Cross Stitch Pattern List

de Loutherbourg-Dicksee

Philip James de Loutherbourg

Coalbrookdale by Night
Early Industrial Revolution iron mill lights the night sky in an English village

Evelyn De Morgan

Dawn
Golden angels with rosy wings trumpet to awaken Aurora, the dawn, and drive out a spirit of darkness

Flora
Flora, the goddess of flowers and gardens, in a flower-carpeted orchard

Medea
The sorceress Medea, forsaken by Jason, passes sadly through a splendid hall carrying a phial of poison which she intends for her rival

Queen Eleanor and Fair Rosamund
Queen Eleanor, accompanied by many evil spirits, penetrates the maze where her rival Rosamund is hidden, to poison her

Maurice de Vlaminck

The River
Houses and their reflections in a calm river with trees, blue sky and clouds in the background

Frederick de Wit

Nova Orbis Tabula
A map of the world as it was understood in the 17th century (California is shown as an island; Antarctica is missing) in two large circles with polar views in smaller circles. It is decorated in the corners with figures representing the seasons, signs of the zodiac, and elements. The banner reads "Nova Orbis Tabula in Lucem Edita, A. F. de Wit" (a new map of the world). (1675)

John Henry Dearle

Vine
A grape vine laden with clusters of purple grapes and covered with silvery-green leaves. Two small birds perch on the vine and at its base, and rose tulips, golden poppies, and blue blue bachelor buttons. The background is of brocade leaves. Based on a silk-on-silk embroidery by the William Morris studio, our cross stitch version retains the look of embroidery. Vine is also available in a different color scheme which goes with two other tapestries. (After 1896)

Garden of Delight
A beautiful tree with glossy leaves and star-like white flowers against a dark blue millefleur (thousand flowers) background. Several sparrows and a robin are perched in or flying around the tree. The flowers around the tree include carnations, bluebells, primroses, asters, and others. Surrounding the central motif is a lighter border of Jacobean-style flowers and vines. This pattern is based on an embroidered wool portiere designed for the William Morris studio, sometimes known as "The Tree of Life". (1910)

Acanthus
Acanthus leaves and other vines entwined with a variety of flowers in red, orange, yellow, and blue. It is based on an embroidery design by the William Morris studio. The original was stitched in silk on linen and made into a portiere (a curtain hung over a doorway). Our cross stitch version retains the look of embroidery. The background is stitched. (c. 1890)

Pomegranate
A pomegranate tree bearing many pomegranates with the seeds fancifully exposed. It is surrounded by yellow roses, bluebells, and other pink and rose flowers, as well as blue and green leaves. A quail sits at the base of the tree, and another red and blue bird in its branches. There is a second background of brocade leaves. It is based on a silk-on-silk embroidery by the William Morris studio, used as the first panel of a folding screen. We also offer the second panel of the screen, Vine, and the third, Apple. (After 1896)

Apple
A slender apple tree bearing many red apples. It is surrounded by fanciful flowers in orange, pink, yellow, and blue, and blue and green leaves and vines. A small bird sits at the base of the tree. There is a second background of brocade leaves. It is based on a silk-on-silk embroidery by the William Morris studio, used as the third panel of a folding screen. We also offer the first panel of the screen, Pomegranate, and the second, Vine. (After 1896)

Vine
A grape vine with silvery green leaves, bearing many bunches of red and purple grapes. It is surrounded by fanciful flowers in orange, pink, yellow, and blue. Small birds sit at the base of the vine and amid its branches. There is a second background of brocade leaves. It is based on a silk-on-silk embroidery by the William Morris studio, used as the second panel of a folding screen. We also offer the first panel of the screen, Pomegranate, and the third, Apple. Vine is also available in a different color scheme. (After 1896)

Greenery (Rabbits)
A portion of a larger tapestry showing a woodland scene. This detail shows two rabbits running through brambly underbrush in a forest. Other plants are white foxgloves, red-orange flowers (possibly invented), and strawberries. This tapestry was designed for William Morris & Co. Another portion of the whole tapestry is available as a companion piece, Greenery (Fox). (1892)

