One of the best places to find vintage items to add to your home decor that really have that cozy cottage vibe is the thrift store. Vintage embroidery samplers are one of the most unique and rewarding ...

Click to open image viewer. This sampler was owned by the family of an elderly needle worker, Doia Macauley (b. 1912), who learned her skills from her mother. The sampler is several generations older ...

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 ...

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 ...