Long before there was ancestry.com, there were samplers. “Genealogical samplers recording births, marriages and deaths became popular around 1790,” explains a placard accompanying the new exhibition ...

Young ladies of the 18th century were often required to produce samplers of embroidery stitches. This unique piece of needlework taught a young lady to stitch with a fine hand, her alphabet and ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

When the art of tinsel needlework known as tally began to disappear in the twentieth century, conservation groups and researchers tried to keep it alive, and also to document its methods and motifs ...

Long Nyusanjiu stitches for a tin embroidery work at her workshop in Jianhe county, Guizhou province. YANG JIAMENG/FOR CHINA DAILY Big hills and small hills, rakes and harrows, long table feasts, ...