Gothic cross stitch patterns: a raven on a skull, a rose window, a moon with bats

Gothic charts are stitched by people who like their samplers dark, and they are set for black fabric. This pack has three scenes: a raven on a pale skull, a round rose window in deep red and blue, and a crescent moon with bats. Each comes as a classic counted chart, an antique sampler inside a stitched border, and a bold modern version. Type another subject, such as a candle or a spider, and the same styles carry it.

• a dark frame for a hallway or study
• an autumn or Halloween wall piece
• a gift for someone who likes dark decor
• a sampler for a bedroom

Frequently asked questions

What are the nine pictures?

Three gothic scenes, each in three styles: a raven on a skull, a rose window and a crescent moon with bats, as classic charts, antique samplers and bold modern charts.

What is the difference between the three styles?

The classic chart uses small X stitches on a visible grid in eight to twelve thread colours. The antique sampler uses muted thread colours inside a stitched border. The bold modern version uses saturated flat colours and simplified shapes.

What fabric does it need?

The charts are set for black fabric, with a margin of black fabric around the grid in the classic chart.

About toile

This page is a showcase and a starting point: nine samples already rendered, three readings of the pack crossed with three styles, each shown at the size and ratio it was made for. Take any of them further on the wall with a few words, or ask for all nine again under your own direction; a sign-in keeps what you make, and it is free while Toile is new. The recipe behind each sample — the subject, the style, the palette, the framing — travels with the image rather than staying private to the render: it is in the alt text of every sample and in the page's own structured data, so a search engine reads the same handles a person would.