Les Bas Gui

'Les Bas Gui’ is a collection of 20 pages of small designs, borders, and repetitive patterns.

Several designs use backstitch, or ‘star’ stitches. Some are colorful, others monochrome.

Counted patterns are not just for cross stitch embroidery, they can also be used for beading, mosaic, diamond painting, fair isle style knitting, long stitch embroidery, tapestry, needlepoint, filet crochet and more.
Ideas for using these borders, motifs and repetitive designs are:

- Cross stitch samplers and spot samplers
- Trimming household linens such as; bedding, table runners and towels.
- Embellishing curtains, curtain holders, pelmet valences, cushions, upholstery covers, carpets, and of course clothing too.
- Making small items; glasses case, purses, bags, tote bags, needle-rolls, needle-books, scissor keep, biscornu and pin cushions.

Hertz & Wegener 1

These two patterns are re-charted from antique hand painted, Berlin woolwork patterns.

These geometrical patterns are perfect for upholstery covers, or cushions.

Hertz & Wegener 2

Borders and more re-charted from hand painted antique German patterns.

Hertz & Wegener 3

These woodland, ivy, leafy patterns are re-charted from a collection of antique hand painted, Berlin woolwork patterns.

Design area: 57 stitches high.

4,07”, or 10,34 cm high if stitched on 14 ct aida/28 ct linen.

Border collection 1

What you will receive is two repetitive border patterns:

Poppies and Carnation

Oak leaves border

Both are re-charted from antique hand painted originals. Historical note included in the PDF

The floral border would make a pretty bell pull, while the oak leaves could be used to embellish linens, curtain holder, footstool sides, or cushion.

Design Area:

Poppies and carnations - 99 stitches wide

7,07” / 17,9 cm (on 14ct aida/28 ct linen)

Oak leaves - 25 stitches 1,78” / 4,5 cm (on 14ct aida/28 ct linen

Border collection 2

Border collection 2 is a delightful collection of smaller borders, corners, motifs and repetitive patterns all re-charted from antique Berlin woolwork designs, and needlework booklets.

43 x pages of patterns

Floral bands

Two lovely floral bands, perfect for adding to a sampler, or as decorative border for linens, towels.

The flowers are so sweet you could even stitch just one at a time on leftover aida/linen to create cards, or for a spot sampler.

Both bands are a replica of fragments from original hand painted antique embroidery patterns.

Both roses and fuchsias bands are 25 stitches high, the length is adjustable.

Design Area: 25 stitches high.

If stitched on 28 ct linen/ 14 ct aida the pattern will measure in height : 1,78" / 4,5 cm

Sajou runner

Impressive repetitive pattern, perfect for a bell pull, runner, long cushion in needlepoint, piano scarf, pelmet, etc….

81 stitches wide . If stitched on 28 ct linen/ 14 ct aida the pattern will measure in width : 5,79" / 14,7 cm

Border

This border was designed to go with the pattern Fruits and Florals, but can also be used on it's own as a frame for other projects.

Design Area: (265 x 191 stitches)

18,93" x 13,64 / 48 x 34,5 cm on 14 ct aida / 28 ct linen

Sajou rose panel 1

Re-charted from an antique French Sajou hand painted chart.

Perfect for a border, panel, or Victorian style curtain pelmet ( valance )

Design Area : 93 stitches high

6,3 inches / 16,8 cm high on 14 ct aida ( 28 ct linen

Sajou rose panel 2

A pretty pattern charted from an original hand painted French pattern (Sajou)

Design Area: 49 stitches high

3,5 in / 8,9 cm on 14 ct aida / 28 ct linen

Rue Laffitte nr 25

Re-charted from an antique French, hand painted chart dated 1851

Sajou bellpull

Bell pull, or border pattern from a hand painted original Sajou pattern. 1844

Tartan rose

Signed Stickeri journal 1857

Repetitive rose border, with a tartan border.

Les fleurs des champs

Beautiful embroidery pattern recharted from an antique hand painted Sajou chart.

Design Area: 2,93" x 9,86" (41 x 138 stitches)

Blue

2019 version of True Blue

This attractive counted embroidery pattern is re-charted from an antique, hand painted original signed Bruno Börner in Berlin.

The pattern is repetitive, so it can be stitched as a border, bell pull, used to adorn a pelmet or simply use the sweet little blue flowers in spot sampler, or to decorate cards.

Design Area:

287 x 287 stitches wide.

20,5”x 20,5” / 52 x 52 cm if stitched on 14 ct aida/28 ct linen

True blue

Beautiful embroidery pattern re charted from an antique hand painted chart in my collection.

Design Area: (255 x 255 stitches)

18,21" x 18,21", or 46,2 x 46,2 cm on 14 ct aida, or linen.

Poppies

Re-charted from two old hand painted chart. Would make beautiful bell pulls, or borders.

The single poppy border is 41 stitches high, or 7.4 cm on 14 ct

The border with multiple flowers is 60 stitches high, or 11 cm on 14ct

Floral border

Poppies, carnations and dahlias border.

Could be used as a bell pull, but can also be lengthened by adding the pattern side by side (the two ends meet).

Chart signed M.Levy in Berlin ( Were publishing from 1815-1848)

Design area: 261 x 62 stitches

47,4 x 11,2 cm on 14 ct

Free download: Floral borders