There’s a delightful story behind a recent acquisition by the Centerville-Washington Township Historical Society that should interest fanciers of embroidered artwork. The story begins in 1837 when ...

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The cross stitch samplers of Wee Little Stitches blend pop pixel art with classic crafting, stitching up 8-bit-style renditions of everyone from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to all 11 Doctors.

Documents made with pen and paper aren't the only important records of Tennessee history. In some cases, the stories of the state's early days are stitched together in embroidered cloth patches known ...

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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 ...

Rare samplers with a Stewartry connection thought to have been embroidered by Robert Burns’ mum and sister are to be conserved for the nation. The National Trust for Scotland was helped to secure them ...

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The pieces recently came to auction "from a direct descendant of the Rev George MacNaughton”, who was minister at Carsphairn from 1890 to 1925 Rare samplers with a Stewartry connection thought to have ...

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 ...