Greenery (Fox)
A portion of a larger tapestry showing a woodland scene. This detail shows a fox looking back over his shoulder as he heads into the underbrush. The flowers are asters, morning glories, tulips, and bouncing Bet. This tapestry was designed for William Morris & Co. Another portion of the whole tapestry is available as a companion piece, Greenery (Rabbits). (1892)

Edgar Degas

Woman Bathing in a Shallow Tub
Woman bending to wet her sponge in a shallow tin tub

Dancers in Pink
Ballet dancers in pink dresses waiting offstage for their performance

The Dancing Class
Ballerinas in white tulle dresses preparing for a class in a large rehearsal room at the Paris Opera with a sanded wood floor. Several large mirrors reflect the dancers practicing at the barre, stretching, and gossiping. An elderly violinist is seated on a piano bench with his back to the grand piano, getting ready to play for the class. His music is standing in his inverted top hat, and the violin case is on the floor nearby. A watering can stands next to the piano for sprinkling the rosin on the floor. This is the very first of all Degas' paintings of ballet dancers. (Impressionist, about 1870)

Charles Demuth

I Saw The Figure Five in Gold
"Among the rain and lights I saw the figure five, in gold, on a red firetruck, moving, tense, unheeded, to gong, clangs, siren howls, and wheels rumbling through the dark city." - William Carlos Williams

Modern Conveniences
A red-brick factory shown with cubist-type perspective. There is a fire escape leading to a second-story door, a dark window, a ground-floor door, and an exhaust pipe and various wires. Though ordinary, this type of building produced a positive thing in American culture, modern conveniences. This was painted in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, based on the rear of a building visible from Demuth's home there. (Precisionist, 1921)

Herbert Dicksee

Prodigal (Dog)
An alert wire-haired fox terrier, returned from his travels, sits waiting on a stone curb outside a closed door. (English, about 1920)

West Highland Terrier "Footsteps"
A West Highland white terrier sits listening alertly, with a Scottish terrier lying next to him. The Scotty also seems to hear something but doesn't find it worth the trouble of getting up. Both are on a plank floor before a heavy carved sideboard. (English, about 1926)

Sir Frank Dicksee

La Belle Dame Sans Merci
A beautiful lady in a pink gown with loose flowing hair garlanded with flowers riding sidesaddle on a knight's charger. The entranced, doomed knight walks beside her as she bends down singing to him.

I set her on my pacing steed,
And nothing else saw all day long,
For sideways would she lean, and sing
A faery's song. - John Keats

See DIC001-D for a detail version showing just the lady and knight. (Pre-Raphaelite, 1902)

La Belle Dame Sans Merci (detail)
A beautiful lady in a pink gown with loose flowing hair garlanded with flowers riding sidesaddle on a knight's charger. The entranced, doomed knight walks beside her as she bends down singing to him.

I set her on my pacing steed,
And nothing else saw all day long,
For sideways would she lean, and sing
A faery's song. - John Keats

This is a detail from the original painting; see DIC001 for the full painting. (Pre-Raphaelite, 1902)

Miranda
Miranda by the sea, dressed in white with a pearl necklace and crown of coral

The Mirror
A young woman draped in rich silks with metallic ornamentation is seated on a fabulous throne of chased silver and mother-of-pearl. She leans on one arm, gazing into a small hand mirror. She seems to look searchingly rather than admiringly, perhaps seeking to reassure herself of her beauty or perhaps she is simply lost in other thoughts. Though her hair is dressed in a style reminiscent of ancient Greece, the ornate fabrics suggest a more recent period. (Pre-Raphaelite, 1896)

Romeo and Juliet
Romeo giving Juliet a farewell kiss on her balcony after their wedding night. She clings to his neck as he straddles the balcony rail, about to descend. The strong rays of the rising sun create sharp contrast between lights and shadows. In a dark inner room, a lamp burns and a pot of Madonna lilies is beginning to drop its petals, but by contrast a passion vine climbs strongly up the columns of the balcony. (Pre-Raphaelite, 1884)