We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Kase Wickman After additional testing, we’ve added a charming half-stitch ...

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 ...

On nearly every wall in JoAnn Myers' home hangs at least one sampler featuring the alphabet, animals, flowers and decorative borders. Myers created most of the samplers, often using a magnifying glass ...

Long before there was ancestry.com, there were samplers. “Genealogical samplers recording births, marriages and deaths became popular around 1790,” explains a placard accompanying the new exhibition ...

Some admirers might associate samplers (cloths embroidered with designs in different stitches) with American Colonial women. But samplers have played a pivotal role in women’s lives throughout the ...