Lot 221 is Miss Sofie - a fine English carved wooden 18th Century lady doll with black iris-less glass eyes, stitched eyebrows and lashes...

Canterbury Auction Galleries have some nice samplers coming up for sale. Lot 790 is a George IV example by Anne Fairs, dated 1828. It mea...

Exeter Cathedral is known for the stitched rondels on its embroidered cushions. Recently an American visitor remarked on this astonishing...

Ellen Mahon’s sampler book was made between 1852 and 1854. It shows off her embroidery skills, and includes some exquisitely made dolls ...