Roland Designs

    Reproductions of old samplers. I chart them exactly as they are, but of course you can change the colours, and fix the obvious mistakes.

    I have also added ' collages' of old samplers, and vintage patterns, etc... to make special, and uniques samplers. 

  Old french school sampler from 1881.

   The original was very damaged, but I was able to re-chart it to the best of my abilities.

     85 x 89 stitches

  15.4 x 16 cm on 14 ct

            2.00 $

 Old French sampler , stitched by Therese Michel in 1871 when she was 8 years old.

   145 x 109 stitches

  26,3 x 19,8 cm on 14 ct

            4.00 $

   Reproduction of an old school sampler in light blue, on evenweave

  Signed : Eliza Islip 1853

    88 x 119 stitches

   16 x 21,6 cm on 14 ct

  Cross stitch, and eylet

            4.00 $

   Monogrome sampler inspired by the tale of Bayard. Le chevalier sans peur, et sans reproche ( The knight without fear, and beyond reproach )

   Add the name, and date of your choice  to make a personalised sampler.

    178 x 133 stitches

   32,3 x 24,1 cm on 14 ct

          4.00 $

To learn more about Bayard follow this link :

http://http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Terrail,_seigneur_de_Bayard

    A monogrome sampler that can be personalised to make a unique birth sampler.

    I have added a blank piece of graph in the chart so that you can spell out the name, and date to yuor liking.

     115 x 223 stitches

    18,3 x 35,4 cm on 16 ct

                  4.00 $

    Reproduction of an old red ( school ) sampler.

    Signed: Ellen Blomfield, aged 11 1871

      113 x 140 stitches

             4.00 $

    Reproduction of an old English school sampler signed : Mary Ann Batty 1859

    I  googled the name, and there are quite a few Ann's who could have done it in that time period.

    109 x 63 stitches

           2.00 $

   Recharted small Bible verse embroidery.

   It has an ink mark that reads : M: le : Moor \ H. Society 1883

  Maybe it was an entry in a competition ?

  The border was only half begun, so I charted it to fit the whole verse.

     199 x 85 stitches

          2.00 $