For needlework that goes beyond alphabets and aphorisms, some cross stitchers are turning to Joss Whedon for inspiration, stitching up samplers featuring quotes and characters from Buffy, Firefly, and ...

If only 12-year-old Frances Alvira Lewis could see what she has wrought. The Middletown girl’s needlepoint sampler, ornately stitched and dated 1828, captured the rolling hills of her hometown, along ...

The Capital City Needlepointers’ Guild kicked off a new organizational year last Wednesday at the Grove Park Clubhouse, where they made plans for future fun activities and celebrated the big reveal of ...

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 ...

American Indian porcupine-quill embroidery -- Indian bead needlework -- Indian applique, Alaskan fishskin needlework -- Early stump work, silk and wool needlepoint pictures -- Crewel embroidery in the ...

Q: I have a needlepoint sampler made by my great-grandmother, and it’s showing its age. Who can (super-carefully) clean it?—Deborah Breeding, Jackson Heights A: Needless to say, this probably isn’t ...