The provided source material focuses exclusively on free cross stitch patterns featuring birds, specifically referencing designs from a company called "Birds of a Feather" and a collection of 14 bird-inspired patterns. There is no information in the source data regarding free samples, promotional offers, no-cost product trials, brand freebies, or mail-in sample programs in the categories of beauty, baby care, pet products, health, food, or household goods. The content pertains to crafting, specifically cross stitch, and does not align with the stated topic of consumer freebies and samples. Therefore, a comprehensive article on the requested topic cannot be generated from the provided materials.
The provided source material is insufficient to produce a 2000-word article on free samples, promotional offers, no-cost product trials, brand freebies, or mail-in sample programs. Below is a factual summary based on the available data.
The source documents discuss free cross stitch patterns featuring birds. One source mentions a collection of 14 bird-inspired cross stitch patterns designed for 14-count Aida cloth. These patterns are offered as freebies but are protected by copyright. The patterns include various birds such as finches, golden palm weavers, lazuli buntings, mountain bluebirds, northern cardinals, pigeons, robins, Siberian blue robins, sparrows, swallows, towhees, wrens, and yellow warblers. The patterns are not fully covering the cloth and showcase the characteristic pale chests of the birds. The size of one pattern, Bird #1, is given as 113 x 143 cross stitches, resulting in a finished piece measuring approximately 20.5cm by 25.9cm (8.1in x 10.2in), comprising 8380 stitches.
Another source references "Birds of a Feather" as a company, noting it is 18 years old and that its books and patterns are available at local quilt and cross stitch shops. The source lists several cross stitch patterns by Birds of a Feather, including "Black Santa," "Bird Sampler," "Words," "Land That I Love," "Apple Sampler," "Love," "Spring Garden," "Halloween Icons," "Halloween Fun," "Wish Upon a Star Christmas Stocking," "Special Delivery Christmas Stocking," "Snow Day Christmas Stocking," "The Mermaid Sampler," "My Betrothed," "Soweth Sampler," "Counting Magpies," "Beware of Cat," "L'Ete (Summer)," "Lost Spirits," and "L'Automne (Autumn)." The source also mentions that the most common material for Birds of a Feather cross stitch is cotton and that there are 455 Birds of a Feather cross stitch items for sale on Etsy with an average cost of $13.74. It states that submissions to a site must be freebies and include a designer name to be accepted.
A third source provides a link to a blog post titled "Birds Of A Feather Cross Stitch Freebies," which appears to be a directory or collection of free cross stitch patterns. The source data includes a statement that any submissions lacking key elements, such as a designer name, or that are not verifiable as freebies, will be automatically deleted.