Most people would be offended to see a gift they’d handmade pop up at a yard sale. But Julie Jackson was thrilled when she saw a familiar, framed cross-stitch appear at Stephen Colbert’s televised ...

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 ...

Using a needle and thread was considered a necessary skill for girls in the 1800's. Using a needle and thread was considered a necessary household skill for girls and women in the 1800s. Samplers were ...

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 ...

BALLSTON LAKE- The woman who helped establish Captain Youth and Family Services Agency in Clifton Park has combined her lifelong passion for sewing with her innate talents in working with children to ...

Toronto-based Sampler has launched ComeTogetherTO, an initiative that aims to send 2,000 sewing kits to consumers with sewing skills, who will then produce non-medical grade masks for essential ...

Dear Mr. Smith: I have had this tapestry since I was a young girl. It was passed down to me from a distant aunt from England and was made by an ancestor on my dad’s side of the family. What do you ...

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 ...