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 ...

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 ...

The Pilgrim Society and Pilgrim Hall Museum has announced the Feb. 1 opening of a new exhibition, "Needlework Samplers, Wrought by Tradition," at Pilgrim Hall Museum, located at 75 Court St. The ...

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 ...