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Needlework Samplers - A Short History
- By Bethany Chase
- Published 01/27/2010
- Sewing
- Unrated
Samplers take their name from the French Essamplaire and the Latin Exemplarium meaning example. Samplers where first used to record examples of stitches and were sewn on small lengths of cloth. As time went by they became a teaching tool, teaching young girls the art and discipline of needlework.