This 1829 sampler map of New York State, made by 14-year-old resident Elizabeth Ann Goldin, illustrates Goldin’s facility with the cross, stem, chain, back, and four-sided stitches. The sampler neatly ...

Before Dan Campanelli passed away, he and his wife, Marty, worked on an article for American Ancestors, a quarterly magazine put out by the New England Historic Genealogical Society ...

The Capital City Needlepointers’ Guild kicked off a new organizational year last Wednesday at the Grove Park Clubhouse, where they made plans for future fun activities and celebrated the big reveal of ...

A rare Victorian needlework sampler has sold at auction for £3,200. The artefact, which made by an orphan called Dora who lived at one of George Müller's five pioneering New Orphan Homes in Bristol in ...

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 ...

Working by hand with fabric, needle and thread is a skill that dates to the earliest days of colonial Delaware. And, in the beginning, it was based on necessity. Clothing was made by hand — as were ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This sampler was owned by the family ...

NMAHTEX copy 39088019431311 inscribed by the author. American Indian porcupine quill embroidery -- Indian bead needlework -- Indian applique, Alaskan fishskin needlework -- Early stump work, silk and ...

Q: I have a needlepoint sampler made by my great-grandmother, and it’s showing its age. Who can (super-carefully) clean it?—Deborah Breeding, Jackson Heights A: Needless to say, this probably isn’t ...