A German Sampler

Reproduction Sampler, Mustertuch, 1717, Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nurnberg.

-Alison

Psalm 66 King James Version (KJV)

 Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands: Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious. Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee. All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah.

Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men. He turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him. He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.

O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard: Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.  For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried. Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins. Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place. I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows, Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble.  I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah.

Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul. I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue. If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me: But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer. Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.

A Few More Samplers

 Years ago, I needlepointed this firescreen. The needlepoint kit was put out by The National Trust. They called this "Enchanting Garden." "This design, for a firescreen, is adapted from a firescreen in the drawing room at Packard House, Lapworth, Solihull, Warwickshire." National Trust (Enterprises) Limited.

 

This sampler from North Germany shows the year 1843. I found this pattern in a book titled, Alte Mustertucher. It was written by Angelika Walter. One reason I was attracted to stitch this sampler, was because it has a ship.

 

Psalm 1 King James Version (KJV)

1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

² But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
³ And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
⁴ The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
⁵ Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
⁶ For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

A Dutch Sampler

 

Last month, January, I purchased a tomato plant at Tagawa's Garden Center. It is in my conservatory, and I put a grow light on it. I now have a few red tomatoes. This helps to get through the month of February in Colorado.

 

 

 

"A Dutch Beauty is the name for this wonderful sampler, made around 1790 by a 13 year old girl from the Low Countries. Only knowing her initials HVZ, we still admire this embroidery on which she succeeded to bring alive 68 creatures with needle and thread. This book contains the complete cross-stitch pattern." Permin of Copenhagen, NCH Breda, Design nr. 15108

 

 

 

It took me at least a year and a half to stitch this wonderful sampler.

 

Hope all is well,

Alison

 

 

John 3:16-17 King James Version (KJV)

 

¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
¹⁷ For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

Jane Rees Sampler 1869

This is a reproduction sampler that I stitched. Jane Rees 1869, A Bristol Orphan House Sampler. I purchased this pattern from the Scarlet Letter.

Have a great day, Alison.

Ann Rayner Sampler 1839

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The First Sampler I stitched is this Ann Rayner Sampler 1839.

This is one of my favorite samplers. I had a friend whose walls were covered with samplers that she had stitched. This sampler, at that time, was the last one that she finished, and it inspired me so much, that I knew I had to learn to cross-stitch antiques samplers.

~Alison

One of my favorite passages:

Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord:  And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.  And these words, which I command thee this day,  hall be in thine heart:  And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.

Deut. 6:4-9 KJV