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 ...
Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. A botanical alphabet blooms on this colorful cross-stitch sampler bordered in green. As early as the fifteenth century ...
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 ...