction sampler by Couleur Tourterelle

ED 1721

Reproduction Sampler by Couleur Tourterelle
ED 1721 cross stitch reproduction sampler by Couleur Tourterelle, zoom 1

>> see all Reproduction Samplers by Couleur Tourterelle


 

More patterns with 17th and 18th century ships

 

Riverdrift House - Little Dutch Sampler zoom 1 (cross stitch chart)
Little Dutch Sampler
Riverdrift House
Riverdrift House - Anglesey Reproduction Sampler zoom 1 (cross stitch chart)
Anglesey Reproduction Sampler
Riverdrift House
Barbara Ana Designs - A New World - Part 5: Over the Seas zoom 1 (cross stitch chart)
A New World - Part 5:
Over the Seas
Barbara Ana Designs
Riverdrift House - Mayflower (cross stitch pattern chart ) (zoom1)
Mayflower
Riverdrift House

 

>> see all patterns with Ships and Sailboats (all designers)

 


A tale of two twin samplers

 

You may know that Meriem Chauvet, the designer behind the Couleur Tourterelle series, is a passionate collector of antique samplers. Imagine her surprise when she realised, after acquiring the sampler below, that a twin sampler existed. It immediately joined her collection too. Read the stories of two little girls, living literally next to each other, and stitching side by side two samplers completely similar in structure, yet with different picks of motifs. 

You can pick your preferred one, or why not stitch both and reunite the two little girls...

Angelina Angot 1889 cross stitch reproduction sampler by Couleur Tourterelle

Angelina Angot 1889

Reproduction Sampler by Couleur Tourterelle
Angelina Angot 1889 cross stitch reproduction sampler by Couleur Tourterelle, zoom 1
Léa Lemarchand 1890 cross stitch reproduction sampler by Couleur Tourterelle

Léa Lemarchand 1890

Reproduction Sampler by Couleur Tourterelle
Léa Lemarchand 1890 cross stitch reproduction sampler by Couleur Tourterelle, zoom 1

>> see all Reproduction Samplers by Couleur Tourterelle


 

More Reproduction Samplers with Lying Deer

 

Barbara Ana Designs - The feathered Whisperers zoom 1 (cross stitch chart)
The feathered Whisperers (original)
Barbara Ana Designs
Barbara Ana Designs - The feathered Whisperers zoom 1 (cross stitch chart)
The feathered Whisperers (detail original)
Barbara Ana Designs
Couleur Tourterelle - Jane Butcher 1811 (reproduction) zoom 1 (cross stitch chart)
Jane Butcher 1811 (reproduction)
Couleur Tourterelle
Couleur Tourterelle - Jane Butcher 1811 (detail reproduction) (cross stitch pattern chart ) (zoom1)
Jane Butcher 1811 (detail reproduction)
Couleur Tourterelle

More Reproduction Samplers with Birds

 

Couleur Tourterelle - Clémence Jeauneau 1889 zoom 1 (cross stitch chart)
Clémence Jeauneau 1889
Couleur Tourterelle
Muriel Berceville - C Mathy 1878 zoom 1 (cross stitch chart)
C Mathy 1878
Muriel Berceville
Couleur Tourterelle - B Brard 1893 zoom 1 (cross stitch chart)
B Brard 1893
Couleur Tourterelle
Couleur Tourterelle - Hortense de Frocourt 1887 (cross stitch pattern chart ) (zoom1)
Hortense de Frocourt 1887
Couleur Tourterelle

 

>> see all Reproduction Samplers with Birds (all designers)


 

A semi-transparent border frame

 

In this very interesting piece, designer Faby Reilly shows a "frame within a frame", where the central part is featured in the actual colors, and the outer parts appear as if they were hidden behind a semi transparent layer. This double effects puts the focus on the central part - a frendly conversation between a snowman and a red robin near a park bench - with the outer elements of the picture, evergreen bush and tree branches, fading away. The blue and silver frame, worked in rice stitch, acts as a border between the two parts.

