Thrift stores are full of hidden gems, and one often-overlooked vintage find can bring charm, personality, and a subtle sense ...

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 ...

More than 150 years after the last of them received its final stitches, the Virginia samplers lining the walls of the Dewitt Wallace Gallery have earned the right to look a little the worse for wear.

Twenty-eight years ago, a sampler cross-stitched by a young Lancaster County Amish woman in 1914 had a cameo in the Harrison Ford film "Witness." Last month, the piece was reunited with two others ...

Describes the samplers stitched by girls in colonial America and explains what these samplers tell about the lives of their makers. Includes simple projects. https ...