Cross Stitch Design Charts in Color by Anne Champe Orr

by Debra // 07/14/2017 // No Comments

Cross Stitch Charted Flower Designs Today’s freebie pattern is a full page colored charts for cross stitch. First there are flower edgings, flowers in baskets, flowers in a vase all very pretty. Then there is a good sized spray of... Continue reading →

Lovely Rose Design for a Slipper in Berlin Wool Work

by Debra // 05/12/2017 // No Comments

Berlin wool work is a type of embroidery similar to today’s needlepoint. Typically it’s wool yarn on canvas. For the most part, it is worked in a single stitch, like cross stitch, but some books demonstrate several different stitches... Continue reading →

old time cross stitch snowflakes - vintage crafts and more

Cross Stitch Snowflakes or Border Patterns

by Debra // 12/23/2016 // No Comments

Antique cross stitch embroidery snowflake border patterns. Continue reading →

Alphabet cross stitch chart - Vintage Crafts and More

Cross Stitch Alphabet Chart

by Debra // 08/05/2016 // 5 Comments

Alphabet for Monograms Today I’m sharing a cross stitch alphabet chart for monograms on clothing and linens. The cross stitch alphabet is also great to use to personalize gifts, stitch verses, as well as wedding and birth records. And as... Continue reading →

Cross Stitch Flower Border - Vintage Crafts and Mores

Cross Stitch Flower Border Pattern Charts

by Debra // 04/22/2016 // No Comments

Flower Cross Stitch Border Patterns ~ This is another pretty cross stitch chart from Thérèse de Dillmont. These particular patterns come from a DMC Library Cross Stitch New Designs 6th Series booklet (Bibliothéque DMC Point De Croix Nouveaux Dessins 6me... Continue reading →

Easter Bunny Rabbit Cross Stitch Patterns

by Debra // 02/26/2016 // 2 Comments

I’ve found some very old cross stitch charts of bunnies. These are from the late 1800s. They are part of the DMC Library, Point De Croix (Cross Stitch) Nouveaux Dessin (New Design) Series, edited by Thérèse de Dillmont (1846–1890). Thérèse... Continue reading →

Daffodil Luncheon Set Cross Stitch Embroidery Pattern

by Debra // 05/04/2015 // No Comments

Welcome to the VTNS Fan Freebie! Today’s freebie is from an early 1900’s Star Needlework Journal. I have quite a few Star Needlework Journals and I love flipping through the pages seeing all of the different kinds of projects in... Continue reading →