A sampler is a project made from a "sampling" of different stitches or different motifs. Once the learning tool that helped generations of girls master basic ne

The history from the 17th century offering a practical guide to the stitches.

Presents thirty American samplers and their patterns from the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries

Reproduce a wealth of historic antique samplers -- simple schoolroom motifs, intricate band samplers, and charmingly personalized handwork to commemorate every