The word ”sampler” is from the Latin exemplar, meaning ”pattern,” and that`s exactly what the early samplers were. Stitched on long, narrow pieces of cloth, samplers were records of random stitches in ...

LE ROY — In October 1834, 10-year-old Jane Boyer of Le Roy finished her cross stitch sampler. Now, 190 years later, her work will be shown at a cross stitch retreat. It’s set for Oct. 19 at St. Mark’s ...

In 2003, Julie Jackson stopped by a craft store to buy a really ornate cross-stitch sampler — the kind with a guide to stitching the alphabet so it could be personalized as a wedding gift — as a kind ...

PORT TOWNSEND — A group of 23 women who spent four years creating a replica of a 135-year-old sampler have presented it to the Jefferson County Historical Society, which will have it on display ...

The term "sampler" is derived from the Latin word "exemplum," meaning "an example to be followed." A sampler is basically an example of different stitches. Some of the earliest samplers date from the ...

A few centuries ago, kids in classrooms did needlework samplers. They’d stitch their ways through linen stretched tight in wooden hoops as part of this rather slow & demanding hobby. It also taught ...

Were you aware of the establishment of a penal colony in Australia, on the other side of the world, just 30 years earlier? Or did you stitch your sampler in this newly established outpost of the ...