| Heirloom_Embroidery Personalized heirloom embroidery patterns designed by Ellen Moore Johnson. The vintage look of antique needlework is preserved in these timeless designs. |
| Jane_van_Keulen__Textile_Artist Hand-dyed and painted threads and yarn in various fiber content. Also includes information on workshop tutoring. |
| JDR_Brazilian_Elegance Offers a wide selection of embroidery patterns, kits, threads, notions, and accessories. |
| Kaleido_Stitch Offers a selection of kits in styles such as Snutki, Hungarian, Battenburg lace and Swedish weaving. |
| Kreinik_Mfg__Co_,_Inc Maker of metallic and silk threads for hand and machine embroidery. Product information and free designs are featured. |
| Leon_Conrad_Designs Offers a selection of blackwork patterns, books, and kits. |
| Lmntl_Crafts Embroidery kits with traditional central and eastern European designs, feature articles, and handmade gifts. |
| Loopylou_Designs Hardanger samplers with specialty stitches, cross stitch. Drawn thread embellished with beads and treasures. |
| Loretta\'s_Custom_Stitchery Books and designs for stumpwork, needlelace, Brazilian embroidery, Ganutell wire and floss flowers. |
| Master_Stitch Features books and needlework charts by Australian designer Janet M Davis. |
| Moot_House_Designs Offers needlepoint kits with bird, animal, geometrical designs. |
| Ozark_Sampler Hand-dyed fabric, floss and floche, treasures and charms, samplers and accessories. |
| Papillon_Creations A range of samplers based on traditional French designs including a personalized family register sampler. |
| Pearsalls_Embroidery Fine silk thread for embroidery in various shades. Offers historical information. |
| Pretty_Punch Supplies and patterns for punch embroidery projects. Site includes sample patterns. |
| Punchcraft Offers a wide range of punchcraft kits and punchtools. |
| Quilting_Bee_Designs Designs by Cathy Parker for redwork technique, featuring quilting and sewing related subjects. |
| Renaissance_Dyeing Specialises in hand dyed crewel embroidery wool, using natural plant dyes. |
| Sage_Stitchworks Offers punched paper embroidery kits in the style of the Victorian mottos. |
| The_Silver_Thimble Beads, floss and a selection of fabrics. |
| Stitches_at_Wales Offers Celtic embroidery kits. |
| Store_on_the_Corner Christen Brown, fiber artist, teacher, and author offers rare, vintage and exotic sewing embellishment supplies. |
| Sublime_Stitching Offers patterns, kits and supplies. |
| Talking_Threads Original redwork designs by Paulette Pappas. |
| Tammy\'s_Threads Offers Brazilian embroidery supplies from thread to patterns, kits and accessories. Also offers a video and wide variety of books for learning the art. |
| Threadneedle_Street Offers threads, evenweave fabric and canvas, stitching accessories, books and book reviews. |
| Thumbelina European and Danish embroidery supplies including patterns, fabric, natural-dyed threads and books. |
| Victoria_Sampler A wide range of hardanger charts, kits and accessories. Free designs, online courses and teaching notes. |
| Victorian_Cottage_Treasures Supplies, ribbons, threads, beads, books, charms, buttons, fabrics, patterns, silk, and kits. |
| Vintage_Needleworks Offers antique reproduction punched paper motto kits, a forgotten art of the 1800's, revived. |
| Webster_Craft_Manufacturing Makers and suppliers of kits, threads, accessories and transfer packs for punch needle craft. |
| Windflower_Embroidery Specialising in stumpwork embroidery, offering kits, materials, beads, threads and presentation boxes and bowls. |
| Gist_Silversmiths Purveyors of fine custom buckles, jewelry, bits, and spurs for over thirty years. |
| The_Hiram_West_Company Manufacturing silver and gold fully hand engraved custom trophy buckles, 3 and 4 piece ranger buckle sets, association award buckles, conchos, money clips. |
| Maynard_Buckles Featuring rodeo belt buckles handcrafted and personalized. Bracelets, rodeo gifts and accessories for occasions. |
| Yellowhair_Custom_Rodeo_Buckles Custom-made champion rodeo buckles crafted to specification for all rodeo events. |
| Alan_Pursley Bronc saddles, Rodeo and western pleasure saddles custom made by world famous saddle maker. |
| Bowden_Saddle_Tree_Co Handcrafted. Sewn with quality hides with rawhide lace. Painted with an old formula that seals the wood and adheres the rawhide. |
| Bucks_County_Saddlery Catalog of saddles and accessories. |
| Clear_Creek_Saddlery Custom western saddles and leather goods. |
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The Essamplaire is a mail order business specializing in authentic reproduction sampler kits and charts. We research and study samplers from some of the world's finest textile collections, such as The Burrell Collection in Glasgow, Scotland, The Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, England, The Textile Museum in St. Gallen, Switzerland and numerous others as well as from private collections. Many of our customers have asked us about the process involved in reproducing a sampler from a museum. First of all, a great deal of time, effort and expense goes into this. We go to the museum in person to see the actual sampler and in some cases we go several times. The piece is studied very closely, both the front and the back are examined. Many notes, diagrams and measurements are taken. Some charting is done, colors are matched and numerous photos are taken with many closeups, again of both the front and the back. The curator is consulted and if there are any questions we ask an expert. A licensing agreement is signed with the museum detailing terms and royalties to be paid to them. Once home again the sampler is charted and a model is stitched. We try to ensure that everything is as accurate as possible and that you get the actual historical experience of stitching the sampler and that you actually have purchased a reproduction and not an adaptation. Our aim is to have samplers from as many countries as possible from which they originated. We strive to find and use materials which are as close to those used in the original sampler. Our 100% linen fabric is either exclusively dyed for us, hand dyed, or in it's natural color. The colors of the DMC floss or the AU VER A SOIE silk floss are matched to the original sampler. All of our kits include a colored picture, photograph (or both) of the completed sampler, a chart of the design, embroidery floss, linen, needle, instructions for working sampler, a stitch diagram and any historic information we have on the sampler. Some of the samplers use unusual and sometimes complicated stitches and complete instructions are given for these. We DO NOT substitute easier stitches for the difficult ones. About half of our samplers are available as charts. This includes a chart of the design and instructions. We strive to keep the reproductions as accurate as possible and, therefore, leave in the mistakes made by the makers. Update information is sent out approximately once a year. Once you have ordered from us, you will be kept on our mailing list. Antique Samplers | 17th Century Samplers | Dutch Samplers | Needlework Books | American Samplers | English Samplers | Canadian Samplers | Italian Samplers | Link Resources 
