In the 1800s, the cross-stitch was used more heavily; designs were more open and even more pictorial than before. Those stitchery pictures often included cartoonlike figures and charming scenes.

Myers created most of the samplers, often using a magnifying glass to make the tiny and intricate cross-stitches, French knots and double running stitches.

Museum Director Nancy Alexander expects more than 100 entries in a number of categories, including needlepoint, sampler, cross-stitch, embroidery, quilting and lace.

LE ROY — In October 1834, 10-year-old Jane Boyer of Le Roy finished her cross stitch sampler. Now, 190 years later, her work will be shown at a cross stitch retreat.

The quiet, serene art of counted cross stitch has been ramped up into a frenetic pace, cheered on and abetted by social media and YouTube videos called FlossTube.

PORT TOWNSEND — A group of 23 women who spent four years creating a replica of a 135-year-old sampler have presented it to the Jefferson County Historical Society, which will have it on display ...

These words, along with a lady seated at a spinning wheel, are stitched on the sampler in the photograph above. It is dated Feb. 15, 1932, and initialed “E.N. Wittenberg.” A pastel design ...

In fact, the routine of cross-stitching makes it an ideal pastime for busy professionals or overworked parents who need a bit of calm in their otherwise chaotic schedules.