Winter Encounter cross stitch pattern by Faby Reilly Designs

Winter Encounter
Counted cross stitch pattern by Faby Reilly Designs
Winter Encounter cross stitch pattern by Faby Reilly Designs, zoom 1

>> see more Winter and Christmas patterns by Faby Reilly Designs

 


 

More Snowy Winter Landscapes

 

Maria Diaz Designs - Japanese Snowscape zoom 1 (cross stitch chart)
Japanese Snowscape
Maria Diaz Designs
Kateryna Stitchy Princess - The Fox Family in Winter zoom 1 (cross stitch chart)
The Fox Family in Winter
Kateryna Stitchy Princess
Shannon Christine Designs - Ice Castle zoom 1 (cross stitch chart)
Ice Castle
Shannon Christine Designs
Perrette Samouiloff - Bluetits (Chickadees) (cross stitch pattern chart ) (zoom1)
Bluetits (Chickadees)
Perrette Samouiloff

 

>> see all Winter patterns (all designers)

 


Barbara Ana's New World Sampler, now available as a whole chart

 

If you haven't yet stitched this exceptional sampler by Barbara Ana, here's a unique opportunity to catch up. The sampler is now available as a single chart, both excellent value and practical.

 

Follow Barbara Ana as she enters her "New World" travelling overseas, reaching the city, crossing mysterious forests, settling down in a farm, and confronting ghosts and witches. You can of course pick your very own order. The beauty of this design is the way it is structured in colorful bands, each telling their own story. 

 

A New World: complete chart, cross stitch pattern by Barbara Ana Designs

A New World: complete chart
Counted cross stitch pattern by Barbara Ana Designs
A New World: complete chart, cross stitch pattern by Barbara Ana Designs, zoom 1

 


More exceptional samplers by Barbara Ana

 

Barbara Ana Designs - The Fall (The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat) (cross stitch chart)
The Fall
Barbara Ana Designs - Portuguese Bird Sampler (cross stitch chart)
Portuguese Bird Sampler
Barbara Ana Designs - All Creatures Great and Small (cross stitch chart)
All creatures Great and Small
Barbara Ana Designs - The Snooty Parrots (cross stitch chart )
The Snooty Parrots

 

>> see all Samplers by Barbara Ana Designs


Flamboyant Heart

 

Passionate Love as expressed by Barbara Ana in stitches, with a beating heart, chiselled diamond, and a mix of flames turning into blooms. Ever so creative, ever so feminine, ever so colorful, ever so fun to stitch using nuanced floss... vintage Barbara Ana.

Wild Heart cross stitch pattern by Barbara Ana Designs

Wild Heart
Counted cross stitch pattern by Barbara Ana Designs
Wild Heart cross stitch pattern by Barbara Ana Designs, zoom 1

 


More patterns expressing Love, by Barbara Ana

 

Barbara Ana Designs - Love Never fails (cross stitch chart)
Love Never fails
Barbara Ana Designs - I give you my Heart (cross stitch chart)
I give you my Heart
Barbara Ana Designs - I love you Snow much! (cross stitch chart)
I love you Snow much!
Barbara Ana Designs - Two Hearts, One Love (cross stitch chart )
Two Hearts, One Love

 

>> see all patterns related to Love, designed by Barbara Ana Designs


 

Did you know Creative Poppy also offers chart packs?

 

Creative Poppy patterns are available as downloadable pattern files. However, if you would like to receive professionally printed charts, we can also deliver your charts directly to your mail box.

 

This is ideal if you don't want to bother with downloading and printing your files, or if you can't obtain best quality print-outs at home. Also it's nice to have a beautiful chart you can archive.

 

What you get:

- Professionally printed color charts on beautiful extra smooth paper. Each chart is packaged individually in a sleeve.

- Chart packs are shipped in a strong flat box so they reach you in perfect state.

 

>> find out about our Shipping by Mail service

 

By the way, you still get your downloadable chart. So you can source your supplies while you wait for the postman, you can print out working copies that can be used for highlighting while stitching. 

 

Shipping by mail Service <br>Fixed fee, up to 10 patternsShipping by mail Service <br>Fixed fee, up to 10 patternsShipping by mail Service <br>Fixed fee, up to 10 patterns

 


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