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 ...

FLEMINGTON — A book-signing for "A Sampling of Hunterdon County Needlework: the Motifs, the Makers and Their Stories" will take place on Saturday, June 1, from noon-4 p.m. at the Hunterdon County ...

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 ...

Two hundred years ago, a 10-year-old Scottish girl named Margret Begbie threaded her needle. Carefully and precisely she stitched the finishing touches on a piece of embroidery that had occupied her ...