There are rare records of women’s voices in the 17th and 18th centuries, especially ordinary middle and lower class women. An exhibition at the University of Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum is ...

A circa 1825 sampler made by Ann E. Kelly at Leah Maguire's school in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Kelly Marshall Most 19th-century schoolmistresses are long forgotten, but Leah Maguire of ...

Laurie Hird, author of "The Farmer's Wife Pony Club Sampler Quilt" is Nancy's guest. Laurie Hird, author of "The Farmer's Wife Pony Club Sampler Quilt" is collector of "The Farmer's Wife" magazines, ...

Nancy shows how to arrange simple half-square triangles into beautiful row-by-row designs. Nancy explains how to arrange simple half-square triangles into beautiful row-by-row designs. Learn how to ...

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado ” The Glenwood Sewing Center has been around the block, so to speak. In business for more than 30 years, it has been in its current location in downtown Glenwood Springs ...

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Today, needle work is an exciting hobby for many people; however this art form originated as a practical way for women to learn and share different kinds of stitching techniques and patterns and then ...

They were the secret messages of resistance that Hitler’s henchmen failed to spot. Held in a Nazi camp, Major Alexis Casdagli whiled away the long hours sewing samplers in cross-stitch. His captors ...

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In the 19th century, death was simply part of life. High infant mortality, primitive sanitation, and a lack of basic health care meant that those lucky enough to survive were surrounded with reminders ...