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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Poisonivy, post: 2306811, member: 2417&quot;]No it isn&#039;t a sampler as such ....</p><p>A sampler showed off the stitchers skills using different stitches ........</p><p><br /></p><p>The English word &#039;sampler&#039; derives from the Latin &#039;exemplum&#039;, or the old French term &#039;essamplaire&#039;, meaning &#039;an example&#039;. Before the introduction of printed designs, embroiderers and lacemakers needed a way to record and reference different designs, stitches and effects. The answer was to create a sampler – a personal reference work featuring patterns and elements that the owner may have learned or copied from others, to recreate again in new pieces.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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